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Women Are Fleeing IT Jobs

Posted by Zonk on from the different-priorities dept.

Lucas123 writes "An alarming number of women are currently abandoning IT jobs that require workers to be on-call at all hours, according to a story in Computerworld. One study cited in the article states that by 2012, 40% of women now working in IT will leave for careers with more flexible hours. 'I think women in that regard are at a real disadvantage,' said Dot Brunette, network and storage manager at Meijer Inc., a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer and a 30-year IT veteran. She noted that companies can fail to attract female workers, or see them leave key IT jobs, because they fail to provide day care at work, or work-at-home options for someone who leaves to have a child.'"

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  1. A cynic's answer by Buran · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The cynic in me says "Why would they care? They'll just outsource a lot of those jobs anyway."

    The other side of me says "I hope not" since I'm trying to find helpdesk work in a certain area so I can make a move, for personal reasons, later this year.

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  2. or by circletimessquare · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fraklin Com

    she could register mrs.com

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  3. Re:Dot Brunette? by djlowe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Dot" is a nickname - it's short for "Dorothy".

    As for her last name: Brunette is French for "brown", basically:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunette

    And it doesn't appear to be that uncommon a last name in Michigan, which isn't all that surprising, considering its history:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan

    Regards,

    dj

  4. Re:Women and men are different... by Tickletaint · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Finished cleaning out the grease pans early tonight, did we, Mr. Summers?

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