Old boys' clubs contribute to gender gap in IT?

Anonymous User writes "

This item from a recent Penn State newsletter mentions some "research" that has been done by the university regarding the "problem" of there being more men than women in the information technology field (of course, there is no "problem" that there are less men than women in the education field).



"Because only one in four IT jobs belongs to a woman, the researchers questioned how the combination of an Old Boys' Network and the male-dominated IT workplace affected women."



The conclusion of the "study" is that companies need to provide special social networking opportunities for women to solve this "problem".

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