[cinives]

I'm with you here, altho I do think, based on recent observation, that things have gotten better for women. Or you might say, it has gotten equally bad for men! Additionally, age discrimination is rampant. I know over-40s engineers and IT pros with current and popular skills passed over in favor of 25 yo's.

Still, in the IT area, men usually make better money and/or get more promotions than women with the equivalent level of experience and skills.

[BushisTheMan]

I would agree that it is getting better but the question was whether it was LESS. It is and I see the salaries between the two regularly so no one will be able to convince me otherwise.

I also am in the IT area at a company that was a leader in advancing women.

[webstersII]

"Still, in the IT area, men usually make better money and/or get more promotions than women with the equivalent level of experience and skills."

Baloney. It's been the opposite where I've worked, because there are fewer women in this field and the companies still have to meet their (supposedly non-existent) quotas.