Years of hard work by many notable groups seem to have had a positive effect on longtime gender disparities in the IT profession. The 2011 Technisource Women in Information Technology Report states that gender differences in overall career satisfaction and career progression have equalized over the previous years, however, significant variances still exist in how men and women view compensation equality.
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When asked about the most important factors to men and women for career satisfaction, 28 percent of men chose compensation compared to 20 percent of women; whereas, 21 percent of women chose flexibility versus 14 percent of men.
The new study continues the previous year's trend of men valuing compensation more and female IT pros valuing flexibility more than their male counterparts.
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