Hi, my name is Kimberly Blessing. I'm a computer scientist, Web developer, standards evangelist, feminist, and geek. This is where I write about life, the Web, technology, women's issues, and whatever else comes to mind.
Female Tech Professionals Earning More
Via eWeek, we learn that the gender wage gap in tech is narrowing (from 10.9% to 9.7%) and that, in certain areas, women are earning more than their male counterparts!
Finally, some good news about women in tech. It seems that recent articles on women in tech have mainly focused on the number of women leaving careers in technology. Of course, I wonder when those articles are penned by men — they frequently cite what I consider to be bogus reasons for women leaving (things like “male counterparts too techy” and “not willing to work long hours”). Is it possible that these authors stir up this hype in an effort to scare away women? I think so.. since I’ve never heard of any woman leaving a job solely because of the hours being too long or because they weren’t geeky enough to get along. Honestly, I doubt that most men could fully understand the reasons why a woman would choose to leave a job… but that’s a whole other discussion…
Anyway, knowing that one has a better chance of being paid equally, I hope that more women will opt in to technology education and careers. More women are certainly needed, and most places I’ve worked, I know they’d be most welcome!
