Response ID,Time Started,Date Submitted,Status,Legacy Comments,Comments,Language,Referer,Extended Referer,SessionID,User Agent,Extended User Agent,Tags,"“I have read the above description of this research and I understand it. I have been informed of the risks and benefits involved, and all my questions have been answered to my satisfaction. Furthermore, I have been assured that any future questions that I may have will also be answered by the principal investigator of the research study. I voluntarily agree to participate in this study. By checking “I agree” below, I have not waived any of my legal rights to which I would otherwise be entitled.”",Are you required to work long hours?,"Does your work have flexible work arrangements (for example, telecommuting, alternative work schedules, etc.)?",Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?: Comments,Inherent aspect of technology field:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Technology constantly changing:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Inherent aspect of GIS:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Job pressure motivated:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Self provided/motivated:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?",Relying on web-based learning opportunities:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Company provided and/or encouraged:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Needed - but no company support:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.):Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?",New versions of software:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Not gender specific:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Programming:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Software:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Methods:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Web/mobile GIS:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Python:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Java:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Theory:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Open source:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: IT concepts:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Specific mention: Statistical:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)? - Text Analysis:Is there a need to update your GIS skills regularly (ie. Learn new software/methods)?,Do you need to take continuing education courses and/or other trainings to update knowledge?,women:What is the gender ratio of your department in general?  Balanced between males and females?,men:What is the gender ratio of your department in general?  Balanced between males and females?,"If there is an imbalanced ratio, with more men, do you feel that there is a male-dominated culture?  For example, a “boys club” type situation?  Do you feel excluded in any way from activities?",Do people in your department socialize after work?:Socializing:,Do people in your department (or company) go to GIS-related meetups?:Socializing:,Do you participate in any of these activities?  Which ones?:Socializing:,Why or why not?:Socializing:,"If you do participate, what is the benefit of doing so?:Socializing:",Yes - Motive - Networking:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Fun:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Social:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Meet new people (outside work):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Learning:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Not to feel isolated (general):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Not to feel isolated (woman specific):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:",Yes - Venue - Prof Org:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Venue - Local meetings:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Venue - User group:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Venue - Meetup:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Venue - Training courses:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Time constraints:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Other work-life balance:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Location:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Age difference:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Not interested:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Discouraged (general):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Discouraged (woman specific):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,No - Barrier - Manager (dept./co. specific socializing):Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,Other - only GIS person in dept.:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,FLAGGED - Of interest:Socializing: - Text Analysis:Socializing:,What sector is your position in?,other:What sector is your position in? OPEN TEXT,ALL- OTHER,concat cc and ce,transportation:More specific sector:,environmental:More specific sector:,education:More specific sector:,other:More specific sector:,other:More specific sector:,other:More specific sector:,other:More specific sector:,More specific sector: - Text Analysis:More specific sector:,programming:How would you categorize your work?,analysis:How would you categorize your work?,cartography:How would you categorize your work?,administrator:How would you categorize your work?,other:How would you categorize your work?,other:How would you categorize your work?,other:How would you categorize your work?,other:How would you categorize your work?,other:How would you categorize your work?,other:How would you categorize your work?,How many people are working in your GIS section?,TEST,"full-time:How many of those are full-time, how many are part-time?","part-time:How many of those are full-time, how many are part-time?",full-time:How many of them are women?,part-time:How many of them are women?,SUM: Women (full and part time),"At your rank, what is the percentage of women in GIS?",Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?: Comments,Gender does not matter – only being qualified:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Prefer to work with men:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Only GIS person in dept:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,More staff needed (regardless of gender):Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Because not enough female applicants:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Positive: there are even female managers:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Negative: not enough female managers:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Negative: not enough females in technical roles:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Negative: females in lower positions:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Negative: males receive more promotions or are in better roles:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,"Many women in department, but few do GIS:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?",Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.:Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,Mention that it is an IT department (with GIS staff):Do you feel that there are enough women in your department?,"If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?: Why?","Skills most important:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Personality fit most important:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Benefit to male mentor:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Benefit to female mentor:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","No cattiness with men:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Special connections thru men:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Women understand career, etc.:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Woman have better comms skills:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Women relate to sexual harassment:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Limited chances for female mentor:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Benefits from both:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor? - Text Analysis:If you chose to participate in a formal mentoring program, would you prefer to have a male or female mentor?","Would it be the same for networking (meaning, would you prefer to network with other females)?",Good (yes)? Bad (no)?:Female professional groups:,Are you part of any?:Female professional groups:,Would you like to be?:Female professional groups:,Female professional groups:: Comments,Negative: further separates/segregates: Female professional groups:OTA,More neutral: prefer not to segregate by gender: Female professional groups:OTA,More neutral: prefer to participate in gender mixed: Female professional groups:OTA,Semi-ambivalent: would participate depending on nature of group: Female professional groups:OTA,Positive: nice to share experiences with other women: Female professional groups:OTA,Positive: promote female participation GIS/good for networking: Female professional groups:OTA,Participates in both female and mixed groups: Female professional groups:OTA,Don’t know of any: Female professional groups:OTA,Part of a non-GIS women’s group: Female professional groups:OTA,"Doesn’t participate, but sees their value: Female professional groups:OTA",Doesn’t see their benefit: Female professional groups:OTA,"Benefit is not only professional, but personal: Female professional groups:OTA",No time to participate: Female professional groups:OTA,Critical: exclusionary in nature: Female professional groups:OTA,Is your supervisor male (Yes) or female (No)?,Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?: Why or why not?,Already know women:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Like to meet men and women:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Interested in networking:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,"Support with work/life, family balance:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?",Sharing experiences of women:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Interested in technical advice:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Male dominated/egos of men annoying:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Interested in making field more diverse:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,Women easier to relate to:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS? - Text Analysis:Do you feel that you would like to meet other women who work in GIS?,"Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?: If so, how did that make you feel?","Used to it/no problem/comfortable:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated/frustrated:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","I feel empowered/special/proud/capable:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","It's entertaining:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","Self-conscious:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","Voiceless:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","I am in a male-dominated field:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?","Male banter/chauvinism/sexism:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)? - Text Analysis:Have you ever been the only woman in the room (at meetings, events, etc)?",Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?: Please explain,Through a family member:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through a friend:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through a colleague:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through a professor:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through fellow student:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through internship:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through volunteering:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through networking:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through consulting/contracting:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Through informational interview:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Female connection:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Male connection:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ? - Text Analysis:Have you ever obtained a job through a personal connection ?,Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?: Please provide details if so,Have never looked for a mentor:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,No one else who does GIS:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,More interested in peer to peer than mentoring:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Boys club:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Never been approached:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Lack of follow up:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,I am too senior:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,No senior female GIS people:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Trick is to find a good mentor:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Hard to find time for mentoring:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,Org has a culture of mentoring:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor? - Text Analysis:Have you had difficulties finding a mentor?,"Technical skills - Data acquisition:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Technical skills - Analysis and modeling:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Technical - Software and application development:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Knowledge base - Core geospatial abilities and knowledge:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Communication and Workplace skills - teamwork:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Communication and Workplace skills - creative thinking:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Communication and Workplace skills - planning and organizing:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Communication and Workplace skills - problem solving/decision making:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Management competencies:Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:","Do you consider your position to combine multiple skills? That is, do the tasks that you perform require diverse skills and affinities? On a scale from 0 to 5 indicate which of the following skills are required in your daily activities:: Other skills not mentioned above or any other comments",What are your greatest skills?,DBA:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Project Management:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Organizing/Planning/Time management:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Strategic thinking:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Reasoning/Logical/Analytical:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Critical thinking/Problem solving:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Cartography/Mapping:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Leadership/Management:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Data representation:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Listening/customer service/communications/teamwork:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,GIS analysis/GIS skills/Technical:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Multi-tasking:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Programming:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Geomatics:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Spatial analysis:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Geodatabases:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Training/Team development/Teaching:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Work ethic:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Design:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Remote sensing:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,QC/QA:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Attention to detail:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Creativity:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Networking/politics:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Writing/editing:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,Figuring out new software:What are your greatest skills? - Text Analysis:What are your greatest skills?,What are your areas of weakness?,Programming:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Modeling:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Particular science eg biology:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,SQL:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Software application development:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Focus/distraction/motivation:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Bored if not busy:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Cartographic design:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Written reports:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Technical skills:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Staying current with GIS updates:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Management skills/networking/politics:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Communications/speaking/self confidence:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Editing:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Open source GIS:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Servers:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Organizing/planning/time management:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Statistics/math:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,Work/life balance:What are your areas of weakness? - Text Analysis:What are your areas of weakness?,What skills would you recommend that female newcomers to GIS focus on?,What skills would you recommend that female newcomers to GIS focus on? - Text Analysis:What skills would you recommend that female newcomers to GIS focus on?,"Discipline:Bachelor's:What is your highest degree in?  If multiple degrees, what are they and in what discipline?",OTA:B.A.,OTA:B.A. (if got two),"Discipline:Master's:What is your highest degree in?  If multiple degrees, what are they and in what discipline?",OTA: M.A.,OTA:M.A. (if got two),"Discipline:PhD:What is your highest degree in?  If multiple degrees, what are they and in what discipline?",OTA: PHD,"Discipline:Certificate:What is your highest degree in?  If multiple degrees, what are they and in what discipline?",OTA: Certificate I,OTA: Certificate II,OTA: Certificate III,OTA: Other (ie. AA),How did you hear about GIS?,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate):How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?",From a GIS professional:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,"From a colleague, family member or friend:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?",Already in related field as GIS technology developed:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Working in a related field:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Tools needed for another job:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,On the job:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Via an entry level job:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Conference or seminar:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Media or Internet research :How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,ESRI:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Geography or other scientific literature:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Love of maps:How did you hear about GIS? - Text Analysis:How did you hear about GIS?,Have you ever had a GIS internship?:GIS internships:,"If so, did that internship ever lead to a full-time position?:GIS internships:",GIS internships:: Feel free to add comments about any other way(s) internship may have been beneficial:,How many years have you been working in a professional setting?,"Of those years, how many have been in GIS?",CAT: 0-3 yrs PROF ALL,CAT: 3.1-10 yrs PROF ALL,CAT: 10.1-20 yrs PROF ALL,CAT: 20.1-30 yrs PROF ALL,CAT: 30.1-50 yrs PROF ALL,CAT: 0-3 yrs GIS,CAT: 3.1-10 yrs GIS,CAT: 10.1-20 yrs GIS,CAT: 20.1-30 yrs GIS,CAT: 30.1-50 yrs GIS,Do you think there is an underrepresentation of women in GIS?,Do women face bias as GIS professionals?,Is this bias unique to GIS (Yes) or is it more general (No)?,Was getting to where you are in your career easy (Yes) or difficult (No)?,Was getting to where you are in your career easy (Yes) or difficult (No)?: Somewhere in between yes and no?  Feel free to comment:,Do you view attaining the next step in your career as having challenges?:Challenges to next step in career:,Does your gender play a role in what you view those challenges to be?:Challenges to next step in career:,"Challenges to next step in career:: If there are challenges, either general or gender based, please provide comments:","If you see roadblocks to advancing your career, or just face general daily challenges, are there any sources of “help” or ideas of what could help you (either a resource that is available to you or not available?)",Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?: Why or why not?,Sitting in front of a computer all day bad:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Everyone wants work-life balance:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Family issues can curb prof development:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Career is only one aspect of my life:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Family is more important to me than career:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Balance helps you be a better worker:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Balance should be for men and women:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Kids and work are tough to balance:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,Flexibility is more important than hours:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?",Unhealthy not to have a life outside work:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?,"Work to live, not vice versa:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job? - Text Analysis:Is work-life balance an important characteristic of a job?",Would you say that in your current job you have a good level of work-life balance?,"If you do not have the desired level of work-life balance, is this a problem for you?",Are work-family issues more relevant to women than to men?,Do you think that women shoulder more responsibilities than men in caring for children and elderly family members?,Do you think more policies should be implemented geared specifically towards women that would allow for better work-family balance?,"Do you think more policies should be implemented geared specifically towards women that would allow for better work-family balance?: If you disagreed with the above, why?",Is work-life/work-family balance an issue for men and women alike?,Do you feel that gearing work-family policies with women in mind alienates women?,"If your company does have flexible work arrangements available, do you avail yourself of them?:Flexible work arrangements and your current job:",Do you feel comfortable doing so?:Flexible work arrangements and your current job:,Flexible work arrangements and your current job:: Why or why not?,Black or African American:Race/ethnicity:,White:Race/ethnicity:,Asian:Race/ethnicity:,American Indian or Alaska Native:Race/ethnicity:,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:Race/ethnicity:,Hispanic/Latino:Race/ethnicity:,Other::Race/ethnicity:,Other::Race/ethnicity:,Age:,Age: 21-30,Age: 31-40,Age: 41-50,Age: 51-60,Age: 61-70,"Where did you learn GIS? (City, State)","Where do you currently work? (City, State)","Please list any classes, seminars or conferences that you have attended to further your career goals or to enhance your work-related skills:","Please list any classes, seminars or conferences that you have attended to further your career goals or to enhance your work-related skills: - Text Analysis:Please list any classes, seminars or conferences that you have attended to further your career goals or to enhance your work-related skills:",Do you feel that taking continuing education classes is necessary to your current work?,Do you feel that taking continuing education classes would be necessary to obtain a different position?,Does your position have many learning opportunities?:Learning opportunities and your current position:,Are you required to accomplish tasks that push you to learn new things?:Learning opportunities and your current position:,"If not, is that a problem for you?:Learning opportunities and your current position:","If so, do you enjoy that aspect (yes) or is it a hardship (no)?:Learning opportunities and your current position:","The term “Women in GIS” is a good way to categorize, or describe, women who work in GIS.",The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.: Comments,"“Men in GIS” would not be good term, therefore “Women in GIS” is not good:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.","Torn – sees self as GIS Prof, but “Women in GIS” might be useful in certain contexts.:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.",Unsure – has it helped thus far?:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,“Women in GIS” does NOT alienate or hinder:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,“Women in GIS” DOES alienate and hinder or does a disservice to women:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,“Women in GIS” good way to call an event or group but not an individual:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men. - Text Analysis:The term “Women in GIS” is not a good thing – it separates and alienates women who work in GIS from men.,You identify yourself as a (if you had to pick one):,Response ID,women,men,Proportion Women, Proportion Men,,How many people are working in your GIS section? EDITED,TEST,TEST,TEST,"full-time:How many of those are full-time, how many are part-time? FIXED","part-time:How many of those are full-time, how many are part-time? FIXED",full-time:How many of them are women? FIXED,part-time:How many of them are women? FIXED,SUM: Women (full and part time) FIXED
16,2014-06-30 14:07:58,2014-06-30 14:34:49,Complete,,,English,,,1404151678_53b1a77ea0c100.21041189,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,5,no,yes,yes,both,,"fun, community participation, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,other,IT,Parks and Recreation,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,6,6,5,1,2,0,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,4,5,5,4,5,5,4,,"DBA skills, organizing",DBA,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,technical problem solving,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,programming,,Geography/Geology Joint Honours,Geography,,Masters of Geographic IT,GIS,,,,,,,,,Geography undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,Because other women do it too.,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Melbourne VIC Australia,"New York City, NY",SQL Server training,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),16,2,5,0.285714286,0.714285714,,6,6,6,TRUE,5,1,2,0,2
22,2014-06-30 15:29:16,2014-06-30 15:49:44,Complete,,,English,,,1404156556_53b1ba8c1a47c0.82517487,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,3,yes,A little,Very few people go,Just personal outings with people I have the most in common with,"The company is an aerial imaging company and although is in what geographers consider to be remote sensing, does not consider itself to be ""GIS""",My own skills and transferring them to another company,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,imaging,,,,,,,other,,,processing,,,45,45,38,7,12,2,14,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,A female manager saw me as an intern and when moved to a new nonprofit asked me to work there.,,,,,,Through internship,,,,,Female connection,,Yes,Difficult to describe an absence. No one has approached me. The one woman I essentially asked to be my mentor never followed up.,,,,,Never been approached,Lack of follow up,,,,,,3,,,2,4,2,5,4,,,project management,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, experience in traditional GIS analysis, statistics",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"technical skills such as programming and data science, which are more highly valued in technology industries and command higher salaries",,International Studies,International/Public Affairs/Studies,,Geography (GIS),Geography - GIS,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,undergraduate course,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,4,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,easy only because I haven't made it that far,Yes,Yes,gender-based: getting into management and being offered technical roles. Was once skipped over to be the person to have the one ArcGIS seat in the department put on her computer despite my having more education/experience with it than the man that was chosen.,"not written help--no good need face to face with other women.  they need to approach me, preferably",5,"things come up. I don't have children and won't, but everyone wants work life balance. it's the future",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,No,they should be gender neutral or else they will reinforce women's role as home workhorse and never allow men to contribute,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New Orleans, Louisiana","Rochester, NY",NYS GIS association regional meeting--useless MOOCs for R and python on coursera and edX--useful,,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,,3,2,there are professional women's associations in every field. I don't see what makes this one different.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),22,1,3,0.25,0.75,,45,45,45,TRUE,38,7,12,2,14
23,2014-06-30 16:31:59,2014-06-30 16:49:27,Complete,,,English,http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=TAQGX,http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=TAQGX9ku7&enc=AZMc48Q41C-68jydRQGxt32r06afEbUKk5VbOBWEo7rWQXvz-pkIQGsD2RNKguw5NiP6EnQe_-G80dEpQKbIUvSdAMXpu5-8wpSXIX_hObjqhve-YYnPeCpewLngH82dC3g7z0vDeRxuPOaBxldr485V&s=1,1404160319_53b1c93faa8492.44079460,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"This is a self-motivated need. The technology changes often, so by updating with the latest software I can stay ahead.",,Technology constantly changing,,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,Self provided/motivated,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,40,60,yes,yes,yes,"yes, geodc, aag, nat-geo, esri, usgif",valuable to meet people and learn something diffent,"see previous answer, plus add in networking.",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Prof Org,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,Defense,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Advocate,,,45,45,45,,20,,20,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I get great advice from both! That also being said - having a male advocate in some of the boys club circles has been very beneficial.,,,Benefit to male mentor,,,Special connections thru men,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Honestly, I don't really notice until someone points it out - or if someone isolates me - and either apologizes for their behavior or asks me to take notes.",,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,3,4,5,5,5,5,4,,"Creativity, Strategic Thinking, Scientific Reasoning",,,,Strategic thinking,Reasoning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,focus,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Communications, humility, leadership",,Economics,Other,,Geography,Geography,,Geospatial Sciences,GIS,Computational Science,Computational Science,,,,"In undergraduate, Intro to GIS was a required course for a geography minor.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"Definitely hitting a glass ceiling with IT - between wanting to keep technical skills, but moving up in management and senior staff.",,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,No,No,Yes,"I think the three questions are a bit gender focused - I think the work place should be more family focused regardless of your gender - and while traditionally women are perceived as carrying more responsibilities - its not necessarily a global norm. That also being said - those who decide to prioritize family - have to recognize the consequences (positive and negative) of the decision. For example, one may not become the CEO of a company if they spend the majority of time with family.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Illinois,Washington DC,,,,,,,,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),23,40,60,0.4,0.6,,45,45,45,TRUE,45,,20,,20
24,2014-06-30 16:35:19,2014-06-30 16:47:08,Complete,,,English,,,1404160519_53b1ca077d1bb5.52036101,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,not applicable,Yes,No,No,Currently work in an department that is not primarily GIS but I do GIS work for this department,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Other - only GIS person in dept.,,state,,,state,,,,other,,K-12 Education/Student Transportatoin,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,5,2,3,1,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Chemistry,Science - Other,,Geographic Information Sciene,GIS,,,,GIS & Spatial Modeling,GIS,,,,I got an in-training position that was looking for someone with a science background and degree that was interested in learning GIS to apply it to emergency management response and planning,,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,11,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tacoma, WA","Olympia, WA","WAURISA, 2007, 2008, 2009 NWGIS User Group, 2010, 2013 ESRI UC, 2012, 2014",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),24,2,2,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
27,2014-06-30 17:37:35,2014-06-30 17:53:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404164255_53b1d89f4929c3.85531910,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,6,no,Occasionally,Yes,Both,Networking and it's fun,See above,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Planning,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,1,1,1,0,1,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,As long as they have the knowledge gender doesn't matter.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,2,5,5,5,5,4,5,,Thinking through problems,,,,,Reasoning,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,Distractions,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Working,,Ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Neighbor,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,14,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"Education and working aren't ""easy""",No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,No,No,Men and women should be given the same opportunities in their family lives.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Madison, wi","Janesville, Wi","Esri, ewug, wlia",,No,No,Yes,No,No,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),27,3,6,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,0,1
28,2014-06-30 17:43:02,2014-06-30 18:01:58,Complete,,,English,,,1404164582_53b1d9e611d4c3.64403721,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,1,no,Yes,no,Yes,,Get to know co-workers.,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,urban planning,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,10,10,,6,,6,3,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,A woman may be more invested in my growth but it's not a guaranteed. I have experienced help from both genders.,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It's great to work with other people that are confident and are less competitive. I hope most other woman in the field would be this way.,,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,Do no like that at all.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated/frustrated,,,,,,,2,Most jobs I learn through getting people to recommend at least reading my resume- that helps get the foot in the door.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,At my current job I am the head of GIS so there's no one to really turn to.,,,,,,,I am too senior,,,,,5,5,2,5,4,3,3,3,2,,"Cartography, last minute production, leadership",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what makes them excited! also programming because it is all around now.,,enviornmental policy,Environmental Science/Studies,,working on geography,Geography,,,,gis,GIS,,,,my undergraduate program required it.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,7,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,I feel that men have an easier time advancing to the next level in their careers and women get stuck because of multiple reasons. we are not told to push for ourselves to get paid more and reach higher positions.,i tend to speak with my co-workers and ask them for advice. i also reach out to former co-workers and teachers.,5,It is easy to get burnt out when you sit in front of a computer all day so leaving at an appropriate hour is critical.,Sitting in front of a computer all day bad,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,There is a pressure to always be available via e-mail and that is toxic.  YOu feel as though you never get enough time away from work or rest without feeling guilty about it.,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Middlebury, VT","NYC, NY",GIS certificate.  AAG conference.  ESRI work groups.,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,4,2,I think it is okay to identify ourselves as such since we are a minority. I would only use it as part of a group though.  As a person I would like to remove the terms woman from describing professional individuals because then the norm of man first is reinforced.,,,,,,,“Women in GIS” good way to call an event or group but not an individual,,GIS professional (no gender),28,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,,6,,6
30,2014-06-30 17:46:40,2014-06-30 18:51:52,Complete,,,English,https://m.facebook.com,https://m.facebook.com,1404164800_53b1dac0c24692.93068494,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,It depends on the project being worked,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,3,no,Yes,Yes,Yes,It improves our personal relationships,Healthy work environment,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private,Private,otherPrivate,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,,other,,,Teaching,,,3,3,2,1,1,1,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,,"I don't think that there is a clear good bad answer for part 1 and three, although we can better assess some ""gender"" related issues or processes, men should participate in those assessments to open their minds in order to understand and respect our knowledge, view, and position.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,4,5,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Modeling,,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Modeling,,,Unknown,,"Environmental studies, environmental GIS",Environmental Science/Studies - GIS,,,,,,,,,School related work,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,13,8,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,Yes,Home responsibilities,,5,Family related issues may curb professional development,,,Family issues can curb prof development,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,"The work-family balance mostly depends on the husband-wife, thus policies don't do much to improve it",No,Yes,No,Yes,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,El Salvador,San Salvador,"Satellite image processing, remote sensing, Lahar modeling",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,"I think the term should be applied to the explorations and researches we do, rather than the conditions, limitations, and challenges we face. Although what we go through affects what we do, I think is more important how we change, if necessary, the GIS processes and issues to portrait our ""female"" view of the world",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),30,2,3,0.4,0.6,,3,3,3,TRUE,2,1,1,1,2
33,2014-06-30 18:13:35,2014-06-30 18:40:21,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/6KhRiAFGNK,http://t.co/6KhRiAFGNK,1404166415_53b1e10f917194.25014914,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,90,yes,no,no,Yes. Once a year I go to a state conference and I go to monthly local meetings.,,To learn about GIS applications and how to manage GIS. To network. To not be so isolated.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,Yes - Motive - Not to feel isolated (general),,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,environmental,,other,other,planning,elections,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,data management,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,1,The County won't hire another person for our division despite the fact that our workload is so heavy.,,,,More staff needed (regardless of gender),,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't think it would matter too much.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Alone, intimidated, and like I did not belong in the room.",,Makes me uncomfortable,,,,,,,1,I picked up contract work through a friend with a private planning company.,,,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,3,5,4,5,5,5,2,,"listening, critical thinking, GIS analysis, multi-tasking, helping our clients",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I don't speak up when I should, because I am afraid of retaliation.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking,,,,,,,Growing a thick skin,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,A class in the Geography Dept. at school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,I gained valuable experience and because of those internships I received my current position.,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,It was easy to get hired. What has been difficult is dealing with the discrimination and nasty attitudes from others in my department.,Yes,No,Keeping up with what I need to know to go further in my career.,"Free classes online, GIS conferences, paid webinars",5,My career is only one aspect of my life and is the same for my husband.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,6,4,No,Yes,No,I think employers need to understand that they do not own us and that work/non-work balance is just as important to men as to women.,Yes,No,No,No,"My work does not have flexible work arrangements & if they did, I would not avail myself of them for fear of worse abuse.",,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ellensburg, WA","East Wenatchee, WA",Too many to list,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),33,10,90,0.1,0.9,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
