A Tale of Two Cultures

[Shana A]

A Tale of Two Cultures
By Edward Cone
2008-07-14

http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Trends/A-Tale-of-Two-Cultures/

IT tends to have the image of being youthful, male and white. But that's not the full story.

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Still, the nature of technology work seems to attract people who make decisions based on rational inputs rather than emotion, says Samir Luther, workplace project manager for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a gay, lesbian, transgender and transsexual rights group. Of course, IT people are not immune from prejudices, but they may be open to the logical case made for diversity. For whatever reasons, Luther says anecdotal evidence shows that as gender identity becomes a hot topic in diversity discussions, IT seems to attract a relatively large number of transgender workers.