Anthony Hunt

Maidstone, Kent

Software Developer

Why force women into IT?

They're not keen on it, or they'd be here. Whether it's perceived as a "mans" job, being technical, or just not interesting I have no idea.

Women can be very good at IT, but very few even try. Men are not discouraging women from IT, far from it. So why are there so few? Ask a women.

If pushed for a reason, then maybe social interaction is lacking. You can't chat with a computer. Men don't feel the same need to discuss everything.

When all's said and done, men and women ARE different and as a consequence they will have different abilities and interests.

All we can do is encourage those women who are interested in computing to take up the profession. While it would be nice to have them, I think it is rose-coloured thinking to say we need them.