as another female software architect...
our numbers are obviously low, but i find that most other women i know in the field are excellent developers - and we often end up on the business side because of superior communication and multi-tasking skills. i love technology, and wouldn't mind being glued to a computer screen all day (as i am currently), but it does seem like management is in my near future - ah well
hopefully the environment in schools will change and young women will be encouraged to pursue math and science fields. i have a feeling a shift will occur BECAUSE of technology, after all computer science is a very new field compared to other topics covered in school. i'm almost 30 and didn't have my own computer until i was 18. now that kids are exposed to technology, perhaps young women will be more excited about math/science since there are many more available and lucrative professional ends in sight
as for the response above, it's no wonder women don't want to work with geeks.. lame sense of humor
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..wanted to rephrase the last part of my post. women are turned off by SOME insensitive geeks who give the field an aura of machismo
as another female software architect... our numbers are obviously low, but i find that most other women i know in the field are excellent developers - and we often end up on the business side because of superior communication and multi-tasking skills. i love technology, and wouldn't mind being glued to a computer screen all day (as i am currently), but it does seem like management is in my near future - ah well
hopefully the environment in schools will change and young women will be encouraged to pursue math and science fields. i have a feeling a shift will occur BECAUSE of technology, after all computer science is a very new field compared to other topics covered in school. i'm almost 30 and didn't have my own computer until i was 18. now that kids are exposed to technology, perhaps young women will be more excited about math/science since there are many more available and lucrative professional ends in sight
as for the response above, it's no wonder women don't want to work with geeks.. lame sense of humor