Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up

Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by steveklabnik on Monday February 25, 2013 @02:01PM (#5280909)

Attrition specifically:

  > The NCWIT reports 56 percent of women in technology companies leave their
  > organizations mid-way through their careers, representing a significant and
  > costly loss of talent.  Reducing the attrition rate by just one quarter
  > would add more than 200,000 staff to the IT workforce.

http://blog.comptia.org/2012/03/01/attract-women-to-high-tec...

Tons of links: http://www.rarlindseysmash.com/posts/2012-06-11-diversity-an...

One of my friends has a series of blog posts. Even if you don't care for the text, she makes extensive citations:

http://www.rarlindseysmash.com/posts/2011-08-16-the-elephant...

http://www.rarlindseysmash.com/posts/2011-09-08-delicious-da...

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by oh_sigh on Monday February 25, 2013 @02:10PM (#5280974)

I thank you for the sources. What I was specifically doubting was the linkage between attrition and sexism(which doesn't seem to be mentioned in the text you quoted). I will take a look over the links you provided this evening, but if you have anything more specific to add on the linkage between attrition and sexism, I'd love to hear it.

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by wilkie on Monday February 25, 2013 @03:00PM (#5281361)

https://gist.github.com/wilkie/5032530

You naturally cannot use a microscope and come to a fixed, proven conclusion. However, I would say that all of the causes of attrition are very likely based upon a prevailing systemic gender oppression (sexism.)

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by oh_sigh on Monday February 25, 2013 @07:11PM (#5282856)

And I would say that all of the causes of attrition are very unlikely based upon a prevailing systemic gender oppression.

See, I provided as much proof for my argument as you did for yours. Where are we now?

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by wilkie on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @08:04PM (#5296244)

I guess you cancel out my intuition with your random opposing statement and we are left with me with a ton of links to studies and you with absolutely nothing.

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Re:Sexism In Tech: We’re Not Making It Up by steveklabnik on Monday February 25, 2013 @02:19PM (#5281048)

It's more in the links. You're welcome.

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