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Women in tech jobs unhappy with supervisors

Filed under On the Job
Posted by Libraries, July 18, 2008
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Women in tech jobs unhappy with supervisors

Although there is a increased presence of women in the technology jobs, and those working in these jobs say they are currently happier than they have been in the past, journalist Shannon Klie writes in the Canadian HR Reporter that several persistent barriers still exist for women in the high tech workplace. Such barriers include a lack of role models, not having a mentor, and being excluded from important networks of decision makers.

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Are you a techie who is in need of more career information? Then check out our eLibrary for career seekers in Computer Science and Information Technology.

blogged by Adrian Mitescu