The Tech Industry's Gender Gap Problem, Explained In Two Photos
There's a gender gap in the tech industry, and nothing shows the divide better than attending a tech conference, such as Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this week.
There are numbers that show the disparity; Google just recently released its diversity data, and the numbers were far from spectacular: only 30% of Googles employees are women. But sometimes a little visual context helps drive the point home.
CNET's Dan Ackerman tweeted out a picture of the lines for the bathroom at this year's WWDC:
The site of my viral WWDC tweet from last year (look it up). This year, line for the women's restroom, too. Progress? pic.twitter.com/kHb3qLPMTp
- Dan Ackerman (@danackerman) June 2, 2014
Check it out! A few women!
This is in comparison to a picture he tweeted out last year, which had 0 women. Are things really starting to look up for women in the tech industry?
WWDC explained in one photo. pic.twitter.com/fm8jAqEs4v
- Dan Ackerman (@danackerman) June 10, 2013
Unfortunately, probably not.
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