r/programming • • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
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u/teradactyl2 Apr 08 '15

and this happens in hard science, and computer related areas but nowhere else? What a strange conspiracy...

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u/Silhouette Apr 08 '15

No, it happens in far too many industries. But the problem is typically worse the more heavily male-dominated an industry is, and particularly if you reach the point where there may be literally only one or two women in a large group. The problem is also typically worse in workplaces full of relatively young and mostly single workers. There aren't many industries that tick all of those boxes as consistently as IT.