Percentage of female Open Source developers:
\n3.0%: http:\/\/weblogs.java.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/24\/fosdem-2008
\n1.5%: http:\/\/www.artima.com\/forums\/flat.jsp?forum=106&thread=263671
\nThis low percentage isn’t due to fear of computers:
\nPercentage of women who use computers at work: 57%
\nand at home: 70%
\nhttp:\/\/37signals.com\/svn\/archives2\/software_for_women.php
\nIt also isn’t due to overall cultural norms. Here are the percentages of women in traditionally male-dominated professions in the USA:
\nWomen in construction: 4%
\nhttp:\/\/www.allbusiness.com\/population-demographics\/demographic-groups\/12375848-1.html
\nWomen firefighters: 4% (2002)
\nhttp:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/metropolitan\/6537201.html
\nhttp:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/article\/20080518\/NEWS01\/81118071\/Female-firefighters-rare–but-valued-on-crews
\nWomen police officers: 12.6%
\nhttp:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/mcb\/181\/2009\/00000032\/00000001\/art00004
\nSeems like software development wins the booby prize for worst male chauvinist piggery, excuse me, gender discrimination, in the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Percentage of female Open Source developers: 3.0%: http:\/\/weblogs.java.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/24\/fosdem-2008 1.5%: http:\/\/www.artima.com\/forums\/flat.jsp?forum=106&thread=263671 This low percentage isn’t due to fear of computers: Percentage of women who use computers at work: 57% and at home: 70% http:\/\/37signals.com\/svn\/archives2\/software_for_women.php It also isn’t due to overall cultural … Continue reading