On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, H. Tytel wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Sean Johnston wrote:
>
> > Laura,
> > Does the article say what they figure is going on? Some kind of
> > backlash, perhaps?
> >
> > -Sean
> >
>
> I can't speak for Laura, but most of what I've seen suggests that this is
> the result of gender segregation in college and other post-High school
> education - most new high-paying jobs
> are in high tech or related fields (such as graphic design, etc.). WOmen
> tend to study humanities, and to come out with little computer
> training, so we don't qualify for these jobs.
>
Admittedly, I came out of college with a History /Library Degree, and my
sister with Art/Teaching. We are both working in the computer field now
and where I have worked it is at least 50/50. I think the computer
field is so desperate for people that can actually produce that gender
prejudice is crumbling. I don't have any statistics but I suspect that
part of the drop in % is due to A) the Baby boomlet taking women out of
the market temporarily and /or dropping out of the fast track, and the
current backlash against feminism ( a backlash which may finally be
ending, I hope)
Denise M. Borgen ~ Of course! Unix *is* User Friendly! ~
~ borgen@eskimo.com ~ It's just very particular about who its' friends are ~
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