Peggy A. Rowe

Northern California

Consultant

I've been in IT since 1991 and I am female. I've been treated in the most disrespectful manner by tech's who assume I don't know my stuff. And I've battled those long hours, not being paid overtime. I've worked for corporate America, a non-profit, and finally as an independent. The movement being made necessary because while I am doing all this work, I am a single mother of three kids, one with a mental disorder. As a single mom, I needed flexiblity in my job and was forced to take pay cuts, and less pay to get it.
Men may have been doing this for years, but most men are not also saddled with full time responsiblity of children and home on top of work.
So, you men who think it's a great thing that we are leaving. I think the loss is yours, and you have no clue.
I pity your wives.
I'd also think that particular quote should have been left out of the article because it just proves the point of the women and encourages men who are incapable of showing respect to the other sex to keep up their off the wall comments.
Not to mention it makes women angry and more sure that we are doing the right thing. Our families come first, at least mine does. I've still got two at home. My husband works in IT and thank goodness he understands.
But, I still want to tell that guy, "up yours"