Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men

Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by sbov on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @03:41PM (#12687860)

I generally agree, but what I can't explain is: if it really is because they are better because of this stricter filter, I would expect the stricter filter to apply to the promotion process too.

So, why isn't it?

Edit: maybe it's a sign of things getting "better". Women already working are on average better at what they do, and as people become more aware of the problem it's easier for them to become promoted because the filter isn't as strict when compared to X years ago.

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Re:Women rise through the ranks of IT more rapidly than men by stale2002 on Tuesday October 11, 2016 @05:15PM (#12688580)

It is also easier to show actual results at the promotion stage.

At the hiring stage, it is mostly a crapshoot, and they don't really know if you are good or not, so it is easier for biases to get in the way.

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