34,2014-06-30 18:14:20,2014-06-30 18:40:57,Complete,,,English,,,1404166460_53b1e13c48d544.36080829,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,70,no,no,yes,yes meetups training courses,To Improve my skills,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,Yes - Venue - Training courses,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,research,OTHER,otherOTHER,,environmental,,other,other,oceanography,marine,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,1,2,1,2,3,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,5,3,3,4,5,5,,"mapping, programming, geomatic knowledges ,  spatial analysis , geodatabase",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,Programming,Geomatics,Spatial analysis,Geodatabases,,,,,,,,,,,,"oceanography,  biology",,,Particular science eg biology,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"python,  javascript",,2,Unknown,Unknown,1,,,,,10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,18,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Madrid,  Spain","Madrid,  Spain","Geoportal, Arcgis Online, python, javascript,  spatial analysis, multibeam process, CartoDB,  Geoserver,  postgre",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),34,30,70,0.3,0.7,,3,3,3,TRUE,1,2,1,2,3
35,2014-06-30 18:14:28,2014-06-30 18:30:00,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/6KhRiAFGNK,http://t.co/6KhRiAFGNK,1404166468_53b1e144575530.22791212,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,70,yes,Yes,Yes,"Esri, Urisa",,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Prof Org,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Natural Resources,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,Project Manager,,,24,26,24,2,4,2,6,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,Male orientated field - benefit from this with a male mentor,,,Benefit to male mentor,,,Special connections thru men,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Indifferent as I am accustomed to it,Used to it,,,,,,,,3,Networking with other professionalx,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,2,5,5,2,5,5,5,,"Team Development, planning and organizing",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Programming - have not kept up with it,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Project management, data analysis",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,Cartography,Cartography,,,,In a booklet at a college.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,25,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,Had to work long hours to get ahead.,Yes,No,,Mentorship,4,When I was younger it did not matter so much but now it does.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ontario, Canada","Ontario, Canada",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),35,30,70,0.3,0.7,,26,26,26,TRUE,24,2,4,2,6
40,2014-06-30 21:17:36,2014-06-30 21:40:42,Complete,,,English,,,1404177456_53b20c300a22a2.03188097,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,7,9,no,Yes,Yes,"I have participated in both, but not regularly",GIS-related meetups are not applicable to my primary field- criminal justice,"Networking, building relationships with co-workers",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,law enforcement,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,16,16,16,,7,,7,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I was comfortable in the meeting,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,,3,5,4,4,4,3,,"communication, analysis",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SQL,,,,SQL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"communication (verbal and nonverbal), presentation",,Criminal Justice,Other,,Public Administration,Public Health/Public Administration,,,,,,,,,My boyfriend suggested it as a technical skill that would give me an edge in the workforce,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,8,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,,,No,It took hard work and dedication.,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,Policies should be implemented that would allow both men and women better work-family balance,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New York, NY","Charlotte, NC",,,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),40,7,9,0.4375,0.5625,,16,16,16,TRUE,16,,7,,7
41,2014-06-30 21:20:50,2014-06-30 21:47:08,Complete,,,English,,,1404177650_53b20cf286ff64.08709058,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,55,45,no,infrequently,infrequently,hackathons,They incorporate disciplines beyond  GIS,Using GIS in new ways,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private consulting,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,,other,,urban planning,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,graphic designer,infographic designer,,35,35,28,7,16,3,19,4,5,GIS management and most familiar users are all women,,,,,,Positive: there are even female managers,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,5,4,5,5,5,5,,"Management, data analysis",,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Data Analysis and Programming in Python,,Environmental Science - Chemisty focused,Environmental Science/Studies,,Urban Planning - Transportation,Planning,,,,Geographic information Science,GIS,,,,In undergrad in an environmental geology and ecology course,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,Summer full time internship introduced me to how boring data entry can be but also helped me develop skills for complex analyses.,6,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,Yes because I pursued a field in research science with significant gender discrimination and no because with a great education I was able to move on with little difficulty,Yes,No,,,3,"I don't think it truly exists, so many women and men are just getting through their day with sig. imbalances between home and work",,,,,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out,,,,,,,,,7,5,Yes,Yes,No,"It doesn't need to be women specific, if there are beneficial policies men are also likely to take the opportunities if they know about then and there is financial or economic benefits",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Life happens and it frequently doesn't follow a 9-5 schedule any workplace that doesn't get that needs to reevaluate their work environment,,,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Olympia, WA and NYC","New York City, NY",Coursera Technicity Online TileMill courses,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,41,55,45,0.55,0.45,,35,35,35,TRUE,28,7,16,3,19
42,2014-06-30 22:14:52,2014-06-30 22:37:17,Complete,,,English,https://www.facebook.com/,https://www.facebook.com/,1404180892_53b2199c5b2e96.20515975,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,I work at Esri so there is constant work to keep up w/technology that we ourselves are producing!,,Technology constantly changing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,3,no,y,y,"y, social",great people,"engenders friendliness, even loyalty, at work",,,Yes - Motive - Social,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private commercial company,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,physical science,,,,,,,other,,,corporate executive,,,,,,,,,,0,1,"Of ~20 corporate executives, only 4 of us are women.",,,,,,,Negative: not enough female managers,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Have received wonderful mentoring from both men and women,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Always great to share experiences.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Bemused.,,,,It's entertaining,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,5,5,5,5,5,4,,Communication and Workplace: organizing and planning,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,Software application development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Software application development,,Geology,Geology,,Oceanography,Other,,Geology/Geography,Geology/Geography,,,,,,Chronicle of Higher Education article about the NCGIA in the early 1990s,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography or other scientific literature,,no,n/a,,23,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Difficult because of the hard work required, not necessarily gender bias",No,No,,personal mentor,5,cannot work well if out of balance,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Company is extremely supportive and I very much appreciate it.,Black or African American,,,,,,,,53,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Santa Barbara, CA","Redlands, CA","Leopold Leadership Program, Stanford U.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),42,1,3,0.25,0.75,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
44,2014-06-30 22:59:23,2014-06-30 23:11:15,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/cZYVvJMzvu,http://t.co/cZYVvJMzvu,1404183563_53b2240bb322c4.88166882,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,no,no,no,"yes, meet ups and conferences",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,international development,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,5,3,5,5,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,,Unknown,,science - gis remote sensing,GIS - Remote Sensing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,Necessary,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Toronto Ontario Canada,Toronto,Cgcrt.ca,,No,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,1,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),44,1,3,0.25,0.75,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
46,2014-06-30 23:09:20,2014-06-30 23:25:39,Complete,,,English,http://www.facebook.com/l/iAQEbveCf/www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1688147/Women-in-GIS,http://www.facebook.com/l/iAQEbveCf/www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1688147/Women-in-GIS,1404184160_53b226604ed2f9.59011287,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,5,5,not applicable,Yes,Yes,Yes,They're fun!,Establishing connections,,Yes - Motive - Fun,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Only mildly self-conscious,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,3,Two through family connections and one through my advisor in college.,Through a family member,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,1,0,4,5,4,4,4,0,,Attention to detail & thoroughness,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,Easily bored if not challenged & kept busy,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,Design skills,,Geography & environmental studies (joint),Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Through my college's geography department,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Not that it hasn't taken a lot of work to get here, but each hurdle has been manageable.",No,No,,,5,I value my home life highly,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,7,No,Yes,No,I think they're necessary for men as well -- men are often overworked because of the stereotype that they're not the lead caretaker of the household.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"It's common practice at my company amongst both men and women - flexible schedules, etc.",,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Middlebury, VT","Portland, OR","NACIS, AAG",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),46,5,5,0.5,0.5,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
51,2014-07-01 08:39:55,2014-07-01 09:16:35,Complete,,,English,https://www.facebook.com/,https://www.facebook.com/,1404218395_53b2ac1ba96960.93619913,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,2,no,no,yes,"yes, outside training and meetups","to keep skills up, create new and maintain existing contact","to keep skills up, create new and maintain existing contact",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,Yes - Venue - Training courses,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,yes,DC Women in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I find women are willing to share information more readily than men.,,,,,,,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,aggravated,,Makes me uncomfortable,,,,,,,2,1. a former colleague 2. a fellow grad student,,,Through a colleague,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,Yes,"There are not many people that have the same skill set, interest or time.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,Core geospatial abilities and knowledge,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Application development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Application development,,,Unknown,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,I have worked as a cartographer for over 30 years.,,,,New technology introduced in current job,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,30,14,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"I consider myself an ""early adopter"" in the realm of technology. It's important to keep your skills up-to-date  in the field of GIS.",No,No,I am in the late stage of my career and approaching retirement in the next 5 years. I will continue to keep abreast of technology change until then. The challenges I see for women just starting their careers are not the lack of technical skills but the gender bias that still exists in the management of technology in business and government.,Networking is a valuable resource.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Washington, DC","College Park, MD",Esri User Conferences TU GIS Conferences,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),51,3,2,0.6,0.4,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
52,2014-07-01 09:09:42,2014-07-01 09:29:57,Complete,,,English,,,1404220182_53b2b3164684a1.31946263,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,other,other,health,planning,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,3,4,4,4,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Hired to work on the 911  addressing project,,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,,,,28,16,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Poughkeepsie NY,Poughkeepsie NY,GIS Training at least 5 sessions Arc GIS conferences at least 6,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),52,4,4,0.5,0.5,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
57,2014-07-01 10:20:46,2014-07-01 10:49:09,Complete,,,English,,,1404224446_53b2c3be5dd660.79873240,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,yes,yes,yes,no,I prefer to avoid bars where the after-work gatherings take place.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,,,,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,20,20,20,0,4,0,4,0,5,I believe the imbalance is at least partially due to the lack of women applicants we receive for open positions.,,,,,Because not enough female applicants,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"While a female mentor may be able to help other women navigate the system, sometimes the visibility of having a female mentor only reiterates to other people in the workplace that men and women are inherently different and require different needs (such as a female mentor rather than a male mentor).",,,Benefit to male mentor,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,I am not aware of any GIS groups for women that meet on a regular basis.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I believe women in GIS have many of the same experiences of being unable to move upward in an organization, and therefore we tend to help each other more when it comes to networking.",,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"I'm fine with it until the male colleagues start talking about non-work topics such as sports, working on the house, complaining about their wives, etc.",,,,,,,,Male banter,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I have not actively sought a mentor.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,,5,3,5,5,5,5,3,,problem-solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cartographic design,,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,IT,Computer Science,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,I read about GIS in news articles.,,,,,,,,,,Media,,,,yes,no,,17,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"It wasn't difficult to get where I am currently in my career, however, if I want to move up into a managerial position it would be very difficult.",Yes,Yes,"My organization only tends to hire men as managers. This could be because the existing managers, who are all men, are the ones who interview the new manager applicants.","Networking events for women in GIS, and support for more women-owned businesses in general.",4,I think people need to limit their work hours so they can devote sufficient time to maintaining good physical and mental health by exercising and participating in activities they enjoy.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,No,No,I think men and women should equally shoulder the burden for taking care of children and elderly family members. Gearing policies specifically toward women reinforces the idea that women are the primary caretakers of the family.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"My health is more important to me than my work. Most of my friends and co-workers don't feel this way, and I can see it taking a toll on their bodies.",,,,,,,Other:,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Washington, D.C.","Washington, D.C.",ESRI courses Online programming courses,,Yes,No,No,No,Yes,,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),57,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,20,20,20,TRUE,20,0,4,0,4
58,2014-07-01 10:35:59,2014-07-01 10:54:05,Complete,,,English,,,1404225359_53b2c74f3ea330.87253879,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,yes,Occasionally,Yes,"Yes, both social and GIS-related",To maintain relationships,It is often good to interact with colleagues and peers outside of the work environment,,,,,Yes - Motive - Meet new people (outside work),,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private sector,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,engineering consulting,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,1,0,1,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,2,5,4,3,3,3,3,,"problem solving, spatial and non-spatial",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,written reports,,,,,,,,,Written reports,,,,,,,,,,,complete familiarity with software applications and programming/scripting,,Business Administration,Business Related,,Geography,Geography,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,When exploring Geography Masters programs,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,4,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,My experience has not been much different than other professional women in technical fields,Yes,Yes,"Women are generally viewed as ""kind nurturers"" and if a woman does not fit that role, then they can be viewed as ""cold"" or ""unfriendly""",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New York, NY","St. Louis, MO","Semester-long, non-credit courses in Spatial Modeling and GIS Programming, shorter courses in SQL",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),58,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,1,0,1
60,2014-07-01 08:05:31,2014-07-01 11:38:10,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/cZYVvJMzvu,http://t.co/cZYVvJMzvu,1404216331_53b2a40b5cb929.43376997,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,yes,Sometimes,Occasionally,"Yes, user group meetings","meetings are structured, and generally close to work and home","a good way to network, keep up with the local GIS community",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,teaching,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Disappointed and isolated,,Makes me uncomfortable,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,2,4,2,3,2,2,2,teaching skills,"GIS development, teaching GIS",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Cartography design skills,,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,"GIS development and analysis and modeling skills, including scripting with tools like Python",,,Unknown,,,,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,Working in Cultural Resource Management on an Army base; worked with GIS department on an archaeological predictive modeling project,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,18,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,"Achieving tenure is a challenge in getting published and keeping up with the field, but that is a broad challenge that is not specific to GIS  However, in collaborative work with other technical fields, such as working with computer scientists on research projects that could further my career, I have faced a gender bias in being seen as equally technically competent.",,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Morgantown, WV","Conway, SC",Esri Virtual Campus courses Online coding courses and workshops,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),60,2,3,0.4,0.6,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
61,2014-07-01 12:41:36,2014-07-01 13:35:19,Complete,,,English,,,1404232896_53b2e4c001afb0.95714677,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"While I may not need to take continuing education, I frequently find myself wanting to do so. My job frequently changes and I have had to ""teach myself"" new software, methods, and even programming at different points.",,,,,Job pressure motivated,Self provided/motivated,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Programming,Specific mention: Software,Specific mention: Methods,,,,,,,,,no,2,2,not applicable,yes,no,"yes, I have gone to casual events such as backyard potlucks and happy hours with my co-workers. I have also, independently from work and co-workers, attended GIS meet-ups and conferences.",Because I like the people.,being socially engaged with people I like,,,Yes - Motive - Social,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Corporate,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Tax & Accounting,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,database management,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I think as long as he or she sees my value and truly offers me useful assistance, it does not matter.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,yes,,"I do not believe they are good or bad, I enjoy having the support of other women in my field and a forum to discuss our concerns. My largest worry about female-only professional groups is that men are excluded from discussions on the topics in which women are most interested. If men are excluded from these discussions, not only are they not exposed to women's concerns, but it is also easier for them to disregard them. If men are invited to be active participants in conversations about ""women's"" issues, I believe it will be harder for them to belittle those issues and may even help them realize how those issues may affect them as well.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I would like to meet more people who work in GIS in general to network and share ideas.,,Like to meet men and women,Interested in networking,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,No,I cannot recall a time when I have been the only woman.,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"I have never specifically sought out a mentor, but I have worked with people who organically grew into mentors for me.",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,4,5,5,5,5,3,,"data analysis, cartography, problem-solving",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, in-depth understanding of database architecture, communication (I've been told that I am too direct)",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking,,,,,,,programming and database management,,Anthropology,Anthropology,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,I worked with it to take GPS recording and create site maps as an undergraduate working in archaeology.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,no,,5,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"I am currently pregnant and planning to go on maternity leave. But I was also just promoted, so I do not feel that my pregnancy has negatively impacted my employers' view of me. However, I do think I will ""miss out"" on a lot while I am gone and worry about being ""behind"" when I get back to work after my leave, and I'm not sure how that will affect my career. Having young children makes it difficult to advance my career just because I have less time to learn new skills, but my husband is taking an equal parental leave, and spends as much if not more time with our children, so I do not think that is specifically a gender-related challenge. I think the biggest challenge to reaching the ""next step"" in my career is that I don't know what it is, there is not another, higher position in my company that I want. To be promoted further, I would have to leave GIS or my company.",,4,My family is more important than my job. Both my husband and I feel this way and value jobs that give us time to spend with our family.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,7,No,Yes,No,"While I believe that women, in general, shoulder more of the burden for caring for family, I don't believe that should be the case and it is not the case in my family. I'd rather see policies that equally provide more work-family balance to both men and women.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Everyone in our department is allowed to work from home (more days per month depending on title) and we are all permitted to work a compressed schedule. And most people take advantage of these things, so I don't feel different for doing so.",,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Portland, OR","Portland, OR","GIS in Action conference, 2013",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),61,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
62,2014-07-01 14:25:25,2014-07-01 14:37:58,Complete,,,English,,,1404239125_53b2fd159f0f38.14583019,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,10,yes,No,Yes,Yes,networking opportunities,Stay in touch w GIS Community,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,public safety,,,,analysis,,,other,,,manager,,,3,3,2,1,1,0,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,A good mentor is a good mentor - male or female.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I'd like to meet any PEOPLE - male or female who work in GIS,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Ha - all the time!  You get used to it but it is slightly uncomfortable.,Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"organization, communication, planning, commitment, and analytic skills",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,staying motivated,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication.  must be able to talk to people comfortably,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,No,No,No,Policies should be geared toward parents - male or female,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,"Washington, DC",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,5,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),62,1,10,0.090909091,0.909090909,,3,3,3,TRUE,2,1,1,0,1
63,2014-07-01 15:24:40,2014-07-01 15:54:04,Complete,,,English,,,1404242680_53b30af8803370.65055800,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,Though I rarely do that now that I'm managing. That was something I did in the past when I was in the role of a GIS Specialist and needed to use software a lot.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Software,,,,,,,,,,no,5,1,not applicable,N/A - I telecommute,yes,"sometimes, Geonerds in DC","I don't live in that city, but my office is there. I try to go if a meetng coincides with an office visit",networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,employee owned company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,international development,,,,,,,other,,,senior task lead,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,3,"These questions don't apply to my company. I don't sit in a ""dept"" and there is not a specific GIS team. I work on a specific project.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It's the relationship and the career benefits that you obtain that matters. I don't care whom I get that from.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,"I think they are good because there are so few of us, it's nice to share experiences.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,I'm at a point in my career where I already know a lot of women in my field in this area. I think it's always good for young professionals though.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,special :),,,,,,,,,1,Already knew someone I was working with on a project and that helped me get a job at that company.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Yes for GIS. But I worked for an NGO that had a mentoring program, so I had one and mentored others, but in the sector - int'l dev. Not in GIS.",,,,,,,,,,,,2,1,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,"Understanding of other geospatial software (remote sensing platforms, open-source GIS solutions, etc.)","networking, work ethic, cross-sector knowledge, qualitative skills mixed with a background in technology",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,I don't use the software much anymore so I'm really out of date.,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Depends on what career path they want. Remote sensing is different from basic geospatial analysis, or project management. Pick what you like and try to specialize.",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,I took courses in GIS as an undergraduate in Geography.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,The internships were not advertised as GIS. I created the GIS component by showing them the power of GIS.,14,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"It's a competitive field. I actually think the GIS background helped me get where I am because it's a unique skillset. I also work in a sector that does not do tech well, and I have a unique background that combines ""soft skills"" with technology, so it's always in demand.",Yes,Yes,"Being a mother and having the position I have is tough. I need to travel internationally a lot. In the beginning, I was on maternity, then breast feeding - so it was hard to have to turn down opportunities. That would not have affected a man the way it affects a woman, but it's also the career path I chose. It's not really related to GIS.",I'm always reaching out to women who have families and travel a lot for their jobs to learn what they've learned.,5,It helps you stay happy at both work and home.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,"This is tricky. In some ways I do because I telecommute from a different state, so I don't have to worry about commuting. On the other hand, there are no policies for special work arrangements. I work 9-5ish, but it's pretty flexible.",,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Middlebury, Vermont","Bethesda, Maryland (office) / Huntington, Vermont (home)","I've had classes on participatory and community mapping, mapping and climate change, and LOT's of continuing ed stuff from ESRI through actual courses and their conferences. Over the years I've attended pretty much every kind of conference on GIS known to man!",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),63,5,1,0.833333333,0.166666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
64,2014-07-01 15:32:15,2014-07-01 15:47:01,Complete,,,English,,,1404243134_53b30cbef2db13.84877967,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,Company provides training.,,,,,,,,,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,14,86,yes,no,yes,"yes, GIS-related meetups",networking,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,DoD,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,Females understand the limitations based on their experience within DoD.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Share knowledge and experiences.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Like I can not speak up and ask questions.,,,,,,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Not many senior level women.,,,,,,,,No senior female GIS people,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,2,,"GIS, and general organization skills",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,technical skills,,GIS,GIS,,Information systems,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,A counselor in college when it was called Cartography.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"In DoD or working with the military, it is hard for women to get ahead because they are either seen as a pretty face and no one is pushing them up.",I wish senior level men would reach out more and sponsor/support our ideas.,4,Women that have families are the main care-takers.,,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,Yes,I can't take advantage of the flexible work arrangements because of my limited hours for daycare.,,,Asian,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"College Park, MD","Fort Belvoir, VA",ESRI Conf and Federal users groups,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,It is assumed men are in all workforces.  Some workforces need more women than others.,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,64,14,86,0.14,0.86,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,1,,1
65,2014-07-01 15:50:58,2014-07-01 16:12:32,Complete,,,English,,,1404244258_53b3112281bff5.55342710,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,4,5,yes,Yes,No,Both,"To get to know my coworkers better, go to meetups to network with other GIS professionals and learn of new tools and projects",Same as above,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Energy,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Energy,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,3,I am the only GIS analyst in my department/for my part of the company,,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I think both could be valuable.,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,I am a part of a Lean In circle with coworkers in my department but I am the only one in GIS.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Because I don't know many and it would be interesting to hear their perspectives.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,My male colleague from the Census Bureau had my current job before me and guided me through the process.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,Male connection,Yes,No one in my region of my company does GIS except for me.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,4,2,2,1,1,0,,"Design, UX",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,I would like to be better at Python but I have little use for it in my current role,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"International Affairs, Geography",Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Through my geography program in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"Census bureau summer internship during college, didn't want to stay, very boring work. Mapping/data internship at Development seed (web mapping start up), didn't have enough technical skills to stay, didn't like the overwhelmingly male atmosphere.",3,3,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"I don't feel like I'm that far in my career, so it was easy.",Yes,Yes,"I wanted to focus on data journalism (web mapping and data visualization) but it was incredibly competitive and male dominated. Even if I put in the time to learn the 10 different skill sets I needed, I didn't think I would enjoy the working environment and would always feel behind or underestimated. Now I am thinking about a career in intelligence.","I have made random connections with people because of work I've done on the side, and those people have sometimes provided interesting information or perspectives for me.",5,"I could write a million pages on this, but it is completely unhealthy to not have a life outside of work.",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,Policies that promote work-life/family balance should be available for men and women and especially encouraged for men so that there is no stereotype of women needing more time outside work than men.,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Washington, DC","Washington, DC",NICAR conference,,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),65,4,5,0.444444444,0.555555556,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
66,2014-07-01 16:03:31,2014-07-01 16:22:34,Complete,,,English,,,1404245011_53b31413ee6c26.54609996,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,1,no,No,Yes,"Yes, GEONYC, State of the Map",Networking and hearing latest developments,Networking and hearing latest developments,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,Public Health,,,,,,,other,,,Mapping Tool Training and Implementation,,,2,2,2,0,2,0,2,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Strong mentorship is difficult to find and I would be happy with either sex. Though, I have had more female mentors overall, my GIS mentor is male.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,The GeoLadies meeting at State of the Map was great this year and we should continue it as part of the meetup series.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,5,Personal connections are the only way to find work.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,I have had good mentors.  Though I would like a sponsor (a mentor that helps you move forward in your career).,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,1,3,5,5,5,5,3,,Using GIS to democratize data use.,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Keeping up with the latest developments in GIS.,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,,,Political Science,Political Science,,International Development,Other,,,,,,,,,A public health class,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,6,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,,No,,Yes,Yes,My industry is very top heavy and moving from junior to senior level positions is very difficult.,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,,,,,,,,Other:,Indian,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New York, NY","New York, NY",GEONYC meetups State of the Map,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,1,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,66,10,1,0.909090909,0.090909091,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,2,0,2
67,2014-07-01 16:11:46,2014-07-01 16:25:38,Complete,,,English,,,1404245506_53b316024f5f33.90523290,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,5,no,sometimes,yes,occasionally.,time constraints,getting to network with others,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,consulting,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,8,8,6,2,2,1,3,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"it would depend on my goals for the mentoring, and also what the mentor could offer",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,2,joined consulting company where a friend worked.  Started company with personal friends.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,1,,3,4,4,5,5,5,,working out the political aspects of a job,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,not up to date on technical skills,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"business needs and user requirements, rather than gee-whiz technology",,Geography/History,Geography,,Resource/Regional Planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,"in grad school, had a presentation on it (1969)","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,44,29,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,,"parts have been harder than others.  But overall, not terribly difficult.",Yes,No,"next step for me is retirement, and that's a challenge in figuring out what's next.",,5,"otherwise people get burned out, or wind up with a lot of personal issues that affect their work",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,6,Yes,No,No,"There should be more such policies, but they should apply to men and women alike.",No,Yes,Yes,Yes,"when my business partner and I started the company we agreed that family was first--we both had kids at home then, and elderly parents.  Now the kids are grown, and most of the parents have passed on, but it's still the rule for us and for our employees.",,White,,,,,,,66,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"San Francisco, CA, Atlanta, GA",Maryland,"URISA workshops, webinars",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),67,3,5,0.375,0.625,,8,8,8,TRUE,6,2,2,1,3
70,2014-07-02 00:11:38,2014-07-02 00:36:48,Complete,,,English,http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=fAQFC,http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=fAQFCnOELAQFC-qQq_rzNr3SmVpGT_fSiG0goRg6VltMFuA&enc=AZNkQ68zqbGNxyXKEY-duuwKDc7G7hI34haECofSf1csDIjlff9fNdvi1nqjzBsjVliqDQygtgVakKOVnM4mM-dOlX1Qy-gY1xnRYSTG1LjQ7VA0DS8WRECsy8n0vcrc4Yo&s=1,1404274298_53b3867aa479c9.61218537,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,11,22,no,No,No,No,I have a baby ya hone with special needs.,"Socialization, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,University,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,other,,Public health,,,,analysis,,,other,other,,Instructor,Mentoring,,2,2,1,1,0,1,1,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,It's more about people than any particular gender.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Fine,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,There aren't many individuals in GIS were I work.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,0,5,4,4,5,5,3,,Translating technical issues into simple language for students,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,Hard to stay current with constant GIS updates,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"It's a tool.  If you're in public health or science, never say id like to do a GIS project.  You need to first focus on the system, especially the spatial demons ions of it.",,Anthropology,Anthropology,,Community health epidemiology,Public Health/Public Administration,,Veterinary pathobiology (spatial epidemiology focus),Veterinary pathobiology (spatial epidemiology focus),,,,,,Took a class my advisor suggested,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Balancing home and work,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,Yes,Yes,No,"Sometimes it's the men, too",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Because I don't want tenure track.  If I was, then no way.",,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Champaign, il","Atlanta, ga",,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),70,11,22,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,0,1,1
74,2014-07-02 06:40:43,2014-07-02 06:50:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404297643_53b3e1ab5c6846.21639662,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,no,yes,yes,both,,"collegial atmosphere, seeing colleagues from other workplaces at events",,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,program management,,,5,5,5,,3,,3,2,4,"in my current position we are very balanced gender wise in GIS. In past jobs, it's been more male dominated",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,5,4,5,5,4,3,training/outreach,"finding creative solutions to problems, the resources to tackle them and making connections",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,organization and planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, learning how enterprise systems are structured and financed",,,Unknown,,"MA, Geography",Geography,,,,,,,,,in school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,I was a graduate fellow in a cartography lab - more like a job than an internship,14,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,Yes,,No,No,,"would like to clarify the underrepresentation of women in GIS. I haven't seen this in my workplaces, but I do see it in the developer community.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Eugene, OR","Washington, DC","many Esri classes, graduate school classes, Esri UC and Fed UC, Open Street Map conference, URISA training, NACIS.",,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,74,50,50,0.5,0.5,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,3,,3
