Two of Australia's leading women in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry today disagreed as to whether identifying particularly "female" skills and traits encourages stereotyping and simplification of what women bring to the workplace.
Age and sex discrimination are common among IT employers when evaluating job applicants, according to a survey of industry professionals.
The technology industry needs to promote itself as a diverse and creative workplace if it wants to attract more women to its ranks, according to speakers at the FITT (Females in Information Technology and Telecommunications) trends lunch in Sydney this week.
Microsoft Australia has implemented a "diversity council" to ensure it attracts and retains quality female staff.
In an unusual sex-discrimination complaint against Lotus Development Corp., a former executive has said she and other female managers were singled out for ill treatment by the company's president and his longtime executive assistant.
Should powerful women in tech be judged solely on their achievements, or within the context of their 'femaleness'? It's a confusing issue and I'm still not sure...
The more I think about the issues surrounding the under-representation of women in IT, the further I get from finding a solution. Overanalysis is a real drag. And that's why this year I'm going to be blogging direct from the FITT lunch.
Do women lack interest in IT, or is inadequate support and enduring stereotypes keeping them away?
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