Posted on 12/05/2017 12:44:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
As the relative lack of women in tech jobs increasingly gains public attention, a new report suggests that women workers are primed to change those numbers for good.
A report released this month on the digital abilities of U.S. workers found that women are slightly ahead of men when it comes to developing tech skills needed for employment. Created by the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, the report "Digitalization and the American Workforce" examined Americans' progress in adapting to a rapidly more tech-heavy job market, and gave women an overall score of 48 in this area, while men received a comparable but lower score of 45.
To assess workers' ability to perform in jobs involving the use of technology, researchers looked at information on "the knowledge, skills, tools and technology, education and training, work context, and work activities required" for a wide range of industries and professions, categorized by occupations' high, medium, or low requirements for digital skills.
In total, the Brookings team examined the digital requirements and performance trends of 545 occupations covering 90% of the U.S. workforce across all industries since 2001.
After analyzing changes in those areas between 2002 and 2016, researchers found that digitalization scores rose among 517 of those 545 occupations, bringing the overall average score from a "low level" of 29 in 2002 up to a "medium level" of 46 as of 2016, representing a 57% increase.
"At the same time," they noted, "the degree and pace of change has varied widely." That includes the fact that women workers, as a group, have pulled slightly ahead of men in acquiring the digital skills required for many available jobs.
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Nevertheless, the report found, men continue to outpace women in filling the most
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Or on the ground in traffic.
Unless it's including IT managers with minimal technology skills but a lot of ability to over-communicate HR policy directives and schedule redundant meetings - in those disciplines, women are far superior performers. :)
Grace Hopper was the speaker for my college commencement...loved it! Lot of respect there...:)
But I do get my tools ready so I can step in right away if needed.
I pepper sprayed a bum last week that was pulling the wires out of my office computer. Turns out he was just a hipster IT guy. A woman would have been nice.
Did you get a “nanosecond”?
I didn’t, but I know of the concept, she talked about it...:)
Sure, once Y2K was done...
-PJ
LOL!
Men don’t cry when computers don’t care about their feelings.
“They are really good multitaskers. Better than many men I bet.”
No, we really aren’t.
Only a sexist would resort to real-world experience.
Grace was the bestest.
They should have named Ada Grace instead.
That makes two, I guess
Some of the guys I see around these days, I wouldn't be surprised.
Generally they are more easier flustered.... But like all generalities, individual milage may vary.
easily
I just turned sixty. I would say that for about the last fifty of those what you posted has been the message society has repeatedly told me in every aspect of life.
And straight male friends like to cuddle and kiss. :-b
That is entirely true. But since the author wanted to speak in generalities...I will play along!
:)
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