Women as Programmers

Yolande wrote:

The lack of women in programming is in part a cultural issue that differs from region to region. In developed countries, very few women work as programmers whereas in Brazil and India a lot of women pursue careers in IT. Women in developed countries perceive the field as isolating and very few young women graduate in computer science. This perception of isolation was based in reality decades ago, but that is no longer the case today.

Well, you may be surprised to learn that the earliest computer programmers were women and that the programming field was once stereotyped as female.

Filed in Technology on 28 Nov 11 | Tags: gender, programming

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