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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]justiceischeap
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Good on you for acknowledging at least that much.
Did you read the LA Times article I linked to? Because these women aren't leaving the field because they hate their jobs, their leaving because they hate the environment in which they have to work at jobs they love. That's the catch--they don't hate their jobs, they hate the environment in which they're forced to do that job and the reason they leave the field altogether is because the problem is so pervasive that they know it won't change if they go to another tech firm. That's the overall message of the article and that's the truth of a lot of male-dominated industries--not just IT. We've heard the same complaints in the game making fields, in the science fields, etc.
As far as men leaving the education field in droves, I'd guess, from reading your other replies, they do so because they can bargain for more money elsewhere...since men are so much better at getting more money than women. <= Sarcasm at its finest, in case you missed that.
As for location, I live in DC, which is one of the "big cities" that are just as bad. DC is the city in between Silicon Valley & NYC for the tech industry--at least in my field of tech.
The IT industry's biggest problem isn't the lack of people who know how to manage people and projects... those people are everywhere and you don't need a specialized degree to do the job competently. The problem is treating people equally in the first place and that is outside any degree one can get... it's all about how people are raised and taught to treat other human beings. I can have a Doctorate in IT business management but if I start life off as an asshole, I'm just going to be a very well-educated asshole when I leave school and enter the workforce.