An interesting thought I haven't seen in any of the comments on this yet...
I've been in IT (web programming, actually) for 6 years. I'm female. I admit to being a very unstereotypical geek. I spend most evenings either in front of my computer or in a ballet studio, two very seperate worlds. People that meet me as a dancer are suprised when they learn I'm a programmer. People in IT are suprised to find out I do things of the non-geek persuasion like ballet.
I'm currently engaged and plan on having children in the next few years... But I think my job in IT actually caters BETTER to my desire to have a family than most other fields.
I can (and plan on) transition to telecommuting after maternity leave. The IT industry is one of the best areas for telecomuting I've seen. As long as I have a computer and internet access, I can do my job from pretty much anywhere.
I've been offered the opportunity for higher paying jobs in other fields, but I'm purposfully staying in this field because its the best fit to my future goals.
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Because as Barbie taught us, a woman should be able to succeed in any field she wants.
...and wear cute yet sophisticated pink business suits, wear stilletos, and keep ken from chasing after that "Stacy" tramp next door. ;o)
An interesting thought I haven't seen in any of the comments on this yet... I've been in IT (web programming, actually) for 6 years. I'm female. I admit to being a very unstereotypical geek. I spend most evenings either in front of my computer or in a ballet studio, two very seperate worlds. People that meet me as a dancer are suprised when they learn I'm a programmer. People in IT are suprised to find out I do things of the non-geek persuasion like ballet. I'm currently engaged and plan on having children in the next few years... But I think my job in IT actually caters BETTER to my desire to have a family than most other fields. I can (and plan on) transition to telecommuting after maternity leave. The IT industry is one of the best areas for telecomuting I've seen. As long as I have a computer and internet access, I can do my job from pretty much anywhere. I've been offered the opportunity for higher paying jobs in other fields, but I'm purposfully staying in this field because its the best fit to my future goals.