Five things you did not know about the RISE of Women in Tech!
By GirlgeekNaijagal
Oh sure you have heard the crazy headlines! Women are not interested in Technology. Women are no where to be found in the lucrative land of Tech. Its an all boys club, once she starts heading towards a higher c level executive position, the tech female executive bows out! Hogwash! Say it again HOGWASH!
I fell in love with Tech back in the late 90s, growing up in Silicon Valley. Perhaps that is why today I have a totally different perspective on how things work. I hand coded first html website in 1997 and it simply said with a graphic " Women will rule the world in Technology". I sat fascinated by what was to become an amazing transformation, from the crazy excesses of the dot com era to the rise of the social Networks.
I recall listening to an instructor who doubted women sites like I VILLAGE at the time as nothing more than a waste of expensive server space. Notwithstanding he also took aim at sites like THE WEDDING CHANNEL which by the way ended up getting sold to the KNOT for millions! So do not listen primarily to the media about women not wanting to be in Technology. Here are five things you did not know about the RISE OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY.
So there you have it, oh and by the way, that waste of space site called IVILLAGE sold TO NBC for $600 Million. What are you waiting for get into Tech now ladies and Get paid.
Oh sure you have heard the crazy headlines! Women are not interested in Technology. Women are no where to be found in the lucrative land of Tech. Its an all boys club, once she starts heading towards a higher c level executive position, the tech female executive bows out! Hogwash! Say it again HOGWASH!
I fell in love with Tech back in the late 90s, growing up in Silicon Valley. Perhaps that is why today I have a totally different perspective on how things work. I hand coded first html website in 1997 and it simply said with a graphic " Women will rule the world in Technology". I sat fascinated by what was to become an amazing transformation, from the crazy excesses of the dot com era to the rise of the social Networks.
I recall listening to an instructor who doubted women sites like I VILLAGE at the time as nothing more than a waste of expensive server space. Notwithstanding he also took aim at sites like THE WEDDING CHANNEL which by the way ended up getting sold to the KNOT for millions! So do not listen primarily to the media about women not wanting to be in Technology. Here are five things you did not know about the RISE OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY.
- One in every job in the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) field are held by women
- Women in STEM jobs earn 33% than women in comparable non stem jobs
- The wage gap in STEM careers is 7% LESS in the STEM field
- Women are starting businesses at a rate of 1.5x the nation average
- Venture capital firms with just one female partner are 70% more likely to invest in business co-founded by women!
Take a look at this infographic from MBAONLINE
So there you have it, oh and by the way, that waste of space site called IVILLAGE sold TO NBC for $600 Million. What are you waiting for get into Tech now ladies and Get paid.
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