Re:Female developers as a perk
by TWAndrews on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @04:27AM
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It's a bit offensive as it seems like it was intended, but the balance of men and women is definitely something I take into account when looking at a company I might join. An office full of just guys is going to make for a limited company.
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The same goes for an all-female team, imo.
A classroom full of guys is why some people (guys and girls) don't major in engineering.
Bit of a strange thing to base the entire future of your career on. It's only a few years of your life, deal with it.
Re:Female developers as a perk
by nitid_name on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @09:53AM
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The composition of your graduating class is a good indicator of the composition of your peers in industry (at least in your age bracket).
There are some notable exceptions, like astrophysics. The crop of astrophysics students where I went to school was >50%, while the established portion of the industry I saw while in school was >90% male.