76,2014-07-02 10:51:19,2014-07-02 11:11:25,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&u,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gislounge+%28GIS+Lounge%29,1404312679_53b41c67e51e20.91351508,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,1,not applicable,No,No,No,work/life balance,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Other work-life balance,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,municipal govt,,,,,cartography,,other,,,maintenance,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,"Sure, why not",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,3,5,5,5,5,5,2,,"Cartography, customer service",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"app development, programming",,B. Sc. Natural Resource Managment,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,GIS - Cartographic Specialist,GIS,,,,During a summer job in high school with Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (1992),,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,14,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"I wouldn't say it was very easy or very difficult. As with any career, there were some challenges, but not overly difficult to get through.",No,No,,n/a,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"""policies...geared specifically towards women..."" doesn't sit well with me. I see the women and men in my office as equally benefiting from better work-family balance.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Everyone in our department is encouraged to use the flexible work arrangements.,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lindsay, Ontario","Newmarket, Ontario","ESRI courses, URISA-OC, ESRI user conferences",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),76,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
79,2014-07-02 11:07:56,2014-07-02 11:46:27,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404313676_53b4204c42c745.13851342,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,There is a need but not much support for classes outside of conferences and free webinars.,,,,,,,,Relying on web-based learning opportunities,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,4,no,No,Yes,User groups,"Networking, lets me coordinate activities (part of my job), education","Networking, lets me coordinate activities (part of my job), education",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,regional quasi-public,OTHER,otherOTHER,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,coordinator,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,4,4,We are a very small group of GIS people so 1 or 2 people counts.  I am the highest ranking GIS staff and the only one at my level.,,,,,,,,,,,,Small department,,I don't have a preference.,"I have had great help from both men and women in my field.  However, I should note that both times I was unexpectedly selected for new opportunities in my field, it was by women.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"More reasons for people to network are always good, and it created a forum for women to discuss gender issues when they arise.",,,Interested in networking,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Fine.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,3,2,5,4,4,,"ArcMap, technical problem solving, administrative planning, writing",,,Organizing/Planning,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,"programming (scripting), politicking",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"ESRI GIS, programming, web development, developing an industry area of expertise (environment, transportation, etc.)",,,Unknown,,Geography,Geography,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"At a Bar Mitzvah several years before I decided to go to grad school in order to enter the field.  From a friend of a cousin who was studying it in college.  Really, I am not making this up.",,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I was in grad school so that was the closest thing to real world job experience I was going to get.,16,9,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,"I faced some challenges getting to my current career, like anyone else, but none of them specific to my gender.  My experiences in IT before I went into GIS were much more challenging.  I faced direct and obvious gender discrimination as well as challenges related to the economy.  I do not know if the improved situation is because of IT vs. GIS, or because I moved to the non-profit sector which has more women, or because I am in a more senior position.",No,No,,,4,I am very career-focused but I want a life outside of work too.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,Yes,We have flex time but I prefer a standard 8/40 work week.  Lots of people in my office use it with no problem.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Storrs, Connecticut","Baltimore, Maryland","local GIS conference, ESRi regional GIS conference, local user groups, free webinars",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,2,"I don't think the two identities are mutually exclusive.  I consider myself a GIS professional first and foremost, however I feel like there is room for gender-based networking and associations.  I don't think being a ""woman in GIS"" undermines my status as a professional.  Gender divisions exist, and I don't think how we word them has a strong influence on people's perceptions.",,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,“Women in GIS” does NOT alienate or hinder,,,,GIS professional (no gender),79,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
80,2014-07-02 11:09:00,2014-07-02 11:43:55,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404313740_53b4208c69c0a6.78248848,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,I am also one of those people that believe you can always learn something. So I take all the training opportunities I can get.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,I am a 1 person department,yes,Yes.  GIS Users Group,To here what other people are doing and learn about potential changes.,See above question,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Other - only GIS person in dept.,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,county,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,I am the only 1 at the county so whatever needs done I do my best to do it.,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,None that are available in the area that I am aware of.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,I think at least in our state at the county level there is a shortage of women in GIS.,,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,Doesn't bother me.,Used to it,,,,,,,,3,Almost all of my jobs have been through personal connections.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,Trying to find time.  Our counties have started a type of mentoring but for some of us it's very hard to find the time to meet with a mentor or be mentored.,,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,2,1,0,4,,2,4,3,3,,"Pretty good with legal descriptions, research and learning on my own.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Not having my degree in GIS or the time to use ArcGIS Server.,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,"I think that is a great question.  I think it kind of depends on what area of GIS they are planning to go into.  Map Design, Database Management, etc would apply to all different areas and give you the basic skills to develop further depending on which area you decide to go into.",,Business Management,Business Related,,,,,,,,,,,,"I was a secretary in an ag dealership when people started to use GPS for yield monitors and variable rate fertilizer spreading.  When I then began working at the county, I was our County's initial GIS Committee to develop the GIS position and department for our county.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,I think it would help give you an idea of whether or not that is an area of GIS you would like to do on a daily basis.,15,4,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"I knew about GIS but didn't have a lot of training at it.  Fortunately, the county took the chance on me, after our intial person left, to learn it and for that I am thankful.",Yes,No,"Even though I am a 1 person office and basically my own boss, our County Board of Supervisors are ultimately my boss.  This Board consists of 5 men whom easily give out raises to men but rarely give raises to the women.",More hours in the day.  I am only suppose to work 40 hours a week but I can't keep up and there is very little chance at a raise.,5,I think it should be for male and females.  Parents in general do not seem to spend a lot of time with their families and I think that needs to change.,,,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,I think that they really need to be equal.  Women always push for equal rights but then at the same time ask for my time off for reasons listed above.  Right or wrong if we want to be equal I think everything should be equal.,Yes,Yes,No,No,We do have some flexibility but the minute you are not at work some snoopy (usually  women) are checking up on you to make sure you aren't getting something they aren't.,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Anamosa, IA","Anamosa, IA","ICIT Conference, MAGIC Conference, one on one training with the Sidwell Company, adjoining county GIS employees, IGIC Conference, and too many to list ESRI Classes",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),80,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
81,2014-07-02 11:09:00,2014-07-02 11:43:57,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404313740_53b4208c8a97b9.27162955,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"Like any industry, if you do not stay up to date with the latest technologies you would quickly be left behind!",,,,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,4,no,"yes, usually dinner with wine etc.",no,mostly,it can be a relaxed environment to discuss current research,"same as above. Plus, if anyone, male or female were not to attend social events on a regular basis they would miss out - it's important to get to know your colleagues socially as it can help grow working relationships.  Plus, for me personally it is pleasurable to attend such events as I have recently move to a new job in a different country where I know few people.",,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,other,academic,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,other,other,research,geography and history,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,spatial analysis,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,If I could chose my own mentor I'd be keen to pick someone with the skills I am interested in learning.  The gender of the mentor does not apply.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,I'm unsure exactly what this question refers to.  At this time I don't feel I would benefit from being a part of an all-female professional group.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Yes, but again I don't feel gender applies for me.  I am always keen to network whether it be with men or women.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Frequently.  This is not a concern for me in academic circles.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,3,5,4,4,4,5,3,,"I believe I have a strong ability to find, assess and interpret patterns in spatial data.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,I generally prefer to work on my own on projects.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"nowadays I would say programming, but as a newcomer to GIS it would be most important to get a grounding in the most popular forms of spatial analysis",,Geography,Geography,,GIS,GIS,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,It was a module on my undergraduate geography degree and from there I moved directly into a Postgraduate Diploma in GIS.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,An unpaid internship would have been useful whilst completing my postgraduate diploma in GIS.  You can learn the key concepts of GIS through a course and course related materials but it is difficult to understand and visualise how this may apply in the real world without real world experience.,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,,"If someone is keen to do well in their chosen career there are always going to be challenges, but then this is for me what makes a career in GIS exciting and there are so many different industries to choose from.  I worked in civil service and private companies before returning to academia.  I feel this road has meant I have developed a unique set of skills that have given me choice in my career steps.",Yes,Yes,"As a junior academic I feel the next stage of my career (as I wish to stay within academia) will be challenging.  This is due to job availability, funding and gender.","I can't think of any resources.  One thing I do is read CVs of other, more experienced GIS professional and academics and see what skills they have chosen to develop and as such, which of these have led to permanent and rewarding employment.",4,"Yes, it is important to take time to relax.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Yes, I feel this would be beneficial but sadly I don't see how they would ever be implemented successfully.",Yes,,,,I am not yet aware of their policies.,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,United Kingdom/Ireland,UK,I tend to take advantage of any career development opportunities that arise.  As an academic I attend conferences and seminars as part of my job and so there are too many to list.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,"I don't feel this term is applicable.  It provides to me a sense of being different, divided from the greater GIS community.  I don't know why anyone would want this.  Perhaps if I still worked for a private firm I would feel differently.  I tend to apply for jobs in which I am the only GIS employee or part of a small team of GIS people and so if I worked in a large GIS firm I may feel differently about this.",,,,,,“Women in GIS” DOES alienate and hinder or does a disservice to women,,,GIS professional (no gender),81,1,4,0.2,0.8,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
85,2014-07-02 11:38:23,2014-07-02 13:45:39,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404315503_53b4276f75cf67.36045133,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,Yes,Yes,Yes,networking,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private business,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Surveying,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,10,10,10,0,3,0,3,2,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Whether male or female it is a very open door program.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It's always good to network and meet women in a male dominated field.,,,Interested in networking,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,"It was fine, men and women are equal here.",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,I received 2 of my internships by request from previous colleagues to join them in their new endeavors.,,,Through a colleague,,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,1,4,5,5,2,5,3,,Spatial Analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programmeing,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,GIS,GIS,,in progress,,,,,,,,,,Through a visiting professor.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,"Finding a job right out of college is a challenge in itself, whether you are male or female.",There are plenty of resources at my current internship that I can reach out to.,5,I want to be able to have a life outside of work and not have my whole life being my work.,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,,7,No,Yes,No,I think men and women should have equal access to having a better work-family balance.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,The company is very flexible in letting us create out own schedules as long as we make meetings and get our work done.,,White,,,,,,,23,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Corpus Christi, TX","Austin, TX",ESRI Courses,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),85,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,0,3,0,3
87,2014-07-02 11:39:39,2014-07-02 12:00:29,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404315579_53b427bb17e2a0.25350723,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,Learning new programming languages depending on the task at hand,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Programming,,,,,,,,,,,yes,70,10,not applicable,Yes,No,Socializing after work,I like my co-workers,Friendly work environment,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,data processing and mining,,,4,4,4,0,3,0,3,3,5,"We're a small department, don't really need more people in general",,,,,,,,,,,,Small department,,I don't have a preference.,"Knowledge is more important to me than gender, and I have been lucky to not feel gender discrimination",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I meet many women naturally through my work,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,3,"Through my professors at university I was connected to my three past bosses, at times for jobs that were not advertised",,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,4,4,5,5,1,,GIS and programming,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Building models and hardware related tasks,,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, very little work is now done within a GIS platform besides design",,"one degree in Human Geography, GIS and History",Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Through my human geography major professors,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,I learned a ton and then the internship turned into a job which was great,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,"I was lucky, I had a lot of connections and tons of people happened to be hiring, so I feel like I got my education and a job right away",Yes,No,"I find many GIS jobs are word of mouth, so networking is the most important thing",Your networks of people are the biggest sources of help,5,You have to have both in order to do both well,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,5,No,Yes,Yes,More help with childcare,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,There are tons of women in my workplace so this is not an issue,,White,,,,,,,23,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toronto, Ontario","Toronto, Ontario",-Stanford Online classes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,5,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),87,70,10,0.875,0.125,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,3,0,3
88,2014-07-02 11:40:22,2014-07-02 11:53:38,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404315622_53b427e6aad180.12637492,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,5,no,yes,yes,yes,,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,other,,,,,,,cartography,,other,,,editing,,,10,10,10,,5,,5,3,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,the work is the same whether male or female. (gender neutral work),Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Indifferent. I get along well with male counter parts.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,5,4,5,1,,"working with others, Geospatial analysis",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Learn Programming (Python). Learn to communicate ideas and issues as openly as possible. GIS is a team job.,,Geomatics,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,through college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,,1,0.5,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Florida,Texas,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,5,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),88,4,5,0.444444444,0.555555556,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,,5,,5
92,2014-07-02 12:17:23,2014-07-02 12:31:59,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404317843_53b430933c97a2.46546872,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,no,sometimes,"sometimes, Esri Fed UC",too much work,networking,,,,,,,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,Geospatial coordination,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,6,6,6,,3,,3,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Learn what others are doing,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Intimidated,,Makes me uncomfortable,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,My agencies is losing experienced folks and are not rehiring or filling vacancies,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,1,4,5,4,5,4,4,,coordination,,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,technical skills,,Geography,Geography,,Remote Sensing,GIS - Remote Sensing,,,,,,,,,in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,26,26,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Fed gov't career development is stagnant.,,5,School-age children and work don't always work well,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,5,6,No,No,No,both men and women should have the same.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Columbia, SC","Reston,VA",on-line free training,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),92,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,3,,3
93,2014-07-02 12:19:44,2014-07-02 12:43:35,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404317984_53b43120420656.28514118,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,7,25,no,some,yes,Just ones we host,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,database admin,,,5,5,5,0,2,0,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Their skills and knowledge are more important than their gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Special!,,,I feel empowered,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,4,2,3,3,3,3,1,,cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and scripting,,Applied Ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,Class offered through adult school at local college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,Allowed me to learn software and basic GIS in a work environment.,21,9,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,Every situation is unique and most often it is personal choices that affect work-family balance more than job restrictions. Policies probably won't affect this must.,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Haven't had the need but I would be okay with doing so,,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Huntington Beach, CA","Huntington Beach, Ca",programming classes Esri hosted conferences online GIS classes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,I don't see why it's necessary,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),93,7,25,0.21875,0.78125,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,2,0,2
95,2014-07-02 12:23:42,2014-07-02 12:52:10,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&u,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gislounge+%28GIS+Lounge%29,1404318222_53b4320e2461b5.69249924,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,yes,yes,After work socializing and GIS related meetups.,I enjoy interacting with my coworkers and other GIS professionals,Closer relationships with my coworkers and making contacts among the wider GIS community.,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,University,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,,other,,soft money organization and state GIS clearinghouse,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,2,,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I have been fortunate to have mentors of both sexes who freely and generously gave of their time and knowledge.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,I got my current full-time job after being a student employee at my organization.,,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,My organization has a culture of mentoring new employees both permanent and student employees.,,,,,,,,,,,Org has a culture of mentoring,5,4,3,4,4,,4,5,3,,"Good communication skills, problem solving, technical GIS skills, ability to teach other GIS at a variety of knowledge levels.",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,Programming.,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Having solid GIS technical skills, good communication skills both written and verbal, but also presentation skills, ability to acquire new skills and knowledge.",,,Unknown,,,,,Anthropology,Anthropology,Certified Floodplain Manager,Certified Floodplain Manager,,,,graduate school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,I feel that I have worked hard to get where I am but wouldn't characterize it as easy or difficult. I worked hard and acquired new skills and knowledge as necessary.,Yes,No,The next step in my career would be a management position and as such I would need to further my skills in that area.,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,I think policies should address work-family balance equally for both sexes. I don't think that this is a policy issue but rather a cultural issue. Men should be encouraged to have better work-family balance and women shouldn't be punished for taking care of their families.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,My supervisor encourages healthy living and is happy to allow me to leave early to get to my yoga class. She realizes that flexibility encourages better conduct in the workplace.,,White,,,,,,,48,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albuquerque, NM","Albuquerque, NM","ESRI conferences, local GIS conferences, ESRI classes, subject matter conferences (Floodplain Management), subject matter classes (Floodplain Management), Presentation skills class, project management class",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I haven't considered this question and don't have feelings either way except that a man wouldn't say ""Men in GIS"" and therefore it may suggest that this is not a good term to use.","“Men in GIS” would not be good term, therefore “Women in GIS” is not good",,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),95,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,2,,2
96,2014-07-02 12:29:34,2014-07-02 12:48:04,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404318574_53b4336e57e546.73823295,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,20,30,yes,Not much,yes,"yes, any that apply",networking,"networking, job skills",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Public Works,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,asset management,,,2,2,2,0,2,0,2,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Gender differences have not played a huge role, for better or worse, in my professional career thus far.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,I think having gender-specific professional groups aids in further segregating men and women in the professional realm.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Honestly, it usually works out in my favor.",,,I feel empowered,,,,,,2,"I live in Oregon and it is particularly true here that it's all about ""who you know"" when looking for work.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,1,5,5,4,5,4,3,,Working with a diverse group of people (highly skilled in GIS to little to no GIS skills),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,Networking/politics,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,Geology,Geology,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,yes,"Interships got me the necessary skills I needed and resume boost to get into a full-time position in GIS.  My GIS internship lead to an offer to work as full-time geologist, which was declined.",8,3,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"It was not easy to get to where I am in my career, but I attribute that to the economy predominately, and not my gender.",Yes,No,The challenges I face tend to be steep competition in a competitive job market.,Continued education (staying current in my field) and networking are the two biggest sources of help.,5,"I work to live, not live to work.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,7,No,No,No,"I don't think an employer should implement gender-specific policies, period.  In my experience, most employers are flexible when it comes to work-family balance regardless of gender.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I feel comfortable doing so because it's available to everyone regardless of gender.,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Denver, CO","Hillsboro, OR","ESRI UC, GIS in Action Conference, multiple ESRI conferences, vendor conferences, etc.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,1,5,"I never hear the phrase ""Men in GIS"", so why ""Women in GIS""?","“Men in GIS” would not be good term, therefore “Women in GIS” is not good",,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),96,20,30,0.4,0.6,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,2,0,2
97,2014-07-02 12:40:14,2014-07-02 12:59:00,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?PageSpeed=noscript,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?PageSpeed=noscript,1404319214_53b435ee515ea8.07915905,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"The field of GIS is rapidly growing in terms of the technology platforms to develop on - web/mobile gis as well as spatial analysis methods, etc. It vital to stay up-to-date!",,,Inherent aspect of GIS,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Web/mobile GIS,Specific mention: Analysis,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,Yes,Yes,"Yes, GIS Meetups",Network and get to know colleagues,Build relationships among colleagues,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,County Government,Regional government,otherRegional government,,,,other,,Public Works,,,programming,,,,other,,,Analyst,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It good to meet people likewise in your field that have the same interests and motivations. Diversity is good as well.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,Interested in making field more diverse,,Yes,I am comfortable being the only woman in this setting as Engineering / Public Works / IT is male dominated.,,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,1,College networking helped with landing my most current job.,,,,Through a professor,Through fellow student,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Communication between GIS Application Developers and non-GIS users, Knowlege of wide-range of GIS uses from data management, application development, spatial analysis, cartography",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,Our GIS environement is somewhat propreitary so I would like to expand my knowlege in the open source technologies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Open source GIS,,,,,"Building a network in the GIS community, awareness of open source technologies",,Civil Engineering,Engineering,,Geoinformatics,GIS - Geoinformatics,,,,GISP Certification,GISP,,,,I took an undergraduate course in GIS which was my first introduction.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,I believe that my GIS and technical skills were always utilized in positions that weren't GIS specific but were always a bonus. It's beneficial to study a field (Engineering or Computer Science) and add GIS to it. Specialization can make an individual stand out in today's competitive workplace.,No,No,,"In my opinion, it's good to obtain a mentor and continually learn and network within the industry.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Terre Haute, Indiana & Stockholm, Sweden","Los Angeles, California",ESRI International User Conference Geospatial Training Online Courses URISA  Geospatial LA,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,I think this depends on how and where you use 'Women in GIS',,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),97,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
99,2014-07-02 12:47:18,2014-07-02 17:22:41,Complete,,,English,,,1404319638_53b437963564b8.59616862,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,"I do it, by my own. But my work is very systematic.",,,,,,Self provided/motivated,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,no,Sometimes,NO,When it's of the deparment/company activity,"We just go home, theres not after office",Recreation,,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,3,"With other woman, the parts will we equal",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Becouse I only have had male mentors, and all of them has been really good.",,,Benefit to male mentor,,,,,,,Never had chance for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,There is not a woman in my sector or in my field of work.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Special. Because I have the capatabilities.,,,I feel empowered,,,,,,1,My courent first work. I obtain it becouse a frind told me.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,My mentor is my boss.,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"ArcGis, is what I use actually, but I would like to learn more of open source software",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the programation area,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the programation area,,Ingeniera Agrónoma,Engineering,,,,,,,,,,,,This was a course in my study pensum,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,2.5,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,The development of the GIS in my country  havent the importance enought,Yes,No,,,5,"The way of planiffication of a woman is very important, more than the male.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Guatemala, Guatemala","Guatemala, Guatemala",Actualization QGIS 2.2 Analysis with ArcGis 9.3,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),99,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
101,2014-07-02 13:12:01,2014-07-02 13:22:10,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404321121_53b43d615e3c77.08253685,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,13,yes,no,no,no,no time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,14,14,10,4,1,,1,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,5,5,4,4,4,3,,creative spatial thinking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Unknown,,Geography & urban planning,Geography,,,,,,,,,Undergrad courses in geography,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,11,8,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,should be for everyone,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Amherst, MA","Baltimore, MD",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),101,1,13,0.071428571,0.928571429,,14,14,14,TRUE,10,4,1,,1
103,2014-07-02 14:01:24,2014-07-02 14:20:04,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gislounge+GIS+Lounge,1404324084_53b448f483a1c1.37363579,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,10,no,Yes,NO,No,Work from home,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,database,,,,analysis,,administrator,other,,,solutions engineer,,,150,150,150,,40,,40,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Sometimes I was surprised.  I'm not intimated by it.,,,,,,,,,2,I was taking a GPS class and found out someone was leaving his job.  I gave him my resume and asked if he would recommend me.,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,At most of my jobs I have not had a problem finding a mentor.  It did take awhile for me to get one at a job I had.  And I had to ask for one.,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,1,2,2,3,2,4,,,"Database, QC",DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,QC/QA,,,,,,,"Making maps, developer",,,,,Software application development,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,developer,,Computer Science,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,,"My husband was doing some electrical work at SAIC, and he found out they had a job opening.  I applied and got the job, without knowing GIS.",,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,30,16,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"You have to keep on learning new things, the market has changed since I started working in the GIS field.",No,No,I need to get the proper training and mentor.,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,No,"Women need to find a partner that is equal and is willing to help out with the kids, home , etc...",No,Yes,,Yes,,,,,American Indian or Alaska Native,,,,,49,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Melbourne, Florida","Indialantic, Florida","ESRI UC, SERUG, ESRI GIS classes, SQL Server.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,1,,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),103,2,10,0.166666667,0.833333333,,150,150,150,TRUE,150,,40,,40
104,2014-07-02 14:12:33,2014-07-02 15:00:00,Complete,,,English,,,1404324753_53b44b9169f1f1.89881418,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"There's always workshops for us to attend that my boss forwards to us. However, I have found that Python is becoming more and more valuable in the workplace, but we don't have any work sponsored workshops for that and instead, we learn it on our own time via Coursea and Codecademy.",,,,,,Self provided/motivated,,Relying on web-based learning opportunities,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Python,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,"Yes, we are very close with each other.",Yes but I haven't yet (just graduated from grad school and I didn't have the time to attend any meetups after work),Not yet but I imagine I will,"As I stated before, it was a time issue because of my grad school courseload",N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,transportation,,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,1,0,1,0,1,"I don't think it's a result of our department not being friendly to women- on my first day as an intern, I was welcomed with open arms and was promoted to full time. I think it's a problem with women not applying to GIS positions- we recently had interviews for a position within our department and there weren't any women applicants. I would absolutely love to see more women in my department and in transportation in general.",,,,,Because not enough female applicants,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Ultimately, I want to learn from the best of the best, regardless of their gender.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I think it is important for women to have professional groups, especially in fields like transportation, which can feel like an old boys' club.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Absolutely. I would welcome the chance because I think we should help each other out to make our field more diverse.,,,,,,,,,Interested in making field more diverse,,Yes,"I am always the only woman in the room. It does make me feel like I stand out, especially since I am an entry level analyst and I don't know as much as my seniors, so my mouth is shut most of the time because there's not much for me to contribute because I don't manage any projects. It does make me feel inferior to my male colleagues. It didn't used to be like that when I was a political campaign organizer- I managed so many projects and was the face of them.",,Makes me uncomfortable,,,,,,,5,"When I worked in politics, it was a lot of who you know, and I entered the world of campaigns through volunteering and eventually making a name for myself that got me to full time. For my current position, I found out about my internship at NJ Transit through an OKCupid date haha. I put that I was interested in GIS in my profile and my friend previously worked at NJT's GIS Department. We didn't make it past dating but he was confident enough in my skills that he passed my resume to his former colleagues and a year later, here I am at full time. It was an innocent dating relationship and no favors were exchanged. I got this job through an interview with my present colleagues who evaluated me against other candidates and had no idea that Steve and I were a thing until I revealed it to them a year later.",,Through a friend,,,,Through internship,Through volunteering,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"Communication, analysis, cartography",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Right now it's project management. It's not because I'm not skilled at it, but I haven't managed projects in which I supervised others.",,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Networking- it doesn't matter how you do it, just make sure to put yourself out there. Also, get more versed in coding if you haven't already. So many of my colleagues are attending either community college classes or are paying for online classes to learn how to code.",,B.A. Political Science; B.S. Philosophy,Political Science,Other,M.A. in Public Administration,Public Health/Public Administration,,,,,,,,,"Through my Technology and Public Administration course that I took in my Master's Program. My professor is really good friends with a Government Relations Specialist at ESRI and he presented to our class about GIS. After class, I went up to him and asked if there were any classes I could take to learn more about GIS and he offered to give me ESRI Student Software and Tutorial books free of charge. I took it upon myself to learn it and then the rest is history.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,I have been at NJ Transit for over a year now. I started out as an intern and became full time. My internship allowed me to demonstrate my skills as an analyst and also gave me an opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues. They liked me so much that they kept extending my internship until a position was created for me.,5,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,"To address the question ""Do women face bias as GIS professionals,"" I would say in my department, absolutely not. If there was a qualified woman, we'd bring her on but there aren't any applicants. As for where I got in my career, it was difficult because without meeting Steve, I don't know if my resume would have reached my colleagues. It had a lot to do with networking and meeting the right person and it wasn't as simple as applying to the internship position.",Yes,Yes,"I feel that transportation is an old boys' club. I can't even count how many times I have been harassed (not by my direct colleagues but by others in the industry) because I have refused to date others within my organization and through other agencies. From my understanding, it seems like the guys don't have experience around women, so as soon as one is nice to them or they find out that they're interested in the same stuff as them, they latch on. I had a scary situation happen to me in which one of the last words that were said to me by another professional in another transportation agency was ""I'd be crazy not to be interested in you,"" when I refused his multiple advances for a date. I fear sometimes that we're not looked as professionals first, and instead as pieces of meat.",I think women in transportation need to be more open about harassment and that there needs to be more sensitivity training so that we can avoid situations like I described above.,5,A work-life balance enables you to pursue other interests that you can talk about when you are networking or looking to make friends.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,We don't have flexible working arrangements.,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Newark, NJ","Newark, NJ",Coursera Intro to Python Codecademy Python Classes Intro to Geomedia 2014 Intro to Microsoft Access,,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,Yes,5,1,"I think we should say that there is a distinction- we are so underrepresented, not only in GIS but in Transportation as a whole.",,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,104,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,1,0,1
