The BOF session on Women in HPC at SC10 provided all of us some interesting food for thought and much room for continued discussion.
We had over 50 attendees, 39 of which filled out our short survey with some results provided below. Though the statistics are from a small sample, we thought they were interesting enough to share. Of the total respondents, 26 were female and 13 were male, with results shown by percentage of respondents distinguished by gender.
When asked to choose the top strengths of their current employer, the largest number of respondents chose:
Females Facilities/Infrastructure
Work/Life Balance
Networking Opportunities
Males Facilities/Infrastructure
Diversity
When asked to choose the top weakness of their current employer, the largest number of respondents chose:
Females Compensation
Career Development
Males Work/Life Balance
Networking Opportunities