Where oh Where are all the Women?
Last month, A List Apart released results from a survey they sent to 33,000 web designers, developers and coders.
Some of the results are not surprising at all but some were quite shocking. For example - did you know that of those 33,000 participants - only 16% were female! How can that be?
I knew of course that were more men than women in this field when I started and although it’s gotten better over the last few years - the disparity is still quite high - but 16%? Wow - that totally blew my mind.
1 out of every 6 web designers/developers is a woman and of those only a handful identify themselves as a developer - most stick with the label of designer.
I think there’s definitely a bit of a stigma amongst women who do this type of work - I think the coding and technical side of things kind of scares them so they decide to lean towards the creative aspect of the field.
Don’t give up ladies! If you are thinking of pursuing a career in the web technologies field - don’t shy away because it looks too technical, you’ll be much happier if you embrace your inner geek!