This may sound ridiculous and
shocking, but even in the 21st century, the gender difference is as
ubiquitous as public stupidity and is as palpable as government policy paralysis.
The IT field, which is supposed to be merit oriented is also suffering from
this social stigma.
Though the situation is
changing, but the truth is programming
remains a male dominated arena; a territory which is still unexplored by women.
The stats vouch for this somehow discriminatory nature of this field.
1: Out of the entire workforce,
only 20 to 25% workforce is female.
2: Even in USA, only 12% women
hold the Bachelors degree in Computer science.
It means only 1 out of 5
programers is a lady, and the situation is not different when we talk about Software development in Pune.
But why this is the case? What
makes men more capable programmer than his female counterpart? May be women
might score high on intelligence quotient, but on social quotient, they are on
the lower step of the ladder. The society mind is so prejudiced that we fail to
consider woman as something more than the loving mother, caring wife and
dutiful daughter in law. Recruiters think that the family web and duties stop
her to become a dedicated employee. Their physical problems, pregnancy goes
against them, as it is believed that it reduces their efficiency and
productivity. But how much truth is there in these allegations? Though it might
be true in cases of some women, but this cannot be a generalization.
My bag is bountiful with many
such examples where women have overcome all the odds and problems and have
established themselves as the personification and embodiment of excellence.
Marrisa Mayer, the current CEO of giant Yahoo, Shikoh Gitau -- Founder of
Ummeli, Prita Uppal -- Founder and CEO of Hooked, Leah Busque -- Founder and
CEO of TaskRabbit. The list is long enough to prove that though woman is a
nurturer by heart, she can be a task mistress by the brain. They don’t need
special treatment, but equal treatment. Hope, the tech world becomes more
balanced headed…a head which is free of biased and prefab thinking!
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