105,2014-07-02 14:27:57,2014-07-02 14:51:19,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404325677_53b44f2d6e1965.69404822,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,it's hard to keep up,,,,,,,,,,,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,no,occasionally,ocasionally,some,family precluded after work socializing or meetings,facetime,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,other,research,earth science,,,,,,other,other,other,project manager,program educator,,25,25,25,,7,,7,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,I'm probably more comfortable talking about very important stuff to another woman,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,"these are important, both personally and professionally",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,always like to do this,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,depends on whether I am a master of my subject or simply there to listen and learn,,,,,,,,,3,"it has always worked that way over the course of my career, who I meet, timing on job availability, and skill fit.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,"I have always had very special supervisors and mentors, very lucky in this regard.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,1,4,5,5,5,5,5,"conflict resolution, influencing program, influencing funding decisions, influencing external entities, strategic planning","communications about program, strategic thinking",,,,Strategic thinking,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,technical competency,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,"scienctific applications, assertiveness in program development, technical competency",,,Unknown,,geology,Geology,,,,,,,,,developed the interest in its application to geologic mapping and scientific research,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,no,,,34,14,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,"At times it has felt difficult, but my agency invests so heavily in skill development and changing interests and potential, so in that regard it has been an easy flow",Yes,No,"the next step would be into upper management, and really having a stronger role and hopefully more influence in program direction.","roadblocks are relocation, fear of taking on more that I can handle or influence. ideas that can help--just jump off the bridge and into the unknown.",5,well if momma is not happy then no one is happy. haivng a flexible job environment is critical to the smooth flow of the family and myriad other responsibilities,,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,,7,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"Again, I have a totally supportive agency, and have many resources available to make sure my life works on all fronts. Child care, bike subsidy, leave, etc.",,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,sacramento ca,sacramento ca,"boy this list would be too long to spell out. I go to 3-4 conferences a year, have external and internal training, take college courses, dozens of web-based seminars, instructional meetings and workshops. I spend a good portion of my work time educating myself (and others)",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),105,1,3,0.25,0.75,,25,25,25,TRUE,25,,7,,7
108,2014-07-02 14:48:17,2014-07-02 15:15:38,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&u,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gislounge+%28GIS+Lounge%29,1404326897_53b453f15b12c3.25378890,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"A self-inflicted need - it is not required, but I can see that it makes my job easier.",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,30,70,no,Yes,No,Yes - all,Like the network,"Network, jobs, CPD",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,Research + policy,,,10,10,10,,2,,2,0,3,"Not a good question for my situation. I have previously been a GIS professional, and now link my skills to others, using GIS for analysis for policy. Of my peers, the majority of GIS professionals I know are female. In my department, the ratio is closer to 30:70 (f:m) BUT many are not GIS professionals but biologists/ecologists who can use the tech",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"At this stage of my career I have had many male mentors (both GIS and non-GIS professionals) but I now need mentorship more about how to juggle staying true to myself, having a family, philanthropy, volunteering, policy alongside job.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,"Good IF in conjunction with mixed professional groups and IF encourage men to join and be aware of gender dimensions. It should be a group FOR females, but a group that addresses the challenges to women in the profession.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,Only because I generally am interested in meeting more people in GIS - not that they need to be female.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"More aware of a need to be visible and speak up. Youth is as significant a challenge as gender in truly having a voice, not just a seat, at the table.",,,,,,,,,3,"The majority of my jobs have occurred through personal connections, made by joining professional associations.",,,Through a colleague,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"Yes and no - it is not difficult to find a mentor, but difficult to find a good mentor. There are far more avenues to find a mentor than there are support mechanisms that guide how to be a good mentor.",,,,,,,,,Trick is to find a good mentor,,,3,4,1,5,5,5,5,5,3,,project management and leadership,,Project Management,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,project management and programming,,B Engineering (Surveying and spatial information systems),Engineering,,,,,Commenced: Faculty of Law,Commenced: Faculty of Law,,,,,,Through degree in Surveying.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"Internship was not specifically in GIS, it was in remote sensing unit of an oil and gas company, but it involved extensive use of GIS.",8,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Easy, in fact, because i am a young female. I think there is definitely a bias against older females, and young women must be even more proactive than young men to ensure promotion and adequate respect in the profession (goes for engineering, IT more broadly)",Yes,Yes,"Challenges due to gendered perceptions and styles of management. As per comment above, young women need to work much harder than young men to receive the same recognition - and this is above and beyond normal work but across the profession (eg. extra-curricular).","Yes, become more involved in professional bodies. Also many blogs which spell out the gendered dimensions of work environments to make it easier to address/cope.",5,"I do a lot of volunteering, research and travelling. Also looking to start a family soon. The ""flexibility"" component of work-life balance is more important to me than the ""number of hours"" HOWEVER better methods of measuring productivity (Quality) vs. hours worked (quantity) are needed. Recognition that jobs are about work done, rather than a 40-hour week.",,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,5,6,No,No,No,"Unless the need for men to have quality family time and to share equal ""life"" responsibilities is recognised, employing a woman will also be seen as a 'problematic decision'. If women are to have maternity leave, paternity leave must be COMPULSORY so that there is no disadvantage.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Generally comfortable, BUT there are some bosses I have had or seen that will not behave in the same way towards part-time workers - Ie: it is particularly hard to progress career when working part time.",,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Australia,Kenya,Can't remember.,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,1,3,"I have a problem with labelling the profession ""GIS"" (GIS is the tool, like microsoft word, it is not a profession). Regarding Women in GIS .. I identify as a professional rather than as a woman. It is necessary - at this stage - to have ""women in GIS"" networks to explore the gendered challenges - but these are not FOR women, but ABOUT women, and should thus be open to all genders.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),108,30,70,0.3,0.7,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,,2,,2
110,2014-07-02 15:56:31,2014-07-02 16:07:08,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404330991_53b463ef8f0d13.04707182,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,3,no,no,no,no,colleagues have their own families,"there is benefit, but there are no activities",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,nuclear emergency preparedness,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,3,I am the only :),,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,for some seconds I put the question for myself - where are other women,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,5,1,4,4,5,5,2,2,,remote sensing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"choose thin topic, focus on small topic and work hard on it",,geoinformatics,GIS,,"geoinformatics, geography",Geography - GIS,,enrolled,Unknown,,,,,,university,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"it is my first job, quite easy to get, but hard working always",Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,No,No,,No,Yes,No,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ostrava, Czech Republic","Trnava, Slovakia","remote sensing- ENVI, 3de, lidar",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),110,3,3,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
111,2014-07-02 16:15:15,2014-07-02 16:53:03,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404332115_53b46853278ea4.77670383,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,7,no,No,Yes,Yes,To stay updated in the community as a whole.,I have peers from a variety of backgrounds and skillsets that I  can turn to if needed.,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private Business,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Provide services to a variety of clients.,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,A mixture of all these descriptions!,,,8,8,8,0,1,0,1,0,3,I prefer to think of people as people and not by their sex.,Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I am more interested in experiences as a whole. I have several female GIS friends, but we don't work together, and I am okay with that.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I would like to meet women AND men in the field. Building a strong network is an important part of being successful.,,Like to meet men and women,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,"Everyday! I focus on my skillsets, experience, work... and so do my co-workers.",Used to it,,,,,,,,3,"Every job that I have worked in my field has been because a friend has either told me about the job, referred me or introduced me to the opening.",,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,"I interacted with my college professors, internships, and pursued any and every opportunity to meet with people in GIS (and continue to do so)!",,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,4,4,3,4,3,4,3,,"I am most familiar with analysis, data editing, etc., However being willing to learn new skills is something I am always willing to do!",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Servers. I am currently learning to install and setup servers for clients.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Servers,,,,Learning to code will be incredibly helpful in finding a job!,,Geographic Techniques,GIS,,Master of Science in Professional Science - GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,College,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"Not only did I get hired after graduation, but my internship allowed me to meet with other GIS professionals in the area.",3,3,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"I think that I have been fortunate to work with great people (men and women)! I would consider myself a work in progress... It isn't easy to give it all ALL the time. However, if you do, you tend to build a reputation that opens doors. And if you are a slacker that cuts corners, you build that reputation as well.",Yes,Yes,"My role as a wife and mother hold me back more than work. It takes a lot of extra time to develop skills outside of the workday and as a mother, wife, sister, daughter, extra time isn't always available.",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,Work life balances should be adjusted for all workers.,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Murfreesboro, TN","Murfreesboro, TN",All ESRI courses are open to me by my employer. I am also able to attend local conferences.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,"I don't look at it as a bad thing, but I don't want to be separated based on my gender. I am a GIS Professional. And I happen to be a woman.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),111,1,7,0.125,0.875,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,0,1,0,1
112,2014-07-02 16:24:27,2014-07-02 16:29:50,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404332667_53b46a7b799f42.57450653,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,70,no,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,,OTHER,otherOTHER,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,Marketing,,,500,500,450,50,150,20,170,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,4,5,5,5,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Servers,,,,,,Business Administration,Business Related,,MBA,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,3,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),112,30,70,0.3,0.7,,500,500,500,TRUE,450,50,150,20,170
113,2014-07-02 16:29:16,2014-07-02 16:40:35,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404332956_53b46b9c289aa3.66435830,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,8,yes,Yes,Yes,"Yes, a few meetups",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,12,12,,12,,4,4,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Social Science,Other,,,,,,,ArcGIS 1 & 2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,19,18,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,on the job,"Boulder, Colorado",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),113,4,8,0.333333333,0.666666667,,12,12,12,TRUE,,12,,4,4
119,2014-07-02 17:57:21,2014-07-02 18:14:13,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404338241_53b4804154d0b7.49867342,,,,I agree,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,2,no,No,No,NA,NA,NA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,POLICY DEVELOPMENT,,,,analysis,,,other,other,,POLICY DEVELOPMENT,PROJECT MANAGEMENT,,4,4,4,,2,,2,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,For shared experienced and lessons learned on how navigate the industry and how to improve upon professional development,,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,No,"No, however, I believe more women could be represented.",Used to it,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Persons don't necessarily like to see themselves as mentors and also some are not confident in sharing their experiences and how they can help to develop some else's career.,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,3,5,5,5,5,5,3,project management,"map creation, blogging, graphic designing, spatial analysis",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,"spatial modelling, gis application development",,Modeling,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"gis programming and development, spatial analysis and modelling, research and development",,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,Through the undergrad programme,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"aid in gaining new knowledge and experience which are worthwhile for future gis careers, aid in creating a network with professionals and finding a niche for gis career development",2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,insufficent or non-existent of jobs as such entrepeneur is the other way out or migration.,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Black or African American,,,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Caribbean,Caribbean,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),119,5,2,0.714285714,0.285714286,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
121,2014-07-02 18:38:37,2014-07-02 18:46:57,Complete,,,English,,,1404340717_53b489eddfa956.53808656,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,5,yes,No,Yes,Some,schedule conflicts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,Doesn't impact me socially.,,,,,,,,,,,No,Tall -! They are all short.,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Small office/staff,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,2,0,3,3,3,4,3,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"getting it to work with CAD, Google Earth, databases.",,,Unknown,,MRP,Other,,,,,,,,,Undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"Not a lot of women in higher levels, mostly men. Easy to get entry level, harder to move up.",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,"It should be for everyone, this way it's more likely to be approved and kept.",Yes,Yes,No,No,We don't really have it.,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,College - Massachusetts.,"Honolulu, HI",,,Yes,Yes,No,No,No,No,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),121,4,5,0.444444444,0.555555556,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
122,2014-07-02 19:03:30,2014-07-02 19:31:31,Complete,,,English,,,1404342210_53b48fc260ac40.07508074,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,16,9,not applicable,No,No,No,None in my area,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,other,higher ed,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,,administrator,other,,,education,,,2,2,1,1,1,0,1,0,,There are only two GIS positions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Because it's about getting good GIS people,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,,Whether I join depends on the group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Because women do many interesting jobs in GIS that are generally not programming or engineering based,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,"This has been happening since I took advanced math and science classes in high school, it's generally no big deal",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,"I've worked for people who knew the people I was applying to, so their recommendations counted for more",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"I've worked in positions where I'm the only one doing my type of job or the first one hired into that position, so it's hard to find someone who can provide insight.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"project planning GIS especially, but not limited to GIS knowledge",,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and app development,Programming,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming will get you higher paying job, flexibility and adaptability will help to survive the constantly changing tech world",,Zoology,Science - Other,,Zoology,Science - Other,,,,,,,,,"Supervisor, who was a biologist, told me to learn about GIS and I would always have a job.",,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,30,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,,"I started in GIS at such an early phase, gender wasn't as important as finding anyone who could do GIS",Yes,,"There maybe challenges for my gender or my age, but at this point it would be moving into high level management.",I am at the highest position for GIS I can be at my organization.  At this point I would prefer to stay as I have a lot of liberty on what parts of GIS I want to focus on.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,,Yes,Yes,,"I think policies need to be gender neutral, because these issues effect everyone even if caring for family members falls more to women",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,57,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Amherst, MA","Canton, NY",ESRI Users Conference ESRI Virtual Campus Courses NY State GIS Conference Online Stats Courses Online Programming Courses,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),122,16,9,0.64,0.36,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,0,1
123,2014-07-02 19:14:12,2014-07-02 19:36:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404342852_53b49244a8b2c7.91336691,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,2,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,other,,civil engineering,,,,cartography,,,other,,,,,6,6,5,1,2,1,3,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,2,2,2,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,,,,Unknown,,MSCE,Science - Other,,,,,,,,,in grad school,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,,,,,,,,Other:,Indian,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Morgantown, WV","Honolulu, HI",,,,,,,,,4,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,123,3,2,0.6,0.4,,6,6,6,TRUE,5,1,2,1,3
125,2014-07-02 20:17:48,2014-07-02 20:58:51,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404346668_53b4a12cbf4992.19768555,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,5,,rarely,no,occasionally,"the size of our organization, and few number of GIS staff and location of offices limits the number of events that the number of GIS meetups I attend. I would attend more social events if they were closer to my home or my office.",I love hearing other people's ideas. It's truly the best time to brainstorm and come up with creative solution.,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,11,11,11,0,5,0,5,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Gender would not play a role in my needs as a mentee.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,I am in a Women in GIS LinkedIn group but nothing too official/active. I was interested in joining a female support group to learn Python/coding. I think I'd much rather learn coding from a female than a male because I find coding intimidating.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,"I like hearing other women's point of view. Sometimes, women have found different solutions to problems then men. But I think that GIS is unique in that it requires people to think creatively (more so than other professions).  Therefore I don't think that gender plays a role in the ""approach to work/problem solving"" as it might in other professions. I am only speaking as a GIS Analyst who works with other GIS Analysts. I'm not talking about the coding/programming/developing side of things.",,,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,"My co-workers are very welcoming and so I am ok with it. For my undergrad in geological sciences the ratio of women to men was 1 to 10. When I did my grad degree in GIS the ratio was 1 to 1. Therefore I'm pretty comfortable, in general with different ratios of genders.",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,I obtained an internship through recommendation from a faculty member. But that was while I was in school.,,,,Through a professor,,Through internship,,,,,,,Yes,"Undergrad was painfully difficult to find anyone to be interested in being my mentor or advisor. Grad was a different story, my GIS professors were very kind and supportive. I think the hard thing is that my work is not ""full of GIS professionals"". Therefore I am the go-to person for GIS questions, but i myself, have very few people to ""go-to"".  I think this might be different if I worked in academia, but in State gov't there are few.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,3,3,5,5,3,0,Communicating with non-technical staff,Finding multiple solutions or pathways to a solution,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,"coding/programming, and ascertaining what a non-technical project manager is truly asking for",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,coding,,Environmental Geoscience,Environmental Science/Studies,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,"I took a class about using computers in geosciences, and one day we had a GIS lesson, and it clicked with me that, this GIS tool might be an important one to learn.","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,2,1.5,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"The hardest thing was I got out of school when the economy was terrible. When I signed up for grad school the economy was still good, and everyone was promised internships etc., and then all the contracts with the internship place dried up and there was nothing. It was depressing, it took me a solid 2 years to find a job that was career-worthy.  I didn't want to get stuck in a crappy job. I wanted to use both my undergradute and graduate degrees. By the time I got a job, my GIS skills were rusty and I took a while for me to be confident.",Yes,No,I think the only way to move up from my position is to change positions/job classifications to someone with more IT responsibilities.,I really need to learn how to code. I am hoping my grad school offers continuing ed classes so I can keep up on the GIS skills that I dont use on a daily basis.,5,"Working with a computer all day can drive you nutty! Thankfully in State gov't we have set hours and my supervisor is flexible.  I don't think I could work for a consulting company, it might be too demanding for my liking.",Sitting in front of a computer all day bad,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,No,No,They should be geared toward both women and men. I think it's a societal thing. We ALL need to spend more time with our families.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,My co-workers are very understanding. We all take responsibility for our own work and manage our own schedule.,,White,,,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Winona, Minnesota","Rochester, Minnesota",Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Workshops,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,3,4,I'm not sure how being a woman makes also doing GIS special.  Unless it was something specifically related to a gender issue. I.e. a woman using GIS to support a woman's issue --- she might have a better understanding of the issue and that might make it special,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),125,5,5,0.5,0.5,,11,11,11,TRUE,11,0,5,0,5
126,2014-07-02 21:01:46,2014-07-02 21:18:39,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404349306_53b4ab7a350ed2.78971617,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,10,yes,yes,no,no,exclusion by boys club,"knowledge, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (woman specific),,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Food production,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,22,22,22,0,2,0,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,To exchange perceptions about technical skills needed and about the boys club culture,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,I found it hard to discuss certain directions of topics.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,Voiceless,,,1,A female friend once got me a casual job in a bank to cover for a period of unemployment. She worked in the same bank.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,Female connection,,Yes,Boys club members don't mentor females. They only mentor each other.,,,,Boys club,,,,,,,,1,2,3,3,5,5,5,4,3,,Creative thinking and communicating technical and non-tech information.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,"Management skills, networking",,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,Networking skills,,"Economics, Environmental Science",Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,Conservation and Land Management,Conservation and Land Management,,,,Through conservation and land management work.,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,25,2,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"Discrimination against women still exists, pay rates are lower, boys clubs favor their own.","Join/create networks with women, volunteer to network. Do more technical workshops.",4,"In the end, a job is only a job, and in particular being a woman in a boys club zone can make the job difficult. A good work life balance evens the negatives out.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,For a better work/life balance.,,,,,,,,,48,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Australia,"Australia, Sydney",ESRI online courses. Bachelor of Enviro Sc.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,"women need to promote themselves better generally. Having this term is a good thing, so we can identify ourselves more easily with GIS as an important part of science.",,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,,,,,“woman in GIS”,126,1,10,0.090909091,0.909090909,,22,22,22,TRUE,22,0,2,0,2
127,2014-07-02 22:14:13,2014-07-02 23:00:47,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404353653_53b4bc75356565.99889391,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,we no longer have a budget for classes so I do any/all free training online.,,,,,,Self provided/motivated,,Relying on web-based learning opportunities,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,17,26,no,yes,yes,yes both,i work with some awesome people who have cool ideas and going out to planning and/or gis functions after work makes for a great team. Also networking spreads joy and great ideas.,see above,,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,other,,,coordinator,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,4,1,many of the men are hired because they belong to rail fan groups.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,I am joining Women in Transportation Seminar. They are very organized and promote the field to younger women.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I love to talk GIS with anyone who is interested.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,I have no problem being the only woman in a meeting.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I am not sure if I am really looking for a mentor or if I want more peer to peer relationships in the GIS community.,,,More interested in peer to peer than mentoring,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,4,5,5,5,5,4,,explaining how GIS can help a group or department improve their workflow.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,I am having a hard time being heard by management and selling GIS as an enterprise system.,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,making sure their work is understood by their manager. Talk up their ideas in meetings or casually with peers and higher ups.,,Geography,Geography,,Urban Planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,I first took a GIS class as part of my undergrad Geography major.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"*****YES be sure to stress that having and internship is very important*** many times, if the intern is well liked, has some solid skills, and can bring some great ideas to the department she/he will be hired full time.",20,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,Getting to where I am seems like a natural progression. Trying to create a new position with higher salary with an IT bump is proving difficult.,Yes,No,,"Yes, I see roadblocks because GIS' capabilities are still not fully understood where I work and I am finding it challenging to push against managers who are set in their ways. I have used knowledge from ESRI UC presentations and probably I should read more literature  and adapt those ideas!!!!",5,in order for me to be a productive employee I need to have plenty of time off work.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"yeesh the US is horribly behind other countries for everything - vacation time, insurance coverage, longer paid maternity leave and paternity leave. I would like to see policies geared for all employees that will produce better work-family balance ( whether that family is mom/dad/kids or single person)",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"this is a little complicated. we are not allowed to work from home and each department has their own culture of work rules (written or unwritten). In my dept. we make liberal use of comp time (unofficial overtime to be used at a later date to leave early or arrive later in the day). I do think that employees who want  to move up are penalized if they take advantage of flexible work arrangements. Much of the casual banter between managers and other take place at the end of the work day and if you are not around to benefit from these interactions you lose out. Plus, when you leave work 'early' (even after putting in your full day) some people are pissy about it.",,White,,,,,,,54,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Chicago, IL","Chicago, IL","URISA GISP, URISA Leadership Training, URISA board, four ESRI UC Conferences, 4-6 ESRI led training seminars, WTS and URISA monthly meetings/workshops. I have presented at two UC conferences.",,Yes,Yes,No,No,No,No,2,3,"I am conflicted about this. I mentioned earlier that I participate in WTS and am happy they promote Transportation careers to young women - I readily see the engineers, and those involved with trucking, freight, and highways are primarily men - and yet I am resisting categorizing GIS the same way.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),127,17,26,0.395348837,0.604651163,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
131,2014-07-03 00:59:30,2014-07-03 01:49:12,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404363570_53b4e3323a5f58.29931937,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"Every year. I  have to upgrade in image manipulation software, database management and statistical programs. This is part of the things I love about my job",,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,Specific mention: Software,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Statistical,yes,3,2,no,Yes,Yes,FForums and seminars SDI,Because it provides efficiency in my work,"I learn new things that I can apply in my work, I can also share my experiences",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Training courses,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,4,4,2,2,2,1,3,3,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I have felt comfortable working with both men and women,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,Through a University professor from my undergraduate,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,Yes,"My problem finding a mentor has not been for a woman, has been for my age",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,5,4,5,5,3,,"Technical skills (Analysis, modeling and Software) Communication and Workplace skills (Planning and organizing)",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,"Application development, Webmapping",,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Application development, creative thinking and planning and organizing",,X,,,X,,,,,,,,,,"I studied Forestry Engineering and in my second year I had a class photo interpretation and mapping, then in third year I took a particular course of GIS","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,My biggest challenge is to start working with webmaping,"My different help resources are my own colleagues, different forums and communities online GIS and my former teachers",3,"The most important thing in my life is my family, but I admit that I spend a lot of time to my work",,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Bogotá (Colombia) and Montpellier (France),Bogotá (Colombia),Different courses such as: Statistics with the R program Treatments radar images and satellite images Object-oriented classification Metadata Management,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,"In my country no difference between women and men working with GIS is. Normally base, I work in mixed environments (men and women) and we make no distinction",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),131,3,2,0.6,0.4,,4,4,4,TRUE,2,2,2,1,3
133,2014-07-03 01:41:07,2014-07-03 01:55:30,Complete,,,English,http://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=SAQF,http://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=SAQFewJjc&enc=AZP49eAczVYwJbF5UNb5TJ4uYkO6BJe_k-vv34-eh8q5rw8M-PBJFm2wSsidBAal7UA&s=1,1404366066_53b4ecf2f10468.25354633,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,95,no,not really,no,no,there are no activities of this kind,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,telecommunication,,,,,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,55,55,55,,7,,7,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,0,0,5,5,5,5,2,5,,problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,too pushy,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,not to be emotional,,gis,GIS,,gis,GIS,,,,,,,,,University. Course,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Ukraine,"Glasgow,  Uk","Online esri courses, coursera, codeacademy,",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),133,5,95,0.05,0.95,,55,55,55,TRUE,55,,7,,7
134,2014-07-03 02:00:27,2014-07-03 02:49:08,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404367227_53b4f17ba18c26.17342913,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,16,yes,No,Sometimes,No,No time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,Industry,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Oil and Gas,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,data processing,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,2,I'm in the Oil and Gas industry.  The women are either working as HR/Assistance/Secretary or Engineers.  The ratio of women to men in our Engineer department is 2:10,,,,,,,,Negative: not enough females in technical roles,Negative: females in lower positions,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"As long as they are passionate about GIS, good at what they are doing, and have a good work ethics then I don't really mind if the mentor is a she or a he.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I'm curious what kind of salary they get - if it's the same as men in GIS.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,I feel pretty comfortable.  The men don't mind if I have an opinion about somethings.  But then I live and work in the Netherlands.  The working culture is different from the U.S (and I have worked in the U.S before),Used to it,,,,,,,,0,GIS industry in Holland is pretty small.,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,1,5,1,3,,2,1,,"technical skills.  I can easily find a workaround solution if there's a technical problem.  In addition, I'm pretty good at negotiating at a work place.  For example, if two people have different opinions about solutions to a problem then I can find a middle ground to solve the problem.",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,programming.,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Confidence. Speak up if you don't agree with something, but have a proof as to why you don't agree.",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,I heard about GIS via the department's career councelor in college.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,"A lot of places that I've worked at don't have interns.  Maybe it's because they don't know what to do with the interns or they don't want to have extra work.  But I think there should be more GIS internships.  In general, it will give people some ideas if it is what they really want to do.",9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,Since I don't have kids at the moment I just have the common challeges of managing my work and learning new skills to improve my career.,,4,Work can be stressful.  It is important for me to find time to relax so that I can perform better at work.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,I live and work in Holland.  Both men and women here work from home (1 day a week) or work part-time so that they can take care of their children.,No,Yes,,No,"The company that I work at doesn't really like people working flexible hours.  I can understand why -- we need to be present (meetings, etc) in order to get the work done.",,,Asian,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"State College, PA","Delft, The Netherlands",,,No,Yes,Yes,No,No,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),134,2,16,0.111111111,0.888888889,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
139,2014-07-03 04:12:54,2014-07-03 04:34:39,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404375174_53b510866a2b50.85743142,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,4,no,no,rarely,no,we are geographically distant from most national activities,it's always good to meet with others in the same field,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,,,,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,other,other,other,software maintenance,training,user support,5,5,5,0,1,0,1,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,I think all-female groups promote the difference and make us out to be a special case.  Being female is not a disability,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,"I'd generally like to meet more people who work in GIS, but because we are geographically distant and in light of ongoing budget cuts, travel to national, international and even regional events is limited.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Doesn't bother me.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Never tried.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,"basically we have to do a bit of everything - we install, manage and support desktop and server software, support staff, run bespoke projects, maintain data and daatbases etc. etc.",Ability to learn new skills quickly - specifically switch software/programming languages rapidly,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Figuring out new software,communications - particularly in meetings,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,organisational and technical - you need to be a jack of all trades,,Mathematics,Math,,,,,,,,,,,,In my first job,,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,no,,22,22,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,I've stayed in the  same post and it has evolved with me.,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,No,Yes,No,This shouldn't be a women-only issue,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Cornwall, UK","Cornwall, UK",I've attended ESRI UK training courses,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),139,1,4,0.2,0.8,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,1,0,1
