Anne Baker: A 2008 study by the Center for Work-Life Policy found that more than half of the women working in the science, engineering, and technology sectors eventually quit mid-career. This statistic is disappointing, but as someone who has had the pleasure of working as part of the high-tech community in Seattle for over ten years, here is my take on “the good, bad, and ugly” of being a woman in technology.
The Good
The good news is that I believe that talented and hard-working women in technology fields are often highly valued when compared to other more traditional professions, especially in progressive Seattle.
In my experience, the fast-paced, dynamic nature of the technology business makes the quest for good ideas paramount over everything else. It doesn’t matter the sex, race, or ethnicity of the person coming up with good ideas – the important thing is that they create those ideas fast enough that the companies they work for can get them to market quicker than the competition.
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