New study finds glass ceiling is still there in tech
An article in today's Mercury News discusses a recent report from an organization called Catalyst on how women are doing at tech-related companies. Perhaps this isn't a surprise for female employees at these companies, but not only are they getting no further there than in the corporate world in general, there are actually fewer women in positions of power in the tech world than across all industries. "The study revealed that nearly a third of male and female participants agreed that women have a difficult time getting ahead. Among Fortune 500 high-tech companies, women make up 11.1 percent of corporate officers. That's lower than the 15.7 percent of corporate officers women account for in Fortune 500 firms overall, according to Catalyst."
--> "Study: Tech has glass ceiling / Barriers belie industry's image", Michelle Guido, San Jose Mercury News, November 12, 2003, www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7241970.htm