140,2014-07-03 06:30:27,2014-07-03 07:00:00,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404383427_53b530c3e5f875.70698964,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,The apps and software are constantly changing/improving and you have to keep with capabilities or you risk becoming a dinosaur.,,,,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,8,9,no,yes,yes,"both, not often","I am 50, they are in their 30's/20's so we have different interests",I enjoy socializing with all of them and I always learn something from GIS meetings,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Age difference,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,intelligence,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,17,17,17,,8,,8,2,4,"In my career, I have worked with many women in this field.  I have also many times been the only woman - depends on where you are.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"My criteria for a mentor is that they have something significantly technical to teach me.  I frankly have had more issues with women mentors then men.  In the past, women saw younger, possibly smarter, women as a threat and were not generous with help/advice.  Some of my most favorite mentors were men.",Skills most important,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,I was a member of SWE (Society for Women Engineers) in college.   I didn't feel like it was useful.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I like to meet all people in GIS - I like to learn from their experiences.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Did not bother me - I grew up with 3 brothers and no sisters so I am not intimidated by men.,Used to it,,,,,,,,3,I got 3 jobs through connections with men who knew my career and my skills.,,,,,,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,4,5,4,5,4,communication skills - writing and presenting,"Logical thinker, attention to detail, memory, public speaking",,,,,Reasoning,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,"impatience, programming (I can do it but not as well as I would like)",Programming,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Technical knowledge, briefing skills",,Electrical Engineering,Engineering,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,I encountered it in the workplace and was immediately intrigued.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,31,21,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,There are always challenges - you have to be willing to believe in yourself and have confidence you can learn anything.,,5,It is important for all.  Good workers have a healthy balance and are not wrung out from stress either from work or home issues.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,Yes,No,No,No I think the policies should be gender neutral.  I know many men who are pitching in at home and need the flexibility from work to do it.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"McLean, VA","Herndon, VA",ESRI conference QGIS users conference Penn State's World Campus programs Coursera AAG conference,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),140,8,9,0.470588235,0.529411765,,17,17,17,TRUE,17,,8,,8
141,2014-07-03 07:20:36,2014-07-03 07:33:59,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404386436_53b53c840ae823.48852150,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,I am currently trying to work with the beta version of GISPro,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,no,no,yes,GIS,because I play a major role,it moves our work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,University,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,3,0,2,2,1,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't think GIS is male dominated,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,I know many already,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,2,I have obtained a job through connections from professors,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,0,4,4,4,4,4,1,,Communication,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Physical Geography,Geography,,Physical Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I left the internship to complete my Masters.,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,Other:,"Armenian, Arabic",24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,University of Toronto,University of Toronto,None - but I plan to take some in the future,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),141,1,1,0.5,0.5,,3,3,3,TRUE,0,3,0,2,2
146,2014-07-03 07:53:09,2014-07-03 08:08:30,Complete,,,English,,,1404388388_53b54424e42686.88885607,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,2,no,yes,yes,sometimes,it depends on childcare availability,"networking, informal work discussions",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,database maintenance,,,5,5,3,2,1,1,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It's nice to meet women in my field but not necessary.  Sometimes it's just nice to network with others in the same field.  I don't think too much about gender.,,Like to meet men and women,Interested in networking,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"ambivalent - not really happy or sad, it just is.  I went to school for a male dominated profession, i'm used to it.",Used to it,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,2,My first boss was an acquaintance of my father and also graduated from the same college as me.  He liked to hire grads of that school.,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I haven't really sought one out.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,,5,5,5,5,5,5,"I am the GIS manager so my job inherently requires more of the ""soft"" skills you list.  If I were technical staff, those values would be less but still important.  I feel that we work in a customer oriented field - we don't have work unless someone needs what we do so it is important to have good people/communication skills.","cartography, managing people",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,confrontation,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,technical,,BS forestry/biology,Biology,,MS forest ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,coursework in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,Somewhere in between.  I was given a great opportunity to start out but have not been promoted to a level to what my equivalents in other agencies are.,Yes,Yes,"I think the fact that I need a certain amount of flexibility because of my kids and husbands schedule, it has prevented me from seriously asking and being considered for a promotion.",there isn't a lot to help in state government,5,there is more to life than just your job,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,it has enabled my family to not have to put our kids in daycare.  it's been worth it.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"syracuse, ny","albany, ny","ESRI courses, NYS GIS conference, NYS Geospatial summit",,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),146,3,2,0.6,0.4,,5,5,5,TRUE,3,2,1,1,2
147,2014-07-03 07:53:42,2014-07-03 08:04:18,Complete,,,English,,,1404388422_53b544469905f1.20445771,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,It is difficult to stay current - I feel my employer doesn't understand this,,,,,,,,,,Needed - but no company support,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,yes,No,No,No,Not aware of any besides conferences,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,professor,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,They would understand the challenges better,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Generally fine until someone pointed it out and then I felt very self-conscious,Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"Talking about complex issues in simple, easy to understand terms",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,Time management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Time management and how to maintain currency in a rapidly changing field,,Natural Resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,GI Science,GIS,,,,Took a course as an undergraduate student,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,11,11,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,,,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Buffalo, NY","Cortland, NY",too many to list. I like webinars because of funding and travel issues. Sharpen your GIS skills (from ESRI),,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),147,2,3,0.4,0.6,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
149,2014-07-03 08:10:54,2014-07-03 08:31:22,Complete,,,English,,,1404389454_53b5484e56e891.17480525,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,2,not applicable,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,real property tax,,,,,,,other,,,editing existing tax maps,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I can learn from either one if they are a qualified instructor,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,I like to exchange ideas with men & women. You get a better rounded discussion.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It would be interesting to hear about their experiences in mapping.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,I had no problem with it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,0,0,4,5,4,3,5,0,I have a surveying background which helps with the deed & survey work.,Detail oriented & very accurate.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,sometimes I get too focused on my work & don't like to be disturbed,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,accuracy in this field is very important,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,My department switched from AutoCAD to ArcMap & our tax maps are now being maintained in that software.,,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,35,1,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,I can't see myself working so much that I don't have enough time for my family. I work 8:30-4:30 Mon-Fri. It is ideal for me.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,I think both men & women should be allowed flexibility to have that balance. My co-worker is a single dad & he has the same issues with family time that I have.,Yes,Yes,,,We have no flex time available,,White,,,,,,,54,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Cortland, NY","Cortland, NY","none. Since our initial training with the vendor who did our map conversion, we are doing our training online. We also have a GIS specialist in IT who helps us when we have questions.",,No,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),149,3,2,0.6,0.4,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
150,2014-07-03 08:16:39,2014-07-03 15:00:40,Complete,,,English,,,1404389799_53b549a7d01e10.26471433,,,,I agree,no,no,no,it would be nice to take classes but no budget for it right now.,,,,,,,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,not applicable,no,no,no,have 3 small children,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,IT?GIS dept,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,it would be nice to see more females,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,i have 3 small children i don't have any extra time outside of working hours,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,it would be nice i used to work with other females,,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,it doesn't bother me,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,a co-worker that had left forwarded me a job opening and I applied and got the job,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,haven't needed one,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,2,4,4,3,3,2,0,,people skills and analysis,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,need more training class on extensions of software,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,know the software,,geography,Geography,,geography,Geography,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,took an undergrad course in it.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,I worked hard for it so yes and no.,Yes,No,,,5,more flex time would be better. i am a mom of 3 young children and it is difficult to find affordable childcare.  i also drive a long distance and sitting in traffic for long periods of time.,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,7,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,,not available.,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albany, NY, and NYC","Greenwich, CT",,,Yes,No,No,No,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),150,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
151,2014-07-03 08:17:21,2014-07-03 08:54:30,Complete,,,English,,,1404389841_53b549d144ea25.33261309,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,6,yes,no,yes,GIS conferences/trainings,training and networking,,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,public benefit corporation,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,infrastrucutre planning and engineering,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,,3,,3,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I've known great men and women in the GIS field, and terrible men and women in the GIS field.  Personality and work ethic are more important to me than gender.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,"GIS is such a small professional sector as it is, and dividing up into genders will make groups even smaller.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It's nice to see more women in the IT and Science fields in general.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Slightly awkward if the room feels ""boys club-ish"", but it depends on the crowd.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,Male banter,1,I moved to a new area and my father-in-law made a connection for me to find a non-GIS job to tide me over until I found a GIS job.,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,3,4,5,5,5,5,4,,"Organization, communication, and data collection and cartography",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Animal Science,Science - Other,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,A previous job wanted to obtain GIS software and I volunteered to learn about it.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,3,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"I've worked hard to get to where I am in my position, but it required a male co-worker leaving in order to get a promotion.  I believe my supervisor and her supervisor were reluctant to have a female lead the GIS department, but I was the most qualified candidate.",Yes,No,"Limited opportunities in general for ""moving up"" in the GIS world. I'm at the highest GIS level my corporation offers, and I would have to leave to get a higher position.  There are not many GIS jobs in my area (I hold one of 8 total GIS positions in a 100 mile radius). In reality, I would have to move to a bigger city for better opportunities.",Moving to a larger city.,5,I love my job but my family's needs are more important to me.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,No,No,"Families require both parents to have a good work-family balance, so policies should not only be geared towards women.  Single fathers, gay parents, ""traditional"" family untis - everyone who has a family should benefit from better work-family balance.",Yes,Yes,No,No,Not available,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,New York,New York,Annual GIS conferences and trainings Webinars,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),151,4,6,0.4,0.6,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,3,,3
152,2014-07-03 08:29:23,2014-07-03 09:01:34,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404390563_53b54ca33c9293.51631850,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,"50/50 on choosing the answer here, yes for keeping up with updates to software, yes for personal interest, no for carrying out my job",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,9,no,occasionally,not that I know of,no,would like to but would have to fund myself as not seen as a priority for my work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,part translation of paper records to digital,,,4,4,4,0,1,3,4,1,3,"Not sure how many there are overall as I don't have contact with many on a regular basis, there could be more people involved doing basic GIS work.  For the GIS team information I have referred to the IT team which is specifically responsible for GIS (providing software, information mapping for those who do not have anyone capable of doing the work in their own team.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Mention that it is an IT department (with GIS staff),I don't have a preference.,"I'd just prefer to have a mentor who is knowledgable, engaged and capable of sharing.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,I wouldn't particularly search out women only groups but will happily join those that exist and are relevant.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Out of interest more than a need for female support,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Entertained.,,,,It's entertaining,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I've been the one in my work area who has always been ahead of the game.  I have a sort-of mentor who leads the IT GIS team at present.  We've known each other through GIS work for a long time and I know I can ask him questions and he often uses me as a guinea pig to try things out where he needs a tester.  He has involved me in several projects which aren't part of my work area where he knows I can provide a useful input or viewpoint from my side of the fence.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,5,4,5,5,3,Training or providing technical expertise to others who are new to GIS.,"Organisational, adaptability and an ability to learn new skills very quickly.",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Would like to have more programming skills,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"An ability to look at the bigger picture.  I've often had people ask me to create x. I ask the questions which enable me to find out what y and z are too, y and z are usually the parts they haven't considered. By knowing properly what someone is wanting out of the work you do means you can then give them what they need rather than what they've asked for from the starting point rather than finding out when you've already worked through 80% of the project.",,,Unknown,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,"At work, fell into it when my boss asked me to work on something that he didn't really know how to do, picked up skills 'on the job' and made sure I backed that up with proper relevant training followed by the Masters.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,Yes,"To get to where I am, easy because I was able to take the opportunity to fill a large gap, now it's more difficult because many GIS posts seems to be very IT focussed rather than GIS skill focussed in the requirements for applying.",Yes,No,"My work area has a rapidly dwindling level of funding, everything is being squeezed leading to redundancies.  Where natural vacancies would normally happen, those are disappearing with redundancies and restructurings.",I like online training.  I don't think there is enough of it. I've already completed a course with very good online training and would happily do more either in my own time or at work but there's always a need to have the right software.  It isn't feasible financially to buy programs just to undertake training courses.  Being able to obtain ones with temporary access at a reduced cost (e.g. being able to use it for 6 months before it was disabled) would be fantastic.,4,"There aren't enough hours in the day anyway, if more of them are used to work, where's the life?",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,Shouldn't be gender specific. Should just be.,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,"It is a part of the way it has been set up, everyone has the same rights.  We all work flexible hours (we have to record all the hours we work - works in the interest of everyone), we also have flexible working patterns - one of my colleagues has a school age child and only works during the term time. It makes life a lot easier knowing that needing a doctor or dentist appointment doesn't mean having to use up annual leave.",,White,,,,,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Nottingham, UK","Nottingham, UK","Masters in GIS at Nottingham University, ArcGIS to complement MapInfo used at work",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),152,7,9,0.4375,0.5625,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,1,3,4
153,2014-07-03 08:36:13,2014-07-03 09:17:54,Complete,,,English,,,1404390973_53b54e3d02e2e5.00940594,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,4,3,not applicable,Some do,No,No,There are none available locally,NA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,planning,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,4,"The men are all higher level, the women lower...but the women are also all younger than the men.",,,,,,,,,Negative: females in lower positions,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"Women tend to be more cooperative, and a female mentor more likely to understand the unique challenges facing females in technology fields.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I tend to relate better to other women in the field than men.,,,,,,,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,"It's familiar: I was the only women in my GIS course at school, too.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"There are few GIS professionals in my region, and none advanced enough to provide mentoring.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,3,4,4,3,5,1,,"Ability to problem-solve, design skills, and communication",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,"Programming, advanced cartography",Programming,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming and management skills are in high demand,,History,Other,,Mapping Sciences,GIS,,,,,,,,,It was a program offered through my local community college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"Provide experience in developing job skills, deciding if GIS is the correct career path, provide references",7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,I work alone in an area with few GIS professionals. The problem would be in replacing me if I left.,Yes,No,"In my current position, there is no possibility of promotion--no higher title exists--and no potential for developing management skills.",More training opportunities would be welcome. An active GIS users group would also be beneficial. I use webinars and online training as much as I can.,4,"I prefer working to live, not living to work.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,,,NA,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Auburn, New York","Watertown, New York","NYS GIS Conference, GeoSpatial Summit",,,Yes,No,No,Yes,,2,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),153,4,3,0.571428571,0.428571429,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
154,2014-07-03 08:37:35,2014-07-03 08:42:11,Complete,,,English,,,1404391055_53b54e8fd1b879.47722203,,,,I agree,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,154,,,,,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
155,2014-07-03 08:45:53,2014-07-03 10:28:19,Complete,,,English,,,1404391553_53b550819356d3.44273971,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,No,Yes,"Conferences, summits, seminars","Networking, exposure to new ideas",See previous q.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,Yes - Venue - Training courses,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private for profit,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,other,Architecture,Engineering,,programming,,,,,,,,,,6,6,4,2,0,2,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I'd want the best mentor for me. Not sure if gender is deciding feature.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It's been that way my whole career, I'm used to it.",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,Made connection via informational interviewing,,,,,,,,,,Through informational interview,,,No,Haven't looked,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,Problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Bs,Unknown,,Computer engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,Husband,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,31,13,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,How could anyone say it's easy?,Yes,No,Changing technology,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,I just want more time than money.,,White,,,,,,,52,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Rochester, ny","Rochester, ny",,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),155,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,4,2,0,2,2
156,2014-07-03 08:43:15,2014-07-03 09:22:36,Complete,,,English,,,1404391395_53b54fe3ccf818.11434913,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,7,no,No,No,No,Too busy raising children,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Information Services,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,1,0,1,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,3,All professional jobs were obtained through networking (colleagues).,,,Through a colleague,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Technical writing, project management, cartography, teaching",,Project Management,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Writing, strong software comfort",,Anthropology,Anthropology,,"Anthropology, Geography (2 degrees)",Geography,Other,,,GIS (Graduate),GIS,,,,Worked as an archaeologist using survey models prepared by the GIS Division at Fort Drum Army Base in NY.,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"My full-time position was at a private GIS firm, not the state agency where I interned for two years.",20,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"In between - many years of education (and continued learning) and experience, as well as regular professional involvement.",No,No,,"Other than building modest programming skills, I do not see any roadblocks.",5,"I have two children, so balancing my career and their needs is vital.",,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"My supervisor, the County CIO, also has a young child. It is therefore much easier to have flexibility within reason to accommodate family needs.",,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albany, NY","Canandaigua, NY",ESRI Virtual Campus; FEMA Hazus-MH courses; Geospatial Training; NYS GIS Association Webinars.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),156,6,7,0.461538462,0.538461538,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,1,0,1
157,2014-07-03 09:03:13,2014-07-07 07:08:08,Complete,,,English,,,1404392593_53b5549140dde7.77426931,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,no,no,yes,no,not interested,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,DHS,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,2,0,2,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,Outside of work I don't like to think about work.  I spend time with family and friends,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,5,4,5,4,2,,"Organization, troubleshooting, multitasking",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"python, programming, multitasking",,Technical Theatre,Other,,,,,,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,14,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,I put in a lot of work to get where I am today.  I always went after training myself rather than having someone tell me to learn new skills. I always try to stay ahead of the game and it's not always easy. Being a self starter is a must.,Yes,No,"In my agency there are not many positions for GIS professionals. There are 3 levels GIS Specialist, GIS Manager and GIS Lead.  I have been a GIS Specialist for 7 years.  Moving up to the next level is not an easy task for anyone (male or female). The requirements that are asked for are in my opinion go way above what is actually needed for the job making it nearly impossible for anyone to actually get the job.",,5,"I enjoy my work but I work in order to do things I enjoy. I want to spend time with friends and family. I want to go on vacation and enjoy all life has to offer, not just be stuck behind a desk 24/7.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New York, NY","New York, NY","ESRI User Conference 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012. ESRI online training  (too many to list here, I have almost 600 credit hours worth of classes)",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),157,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,2,0,2
158,2014-07-03 09:09:16,2014-07-03 09:46:25,Complete,,,English,,,1404392956_53b555fc2cdf28.40166303,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,no,yes,GIS meetups,networking,"learning about what others are working on, career development",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,IT,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I haven't looked for one,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,0,4,5,3,4,4,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"phython, html and javascript for web map applications, model building",,Physics,Physics,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,"Researching graduate programs, I cam across the GIS department",,,,,,,,,,Media or Internet research,,,,yes,no,My internship was very beneficial in allowing me to gain GIS experience in a professional environment.,7,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,"It has not been an easy career path but probably due more to the market than gender. I think there are more people getting in to GIS than there are jobs. And just having basic editing skills isn't enough to sustain a career, it's crucial to continue to keep up with advances in technology in order to make yourself more marketable.",Yes,,"I can't say for sure if gender will play a role. As I stated above, GIS is becoming a competitive field so it's important to continue developing your skills.",,4,You should work to live not live to work.,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,7,,,No,You can't expect equality while also expecting to be treated differently.,,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albany, NY","Portsmouth, VA","ESRI Server Class and ESRI database management class  NY State GIS Conference, VA State GIS conference",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),158,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
159,2014-07-03 09:08:12,2014-07-03 14:04:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404392892_53b555bc239139.22270321,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,8,no,yes,yes,both,Bad question.  I Socialize after work to have fun. I attend GIS-related meetings to network and learn.,Networking.  It's all about networking!,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,,OTHER,otherOTHER,,environmental,,other,,utilities,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,strategic lead,,,4,4,4,,1,0,1,0,5,"I've never felt a NEED to work with one gender over another.  Qualifications matter, experience matters, gender doesn't!",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I think we can learn from anyone who is willing to mentor us.  Each brings a different perspective -- and that's not only because of their gender.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,,Not sure if I think they are a good idea.  I know some people are more comfortable in single-gender groups.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I'd like to me anyone that works in GIS.  I know many women in GIS.,Already know women,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It depended on the situation... usually fine, though I really noticed it once.",Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,,2,They were both part-time consulting jobs while I was also working full-time.,,,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,2,1,5,2,3,4,4,4,These answers depend on where you are in your career and if you're a department of one.,"Design, planning, organization & communications",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,Finishing the last 10% of a project before starting something more interesting,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,GIS technical skills & communication skills,,Landscape Architecture,Landscape Architecture,,Natural Resources Management,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,When I was given a box of GIS software in 1990 and asked to figure it out and see if it would help with a project we were working on.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,I have had about a dozen students as GIS interns.  I think it is very beneficial.,25,23,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,It depends on the drive of the individual.,,No,,"I am currently a civil servant.  There is no room for advancement in my current organization.  If I stayed in the private sector, I would have been a partner in a very large engineering firm (that was my next promotion when I left).  I was recently offered another position in the private sector but I chose to stay in my current position because of the retirement benefits.",5,"A happy, rested, well-rounded person is a better employee.",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,Someone has to pay for them and it's not fair to those without children.,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,,,Many.  I am a GISP. I have attended the last 18 Esri User Conferences in San Diego.,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),159,2,8,0.2,0.8,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,1,0,1
160,2014-07-03 09:22:12,2014-07-03 10:12:03,Complete,,,English,,,1404393732_53b55904325bc5.70632966,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"Not a requirement, but it is helpful to be able to keep current on emerging software and GIS technologies.  However, my employer is very slow to adopt new software and technology.",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,Specific mention: Software,,,,,,,,,,no,1,0,not applicable,No,No,No,Not interested,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,other,Regional Government,Regional government,otherRegional government,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,GIS Management,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"When I first started my GIS career in the mid 1990's I was almost always the only female at meetings, working groups and conferences/training.  In the last few years it seems that the number of women in the GIS field has exploded and this is very apparent whenever I attend GIS gatherings now.",,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,Already have,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Many times. It made me feel uncomfortable.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,2,"My first GIS position out of undergraduate school (full time GIS intern) was obtained through a friend of my brother, which led me to my current position of 16 years at that agency's sister agency which I was recommended to while attending graduate school by a coworker at the internship agency.",Through a family member,,,,Through fellow student,Through internship,,,,,,,No,Have not tried,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,5,5,4,5,4,4,"Cartographic skills, database management","organization, communication, quality control, attention to detail. Not afraid to to tedious work if that is what it takes to get the job done.",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,QC/QA,Attention to detail,,,,,,"statistics, math, advanced spatial analyses, programming.  Not good at delgating tasks.",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,Statistics/math,,keeping up with current and up and coming software and technologies.,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,Started using it as a Senior in undergraduate school as part of my Geography degree course work.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,17,17,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,8,Yes,Yes,No,"Should have equal treatment, not necessarily special treatment.  work-family issues tend to be more relevant to women because of societal stereotypes.  Policies should not be specific to gender.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,used to have.  New boss does not believe in.  Flexible employees are generally happy and more productive.  Not allowing flexible schedules creates constraint on productivity and animosity,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Cortland, NY","Albany, NY","too many to list.  Again my employer neither encourages nor discourages continuing education.  Any advancement of skills is voluntary, which is a bit of a double-edged sword.",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,4,2,It probably wouldn't need a distinction if it wasn't the exception to the rule.  I think women are starting to catch up as we are in other fields in terms of the ratio of total GIS professionals.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),160,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
161,2014-07-03 09:29:22,2014-07-03 09:52:18,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404394162_53b55ab2d84807.05758911,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,But workshops are offered on occasion.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,8,no,Yes,Yes,"Yes, ESRI",Elbow rubbing,Promote our office,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,transportation,environmental,education,other,,Earth Observation,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,2,2,2,0,1,0,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I made note of it, but it did not have any bearing other than that.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,5,1,5,3,4,3,3,,"Analyzing data, research.",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Out of date on my skills, difficulties with command line issues.",,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Thinking spatially,",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,College,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,11,4,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,6,Yes,No,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Brookings, SD","Sioux Falls, SD","GIS Certificate, Rapid City, SD",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),161,2,8,0.2,0.8,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,1,0,1
162,2014-07-03 09:26:00,2014-07-03 09:57:44,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404393960_53b559e8410be6.04283924,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,3,yes,Yes,No,Yes. Social events,Because it's good to meet people outside a work setting.,Socializing.,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,Yes - Motive - Meet new people (outside work),,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Academic,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,4,,4,3,2,"I am a graduate student in GIS. In my lab we are mostly women. However, higher level positions are all men. This includes professors or tech employees. We often join with companies like ESRI and WWF, which are all predominantly males. Only the students tend to be females.",,,,,,,,,Negative: females in lower positions,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,"Also I don't have a preference in having a male mentor, I think there should be an effort to increase the number of females in GIS and therefore should be more female social groups.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It made me feel slightly belittled (for no particular reason) and a little left out.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,I am currently doing a joint project with WWF and was connected through a friend who also works at WWF.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,0,5,5,5,5,5,3,,Communications,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Physical and Environmental Geography,Geography,,Applied Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Through my undergraduate degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,No technical GIS skills were required. I was only required to look and analyze various maps that had already been created.,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,"I don't have the technical programming skills, so it has been more difficult.",Yes,No,,"Lack of programming skills. Programming courses are also male dominated, which is not as conducive to learning for learning for me personally (feel inadequate because I'm female as opposed to just not knowing how to program).",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,No,No,,,,,,,,Other:,Middle Eastern,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toronto, Ontario","Toronto, Ontario",Programming,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,162,1,3,0.25,0.75,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,4,,4
165,2014-07-03 10:04:56,2014-07-03 10:30:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404396296_53b56308e3cac0.67319797,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,yes,y,n,"yes, I socialize with co-workers sometimes",some co-workers are friends,hearing about other's issues and perspectives,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,other,,ag,,,,,cartography,,other,,,GIS Support,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,2,or maybe it seems that way when actually we need to be more confident and assertive?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,but esp in scripting/python area,,,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,self-conscious - but more or less depending on who the men are;,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,999999,Unclear question - is a personal recommendation the same as obtaining a job via personal connection?,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"At times, other jobs my supervisor (male and female) have been great mentors.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,2,5,5,4,5,5,4,software installation and/or trouble shooting; GIS support,"organized, strong work ethic, self-motivated",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,"python, scripting; self confidence",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,programming of some sort and db mgmt,,BS - ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,MS - ecology; MAG (applied Geog: GIS and RS),Environmental Science/Studies,GIS,,,,,,,,came across it at one of my jobs,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,29,13,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,"not really a yes/no question - some parts were hard, others not",Yes,No,"GIS is more neutral than say, physics; General challenge is finding time to learn new skills","If I could find organizational tools that would help me - possibly, but not all organization tools would work at a particular job",4,"yes, for mental and physical health reasons",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,"should not be geared towards women, but parents/caregivers - not gender specific",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I have a great boss, very relaxed atmosphere; he inspires good work but encourages us not to let work become too important",,White,,,,,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Las Cruces, NM","Las Cruces, NM",ESRI UC every year almost; online ESRI webinars and training classes;,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),165,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
