Twitter, Facebook, Gaming And The Workplace ? How Women Rule ...

By Shea Bennett on May 14, 2012 8:00 AM

Did you know that 55 percent of Twitter and Facebook users are women?

This trend doesn?t stop there. Some 60 percent of Zynga social gamers are female ? the average social gamer is a 43-year old woman ? and women hold 56 percent of all professional jobs in the U.S.

While great strides have been made in workplace equality and social norms ? 18-20 percent of engineering students are female, and overall women hold more bachelors and graduate degrees than men ? there?s still a lot of catching up to do. Just 25 percent of all IT jobs are held by women, and a hefty 89 percent of the executives at Fortune 500 companies are men. This is a ratio that must and should change ? Fortune 500 companies with at least three female directors saw a 53 percent increase on equity and a 42 percent leap in sales.

This infographic takes a closer look at women who tech.

(Source: Women Who Tech. Business woman image via Shutterstock.)

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