Women in Tech Spotlight We Need More Women!

Women in Tech Spotlight We Need More Women! Recently, I read an article in Glamour magazine ~ women in tech: we really do need more!   I love what they are doing to throw some light on the lack of women in high-level tech jobs.  I wanted to write about it as well in order to get the word out.  Tech was definitely not something that I ever thought about in college or high school.  I was good at math but I never thought I liked computers. Now, I think that maybe I did have an interest there that I didnt know even know that I had. The Facts: Women make up 48% of the workforce and hold just 24% of the jobs in science, technology, engineering and math. The average womans salary is 33% higher in science, tech, engineering and math. Tech skills are in very high demand. The more valuable your skills the better! Interested in becoming the next female Mark Zuckerberg?  What can you do now?   Take a computer science or IT class at a community college. Just dive in and do it. Doing is the best way of learning. Draw attention to yourself!  Show off a little instead of just focusing on getting the job done. Play computer games. Video games dont have to be only for the guys! Just go for it!  Dont be afraid of what society thinks of you or the stereotypes that are involved in any industry. Even if your background isnt in tech, its not too late! Many of todays top tech entrepreneurs had nontechnical backgrounds.  Zynga  founder Mark Pincus majored in economics;  Groupons  Andrew Mason was a music major. What do you think about these facts?