Comments on: The Still Present Gender Gap http://technicallywomen.com/the-still-present-gender-gap/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marilyn Pratt http://technicallywomen.com/the-still-present-gender-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Marilyn Pratt Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:12:01 +0000 http://technicallywomen.com/?p=167#comment-40 Thank you so much Anna for dropping by. You will find a remarkable band of technologists here who <del datetime="2009-07-15T04:06:21+00:00">happen to be </del> are women. While most are younger than us '69ers they all are fully aware of the challenges we face technically as women and professionals. I find it profoundly stimulating and informative to be in their company and feel confident that these are the fabric of what it takes to close the gap. Would love to hear more about your experiences and why you believe the road not taken wasn't an error. Thank you so much Anna for dropping by. You will find a remarkable band of technologists here who happen to be are women. While most are younger than us ‘69ers they all are fully aware of the challenges we face technically as women and professionals. I find it profoundly stimulating and informative to be in their company and feel confident that these are the fabric of what it takes to close the gap. Would love to hear more about your experiences and why you believe the road not taken wasn’t an error.

]]> By: Anna Belle Leiserson http://technicallywomen.com/the-still-present-gender-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Anna Belle Leiserson Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:45:36 +0000 http://technicallywomen.com/?p=167#comment-38 I am delighted to have just discovered your blog, and a fellow graduate of the class of 1969. In 1971, when trying to decide my major in college, I wanted to go into computer science, but thought to myself, "It's not for women." It was many years before I shared this anyone. Oddly, enough, to this day I think I was probably right -- but also wrong at the same time. Meanwhile, I took all the computer science classes I could, and dove whole-hog into creating the Web, happily realizing my love of computing starting in 1994. I think I'm most fortunate the Web came along before I died. Amen to your vote for speeding us closing the gender gap through mentorship and communication. And keep up the great blogging! It's an inspiration. I am delighted to have just discovered your blog, and a fellow graduate of the class of 1969.

In 1971, when trying to decide my major in college, I wanted to go into computer science, but thought to myself, “It’s not for women.” It was many years before I shared this anyone. Oddly, enough, to this day I think I was probably right — but also wrong at the same time. Meanwhile, I took all the computer science classes I could, and dove whole-hog into creating the Web, happily realizing my love of computing starting in 1994. I think I’m most fortunate the Web came along before I died.

Amen to your vote for speeding us closing the gender gap through mentorship and communication. And keep up the great blogging! It’s an inspiration.

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