Women who are halfway into their careers in tech are leaving at a rate of 56%, which is more than double the quit rate of men. One reason for the high quit rate may be that women have a much lower chance of being promoted, even when they have the same amount of experience and tenure as their male peers, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
So around the time a lot of people have kids? They probably discover that you need to make a LOT of money to pay for daycare per kid, and at 2+ you might as well just stay home.
I'm going to go out and a limb here and say that solid support for working moms would be one of the more effective strategies for long-term careers for women. I also can't imagine that it's that easy getting back into a tech career after 8 years of being a state-at-home mom (which is about 2-3 kids, with the youngest finally in kindergarten), looking for to work for a specific 6 hours per day on school days.
So around the time a lot of people have kids? They probably discover that you need to make a LOT of money to pay for daycare per kid, and at 2+ you might as well just stay home.
I'm going to go out and a limb here and say that solid support for working moms would be one of the more effective strategies for long-term careers for women. I also can't imagine that it's that easy getting back into a tech career after 8 years of being a state-at-home mom (which is about 2-3 kids, with the youngest finally in kindergarten), looking for to work for a specific 6 hours per day on school days.
Maybe SF is different, though. I'm not there.