167,2014-07-03 10:07:38,2014-07-03 10:23:01,Complete,,,English,,,1404396458_53b563aa430e54.55064707,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,Yes,No,I do participate in some online GIS chats on twitter and google hangouts with an international GIS community,,"Learning new things, helping solve problems, making new contacts",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,3,9,9,0,1,1,2,5,2,but then there are only 2 GIS people in our department and one intern. so we need more irregardless of gender,,,,More staff needed (regardless of gender),,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I would prefer a male mentor.,"honestly, they're generally more patient",,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"why not, always good to network",,,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,"like i have value to add, otherwise i wouldnt be there",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,we have no one who can mentor me in our organisation,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,4,5,4,4,5,3,,"Spatial and statistical analysis, committed to getting the work done no matter how many hours i have to put in",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,"impatience, inability to work with people who cant work at my pace, i need to learn more about programming and developing applications",Programming,,,,Software application development,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming skills,,,Unknown,,Conservation Biology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"University, in a course as part of my environmental and geographic science degree","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,4,"Its very important for your mental sanity, but fairly impossible where i am right now. its a lot harder for women",,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Becuase people think you're not dedicated enough if you're not slaving away in the office all the time. If you require flexitime for  your family its seen as not being career focused,,,,,,,Other:,Mixed race,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Cape Town, South Africa","Cape Town, South Africa","SCGIS GIS for environmental analysis training, Arcgis online training, webinars of interest",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),167,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
169,2014-07-03 10:10:32,2014-07-03 10:45:25,Complete,,,English,,,1404396632_53b56458df5591.66171504,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,yes,no,no,no,too few people,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,research,,,10,10,10,,3,,3,2,1,"Even though there are women in the GIS field, they do not get the recognition or the promotions that the men do; the women have more experience and more graduate degrees, but still do not get the benefits.",,,,,,,,,,Negative: males receive more promotions or are in better roles,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't need a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It doesn't make too much difference to me. I've been working with GIS for over 30 years.,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,"Actually, a male PhD helped me get the position I had priort to my current position. He put forward my resume and made some calls; although I still, of course, had to go through the application process and compete for the position.",,,,,,,,,,,,Male connection,Yes,Therre were no mentors 30 years ago.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,3,4,4,5,4,,creativity with GIS; 30 + years of experience; knowledge of geographic science,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,working in 'the cloud' with Big Data,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"technical skills (use Python and Model Builder); practice, practice, practice; volunteer for assignments projects",,,Unknown,,,,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,My first GIS job in 1984 was digitizing maps for the US FWS and US Forest Service; learned about GIS through job.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,"I had an intern a short time ago and was able to convert her to a paid, but temporary position. It worked out well.",40,30,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Mostly Yes, however, in the early days of GIS, there were few candidates and more jobs, so I had opportunities. Years later, is when things became more difficult when co-workers (male) tried to take advantage of my GIS skills to get promoted while I was passed over for promotion. I did not let this happen, but had to face hostile work environment.",Yes,Yes,Men continue to get the promotions 'given' to them; while I have to jump through more hoops and face longer (years) of working for the next promotion.,none are available to me.,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,"more child care (free or supplimented) by employer or gov. I don't have children, but I consistently see this as a problem. I know many women who have quit their jobs to take care of their children due to lack of child care or the excessive hours they have to spend at work for professional reasons.",No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Fort Collins, Colorado","Riverside, California","Too many to list; take online classes, attend conferences and seminars yearly",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,169,50,50,0.5,0.5,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,,3,,3
171,2014-07-03 10:16:10,2014-07-03 10:33:34,Complete,,,English,,,1404396970_53b565aa4fb1f7.64406025,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,40,60,yes,yes,no,no,too busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Environment,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,,,2,3,2,1,3,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Computer Science,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,30,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Various Cities, Colorado","Boulder, Colorado",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),171,40,60,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,2,3,2,1,3
172,2014-07-03 10:18:16,2014-07-03 10:34:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404397096_53b56628823352.32748149,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,We are always encouraged to attend or participate in conferences and workshops.,,,,,,,,,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,7,5,no,Sometimes,No,Socialize after work,Nice to talk outside of work,Get to know co-workers better,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,4,2,6,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,It doesn't matter if it's a male or female - as long as they have a good personality and can contribute to the group.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes - I didn't feel weird.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,Networking.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,It can be hard sometimes to find someone who is really knowledgeable and also willing to mentor you. Sometimes if you want to learn something new or have a question you feel like you're bothering them.,,,,,,,,,Trick is to find a good mentor,Hard to find time for mentoring,,4,1,1,4,5,4,5,5,1,,"Well-organized, I often pick up on small errors in data that others don't notice.",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,SQL,,,,SQL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Data management.,,Georgraphy,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Took courses in college and am completing a GIS certificate program.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,I had a planning internship where I used GIS (but GIS was not my sole work). This did lead to a full-time position.,2,1.5,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,Professional groups.,5,Work cannot be your entire life.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,"Men should just learn to take more responsibility. If more policies are put in place for women, people will argue that women shouldn't fight for equality (can't have the best of both worlds)",No,Yes,Yes,No,"I think I'm more uncomfortable doing this because I'm a relatively new employee (1.5 years). Some of the more senior employees milk the flexible arrangements (most don't even work when they say they are ""working from home""). I would feel guilty if I were to do this and be afraid of being fired.",,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New Britain, CT","Bristol, CT",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),172,7,5,0.583333333,0.416666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,4,2,6
174,2014-07-03 10:21:48,2014-07-03 11:10:42,Complete,,,English,,,1404397308_53b566fc5005e5.47828731,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"Whenever we upgrade to the latest ESRI software, there is some new learning related to new capabilities. The move to 10.0 lead to learbing more Python, and our move to enterprise has lead to learning SDE and web mapping capabilities.",,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,Specific mention: Web/mobile GIS,,Specific mention: Python,,,,,,no,,,no,no,sometimes,yes - conferences in Sac,traveling is difficult bc I have baby at home,learning more,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,9,9,9,0,3,0,3,5,3,Most of the older people here in GIS are men. The spread of men/women just among the newer younger recruits is more even.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I'd rather have whoever is more qualified. No reason to discriminate!,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,,,"I don't understand what the question was. Are you asking if there should be female-only groups? Not really. IMO, mixed groups are best.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Sure why not.,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Doesn't bother me much. Sometimes makes me more proud to be there. Usually this only happens in IT-heavy meetings which are MUCH more heavily skewed toward males here.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,Nope. I've gotten them all based on my own merit and skill.,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,4,4,5,4,1,Job is pretty open to giving work that fits your interest & skills. I tend to like the more technical stuff so I jump on those tasks often.,I'm a fast learner (I picked up Python & JavaScript very quickly) with good attention to detail (esp in re to map review etc).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,I'm shy and HATE having to do any public presentations or networking.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Learn more than just cartography! Python is VERY useful to know and not difficult to learn. Don't just know how to use the software (it changes often anyway), but rather learn why and when to use various tools or analysis methods.",,Wildlife Fish & Conservation Biology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,"It was mentioned briefly in one of my classes, but I didn't really know much about it until I started working field jobs and it was being used for many components of the various research projects I was involved in.","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,"No, but I did Audit a few classes (ie got permission from teachers to attend classes for no credit) when I decided I wanted to get into GIS (bc I had already graduated at that point).",9,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"Just as easy or difficult as it would be for anyone, regardless of gender. I had to work hard to learn the skills, esp since I learned it all post-graduation, but I faced no bias.",No,No,"The only challenge I've faced is that fact that I've had to forgo certain training opportunities bc of the difficult logistics due to the fact I've had two babies since working here, and nursed both. But that was a choice of mine - the opportunity was never TAKEN away from me. And the pregnancies/maternity leave never had any negative effects to my position.",I think the only hinderance is women believing that there is some bias or larger difficulty that they must overcome. Treat yourself as having just as good an opportunity as anyone else and you'll have more confidence and will be more likely to succeed!,5,"I'm a full-time working mother with 2 children under 3, one of whom is a nursing infant. So yes, VERY important to me.",,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,"It depends. The policies where I work are very good, but I know that isn't the case everywhere in the country. The big ones that helped me: SDI/FMLA/PFL, the abilitiy to telecommute once a week, and access to a private location to pump (3x a day for me!). Also a very understanding ""modern"" boss.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"The main one I use is the telecommute 1x a week, and there are others here who do so and they don't have children, so I have NO problem with it.",,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Davis/Sacramento, CA","Sacramento, CA","Before this job I audited classes and self-taught. During field jobs I volunteered to help out with any GIS tasks in order to learn. Now where I work they will pay for relevant courses with ESRI or other sources, and I have access to Lynda.com (not a lot of GIS on there yet, but there is Python and JavaScript etc). ESRI documentation and tutorials are great too! And gis.stackexchange.com!",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I don't think it alienates women, but I think in some cases it does discourage women, either because they believe it will be harder for them, or because they don't want to get into a field where they are a minority. Again, if they go into it feeling they are equal, there will be more confidence and ability to succeed.",,,,,“Women in GIS” does NOT alienate or hinder,,,,GIS professional (no gender),174,,,,,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,0,3,0,3
175,2014-07-03 10:24:38,2014-07-03 10:36:16,Complete,,,English,,,1404397478_53b567a6961906.82000117,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,no,no,no,no,none available,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,GIS/data manager,,,2,2,1,1,,1,1,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I am comfortable mentoring either gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Share gender based experiences.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Okay.  I work with a terrific group of people, male and female.",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,I keep in touch with those for whom I have worked.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,1,1,4,4,4,4,4,3,,I can juggle lots of projects!,,,,,,,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Lack of training.,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,Balance technical skills with communication skills.,,,Unknown,,wildlife ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Forced into during graduate research.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,22,18,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,It took 7 years to get my current job after many years of internships and temporary jobs.,Yes,No,,Budgets!,5,My job is only part of my life.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,Many parents use the maxi-flex schedule (men and women).,,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Port Angeles, WA","Port Angeles, WA",mostly NPS meetings,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),175,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,,1,1
176,2014-07-03 10:26:13,2014-07-03 10:38:38,Complete,,,English,,,1404397573_53b568057e9e08.81427808,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,yes,no,no,yes SCGIS board member,"i like the culture, network, get new ideas about GIS",strengthen skills and get new ideas,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Enterprise GIS sys admin,,,3,3,,3,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,more important to me is the new skills and ideas i will get from mentors,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,i think women are underrepresented in IT and often excluded from opportunities. we need to build a pipeline of talented woman and support this network.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,underrepresented.,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,i proposed my position of GIO to my organization,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,system architectures,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,working with rasters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"system adminstration. GIS is moving quickly to the web. to be a leader you must know SQL, JAVA and ARCserver ,everything on the back end",,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Business Administration anticipated 2015,Business Related or MBA,,,,GIS AAS,,,,AA - GIS,one class in undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,15,8,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"my organization has been very supportive in my ideas. i jumpstarted and implemented an enterprise GIS on my own, built it out and built a team. Still i am paid much lower than my colleagues in IT and GIS.",No,No,Large IT companies are working to diversify their leadership. I hope to be a part of this and represent women in IT!,i am in a very supportive environment at Wake Forest University earning an MBA while working full time. this has allowed me to network without this i would have little options.,4,i am more productive when i live a full life :),,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Columbus, OH","Charlotte, NC","ESRI VC courses SCGIS conference ESRI UC, FED UC, DEV SUMMIT",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),176,1,3,0.25,0.75,,3,3,3,TRUE,,3,1,,1
178,2014-07-03 10:31:25,2014-07-03 11:23:57,Complete,,,English,,,1404397885_53b5693d6ff131.88345470,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,this is usually done through online training with the possibility of workshops/travel for training.,,,,,,,,Relying on web-based learning opportunities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,14,16,no,sometimes,no,socialization,when i don't participate it is because of time and other commitments,"to get to know people outside of the pressure of work and deadlines, relax and form more cohesive bonds with the people around you",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,Yes - Motive - Meet new people (outside work),,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,other,,Conservation,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,,4,,4,1,3,"In my job I am one of two ""official"" GIS employees (the other is a man).  However, in the office, several other people do their own GIS work for their own projects and they are 3 to 1 women.",,,,,,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I don't have a preference.,"I look more for personality and can I work with a person than being gender specific.   On site I have more male ""mentors"" although they do not focus on GIS as their occupation.  In the organization as a whole I have 2 female mentors, but neither is on site.",,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I am somewhat indifferent to being apart of a professional group, i get more out of working with my colleagues on the ground than conference calls or listservs.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I would like to meet anyone (male or female) involved in GIS to see the different approaches to their work.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,No,But several times only one of 2 or 3.,,,,,,,,,2,"Part-time work as a florist through my photography teacher (female) (on and off for 5 years through grad school) My current job through a longtime family friend who use to be the director at the agency I work for (contact was female, worked on internship in Grad School, volunteered for 2.5 years, and now at my current full-time position)",,Through a friend,,,,Through internship,Through volunteering,,,,Female connection,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,5,5,5,5,4,3,,willing to help where ever extra hands are needed; working collabratively with project managers on best representation,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,need to learn more on the TIS side of things; GIS modeling,,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,presentation; data management; metadata,,Human Ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"Heard about it in undergrad (did not take there).  Started to get interested going to conference meetings and hearing lectures on tracking, and remote sensing.  In grad school took classes and applied that knowledge to my thesis.",,,,,,,,,Conference or seminar,,,,,yes,yes,"My internship was in another state, but led directly to my position I have now.  My knowledge of the organization and GIS helped put me ahead of the other candidates when applying.",10,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,I fall somewhere in between.  I feel that getting the job you want is hard for anyone.  For the first year of my employment I was not fully participating in my professional outlook.  As I have grown in confidence and in this position I have expanded my knowledge of my organization and my GIS/TIS position and feel more confident in pushing my career further.,Yes,No,"In my position there is no way to move directly up.  I can move horizontally and diagonally but no direct path up.  It is the nature of my position, not of my gender or the organization's view of my gender.",,4,"There must be a down/de-stress side to work; time to let the steam subside.  Whether that be setting restrictions on cell phone calls, or having weekends off from work.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"At the present time, I have had little need for flexible work arrangements.",,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Charleston, South Carolina","Little Rock, Arkansas",UNESCO-IHE Integrated River Basin Management Juniper GIS:  Using Spatial Analyst and ModelBuilder for Habitat Analysis Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS),,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I think ""Women in GIS"" is an important thing for other professionals to know that we are out there; however, professionally I am a GIS Professional first.",,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),178,14,16,0.466666667,0.533333333,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,4,,4
179,2014-07-03 10:35:20,2014-07-03 12:27:29,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404398120_53b56a28859911.65659078,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"This is my personal preference, I believe the GIS software/methods are always changing and there is always some new skill to learn. Training is always nice but not usually possible, luckily the GIS community is good at sharing knowledge online this makes it easier to learn new things on your own.",,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,Yes,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private Consultant,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,Engineering,,,,,cartography,,other,other,,drafting,data collection,,,,,,,,,5,3,"I work in a small office (part of a larger but still relatively small company). There are only two of us (1 man, 1 woman) who do a lot of work with GIS and a handful of people who can use ArcGis Desktop. Company wide there are more people using it but I'm not sure of the numbers.",,,,,,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I don't have a preference.,"To learn skills I have no preference in the mentors gender, I want to learn from anyone. However working in a male dominate field it is nice to have a female mentor or females in your networking group. Men and women are very different and it is nice to talk to other women that work in male dominated jobs, regardless of the field, some of the issues women face are the same.",Skills most important,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,I don't think solely being part of only all female professional groups is a good thing.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,3,4,5,5,3,3,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Science (Major: Biology, Minor: Math)",Biology,,,,,,,"Advanded Diploma- Intergrated Coastal and Ocean Managment, Advanced Diploma- GIS",GIS,Intergrated Coastal and Ocean Managment,,,"Had a course in remote sensing and an intro to GIS course, enjoyed them both and looked into learning more about it.","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,I was very lucky to find a job right out of school with a company that lets me explore the use of GIS to better their operations,Yes,No,"The company is under going a mind set change to start using more of GIS, currently there isn't a defined role for me to move into. Hopefully GIS will become more and more prominent and there will be ways to feel like I am progressing with the company",,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,,,Yes,No,No,Yes,There is some flexibility but I haven't needed to use it and don't want to abuse it.,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada","Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada",Atlantic Canada esri user conferences,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,3,"I think knowing that there are women in GIS is a good thing but I don't identify myself as a woman in GIS, I am a women and I work in GIS. Both good things on their own and compliment each other.",,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),179,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
180,2014-07-03 10:35:45,2014-07-03 10:54:31,Complete,,,English,,,1404398145_53b56a41703763.88294972,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,yes,yes,yes,"gis day, career day",,contribution to profession,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,emergency management,,,,analysis,,,other,,,planning,,,4,4,4,0,,,,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,had better guidance from male supervisor in the past,,,Benefit to male mentor,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,it does not bother me as far as i am comfortable with the job i am presenting,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,0,5,5,4,5,5,3,,"slef starter, problem solving and analysis",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,speaking,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,presenting results,,,Unknown,,"Geography/GIS, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering",Environmental Science/Studies,,,,"GISP, CEM",GISP,CEM,,,"through first job as environmental engineer, prior to obtaining MS in GIS",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,10,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,programming skills are dominated by male,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,No,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Carbondale, Illinois","San Antonio, Texas","ESRI User conference, ESRI Workshops Geospatial Training courses (Programming)",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),180,1,3,0.25,0.75,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,,,
185,2014-07-03 11:06:54,2014-07-03 11:29:07,Complete,,,English,,,1404400014_53b5718e090d05.53192277,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"I run my own business, so staying on top of technology is essential (especially with the wide spread use of web/mobile in GIS)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Web/mobile GIS,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,all of them above?  I work with a wide variety of clients,OTHER,otherOTHER,transportation,environmental,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,all of the above.  ALL THE THINGS!  :),,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,5,,NOT APPLICABLE?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,women think differently than men - more holistically.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,I feel like I'm on a island with the type of work I do.  Dealing with the egos of men doesn't make me want to get off my island.,,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,"I'm okay with it, usually.",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,"All of my clients have been out of relationships formed through volunteer work, etc.  Maintaining strong relationships is very important to me, inside/outside of work",,,,,,,Through volunteering,Through networking,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"trouble-shooting, figuring technical things out without guidance, project management - I am a holistic thinker",,Project Management,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"sharing the workload - I work well with others, but prefer to work alone.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"PROGRAMMING. Also, with GIS moving into web/mobile I think there is a need for UI, content.",,Chemical Engineering,Engineering,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,From a student I was tutoring @ a learning center at a community college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,9,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"I need to become a better programmer, and the development community is very heavily dominated by men that are really horrible at communication.","I started practicing mindfulness-based meditation as a way of learning what to hold onto and what to let go of, which is super helpful in stress management.  I'd like to see resources similar to the Womens Coding Collective: strong circles of communucation for women (especially developers)  Their site is: http://thewc.co/",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,Yes,No,Gender shouldn't matter. What about gay male couples?,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,Other:,"White, disabled",30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Redlands, CA","Albuquerque, NM","Esri UC, SCGIS (Society for Conservation GIS), NMGIC (New Mexico Geograohic Information Council), Classes from http://thewc.co/, Android classes @ the community college, mBSR (Mindfulness-based stress reduction), Treehouse online learning, GIS Meetup groups, Wordpress meetups, Developer Meetups, etc etc etc",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,I don't use gender pronouns when discussing my work.  I don't even use GIS when describing my work.  I work as a cartographic engineer.  I help people solve problems using maps.  GIS is just a tool that I use to get my job done.,,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),185,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
187,2014-07-03 11:12:03,2014-07-03 11:22:16,Complete,,,English,http://mail.aol.com/38602-516/aol-6/en-us/Suite.aspx,http://mail.aol.com/38602-516/aol-6/en-us/Suite.aspx,1404400323_53b572c3701980.15271572,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,3,no,no,no,yes - NEARC,I give talks,Visibility,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,ed,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,teaching,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Normal,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,2,2,5,5,2,0,teaching,teaching online,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,politics,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,skills,,chemistry,Science - Other,,env. science,Environmental Science/Studies,,env. science,Environmental Science,,,,,,mapping required by town commission I was working with.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,48,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,I just bounced along.,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,No,No,For all,Yes,No,No,,A lot of this survey is irrelevant to educators.,,,,,,,,,69,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"Norwalk, CT","Pleasantville, NY","NEARC conferences, some NYC GIS day conferences.  Some NSF courses",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,"Usually, girls are the better students in my GIS classes.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),187,3,3,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
188,2014-07-03 11:12:32,2014-07-03 11:41:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404400352_53b572e0eb4df3.54097829,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,8,7,not applicable,some do,some do,some gis-related out of work meetings,,connections,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,other,,research,,,,analysis,,,other,,,project manager,,,11,10,6,4,4,3,7,3,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I have had both, and they have both been good in different ways, just as any two people are different...",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,A little odd.  It only happens in small meetings now.  Large groups this hasn't been a problem for a long time.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"remote sensing and ESRI GIS, as well as other softwares.",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,,,,,,,don't have a PhD.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"statistical analyses, abilities to manipulate data, flexibility",,environmental education,Environmental Science/Studies,,remote sensing,GIS - Remote Sensing,,,,,,,,,"Old enough to have been around for the vector-raster wars.  GIS started as digital cartography, and was an essential offshoot from image processing.",,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,"However, we have hired interns!",35,30,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,"In between.  There were some easy times, and some more difficult.  Sometimes just being at the right place at the right time (probably chance) is what makes something easier.",Yes,No,,"I am currently taking online courses (free) through Coursera, although I believe there are other providers as well.  This is a great resource for further education.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"Although I think women generally shoulder more responsibilities in these areas, I know many men who also have and embrace them.  Who ever needs to make use of such policies should be able to do so.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Denver, Colorado","Denver, Colorado","They are numerous, too numerous to list.  Yes, continuing education is extremely important.  Professional societies, software conferences, technical training classes, and more!",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),188,8,7,0.533333333,0.466666667,,10,10,10,TRUE,6,4,4,3,7
189,2014-07-03 11:08:23,2014-07-03 13:38:54,Complete,,,English,,,1404400103_53b571e7c637d4.72591115,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,The software changes constantly.,,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,5,no,no,yes,yes,"only the ones that are not ""good-ol-boys"" groups","learning new things, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (woman specific),,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,GIS support for all departments,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,8,8,8,,6,,6,0,4,Just hired a new woman to fill an entry-level position held before by a man.    It feels balanced now.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I relate well to both men and women.,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Women in GIS at managerial levels are very rare.  I would like to meet more of them.,,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,,,,,,Yes,"Often I don't realize it until sometime during the meeting.   It only feels ""weird"" if it's all much-older men.",Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,,2,Have been sent job notices and encouraged to apply.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,"Getting ""big picture"" knowledge of diverse departments, all of which need different levels of assistance - especially for determining licensing agency-wide, and for reducing the ""silo"" effect that multiple departments create.",Putting together a plan from diverse pieces of information,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Disciplinary during supervising.   (Ugh....),,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"Core geography knowledge.   UNDERSTAND what the data mean and why we use the data the way we do.   Understand what it is good for, and (equally as important) _not_ good for.   Be ethical with the use of the data.",,BA,Unknown,,MEng,Engineering,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,Plunged head-first into it in 1989,,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,27,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,,,"I made sure I had plenty of conference attendance, presentations, volunteering, plus took every opportunity to learn more GIS outside the work setting.",Yes,,"I really don't have a good feel for the bias involved in GIS.   My next step up would be to a Departmental management position, of which, GIS would be only a small part.    The gender balance seems to be fairly equal at that level.",Lots of outside help via therapists!!,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,No,No,No,"I think both genders *should* take equal responsibility for family issues, and the USA should follow other more progressive countries in allowing more work/family balance time.",Yes,Yes,,,"My company is entirely un-flexible, extremely rigid, neurotic about time management, micro-managing, obsessed.",,,,,,,Other:,"mixed, with the appearance of white",49,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"colorado, USA","new mexico, USA",too many to list.  At least 5 per year for 25 years.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),189,3,5,0.375,0.625,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,,6,,6
190,2014-07-03 11:28:36,2014-07-03 11:46:01,Complete,,,English,,,1404401316_53b576a4a35538.02807357,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,No,Yes,"Yes - Monthly lunch meetings, conferences",Keeps me up to date on the latest information for the software. Allows myself to use other ideas and projects as a jumping off point for ideas that I can use.,Expands the realm of possibilities of projects for our department. Networking.,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,3,"I work in a very small group of people who use GIS in the department. The larger department I am a part of has a larger ratio of women, but I am the only women in our sub-group.",,,,,,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I don't have a preference.,"Knowledge is knowledge. I don't see how either would give me any advantage, as I don't see GIS being a male dominated field.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Confident,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,I got a job as a GIS specialist at the office my husband works for as a surveyor.,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,4,5,5,4,2,,"Development, problem solving.",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Standardization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Python coding, and general development of tools",,B.S. Environmental Chemistry B.S. Environmental Health,Environmental Science/Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,Was required to take a course as part of my environmental degree.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"I had a slight advantage since the company my husband works for was looking into starting GIS, but didn't want to hire someone who would cost a lot of money. Since I was young and new to the field (professionally) they were able to hire me at a lower cost than a specialist with more years of experience. This job was my jumping off point for my next career move.",Yes,No,Challenges in making sure to keep ahead of the game.,ESRI Trainings. GIS communities.,4,"Because if a job is not completely fulfilling, I need to be able to use my personal life to find that fulfillment.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"I only responded no, because I do not have enough personal experiences to feel I can provide a strong answer on the topic.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,My supervisor is an important role in making me feel comfortable about using my personal time and taking breaks when I feel it's needed. He's been very flexible and understanding.,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Sault Sainte Marie, MI","Wasilla, AK","Alaska Survey Mapping Conference (2014 & 2013), ESRI training courses (multiple)",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),190,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
191,2014-07-03 11:34:51,2014-07-03 11:49:36,Complete,,,English,,,1404401691_53b5781b039105.47523512,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,3,not applicable,Occasionally,No,No,Not interested in mixing social life with work life,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,other,engineering,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,8,8,7,1,4,1,5,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,No more so than meeting men in GIS,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,Current position obtained through wife of engineer at my first. We met in prenatal yoga class.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,5,4,5,5,4,,data development,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,application development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"being well-rounded in knowledge, up-to-date on all advancements in the field",,"Anthropology, Geography",Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,as a student,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,11,9,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,a happy employee is a productive employee.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"The policies should be gender neutral. All because women typically shoulder most family responsibility, does not mean there are not men who do as well.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Knoxville, TN","Westfield, MA",,,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),191,5,3,0.625,0.375,,8,8,8,TRUE,7,1,4,1,5
192,2014-07-03 11:38:18,2014-07-03 11:57:46,Complete,,,English,,,1404401898_53b578ea3981d5.66301699,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,5,8,no,yes,yes,socializing and gis meetings,networking and friends,having a group of GISers is good when I run into a problem. I have people I can call outside my organization for help.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,13,13,13,,5,,5,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I want to learn the skill. The person just need to be knowledgeable.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,We do need to help other women recognize this field.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Like I didn't have a voice.,,,,,,Voiceless,,,5,Either I already knew someone at the company/agency or I had a personal connection to administration.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,1,5,5,5,5,5,2,,detail oriented,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,creativity,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,graphic design/adobe software background,,Wildlife Biology,Biology,,,,,,,,,,,,worked for a professor as an undergrad and used ArcView 3.1,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I learned the basic skills with this internship and how to apply those skills to real world setting or a specific project,10,12,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,I don't have a master's degree and that needs to be my next step to advance in this career direction,get a master's degree,5,"I sit all day at a computer, I need an outlet once the workday is over. Meaning I need a life outside of work.",Sitting in front of a computer all day bad,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Clemson, SC","Auburn, CA",ESRI training and conferences; Nebraska GIS/LIS Conference and Workshops,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,I am a GIS Professional or Cartographer. I don't identify my job with my gender.,,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),192,5,8,0.384615385,0.615384615,,13,13,13,TRUE,13,,5,,5
