<p>The way things are these days I’d think it would be better to find a mate that worked at different company than the one you work at. I’m not saying Google isn’t great just that DH has worked at a number of large corporations and whenever there is a restructuring it can be scary for those couples that work for the same company… </p>
<p>Mathmom- my son is in the same situation (predicament?). Although, since his parents met and married in their early 30’s he has plenty of time…</p>
<p>He majored in math and added the comp sci major. He never took computer science courses offered in HS because they always conflicted with other choices. Did local computer day camps a couple of times is all. You don’t need it in HS to do it in college- more important to take the advanced math.</p>
<p>Two fellow women chemistry majors of the 1970’s got comp sci masters (one after a PhD in Chemistry). Neither married.</p>
<p>I’m still just dumbfounded by @razorsharp concluding that since women and minorities are in short supply at google they must be just hiring the qualified people. Isn’t anyone a bit surprised at this reaction? Even the excuse that women are in short supply is better, although women make up half the workforce in the US. I think it really shows how such thinking perpetuates the situation at google and tech companies,and lack of awareness that it is just another boy’s club like many other industries have been in the past or are now. And it isn’t just the hiring rate, it’s the attrition rate.</p>
<p>Tech Entrepreneur and Stanford Fellow Vivek Wadhwa hilariously says Silicon Valley is “one big frat house”. (Must be so inviting.) The google guy Lazlo Bock, makes nice sounds but doesn’t really say anything in this PBS clip.
<a href=“Video | PBS NewsHour”>Video | PBS NewsHour;
<p>^It’s also known as Testosterone Valley. I also wonder if the Google guy Lazlo Block was paying lips service about diversity.</p>
<p>Maybe women and minorities want to do something more meaningful with their talents than to work for Google. </p>
<p>And some did, they went to Facebook and became COO.</p>
<p>Google is just standing as a proxy for SV. They may be better than most for all we know. Sure there are other industries to work in than tech, and other tech companies that do other things, depending on your interests and what any individual finds as meaningful work.</p>
<p>My D’s best friend (female) with CS grad degree worked for Google but left for something she felt more ethically comfortable with.</p>
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<p>But nowhere near half of those who graduate college with a CS degree or self-educate the equivalent level of CS knowledge.</p>
<p>According to <a href=“http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/legacy/pdf/BytheNumbers09.pdf”>http://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/legacy/pdf/BytheNumbers09.pdf</a> , the percentage of CS bachelor’s degree graduates who were women actually declined from 37% to 18% from 1985 to 2010.</p>
<p>^but that was ages ago(4 years ago), things move fast in technology. I bet you the percentage must have increase since.</p>
<p>Have they, though? I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than 25% female students in my CS classes.</p>
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<p>What ethical problem did she have with working at Google? </p>
<p>According to the WSJ, Google is going to aggressive go out for more women and in high management position. Silicon Valley in general.</p>