Facebook Pushes for More Female Engineers
There's a growing number of women in the tech industry these days. An engineering director at the company, Jocelyn Goldfein, told the Seattle Times that she’s “quite hopeful that Facebook can do something to turn the tide” and get more women studying computer science.
She goes on to say that the misogynist way Mark Zuckerberg was depicted in The Social Network was erroneous and says that Facebook does actually employ a lot of female engineers and developers. With the continuous interest in Facebook, she hopes that girls and women could be more involve in the developing tech world.
“You look in the room, you see all men, you assume that’s for men, not me… That’s why I think Facebook can make a difference. Teenage girls are using Facebook, and so I think it’s meaningful for them to hear about women engineers working at Facebook.”
Facebook might have some women engineers but it doesn't have any women on its board. There's been a lot of talk about gender diversity and CalSTRS made a public demand for more women on the board, as did former Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy. What do you think? We're just as capable as men so we too can have a seat on the board. Agree?
