Women's share of US computing jobs fell from 37% in 1995 to 26% today
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-07
Veteran author David Linthicum revisits the counterintuitive decline of women in IT: women held 37% of US computing jobs in 1995, fell to 24% by 2013, and only recovered to 26%. His hypothesis: as computing gained influence, the industry culturally narrowed into a male-coded, identity-driven field, with hiring networks, workplace culture and unequal advancement reinforcing each other — a talent and business problem, not just a diversity statistic.
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