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Why Do Women Leave IT?

Author: Cone, Edward
Date: 2007
Source: CIO Insight
Full Text Link:

Available at CIOInsight; (http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2149170,00.asp)

Synopsis:

The paper observed that women are vacating technology positions at a significant rate. 

Keywords:

report, IT careers,

Abstract:
Women are vacating technology positions at a significant rate. But their reasons why are still unclear.

http://www.umsl.edu/~sauterv/women/index2.html

Implications for Game Industry:
No Implications have been written for this entry.

Research Highlights:
- Reasons for a “quiet exodus” of women from technology were unclear.
- There are numbers of theories and explanations, and related trends.
- No one reason stands out suggesting a clear solution.