You will not win and your employer will not win. The survey found that 73 percent of respondents reported a great sense of achievement, impact, satisfaction, and opportunity for growth and creative freedom in the IT world. And that's a very big question mark. Mary Mattis, a senior research fellow at Catalyst , a research organization that focuses on women in business, says the survey is in line with other research on women in IT, and the implications for managers are clear. Managers in IT need all the talent they can get, and turnover is costly, especially with people working on projects.
Turnover costs money.
The survey was conducted by Mindy L. Gewirtz and Ann Lindsey, principals in GLS Consulting . Computerworld Inc. All rights reserved.