Support Forums: Message List - Why it stinks to be a young woman in the IT industry http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:24:48 -0400 Why it stinks to be a young woman in the IT industry http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=63853 I've been developing Java applications for 6 years and went through love-hate attitude towards software engineering throughout my work experience. In any new company that I joint more and more ladies coming on board, predominantly from India, Russia...]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:02:39 -0400 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:02:39 -0400 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:02:39 -0400 Apr 3, 2012 Lyra King 0 Why it stinks to be a young woman in the IT industry http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=63853 Things take time to change. It's a shame that we don't have more women in our industry, but having a better balance (and thus -- I would argue -- a healthier environment) is a goal worth working towards.

Peace,

Cameron Purdy | Oracle

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:27:49 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:27:49 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:27:49 -0400 Mar 21, 2012 Cameron Purdy 0 non gender specific problem http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=63853 I also do think, that the tech fixation isn't a gender problem and I also see enough geek-girls and geek-hating males in dev. I also suppose, that a nice job with boring coworkers might be more pleasant, that a job that really sucks which sucks with...]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:56:12 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:56:12 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:56:12 -0400 Mar 21, 2012 Daniil Liberman 0 Time to switch jobs http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=63853 Don't about others, but the problems described don't appear to be gender specific to me. I have plenty of male friends who felt the same and then realized "I don't want to be a professional programmer anymore." The real question is, when a developer...]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:33:49 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:33:49 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:33:49 -0400 Mar 21, 2012 peter lin 0 Couldn't agree more http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=63853 The IT department where I work is pretty small and our technologies aren't the most up to date, but it is nearly impossible to get any idea of mine across to the boss. I am the only woman in the department.

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:24:15 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:24:15 -0400 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:24:15 -0400 Mar 21, 2012 Anita B 0 Why it stinks to be a young woman in the IT industry http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=63853 So, why does it suck to be a woman in IT? Well, perhaps some of it's the gossip that starts when a woman starts working too closely with male team members. Maybe it's having your arguments dismissed because a woman wouldn't know what she's talking...]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:24:53 -0400 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:24:53 -0400 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:24:53 -0400 Mar 20, 2012 Cameron McKenzie 5