>>>>> "Elaine" == Elaine -HFB- Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Elaine> I would be terribly interested in a running tally if anyone would be
Elaine> diligent enough to contribute data. I am at a loss to explain why there
Elaine> is, seemingly, such a dearth of women in Perl and computing in general.
Elaine> I don't know that statistics will answer that question, but a pattern
Elaine> might form. I was under the impression that the west coast had far more
Elaine> women than the east coast in technical positions...I wonder why Seattle
Elaine> has so few in this instance.
My personal observations tend to match as well... when I started in
92, it was usually unusual to have a "token woman" in the course. As
of last year, it's still looking like 30% at most, at progressive
Silicon Valley companies, and 15% or so on the east coast. If that's
your difference between coasts, you can say "it's double on the west
coast" :).
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