25 April 2007

Gender Gap Widens Within IT

"Weary of responding to late-night alerts and troubleshooting calls, Bethany King had finally had enough. Six months ago, she closed the book on a 12-year stretch as a storage administrator to become an IT auditor.

Serge Mukoka, technical infrastructure team lead at San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron Corp., said he has difficulty finding and recruiting women to become part of the IT group at the energy firm.

Lisa Johnson, manager of systems at Irvine, Calif.-based media company Freedom Communications Inc. and an IT administrator for 15 years, said she believes that women can provide a crucial balance within IT groups.

“Men are usually fascinated by technology, where women take it as a tool to enhance what they’re doing,” Johnson said. “Women are definitely more communicative.”"

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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=290076&source=NLT_CAR&nlid=5

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