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There are Plenty of Women in IT
Since some readers may make misguided or incorrect assumptions based solely on this short message, I start this discussion realizing that I’m running the risk of setting myself up for speculative criticism. But I won’t consent to any criticism, so that simply doesn’t matter. Moreover, anyone who feels so inclined should realize that by doing so you missed the entire point of this message. Nonetheless, I must make the disclaimer that I’m not a sexist, raciest, or anythingist, and I support and encourage people of all genders, colors, races, height, size, age, origin, religion, political party, planet, etc. to be all they can be, and acknowledge they all have the right to choose what they may or may not aspire to achieve, and nothing should prevent them from that desired end. But I digress.
A woman associated with TechRepublic, Judy Mottl I believe, started a discussion about the lack of women in IT. Keeping that in mind, I noticed something very interesting this morning. If you click on the TechRepublic Web site tabs - Home, CIO, IT Manager, Net Admin, Developer, Support, IT Consultant, Discussion Center, andTechnical Q&A - I noticed that the person pictured and credited for being that section editor (or whatever) is more times than not a woman. In fact, there are seven women and only two men. Therefore, one could surmise that TechRepublic needs to increase the number of men in charge of their various sections by at least two, possibly two and a half.
If one carries those previous discussions to their logical conclusion, that’s the only fair thing to do. Don’t you think?
Maxwell