193,2014-07-03 12:01:33,2014-07-03 12:40:45,Complete,,,English,,,1404403293_53b57e5ddddd62.40024942,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"It all depends on what ""regularly"" means. In my opinion, a lot of my learning is ""on-the-job"" because I have a problem I need to solve. Alternatively, I would very much like to take advantage of other training but the fact is that I'm far too busy to have time for something like that.",,,,,,,,,,,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,98,yes,"In the GIS group, no. In the entire office, a few of us do, privately.",Yes,"Yes, both of them.","There are only 3 of us in the GIS group and one of the 3 is brand new. I would not spend time with them out of work because I wouldn't feel comfortable. Since our most recent hire, I feel very much like a third wheel and feel excluded from discussions, meetings, and so on. In the entire office, I am close with 2 other employees and we spend time together out of work. I attend local GIS gatherings because I feel like they offer good networking opportunities and also allow me to see what other GIS professionals are doing.","Networking, socializing, information gathering, learning opportunities",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (general),,,,,other,private -- consluting,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,1,"I have been in my position for almost 7 years and have not progressed hardly at all. I have been ""cornered"" into doing what I do well and fast because I do it well and fast. In addition, we recently hired another GIS male employee from another agency and he has been elevated quite a bit. He goes to meetings all the time, is ""given"" the most exciting work (which I've been wanting to learn and experience for a few years), and has even been asked to travel around the country marketing our capabilities. Some of this is all because of his past experience but much of it, I think, is simply that he approaches all situations in a more entitled fashion and leadership (male) responds to it positively. In contrast, I feel like I would be mostly dismissed if I approached with the same attitude.",,,,,,,,,,Negative: males receive more promotions or are in better roles,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,I recently started a formal mentoring program and my mentor is female. I feel like she understands a lot of challenges that are unique to women in my field.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,I am part of women in transportation (WTS) but only because my company wants me to be. My preference would be for a different female group entirely.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Like a mentor, I feel like they would be more sympathetic to challenges that are unique to women.",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,"Often, I don't notice. However, I DO notice that I am not very assertive (or AS assertive) and far less so than the other attendees.",,,,,,Voiceless,,,0,"I have not obtained a job through a personal connection. Particularly in the GIS industry, I'm not sure it would even be possible to do so.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I would not have a mentor if it weren't for some other employees who are close to me facilitating the assignment.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,3,,"Friendliness, ability to work on a team, work under pressure, efficiency, accuracy",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,"I feel like I""m not assertive enough.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,I would encourage all females in ANY work environment to remain confident and assertive. I feel like my lack of assertiveness has caused me to miss opportunities and has slowed my career.,,Art's English,Other,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Through a friend.,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,The last internship I had led to my current position. It was very beneficial because it allowed me to learn while demonstrating that I was a good employee. It was also flexible with school.,12,8,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,I think somewhere in between for me but I am not satisfied WHERE I AM right now. Getting beyond where I am will be very difficult.,Yes,Yes,"I think my biggest challenges are my difficulty being assertive and the males in leadership because they tend to dislike or respond negatively to assertive females. Also, bear in mind that I am competing with males at my level with whom other males seem to bond/connect much more easily.",My mentor (female) has been invaluable! She's a successful woman who is many years my senior and she has great ideas how to change situations to suit my personality as well as ways to develop the parts of my personality that are in need.,5,I think an imbalance can cause major mental and physical damage.,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I am allowed to work 4 10s rather than 5 8s because that's my husband's schedule. Unfortunately, it's rare that I don't work on Friday because usually by then, there's some situation that needs to be dealt with in a hurry.",,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Salt Lake City, Utah","Salt Lake City, Utah",I've primarily just gone to GIS conferences. I try to go to one every other year.,,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,,4,4,"That's kind of the point, right?",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),193,2,98,0.02,0.98,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
195,2014-07-03 12:07:44,2014-07-03 12:39:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404403664_53b57fd0dc4c61.12216004,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,1,no,No,Yes,Yes. We typically go to conferences or training sessions.,To learn,Networking and skill development,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Game and Parks,,,,,cartography,,other,,,GIS,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Sometimes empowered, other times not. It really depends on how small the meeting is or how big the event is that I am attending.",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,I interviewed for a position with a guy who turned out to be a classmate from college. We were friends during the class. I think it helped get me the job since he knew my work ethic and that we could work well together.,,Through a friend,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,5,3,1,3,2,,Map Production,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Application Development (Coding),,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Application Development (Coding) : The trend is more interactive online maps and less paper print maps.,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography Classes,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,"My challenges are not gender related, they are skill related. I need more development skills in order to raise any higher here within my company.","Can't really attain a higher GIS position here at my company. If I wanted to advance, I would have to change jobs.",4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lincoln, Nebraska","Lincoln, Nebraska",GIS Classes in college. Out of college I have attended the ESRI User Conference and Developer Conference as well as other small seminars dealing with GIS.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),195,5,1,0.833333333,0.166666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
197,2014-07-03 12:35:05,2014-07-03 13:03:20,Complete,,,English,,,1404405305_53b58639a507a4.12436776,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,9,14,no,sometimes,yes,yes; ESRI training/local GIS user group meetings,I enjoy being with my coworkers,"networking, support of colleagues' careers, fun",Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,Yes - Venue - User group,,Yes - Venue - Training courses,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,commercial/for-profit consulting firm,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,23,23,21,2,7,2,9,5,4,We have several women in my department that do GIS.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"It doesn't matter to me what sex my mentor is. That being said, most of my mentors have been men.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,I have mixed emotions about this. I don't think sex should be a major qualifier for a job any more than race. Should we have a Mexican GIS professional group? It's like voting for candidates: is race or sex a reason to vote for or against a candidate? I think my qualifications more than my sex or race should be what defines me.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Sure. If we choose to have a family, it's good to speak with other women and see how they have dealt with the combined pressures of motherhood and work.",,,,,"Support with work/life, family balance",Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Like I had to bring my ""A"" game. I have also been in professional meetings that were all women except for the presenter.",,,,,,,,,1,My friend (a women) left her job and recommended me to fill the position.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,Female connection,,Yes,Who has time to mentor? And the way GIS is implemented by organization can vary a LOT.,,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,5,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,,Creative problem solving; desire to include others,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Self-doubt; taking on too many responsibilities,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Attention to detail--provide high quality work; accept criticism gracefully; stand up for yourself,,"Environmental Studies, Communication and Education",Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,I took at one-quarter class in college. My husband has a degree in GIS and works as a GIS Administrator.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",From a GIS professional,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,13,11,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,My company is very supportive of women holding positions of power. Career advancement is based on merit.,Yes,No,"I don't know. My small company was just acquired by a MUCH larger one. I have no idea what my role will be, but all the people in positions of GIS leadership are men. So I could run into difficulty.","I was GIS Administrator at my small environmental consulting firm. All users communicated regularly with me. Now I am one of hundreds of GIS Analysts in a 14,000-employee company. I will need to be very vocal to remain part of the conversation now. I am still trying to figure out who to talk to.",5,"Because we are all humans first, employees second. (Or we should be.) We work to sustain life.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"Besides bearing our children, my husband is just as (or more) involved in keeping our household going. This is true of many of my friends as well.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Most employees can make their own schedules. Meeting family needs is pretty much a non-issue if we are fulfilling work responsibilities.,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Salt Lake City, Utah","Salt Lake City, Utah","Too many to list, almost all of them through ESRI. I've attended the ESRI UC for the past 5 years.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,"We should be judged by our skills, not our gender.",,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),197,9,14,0.391304348,0.608695652,,23,23,23,TRUE,21,2,7,2,9
198,2014-07-03 12:46:23,2014-07-03 13:04:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404405982_53b588def22d89.66796466,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,no,no,no,they are not right after work.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,5,I am the only GIS person at the organization.,,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I would want someone who was a good teacher and had lots of information to share, regardless of their gender.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,2,5,5,4,5,5,1,,Modelling and Analysis,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Speaking up for myself,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Programming (Python),,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Geographic,GIS,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Took a GIS course during my Bachelor's degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Sometimes I feel guilty doing so because I feel like I am taking advantage of the system.,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada","Toronto, Ontario, Canada",Tons of ArcGIS webinars and web-based courses,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),198,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
201,2014-07-03 11:59:49,2014-07-03 14:24:31,Complete,,,English,,,1404403189_53b57df5985c24.65555109,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,no,yes,no,"yes, social gatherings",,"building relationships, fun",,Yes - Motive - Fun,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,2,2,,2,,2,2,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,3,4,4,4,4,3,,organization,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"have difficulty keeping up w/ technology changes, new software, new programming languages (i.e. Python)",,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"have a skill other than GIS, GIS is a great tool but have a complimentary background in natural resources or another field of interest",,geography,Geography,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,work and school,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,,I certainly have worked hard along the way but I'm not sure it was especially difficult.,Yes,No,the challenges are personal - juggling work/life balance with children,flexible work schedule and part time work are the biggest factors that have allowed me to keep working after having kids; these are the two most important factors for my continued work,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,"yes, but not just for women, men need policies that help them w/ work/life balance too especially men and women in the US",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,I am probably comfortable w/ my flexible work schedule b/c my supervisor has always been extremely supportive and I've never had any complaints from my team members about it - this support is important,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bellingham, WA","Bend, OR",SCGIS free online ESRI classes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),201,50,50,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,,2,,2,2
203,2014-07-03 14:05:44,2014-07-03 14:24:57,Complete,,,English,,,1404410744_53b59b78d29926.01234879,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,7,no,yes,no,yes,,making friends with co-workers,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,environmental,,other,,planning,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,8,7,1,6,0,3,3,1,5,We are all full-time staff but do part-time GIS work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Uncomfortable,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,3,0,1,4,4,4,4,1,,Organization,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Editing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Editing,,,,,,troubleshooting,,Environmental Science and Policy,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,Through my major in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,3,I do not have kids or a partner,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,22,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Northampton, MA","Bristol, CT",CT GIS Day,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),203,4,7,0.363636364,0.636363636,,7,7,7,TRUE,1,6,0,3,3
204,2014-07-03 14:12:10,2014-07-03 14:34:05,Complete,,,English,,,1404411130_53b59cfac0eaa1.31551862,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,no,no,no,no,busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,4,1,2,,2,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would like to have a mentor who is exceptionally good at GIS,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,Seems like a good idea,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Overall I don't know very many,,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,I am used to it,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I don't have a mentor,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,3,5,3,3,5,5,3,,"executive functioning, knowledge and experience, work-ethic, problem solving",,,,,Reasoning,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,"communication, asking for help, networking",,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"networking, creative thinking",,Biology,Biology,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,friend,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,23,14,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,,,4,Balance is important in all areas,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,Yes,Yes,No,Gender-bias,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I get my work done; it doesn't matter when I do it.,,White,,,,,,,49,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Murray, KY","Lansing, MI",30+ credits in phd program at Michigan State,,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),204,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,4,1,2,,2
205,2014-07-03 14:23:18,2014-07-03 14:38:25,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404411798_53b59f964f63b3.50010541,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,not applicable,no,sometimes,meetups,,netowrking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,manager,,,4,4,4,0,2,0,2,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,get their perspective on the work,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,out numbered,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"communication, team player",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"build skills in programming, flexibility in different work environments.",,,Unknown,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,in graduate school - took introduction class and had  research assistance position using PC Arc/INFO,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,22,22,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,,It's somewhere in between.  at times I've had women make my career harder - they thinking I wanted their job and knew I was prefered worker over them.  That has made it difficult but I found my nitch and was able to move up in my career,Yes,No,the challenges is that there are not may position openings and competition is high.,I get help from my mentors and take advantage of GIS and Non-GIS training opportunities.,5,one needs a good work-life balance to  have a good life.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,it is offered to all and men take advantage of them as well as women,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Norman, Ok","Chicago,IL",Wha's New in ArcGIS 10 ArcGIS and Google online course Situtational Frontline Leadership Module 1 and 2,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),205,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,2,0,2
207,2014-07-03 15:07:25,2014-07-03 15:41:20,Complete,,,English,,,1404414445_53b5a9eddba4a9.21846495,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,I feel I have to learn programming to stay relevant.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Programming,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,10,yes,no,yes,no,I used to but I got discouraged.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (general),,,,,other,For-profit consulting corporation,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,12,12,12,,2,,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It depends on the individual.,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It's encouraging to meet other women in technical fields.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Based on a history of preferential treatment in the department, I felt like my input wasn't valued.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,Voiceless,,,1,My current job was through a referral program at the company.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I'm a generalist in a company that values specialists.  I work on biology, GIS, and environmental planning and I do well on them all.  And I want to keep the breadth of my work but it's hard to find someone that values that.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,5,4,4,4,1,,Spatial ecology and impacts analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, speaking up in meetings",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,programming,,Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"It kept coming up in my natural resources classes while I was an undergrad, like Conservation Planning, for instance.  I decided to study it more because I thought it might help me get a job later.  I also used it in my masters research regarding spatial distribution of waterfowl.","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,7,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"I see the men in GIS around me being promoted when they have less education, less experience, and less tenure with the company than me.  They just talk a good game and the higher-ups take them at face-value and promote them.  The higher-ups don't know GIS and don't really know what anyone's talking about; it just sounds good and is said with confidence. I don't promote myself enough to get attention from the decision makers.",I'm actually getting ready to switch careers. I'm giving up on GIS.,5,The only way for me to be happy is to have a full life outside of work.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,"Men should shoulder as much responsibility for family burdens as women. Women end up shouldering more of the burden, but that needs to change.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Everyone does so it's no big deal.  Men, women, everyone works from home on a regular basis, regardless of whether they have kids or not.  It's my favorite thing about my workplace.",,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Jose, CA","San Jose, CA","Marxan class, geodatabase design and modelling class, SCGIS conference, BAAMA meetings, CalGIS conference.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,5,,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,207,2,10,0.166666667,0.833333333,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,,2,,2
208,2014-07-03 15:15:22,2014-07-03 15:40:21,Complete,,,English,,,1404414922_53b5abcac1b0b9.43653450,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,0,not applicable,no,no,no,no time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,university,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,educator,,,2,2,2,0,2,0,2,4,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I prefer whoever is more qualified and better at communicating the material.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I'm always open to meeting new people.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Mildly intimidated until I began to speak and realized most of the men saw me as a colleague not an underling.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,3,"After graduate school, my undergraduate advisor and his wife hired me for their business. Then he got me on as an adjunct professor when he was double-booked to teach. Then she introduced me to a friend who needed an environmental scientist to consult on developing curriculum (which ultimately set me on my career path).",,Through a friend,,Through a professor,,,,,,,Female connection,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,2,0,4,5,5,5,5,2,,Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Time management.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Communication - so they can effectively demonstrate what they know as needed.,,biology,Biology,,biology (environmental emphasis),Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"My undergraduate professor was using it in a stream project I was working on (GIS was very new at the time), and I wanted to learn more as I saw it as an important tool for biologists.","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,17,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,,4,"As a woman, I'm responsible for taking care of nearly every aspect of my home life; it's important to be able to have time for that.",,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,It creates a further chasm between the genders. Such policies should be implemented in general - although women will no doubt feel the need to take advantage of them more than men.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,My boss makes me feel comfortable doing so.,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Wheeling, WV","Frostburg, MD","North America, MD, WV and PA environmental educators associations' conferences; WV and PA science teachers associations' conferences; Problem-based learning academy at Wake Forest",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),208,2,0,1,0,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,2,0,2
210,2014-07-03 15:27:49,2014-07-03 15:43:56,Complete,,,English,,,1404415669_53b5aeb5769272.49552781,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,4,not applicable,no,yes,"yes, Meetings",i'm new to the office,information about whats going on.,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Entire county,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,customer service,,,8,8,8,0,4,0,4,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,always good to network within your field,,,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,no different.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,4,5,5,4,4,2,,Map Creation/ general knowledge of GIS,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,code writing,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,over all job skills,,1st BA Geography/EPS 2nd BA History,Geography,Other,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,through my Geography program at UNM,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,it didn't result in direct job through that employer but did result in a job due to the experience I received through the internship.,5,3,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"Hard to get hired for an entry level position without experience, when no one is willing to give you the chance to get experience. (hints internship UNPAID)",Yes,No,,,4,in order to do a good job a person needs to have a balance between personal life and career.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,8,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,UNM/CNM,Santa Fe County  GMD/GIS,to many to list,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),210,4,4,0.5,0.5,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,0,4,0,4
211,2014-07-03 15:41:00,2014-07-03 16:14:25,Complete,,,English,,,1404416460_53b5b1cc0aeb88.89160618,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,not applicable,sometimes,sometimes,socialize after work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Never really thought much about it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,Environmental scientist I interned for helped me get a full time position.,,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,5,5,4,5,4,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Biology,Biology,,Conservation and Policy,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Internship with environmental scientist while in college.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,14,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,It took working for many years to get a position that is well paid.,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,,"It wouldn't hurt, but really should be geared toward men and women.",Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,NY,NY,,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),211,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
214,2014-07-03 15:58:43,2014-07-03 16:14:47,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404417523_53b5b5f356e7e2.88814741,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,4,no,rarely,no,sometimes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,"instructor, creation of instructional materials",,,5,5,4,1,0,1,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"women often have better communication and interpersonal skills, in my experience",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,a bit excluded,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"programming feels like a ""boys club"" and I'd like to get better at it but don't feel much encouragement to do so",,,,Boys club,,,,,,,,2,3,0,4,4,4,4,3,,,"cartography, technical communication",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"geography, geology",Geography,,geography,Geography,,,,GISc,GIS,,,,"as an undergrad, on my college campus","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,chance to use new technical skills,12,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,difficult to work full-time as a mom with 3 kids--career took a backseat for a number of years and going back to school felt like only option once away from rapidly-changing field,Yes,Yes,many years of part-time work means I have not climbed the career ladder as fast as many colleagues,,5,family is important to me--I work hard but like my job to be flexible,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"larger organization structure includes many women, and most of us are juggling work and family responsibilities",,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tallahassee, FL","Chapel Hill, NC","online ESRI training, NACIS conference",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),214,1,4,0.2,0.8,,5,5,5,TRUE,4,1,0,1,1
215,2014-07-03 11:33:25,2014-07-03 16:17:58,Complete,,,English,,,1404401605_53b577c5400781.76354834,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,6,yes,sometimes,yes,yes,,making connections,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,Director,,,8,8,8,,3,,3,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,4,5,5,5,5,5,,"Team builder, visionary thinker, creating connections, leading teams",,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,"speaking out in tough situations, work/life balance, keeping work and personal life separate, type A -perfectionist",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,Work/life balance,"project management, leading or translating tech/GIS concepts to non-tech groups, communication, programming, science-based modeling",,x,,,x,,,,,,,,,,stumbled upon it in my masters program,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,20,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,"I feel guilty and a sense of ""I should be at work because all the guys are there""",,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Boone, NC","Santa Fe, NM",Esri UC Esri training courses Bioneers Women's Leadership conferences Professional coaches,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),215,3,6,0.333333333,0.666666667,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,,3,,3
216,2014-07-03 16:27:06,2014-07-03 17:03:37,Complete,,,English,,,1404419226_53b5bc9ad666d6.37814789,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,Python and Java Scripting seem to be a requirement for all GIS jobs these days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Python,Specific mention: Java,,,,,yes,10,90,yes,some,yes,GIS network meetings,,job enhancement,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,environmental,education,other,other,utilities,cadastral,,,analysis,,,other,other,,Design,outreach,,30,30,26,4,2,,2,0,1,"When I interviewed and met another woman in the same level, she commented on being glad to see another woman being added.  The CEO is a woman however.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I think mentoring is more related to skills and insights into the tasks and political culture of a place.  So it's better to find a person who has that insight regardless of their sex.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,"Not sure if that really makes a difference.  I would say that we as woman have a different style of ""competitiveness"" than men.  Men do compete but so do women. The dynamics of each group is also dependent on the leadership styles of an office group.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I do often.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No problem.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,recently a male colleague recommended me for a new position,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,3,,"creative problem solving  - ""spiral thinking"" rather than linear thinking",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Slow listener and communicator due to dyslexia that is not formally represented as a disability,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Programming if that is a skill they enjoy - dyslexia makes this a difficult issue for me.,,international environmental,Environmental Science/Studies,,environmental geography,Geography,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Loved maps through out schooling.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,Love of maps,yes,yes,I always talk to students about internships leading to new opportunities.   I did one GIS non-paid Project in archeology that led to two international paid projects to Italy and Jordan.,26,18,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,I would say that my GIS career path was unexpected but a great fit for me.   The age biases are actually more of a challenge than sex biases.  Over 50 it is very challenging to compete with younger people.,Yes,Yes,Again the age bias and ability to keep abreast of new trends in technology is a difficult challenge for both sexes.,Information on mini training opportunities to hone skills.  Also male/female communication styles and recommendations to talk about technology.,5,"Though I am not married and do not have children, and my job is a key aspect of my life,  I do feel that most jobs require extra hours without any commitment from the employers.   Stability is lacking in all American corporation mentality which is a broader problem.  The cost of retraining new employees seems to not be a consideration anymore.  We are all too expendable.",,,,,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Not certain yet... too new to test...,,White,,,,,,,53,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Redlands CA,Riverside  CA,ESRI International User Conference On-line GIS seminars and workshops free classes EVERYWHERE,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,I think the only merit is focusing on young women gaining exposure to women in science and technology.  Our class training and learning structures are very male biased in how we learn these topics.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),216,10,90,0.1,0.9,,30,30,30,TRUE,26,4,2,,2
217,2014-07-03 16:57:25,2014-07-03 17:38:03,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404421045_53b5c3b5827620.67540831,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,no,yes,yes,"yes, conferences, forums, workshops",networking and knowledge sharing,share experiences,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,Yes - Venue - Training courses,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,share experiences,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Accomplished and 0proud to be a part of decision making,Used to it,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,1,,"customer service, problem solving",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,too ambitious,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Customer service and problem solving - thinking outside the square,,Arts and Science,Unknown,,Post Grad Dip Arts - Planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,Through geography at university,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,18,5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,Locality was also a factor,Yes,No,profeesional development,course and training,5,I am a single mother so this is very important,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,Yes,others who dont have kids or that type of responsibility may look at as bias,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,New Zealand,New Zealand,Esri Courses University GIS Papers Project Management Course,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),217,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
219,2014-07-03 17:05:36,2014-07-03 17:42:38,Complete,,,English,,,1404421536_53b5c5a0061520.64274104,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,6,no,yes,no,no,I like to do other things outside of work that are non-GIS related.,not applicable,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,education,other,other,government,software development,,,analysis,,administrator,other,,,databases,,,3000,3000,3000,,1000,0,1000,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,Comfortibility level,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Fine, it didn't feel uncomfortable.",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,"First, I worked for my aunt. My second was through a female friend who I went to graduate school with.",Through a family member,Through a friend,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,Female connection,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,1,4,5,5,5,5,3,,"Database analyzing/administration, finding new ways for 'how to do something', and interpersonal communication.",DBA,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Coding,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Coding,,Geography: Community and Urban Development,Geography,,GIS,GIS,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,When I was an undergrad in Geography it was a required course. I took it and loved it!,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,My internship let me get a feel for the GIS world to see if this is the field I really wanted to work in.,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,It is rare at my company to see a woman manager.,"Be more of a go-getter, attain more education and just work to meet the requirements of being at a higher level.",3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,The flexibility sometimes causes conflicts with other coworkers to schedule meetings and etc.,,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Grand Forks, North Dakota","Redlands, California","ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality 10.0, ArcGIS Desktop III 10.0, Building Geodatabases 10.0, Creating and Publishing Maps with ArcGIS, Intro to ArcGIS Server, Intro to Python 10.0, Performing Analysis with ArcGIS Desktop, Working with ArcGIS Network Analyst, ArcHydro Training, Using CAD data in ArcGIS Desktop 10.0, Sketch Up, Projections and Coordinate Systems, Poster Design, Adobe Photoshop and ArcMap:Advanced Cartographic and Map Effect",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,5,1,I believe I am a Woman in GIS as well as a GIS professional. To me it depends on my mood. But in general it is very strange for others to understand how I am and cope with working in a male dominated field.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),219,1,6,0.142857143,0.857142857,,3000,3000,3000,TRUE,3000,,1000,0,1000
221,2014-07-03 17:35:41,2014-07-03 18:07:32,Complete,,,English,,,1404423341_53b5ccadae5887.61770625,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"Depends on the Task Order... i.e., taking on 3d Animation now.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,5,no,some - when I come to town,not sure - I telecommute,when in town,GIS community isn't prominent in hometown,"social, trouble-shoot, new friends",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,large corporation,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,other,other,construction,engineering,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,2,0,2,1,3,"I am not sure that having more women in our group, to out-number men would be helpful for us trying to get GIS more in the forefront of the minds of Engineers and Project Managers. I am always happy for more women, especially with the skills.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I prefer skills and ability to communicate and cooperate.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,"I am part of Women in GIS, but also in various non-gender based groups. I find that men are more apt to help trouble-shoot than women, though it could just be the questions I am asking. But most women that I come across get protective of their knowledge and not necessarily willing to share - threatened?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Since I know what I am talking about and generally have the power of GIS and the information at my finger-tips, I generally don't feel anything. I like to play in the sandbox. I do NOT however, appreciate the chauvinist (my boss calls it a disease: E.G.O), whom I do encounter frequently enough.",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,Male banter,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I have a strong female boss and support.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,3,,Land Use/Impact Analysis,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing programming scripts and some arthimetic,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"python script writing, web-applications",,2: Env Sci/Env Bio,Environmental Science/Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,Env Proj Management: Env Information Systems (GIS),Environmental Science/Studies - GIS,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"Using GPS and being an assistant to a Land Surveyor for the State of CO, Wildland Fire for CO BLM, and college (internship with US Forest Service in MT).","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,yes,no,,13,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"I have a lot of interesting life/work experiences and those seemed to help propel me to where I am now. Not necessarily difficult, just took time.",Yes,No,Software/Technical skills based.,"Training (paid for - not an option, but can find online help).",5,"I have a family... I have a life. I work so I CAN LIVE, NOT live so I can work.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"I think there needs to be a social shift where med start shouldering more of the work load, NOT making special circumstances for women. We are always trying to prove ourselves, but if we have to have breaks to do that, then it's not the same and we will NEVER be viewed as equal. Social shift in men and women's role in work and home need to change, that's all that'll work.",No,Yes,,,"I don't take advantage of ""women-specific"" policies, if they even exist, other than maternity leave (for which there is also paternity leave, but stereotypes and fear of job-loss generally keep men from taking it). My work has flexible arrangements because their employees can work in those situations... GIS: Have office (and wi-fi) will travel.",,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Craig, CO; Billings, MT; Denver, CO; Fairbanks, AK; Sacramento, CA","Willits, CA (main office: Rancho Cordova, CA)","SCGIS (Monterey), NRDC (Flagstaff), company brownbags, ESRI online courses, University courses",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,1,"I think men have plenty of their own programs and designations, having Women's groups is fine. It develops camaraderie among like-skilled individuals and strength in the STEM industries",,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),221,5,5,0.5,0.5,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,2,0,2
