Sexism Still Rife In IT Support
Talkback "Sexism still rife in IT support" - yea I wish I could get my tits out whenever I needed help!
[April 11, 2005, 22:52]
Sexism Still Rife In IT Support
Talkback Yes, there's sexism in IT but it's certainly not against the females. The article fails to mention that most of the males in IT support have degree qualifications but most of the females don't. For men it's virtually impossible to get into IT...
[January 14, 2006, 5:49]
Sexism In IT: Debate Rages On
News The recent comments made by the inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, about what he sees as a "stupid" male geek culture in IT have once again highlighted an issue perennially in the background of any discussion about the development of the...
[September 27, 2007, 15:38]
Sexism Still Rife In IT Support
News Male IT support workers earn on average 18 percent more than their female colleagues in similar jobs, according to research published on Monday. The research, commissioned by the Help Desk Institute, found that the average salary of male IT support...
[April 11, 2005, 14:35]
Professor Reveals EverQuest's 'inherent Sexism'
News You can be whoever you want to be online, but you'll still make less money if you're a woman. That's the conclusion of a recent study by a noted economics professor, who examined price differences between male and female characters auctioned off...
[June 24, 2003, 8:57]
Jane Wakefield: On Sexism And Bugs
News Barbie.com may offer the answer to every little girl's dreams with its Barbie PC, complete with pink flowers adorning the screen and keyboard. Mattel, the people who make Barbie, also offers a racing car shaped computer for the boys.
[December 20, 1999, 9:14]
Apache Encourages Female Coders
News Open source projects tend to have many more male developers than female developers; this is partly a reflection of the under-representation of women in software development as a whole, but other issues, such as sexism and aggressive language on...
[August 22, 2005, 17:45]
Recruitment Agencies Sexist?
Talkback I would be interested to hear if anyone else has had that experience - I guess the biggest challenge might not be sexism in the work-place but not being able to get into the workplace in the first place.
[September 27, 2007, 10:11]
Dell Admits Indian Mistake
Talkback And while your at it, say hi to Hitler, Stalin, and Osama as your own stupidity, ignorance, racism, and might I add sexism will land you with a first class ticket to hell. This coming from the white bastard who works in IT?
[October 16, 2006, 4:03]
IT Companies 'discriminate Towards Women'
News During a discussion on how to increase diversity in the IT industry, none of the female executives on an all-female panel spoke about sexism or discrimination in the workplace. Women no longer seem worried about being discriminated against in the...
[September 14, 2005, 12:05]
Women In IT: Problems And Solutions
Talkback There are many roles in IT which benefit from female input but let's not try to force an issue on misguided notions of sexism when it could really be a simple matter of people gravitating to roles/jobs they enjoy and are more suited to.
[June 29, 2005, 13:21]
Are Women Cracking IT's Glass Ceiling?
News In a member discussion, TechRepublic member jennyred said the lack of females in IT is the result of "a combination of persistent sexism in the field and the fact that women feel that they would do better in more 'soft-skills'-oriented jobs...
[January 21, 2002, 16:31]
Hacker Targets Sophos Mouthpiece
News At the time Gigabyte told silicon.com that she hadn't done so to forward the cause of women using computers, saying in an email: "Writing Sharp to fight against sexism? A row has once again broken out between two of the virus world's best known...
[July 17, 2003, 13:05]
Debian Group Encourages Women Developers
News It is also encouraging Debian to become more welcoming to women by flagging instances of sexism. The Debian Women group, which was set up in March this year to encourage the participation of women in Debian's future development, is already making...
[December 14, 2004, 12:55]
Fedora Seeks Women Developers
News I suspect that a number of women have tried to get involved, but been repulsed by the community," the post continued, in a reference to allegations of sexism and online abuse in the OpenBSD community.
[July 31, 2006, 17:15]
Women's Advocates Mourn Fiorina's Loss
News Roden doubts that HP's board was motivated by sexism in booting Fiorina. "Carly Fiorina, we're sad to see you go. Despite an abundance of criticism surrounding her vision and leadership, that's what a number of woman advocates said Wednesday, after...
[February 10, 2005, 13:00]
