U.S. Faces Competitive Disadvantage From Lack of Women in Tech Jobs
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U.S. Faces Competitive Disadvantage From Lack of Women in Tech Jobs
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U.S. Faces Competitive Disadvantage From Lack of Women in Tech Jobs
Computerworld (09/25/07) Mearian, Lucas
University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, the keynote speaker at a workshop on women in technology held at MIT's Emerging Technology Conference this week, said the lack of women and minorities in computer science and technology is placing the United States at a disadvantage in technology innovation. Birgeneau noted that none of the top 50 university computer science departments in the U.S. are led by a woman of color, a situation he calls embarrassing and an astounding waste of talent. And although the number of women entering undergraduate and post graduate technology programs has partially leveled off with the number of men entering those programs, women are still significantly behind men in academic positions, Birgeneau said. A study released last fall by the National Academies revealed that at the top research institutions only 15.4 percent of full professors in social and behavioral sciences and 14.8 percent of full professors in life science are women. These are the only fields in science and engineering where the percentage of women professors reaches double digits. The study also found that women are likely to face discrimination in every field of science and engineering. "We're at a drastic disadvantage in the United States, which is outsourcing to other countries like India and China, who are working madly to compete with us and who are investing deeply in education," Birgeneau said. To learn more about ACM's Committee on Women in Computing, visit ACM-W
09-26-2007, 04:45 PM
U.S. Faces Competitive Disadvantage From Lack of Women in Tech Jobs 
cmon women, come to technology!!! It's FUN!!! 
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