Comments on: Andy: Looking For A Few Good Women http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Oshoma Momoh http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4104 Oshoma Momoh Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:06:37 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4104 "I am not sure why there aren’t more women in the technology industry." --> At MS I noted a good overall male/female balance, but many fewer women than men in technical roles -- software development engineering, test engineering, and program management -- and fewer still as you head down the software stack from apps/services towards middleware and operating systems. In Windows NT the ratio of women to men in technical functions (excluding marketing) was less than 1 in 10. In MSN that ratio was perhaps 3 in 10. We worked super hard at making sure the interview process was fair and included a balanced set of interviewers, both male and female. This helped some, but the pool of female candidates was smaller to begin with. One signficant problem is further up the pipeline: average female university entrance rates into computer science and computer engineering programs are dropping across north america. :-( Hard to pinpoint a cause for this but we surely all can help by encouraging boys AND girls to think about technology careers. As for not having enough female speakers at conferences, there really isn't any excuse for that. Plenty of qualified candidates out there, you just need to look. “I am not sure why there aren’t more women in the technology industry.” –> At MS I noted a good overall male/female balance, but many fewer women than men in technical roles — software development engineering, test engineering, and program management — and fewer still as you head down the software stack from apps/services towards middleware and operating systems. In Windows NT the ratio of women to men in technical functions (excluding marketing) was less than 1 in 10. In MSN that ratio was perhaps 3 in 10.

We worked super hard at making sure the interview process was fair and included a balanced set of interviewers, both male and female. This helped some, but the pool of female candidates was smaller to begin with. One signficant problem is further up the pipeline: average female university entrance rates into computer science and computer engineering programs are dropping across north america. :-( Hard to pinpoint a cause for this but we surely all can help by encouraging boys AND girls to think about technology careers.

As for not having enough female speakers at conferences, there really isn’t any excuse for that. Plenty of qualified candidates out there, you just need to look.

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4074 Alec Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:42:53 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4074 She's very sharp :) She’s very sharp :)

]]> By: Patrick Mullen http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4066 Patrick Mullen Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:03:12 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4066 Course, not saying that she isn't talented, but Christine is pretty easy on the eyes. Just saying. Course, not saying that she isn’t talented, but Christine is pretty easy on the eyes. Just saying.

]]> By: Technological Musings http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4060 Technological Musings Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:19:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/03/11/an/#comment-4060 <strong>Women In Technology</strong> It seems that the VoIP space is breaking many "traditional" rules. It seems there is an effort going on in giving women technologists the space to express their views and perspectives in VON. Andy Abramson talks about it as well.... Women In Technology

It seems that the VoIP space is breaking many “traditional” rules. It seems there is an effort going on in giving women technologists the space to express their views and perspectives in VON. Andy Abramson talks about it as well….

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