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Ingo Steinke

I wonder if that's because lately a more diverse group of people is starting out in this field, or whether this group just doesn't stick around for as long

Good point! reminds me of Rozita Shojaei's TEDx talk about how she managed to get respect in the male dominated German IT corporate culture, but later decided she had enough of the struggle and became a professional dancer instead.

ted.com/talks/rozita_shojaei_how_i...

A friend of mine used to be an IT professional until he decided to found a tango dancing school. Maybe most of the creative open-minded people will leave information technology sooner or later unless we manage to change what seems to be the mainstream culture.