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Gormy Cuss

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2. Costolo must have felt the sting of that remark

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 10:55 AM

Oct 2013

else he wouldn't have made such a truly stupid comment. But this is the more worrisome stat than the board room one:

Even so, the industry’s maleness is remarkable, not only in the boardrooms but in the overall work force. Women made up 15 percent of those employed in software programming and other computer jobs in the 1970s, rising to 34 percent in 1990, according to the Census Bureau. But since then, in spite of two big booms, women’s share of computing jobs has fallen to 27 percent.

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A Striking Absence of Women [View all] theHandpuppet Oct 2013 OP

Another reason why I'm glad I'm not on Twitter or Facebook! Squinch Oct 2013 #1

Costolo must have felt the sting of that remark Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #2

This Is Why There Aren't Enough Women In Tech Starry Messenger Oct 2013 #3