Re: 2 Points
@lucki bstard: 'I have always thought that the gender ratios in IT sucked' - And you did what about it apart from being that annoying person who complained and never did anything.
Like what? It is a *fact* that IT, technical and engineering are male-dominated professions.
You're looking at the wrong end of the telescope; the place to change this is to get a larger supply of women interested in geekdom.
However, as the old adage goes, what does a developer use as a contraceptive....? His personality.
IT just isn't cool to women. Why?