• Jack
    +3

    That sounds like guesswork regarding future departures, I am wondering what % of the tech industry these women who are already leaving make up. If 50% of the tech industry was comprised of women who are quiting, this would be a huge deal. I am guessing it is vastly less significant, but the important data doesn't seem to be in this article.

    • Caio
      +4

      Further down there are some numbers:

      Google, whose engineering workforce is only 17% female [...]

      Pinterest's technical team is 21% female.

      Facebook, with a technical workforce that is 15% female [...]

      Apple's global engineering workforce is 20% female.

      I would assume they looked at past departures instead of guessing future departures, I think this is the study they mentioned. So if you're interested in their method you'll propably find it in there.

      • Jack (edited 9 years ago)
        +3

        Thanks for the input!

        If that is the study they mentioned it problematically focuses on academic science laboratories, as opposed to the tech industry.

        ...wish I had something to sue about when my laboratory environment is hostile!