People who aren't in the IT industry quite often ask me as a female in the industry why I chose it. So here are my reasons as a female become a female in IT at the moment:
1. You are one of a relatively small population of female technologists at the moment so you will get noticed in the industry.
2. If you are competitive then you have all the guys to compete against to be the best!
3. You have a fantastically good male: female ratio if you are a single female and can cope with the techie guys(see post on 10 reasons not to date a geek!).
4. You don't have to wear a skirt or dress in the office, in fact you are better off wearing trousers if you have to do any work in the dusty server room.
5. You can get away with being that cute, sexy, cheeky female techie. ;)
6. Technology is exciting, it doesn't fight back (too often) and it's great fun if you are problem solving type of person.
7. Females in IT are in the process of having their profile raised through events like BlogHer, Women in Technology and London Girl Geek Dinners
8. Working in the technology industry these days has never been more lucrative, and is always expanding. This is afterall the technology revolution.
9. Females in IT help to create a more human side to technology, and break the rules about geeks, and hopefully give geeks a better reputation. (and yes females in technology can be geeks too!)
10. Females in IT are fantastically good fun and every company should have them. They liven up the department and breathe new life into technology!
Now again, don't take this too seriously, as with 10 reasons not to date a geek this is just a bit of fun.
posted @ Monday, January 30, 2006 1:31 PM