Workforce Management
October 7, 2008
Nearly one-third are scouring for other opportunities, according to Stanford University study.
By Garry Kranz
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IT Glass Ceiling: Nearly one-third of women in high-tech careers plan to leave their current positions and pursue other options during the next year, spurred by frustration about barriers to their advancement. So says a report by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology at Stanford University. Notably, the report states that “very few women reach top technical positions” such as technology fellows or vice president of engineering. Indeed, the report finds that men are nearly three times more likely to attain high-level technical positions. Also, women make up an “increasingly smaller proportion of the workforce at every level” at technology firms.
Other key findings from the report:
Women are skeptical that corporations fairly reward work based on merit.
Women believe they are viewed as “less technically competent” than men.
Those at the midlevel of their careers are more likely to believe that extended workdays are a requirement for success.
More than two-thirds of these women have deliberately put off having children to pursue their careers.
Women are more likely than men to suffer work-related stress and other health problems.
For a copy of the report, go to: http://anitaborg.org/files/Climbing_the_Technical_Ladder.pdf
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia.
http://www.workforce.com/section/quick_takes/58023_2.html
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