Some Facts and Data About Women and Technology
Submitted by JennSramek on February 14, 2008 - 11:23am
I just found the following interesting facts compiled by Women Who Tech, which incidentally is hosting a Tele-Summit on Women in Technology on March 31st, 2008.
Top 5 Cities Where Women Work in IT
- Washington, DC Metro area - women account for 32.3% of the IT workforce.
- Detroit - women account for 31.5% of the IT workforce.
- Baltimore - women account for 28.6% of the IT workforce.
- Philadelphia - women account for 28.2% of the IT workforce.
- Atlanta - women account for 28.2% of the IT workforce.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey
Interesting Facts
- 2% of open source developers are women.
Source: 2005 O'Reilly Open Source Convention - Women account for 28% of the workforce in proprietary software.
Source: FLOSSPOLS, 2004-2006 - Women who earn B.S. degrees in Computer Science: 28%
- Women who go on to get PhD: 16.5%
- Women who held professional positions in the IT industry in 2006: 26%
Source: Anita Borg Institute, 2007 - Teen Girls Have Access To Computers Later Then Teen Boys:
- Age of first computer use: Female: 14.5 Male: 12
- Age of first computer possession: Female: 19 Male: 15
Source: FLOSSPOLS, 2004-2006



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