Day: March 11, 2005

The gender inequity in IT employees has always been an issue. Now, it appears that women are also leaving the IT field at a higher rate. It appears the field changes too quickly and nonwork issues make keeping up too stressful. NewsFactor.com

What is the deal with naming generations with letters and how quickly can a new generation emerge? The Kaiser Family Foundation reports the discovery of a new generation – Generation M. I guess the M stands for media ’cause it appears 8-18 year olds are increasing time spent with computers, the Internet and video games without reducing the time spent viewing television and listening to music.

Maybe M stands for mult-tasking – the report indicates families have the television on while eating meals, listening to music while studying, etc. — sounds a lot like my house even though I am an OG (old guy).

By the way, the Kaiser Foundation offers a streaming media summary and a panel discussion related to their findings. Something about this struck me as funny. Maybe it was some of the concerns raised about Generation M and suggestions for parents (take the TV and computer out of the kid’s bedroom). I will try to resist watching the video and reading the report at the same time.