1. You spend just as much time as men earning a degree, but get fewer opportunities to get that "newbie programmer" job than men. There is inherent gender-bias in the field. My ex-bf actually had the nerve to say "women just aren't as good of coders as men."
2. That same company who won't give an American woman a chance at an entry level position will bring in a woman from India who is presumed to be better and cheaper than the American woman.
3. When the woman does finally get in the door, she makes only 71% (or whatever the latest stat is) as much as a man doing the same job.
4. CS generally involves some level of production support. Even if you are lucky enough to get a position with little after-hours support, there is nothing to stop the company from re-org'ing and putting you in a busy oncall routine. That is not very conducive to being a mother, whether married or single. It is hard to put food on the table when you are typing away at the keyboard, or on some long production conference call where none of the men will listen to you and try solutions you offer because you are a woman and you are obviously just not as good at CS as the men. (ironic tone intended)
5. Did I mention that women do not make as much as men?// from a female/. member [yes, we do exist!]
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1. You spend just as much time as men earning a degree, but get fewer opportunities to get that "newbie programmer" job than men. There is inherent gender-bias in the field. My ex-bf actually had the nerve to say "women just aren't as good of coders as men." 2. That same company who won't give an American woman a chance at an entry level position will bring in a woman from India who is presumed to be better and cheaper than the American woman. 3. When the woman does finally get in the door, she makes only 71% (or whatever the latest stat is) as much as a man doing the same job. 4. CS generally involves some level of production support. Even if you are lucky enough to get a position with little after-hours support, there is nothing to stop the company from re-org'ing and putting you in a busy oncall routine. That is not very conducive to being a mother, whether married or single. It is hard to put food on the table when you are typing away at the keyboard, or on some long production conference call where none of the men will listen to you and try solutions you offer because you are a woman and you are obviously just not as good at CS as the men. (ironic tone intended) 5. Did I mention that women do not make as much as men? // from a female /. member [yes, we do exist!]