225,2014-07-03 18:15:33,2014-07-03 18:27:52,Complete,,,English,,,1404425733_53b5d605875ec4.70794887,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,Yes,No,Yes,They are fun,"Networking, relaxing",Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,engineering,,,,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,6,6,4,2,1,1,2,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"It shouldn't matter.  Only competence and integrity matter, and neither gender has a monopoly on those.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I'd like to meet people of both genders, so of course some of them would be women.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Fine.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,A friend connected me to a hiring supervisor.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,2,4,5,3,4,5,,"GIS, writing.",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,"Prioritization, time management",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Being more focused on helping the organization, rather than expecting the organization to revolve around you",,Engineering,Engineering,,Engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,Professor,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,14,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,GIS opens many doors.,Yes,No,Any time a person takes the next step higher there are unknowns and new things to learn.,"Probably, but I have not needed them",4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"I don't believe in forcing anything based on gender.  The family is the responsibility of the individual, not of the employer.  It also generates cross-gender resentment.",Yes,Yes,No,Yes,It hasn't been an issue.,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,graduate school,"Sacramento, California",I have attended many conference and some seminars.,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),225,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,4,2,1,1,2
226,2014-07-03 18:45:32,2014-07-03 19:03:57,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404427532_53b5dd0cdd7ae7.39111884,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,0,not applicable,No,No,Yes,Networking,Professional Development,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private Business,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Mining,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,2,,2,,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,Common issues.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,Member of Women in Mining,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Discuss common issues,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Slightly uncomfortable, but somehow, also empowering!",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,4,5,5,5,3,,GIS database administration,DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Database administration,,Applied Science,Science - Other,,,,,,,Post-Graduate Certificate in Geomatics,Post-Graduate Certificate in Geomatics,,,,Third-year Bachelor of Applied Science project.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,11,11,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Road blocks within the organisation I am currently working in i.e. if I want to move to a management position I need to step out of a GIS role.,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toowoomba, QLD, AUSTRALIA","Singleton, NSW, AUSTRALIA",Spatial & Surveying Sciences Institute (Australia and New Zealand) Conferences OZRI (ESRI Australia),,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),226,2,0,1,0,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
227,2014-07-03 19:03:35,2014-07-03 19:25:00,Complete,,,English,,,1404428615_53b5e147e57636.26095251,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,No need...but I prefer to do it and my employer appreciates it. Same goes for my answer for the next question.,,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,not applicable,"Yes, sometimes","Yes - if you mean conferences, meetings training a etc",Yes -all,Because it is important to me to make/maintain connections,Same as above,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,other,research,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,5,"There are two of us - one woman, one man. We make a good team.",,,,,,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I don't have a preference.,I've never felt strongly either way. Maybe I've just had good luck in working in very supportive environments with supportive folks.,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I don't think I felt any different then I would if it were all females.,Used to it,,,,,,,,4,Connections are very important.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,5,4,5,3,4,1,,I love to multi task and start new projects right away.,,,,,,,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I get bored easily.,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Depends. I was told programming and Python, so I learned (and learned to enjoy it) but my current position that I absolutely loves does not really need those skills. More cartography, research and analysis. I'd say learn what you enjoy, and then search for a job that fulfills your needs. It may not come right away, but with GIS only growing, it is most likely out there somewhere.",,Geography,Geography,,Ecology & Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,GIS and Remote Sensing,GIS and Remote Sensing,,,,Undergraduate course required,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,6,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,"I had to work hard, but I do feel like the right combination of skills, attitude and connections does wonders.",No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,They are serious about it... so who am I to argue with that?,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"State College, PA",North Carolina,Too many to list.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),227,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
229,2014-07-03 19:19:37,2014-07-03 19:48:25,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/QWshgl7CY4,http://t.co/QWshgl7CY4,1404429577_53b5e509cb18e2.97244317,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,4,no,yes,yes,"yes, BBQs, work drinks, special dinner functions","great bunch of people, we are all like minded people",build friendships,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,administrator,other,,,asset manager,,,5,5,4,1,1,0,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I've had male and female mentors before and both have been good,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I'm okay with this, I've never been treated differently",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,1,2,5,5,3,3,3,3,,planning and asset management knowledge,,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,spatial modelling,,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Applied Geographical Information Systems,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,University marketing,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,No,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,"Demo days, ESRI user conferences",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),229,1,4,0.2,0.8,,5,5,5,TRUE,4,1,1,0,1
230,2014-07-03 12:36:35,2014-07-03 19:57:41,Complete,,,English,,,1404405394_53b58692f36b15.26302225,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,not applicable,yes,occasionally,"conferences, lectures, socializing","enjoy their company, networking, learning something new","intellectual, social",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,other,,,training,,,5,5,5,,3,,3,0,4,"My whole workplace (all types of positions) is pretty evenly composed of men and women, and mostly run by women, so there is no imbalance here.",,,,,,Positive: there are even female managers,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"My preference would be more based on their personality, experience and such, not on their gender in this case.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,"In general I think they're fine, if women are still in a position of ineqality. I've never felt that way, and am more comfortable in mixed-gender groups than all female anyway.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,"I know quite a few, always happy to meet more.",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"As I was often in a position of power, pretty good. :-)",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"Well, I've never looked for a mentor, so I'm not sure how to respond.",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,4,4,3,4,3,,"thoroughness, communication skills, teaching",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,"pushing the envelope, creative thinking, lack of focus",,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Having a lot of tools in the toolbelt. Understanding something about and enjoying learning about the field that you're applying GIS to.,,computer science,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,,"A friend was obsessed with it. Years later I quit my boring job and took a GIS class for the heck of it, and a year later started a new career in it.",,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"I learned so much in the internship. Started out non-paid, turned into a contract, turned into a permanent position.",18,6,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"I had to work hard for it, like everyone else in my group, but nobody stood in my way. I'm sure that there are jobs and places where there is a bias, but I haven't seen it in my workplace or GIS in general.",Yes,No,"I want to start a 3rd career, restoration ecology, in my 40s, so the challenges have to do with potentially going back to school and internal inertia.",Not sure. Sometimes you just need to kick your own butt first.,5,"If there is a poor work-life balance, then I don't like my job and am less able to enjoy life. Ideally, you would love work so much that it isn't work, but there's also the idea of working to live rather than living to work.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,7,No,No,No,"In this day and age, men and women should be sharing family duties equally, so both should be accommodated.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"I have been working from home for many years now, both in GIS and outside, and I've learned to disclipline myself to get the work done, it's just done on my time, not necessarily 9-5, which lets me enjoy the whole day more.",,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Los Altos Hills, CA","Stanford, CA",Audited hydrology and remote sensing classes at Stanford; SCGIS conference yearly; ESRI conference once,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,"I feel like this on most aspects of life. People are people, not defined first by gender, color etc.",,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),230,1,1,0.5,0.5,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,3,,3
232,2014-07-03 20:14:33,2014-07-03 20:22:16,Complete,,,English,,,1404432873_53b5f1e9691136.87797398,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,2,not applicable,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,planning,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,1,1,1,1,2,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,1,5,4,3,4,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,Unknown,,,,,,,,,,,,fellow student,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,17,17,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Flagstaff, AZ","Lake George, NY",,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),232,4,2,0.666666667,0.333333333,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,1,2
234,2014-07-03 20:58:22,2014-07-03 21:26:20,Complete,,,English,,,1404435502_53b5fc2e2ee395.76477306,,,,I agree,no,,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,11,16,no,sometimes...yes if yes or no only,yes,"not yet...haven't had time, but i'm sure i will.  the ones i'm interested in are usually environmentally related","as mentioned in last comment, i haven't had time yet.  I'm in a transitional period and very busy but envision my schedule opening up within the next six months.",Networking and enhancing skill sets.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,Energy,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Gas,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,28,28,28,,11,,11,2,3,"I've noticed a disproportionate number of ""better"" positions are held by men, but I also don't argue their skill or experience or history with the company.  I also know that one of the management positions (that's still unfilled) was held by a woman before she was promoted to another location.",,,,,,,,,,Negative: males receive more promotions or are in better roles,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I'm not sure I'd seek one out, but if available and convenient I might try it out.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I don't feel like I'd especially like to or not like to meet any specific gender (as I mentioned in the networking question).  I'd more like to look at experience and go from there.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Barely noticed that I was.  I know plenty of women emerging in the field and the field seems receptive to it (from my experience).,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,A class mate and office mate of mine (female)was working for a female-owned GIS company and I applied with them through her referral.  I left that position for another position that was referred to me by another female friend of mine who also works there.,,,Through a colleague,,Through fellow student,,,,,,Female connection,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,2,4,5,5,5,5,4,,I have the ability to adapt to any environment and I learn quickly.  I understand concepts and patterns enhancing my ability to quickly pick up on new tasks and skills and then expanding those.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I can be easily distracted, am not good at saying no and therefore take on too much responsibility.",,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, programming, programming...and understanding how to build and lead a project from the ground up.",,BA in Journalism/Photojournalism,Other,,MS in Geology/Earth Science,Geology,,,,GIS Graduate Certificate,GIS,,,,School and word of mouth.  I wasn't quite sure what it was but I knew it was a buzz word and thought it worthy to pursue.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,The internship was with the University.  It was extended for as long as it could repeatedly be extended but no full-time positions were ever opened.,11,2.5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,I'm a fast learner and confident in my abilities.,Yes,No,"I think there is a ceiling in GIS in general between being a technician and moving up to greater roles and responsibilities.  It's difficult to get out of the technician role because that's what everyone wants to hire for and because they can pay you less.  Plus all GIS jobs seem to be specific in their GIS environment so you have to relearn new environments, making it difficult to go to a new company and step into management w/o having already been in a larger role with the current company...and there's a lot of competition in every position to get to that next step.",I think enhancing my programming skills and just displaying more management type assertion for projects is helpful.,5,I've had jobs that drained me and had terrible work schedules and it was difficult to have relationships and a family.  I left that career (though I loved it) and went back to school to find something where I can have that balance.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,5,No,Yes,No,"I think the reason women shoulder more responsibility is because there are not enough safeguards for men.  My husband tries to be more involved and balanced but has had his employer ask why his wife (me) can't do it.  It's expected, in most workplaces, for the mother to be the one who bears that role even if the father/husband wants to share it.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"The flexible arrangements we have are just that we can work 40 hours however we see fit...but we don't get to work from home/telecommute, etc.  I would if it was offered!",,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Atlanta, GA","Atlanta, GA",ESRI related conferences.,,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),234,11,16,0.407407407,0.592592593,,28,28,28,TRUE,28,,11,,11
236,2014-07-04 00:22:08,2014-07-04 00:32:40,Complete,,,English,,,1404447728_53b62bf0949f10.94392424,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,30,no,Yes,No,"Yes, GIS-related","Good way to network, fun, like-minded people, etc.",,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Utility,Private,otherPrivate,,,,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,45,45,45,0,10,,10,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,2,4,2,5,5,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Unknown,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,8,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Diego, CA","San Diego, CA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,236,10,30,0.25,0.75,,45,45,45,TRUE,45,0,10,,10
240,2014-07-04 04:14:02,2014-07-04 04:29:45,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&u,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gislounge+%28GIS+Lounge%29,1404461642_53b6624aabf592.34598935,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,training provided if needed,,,,,,,,,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,not applicable,sometimes,seldom,conferences,networking,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,research in hydrology,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,2,0,2,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"as long as they are competent, I don't mind the gender",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,to know other women working in my field,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,nothing in particular,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"I don't have a mentor. We collaborate with each others with my colleagues, who are usually very helpful when I have a problem (moth male and female), but I don't have a mentor as such",,,More interested in peer to peer than mentoring,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,4,3,3,4,2,,programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,open GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Open source GIS,,,,,programming,,,Unknown,,,,,hydrology,Hydrology,,,,,,during my masters,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"combine family life with professional life is always more difficult for women, regardless of the field in which you are working",I can't think of anything obvious...,5,too demanding jobs might be incompatible with family life (for women),,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,not always comfrotable with using them. Always ask permission,,White,Asian,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Spain, Europe","Wallingford, United Kingdom",GRASS GIS course Python programming course,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),240,50,50,0.5,0.5,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,2,0,2
242,2014-07-04 06:32:29,2014-07-04 06:58:26,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404469949_53b682bd09c5e3.21855031,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,no,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,consultancy company,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,5,2,1,3,2,1,1,,transport modelling with GIS,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,statistics,Math,,,,,,,,,,,,at work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,7,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Milan, Italy","Milan, Italy",intermediate gis course,,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),242,2,3,0.4,0.6,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
243,2014-07-04 08:52:15,2014-07-04 09:24:04,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404478335_53b6a37f09d987.77061248,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,My employer doesn't require this of me. I do it so that I can keep my skills relevant.,,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,1,not applicable,no,yes,no,"thes activities are geared towards people without a formal education in GIS, but use the software or need to know what is possible so that they can guide their research.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,economic development,,,programming,analysis,,,other,,,"designer (reports, map templates, etc.)",,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,5,"While there are more women then men in my department, I am the only woman working in a highly-technical role in my organization.",,,,,,,,Negative: not enough females in technical roles,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"As a tactile learner, I would prefer to be mentored by someone with a similar learning style, regardless of gender.",,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I would like to meet anyone who works in GIS.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I didn't really care. I grew up in a male-dominated (i.e. more men, not male-controlled) environment and was always friends with more males than females. So being the only women in a room has never bothered me.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Working in a small city, and in an organization where there are few technical staff, it is difficult to find a mentor in my field.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,4,5,5,4,4,4,5,3,,adaptability; foresight/planning,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"communication, especially when relating technical information to staff who do not have a background in IT. I feel like I speak a different language than the majority of my co-workers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"strong programming skills; experience with different types of software, like R or SAS; ability to coordinate/more data between systems and software.",,Anthropology and Archaeology,Archaeology,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Research studies and papers while doing my BA.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,"My work is often dismissed as ""technical"" and I struggle to have management recognize the analysis and management that goes into my work and projects.",,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,"I don't think these policies should be geared specifically to women, but I do think that more workplaces need work-family balance policies.",Yes,Yes,No,No,The staff who take advantage of these arrangements (both men and women) are seen as unproductive.,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario","Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario",,,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,,2,4,I prefer being grouped based on focus/application/sector.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),243,6,1,0.857142857,0.142857143,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
244,2014-07-04 09:56:41,2014-07-04 10:17:51,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404482201_53b6b299c12121.48741260,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,100,,not applicable,N/A I run my own 1-woman company,Yes,"Annual GIS conference, other GIS meetings in our area",I attend GIS meetings regularly,"Make contacts, learn what is being done in the field",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Other - only GIS person in dept.,,start-up,,,start-up,,,,other,,Tourism and community development,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,,1,,1,1,4,5,This question is not relevent for my organization (as it is my personal business),,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,I like to be part of both mixed gender and female groups - there are strengths in each.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,It is always good to connect with people in the field.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,"Not sure my answer is applicable - I am a consultant, and I do get some of my projects through personal connections - but my job itself is something I created",,,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,3,5,4,5,5,5,5,,"The ability to identify a creative solution to a problem - using an understanding of technical capabilities, available data and, most important, the actual client need.",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,I run my own company but am much more interested in and better at GIS work that business details.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Creative problem solving, core competencies (really understand what the software can do and what the data does and does not show.)",,History,Other,,Resource Management,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,I lead a team when I worked from the government that used ArcGIS - but only started using it personally in 2007 when I went back to college to get a MS in Resource Management. (GIS did not exist in 1988 when I received my BA in history.),,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,22,5,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,I am trying to build a business - which requires me to overcome both technical and business challenges.,I find the groups on LinkedIn to be a tremendous source of help.,5,I have two children - and want to work in an environment where I can have time for them. I am not interested in a career that would require me to put my family on hold.,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"Even though I think women generally have more ""home"" responsibilities, in some families that is reversed. Making this a woman's issue weakens it - policies that promote work-family balance are beneficial to both genders and it is beneficial to both that they never be presented as a primarily woman's issue.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I started my own business in large part because I wanted to set my own hours and make my own work-home balance. GIS was an excellent field for this - as all I need is a computer and the software to work.,,White,,,,,,,48,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ellensburg, WA","Ellensburg, WA","I attend the annual WAURISA GIS conference and any other meetings that are in my area and took a one week course on open source Web GIS, but I generally prefer to learn new skills on my own.",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,2,"I think it is not good to be identified primarily as a Woman in GIS - because it separates you from a GIS professional. However, I think it is very valuable to network and associate with other women, so it is good to be a GIS Professional who is also a woman in GIS, but not good to be a Woman in GIS who is a GIS professional.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),244,100,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,,1,,1,1
245,2014-07-04 12:05:06,2014-07-04 12:14:51,Complete,,,English,,,1404489906_53b6d0b2e63dc5.83924227,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,,no,No,Yes,No,Timing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,2,,2,4,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,I know loads already,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,0,4,4,4,4,4,4,,Operational management,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,Geology,Geology,,Mineral Exploration,Geology,,,,GIS Analyst Diploma,GIS,,,,Used ArcInfo during my Masters in 1995,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,18,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,No,I think more policies need to be implemented for men and women.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,There are many women in my work environment and the majority have children.,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"UK, Ghana and Nova Scotia","Toronto, Ontatio",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),245,2,0,1,0,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
246,2014-07-04 18:01:44,2014-07-04 18:18:35,Complete,,,English,http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&sa=D&sntz,http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGqcwy5onrS-aiN_uwSXJZQuw9Agw,1404511304_53b72448dbcee9.21396908,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,8,no,yes,yes,all,,experience,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,1,,1,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,ambivalent,,,,,,,,,,,,sometimes,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,3,3,3,3,1,3,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,x,,,x,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,10,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,Yes,,,,,,,,Other:,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Gainesville, FL","Lima, Peru",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),246,2,8,0.2,0.8,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,1,,1
248,2014-07-04 23:21:54,2014-07-04 23:26:17,Complete,,,English,http://www.social-searcher.com/social-buzz/?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gplng=&twlng=&fbctr=&q5mul=surveygizmo,http://www.social-searcher.com/social-buzz/?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gplng=&twlng=&fbctr=&q5mul=surveygizmo&q5min=&q5xct=&ntw=fb%3Btw%3Bgp%3B&psttyp=vid%3Bpht%3Bsts%3Blnk%3B&embd=&fblike=&twretwt=&gpplsone=&gpreshr=&searchid=0&q5=surveygizmo,1404530514_53b76f524068f1.52168313,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,6,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,transportation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,248,30,6,0.833333333,0.166666667,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
249,2014-07-05 08:49:48,2014-07-05 09:02:46,Complete,,,English,,,1404564588_53b7f46c5008d6.77251332,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,3,yes,no,no,no,n/a,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,postal service,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,1,,1,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Difficult to know where to start/how to go about finding one.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,1,5,3,3,5,5,3,5,4,,"analysis, problem solving, creativity (cartography/eye for detail)",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,Creativity,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,,,,,,,,,post graduate certificate in GIS,GIS,,,,undergraduate course,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,"Finding full time, permanent work in my specific field within GIS is difficult, especially in the city where I live (competitive).",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ontario, Canada","Ottawa, Ontario, Canada",ESRI training courses.,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,4,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,249,1,3,0.25,0.75,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,1,,1
250,2014-07-05 10:12:12,2014-07-05 10:23:48,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/QWshgl7CY4,http://t.co/QWshgl7CY4,1404569532_53b807bce61b46.78621303,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,1,no,No,No,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,University Library,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,,other,,,instructor,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,,5,5,4,4,5,3,,"Teaching geospatial competencies, teamwork",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Technical Skills,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,Building a support network,,International Affairs,International/Public Affairs/Studies,,Library Science,Other,,,,,,,,,Interest in map librarianship led to a job where I had to learn GIS,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,Love of maps,no,n/a,,3,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,"mentors are available, as well as support from other GIS professionals in different University departments",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,No,"I think everyone should have work-family balance, and policies to support that, regardless of gender",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bloomington, Indiana","Bloomington, Indiana",ESRI Virtual Campus Classes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),250,4,1,0.8,0.2,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
251,2014-07-05 11:13:45,2014-07-05 11:35:41,Complete,,,English,,,1404573225_53b81629015448.71829960,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,but I am often too tired at the end of the day to study.,,,,,,,,,,,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,,yes,NA,yes,local GIS meetings,NA,"encouragement, updating knowledge",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,fiedl work coordinator,I am the entire GIS department for a small environmental non profit,,1,1,,1,,1,1,5,1,"I am paid part time, but there is enough GIS work for 1 1/2 to 2 full time GIS people.",,,,More staff needed (regardless of gender),,,,,,,,,,,I don't have the time or energy to do anything else.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,I think it's important for professional meetings and groups to be gender neutral,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,NA,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,My primary GIS professor was amazing and totally encouraging.,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,4,5,3,5,5,4,3,working with GIS interns,"cartography, field data acquisition and analysis",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication with the bosses who have no science or technical knowledge,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"presentation of your work, data, and results in convincing, non-technical terms.",,Biology,Biology,,,,,MD in medicine,MD in medicine,GIS,GIS,,,,Fell in love with GIS during my first course at the local community college.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,it lead to my present part time position.,30,3,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,I am aware of more gender bias now that there was 30 years ago. I think it is because there is so much more competition for jobs in general.,Yes,Yes,"At this point in my life, I am experiencing more age discrimination than gender discrimination.",,5,"got to be, to stay sane and healthy.",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,7,4,Yes,Yes,,"We women need to work on our internal voices, struggles and dramas to be able to then change our immediate environments. We need to know that what we need and want is just as important as what a guy needs and wants.",Yes,,Yes,No,"I thought I had a flexible schedule, until, after working 88 hours over two weeks, the boss called me at home asking why I wasn't in the office.  I was shocked and discouraged.  I had no idea he knew so little about what my work and what I was doing.",,White,,,,,,,60,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Albuquerque NM,Albuquerque NM,GIS Associates degree.  On line courses.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),251,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,,1,,1,1
252,2014-07-05 14:16:06,2014-07-05 14:38:50,Complete,,,English,,,1404584166_53b840e6a1a759.21267101,,,,I agree,,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,no,Yes.,No.,Yes. Parties.,Team building and enjoyable in their own right.,Builds morale and cohesivness.,,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,2,1,2,1,3,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"In my experience, men do not have the same understanding of the extra challenges women face in the working world (i.e., necessary nuance in tone when negotiating salary or making project presentations).",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Sometimes I feel less willing to speak up. Other times I don't think I feel any different. It seems to depend on the tone of the meeting.,Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,2,5,5,3,5,2,1,,"highly organized, very detailed oriented",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,feel intimidated learning new things,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"programming, web mapping, server configuration,",,Biology,Biology,,Natural Resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Job postings in the conservation sector. Then I took a couple classes on it in college to be eligible for those positions.,,,,,,Tools needed for another job,,,,,,,,yes,no,"I appreciate the skills I leaned doing internships, but felt that I really undervalued my skills pay wise. I would have made considerably more working in retail or the service industry. I feel like some organizations and non-profits do not provide the level of training to justify such low pay rates to GIS interns.",8,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,It was easy in the sense that I haven't been unemployed for long. It has been difficult in the sense that many of the positions I've been in were temporary.,Yes,No,Programming and web mapping are increasingly important in the GIS industry. These are skills that can be hard to acquire on the job without significant effort or training.,"There are great online resources for learning more programming and web skills. Khan academy, coursera, and code academy all come to mind.",5,"I work to live, not live to work. My career is important to me, but I feel that family life is more important to my well-being.",,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,,Yes,Yes,No,"Men and women both need better work-family balance. While I believe women fall in to the family care taker role more often, I also believe men who leave the work force face more stigma.",Yes,Yes,Yes,No,I don't get as much work done working remotely. I also like to be able to leave the job 'at the office' and I find that working from home bleeds those lines.,,White,Asian,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Middlebury, Vermont","San Francisco, CA",Esri User Conference Coursera programming offerings Code Academy programming offerings Ecological Society of America,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,3,"I think that at least in the U.S., there are a fair number of women in the GIS field. Perhaps not in the most technical roles, but I believe we are fairly well represented.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),252,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,2,1,2,1,3
254,2014-07-05 17:06:56,2014-07-05 17:16:03,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404594416_53b868f032a521.08105050,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,4,no,no,yes,"yes, monthly arc user meet up","good for networking, and pizza",,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,1,0,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I was a part of a professional sorority in college, and felt the opportunities for professional development were irreplaceable.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Used to it,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,Through another regions office of where I was interning.,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,1,4,4,4,4,4,0,,Analysis,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Cartography,,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,"Math, and final product production",,International Afairs,International/Public Affairs/Studies,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,Through working with the Park Service,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,n/a,,2,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,,No,,Yes,Yes,I find men still prefer to hire men when faced with similar candidates,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,,No,No,No,Policies should be geared towards BOTH GENDERS to promote work-family balance.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,This does not currently apply to me.,,White,,,,,,,23,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Anchorage, AK","Anchorage, AK",GIST Masters Program,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),254,1,4,0.2,0.8,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,1,0,1
259,2014-07-06 11:25:24,2014-07-06 11:50:15,Complete,,,English,,,1404660324_53b96a6427ea99.07810547,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,Software changes frequently. Since I teach GIS then I must stay informed.,,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,2,no,Yes,Yes,GIS meetups,Not Dept - faculty is annoying,With GIS folks - talk same language,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Higher education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,other,other,Teaching,PPGIS,Applied research,1,1,1,,1,,1,5,5,Too many!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Technology is the focus, not gender",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Comrade needed,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Always!,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,"In public & higher ed, men helped me.",,,,,,,,,,,,Male connection,Yes,Limited opportunities,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,5,3,3,5,1,5,5,5,1,,"Detailed, organized, creative, communication, team oriented",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,Networking/politics,,,"A-type, impatient, high standards",,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Communication,confidence; public speaking",,Public affairs,International/Public Affairs/Studies,,City & regional planning,Planning,,City & regional planning,City & regional planning,,,,,,Returned to get PhD in 1996 & took class,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,They are...hands on experience.,27,15,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,Had to be independent & strong willed,Yes,Yes,"Gender & race as black female; read ""Presumed Incompetence""","Mentors, more face-to-face chats, research reports like this",5,One should not overtake another but work always does,,,,,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,Men don't see the issue & most times they are in charge,Black or African American,,,,,,,,54,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Ithaca, NY","New Orleans, LA",ESRI Virtual campus & ESRI Books,,Yes,No,Yes,No,No,No,3,1,Women using GIS,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),259,6,2,0.75,0.25,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
260,2014-07-06 14:56:04,2014-07-06 15:07:13,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&u,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gislounge+%28GIS+Lounge%29,1404672964_53b99bc4e65200.98335661,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,90,yes,yes,no,"mining, GIS",,"drinking, meeting people",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,Yes - Motive - Meet new people (outside work),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,"private, mining",Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,other,mining,mineral exploration,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,database,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Even though mining is male-dominated, I see more GIS/database people as women.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It doesn't matter to me,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,This is common in mining/geology,Used to it,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,5,Most of my jobs through networking not job posting,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"Mentors are harder to find these days, bosses are less likely to mentor.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,0,5,3,4,4,4,3,,"organization, problem solving, efficiency",,,Organizing/Planning,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"perfectionism, procrastinating",,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, development, analysis, database management/design",,Geology,Geology,,Geology,Geology,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,geology in university,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,required through school,11,8,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,Easy in mining when market was good.  Things are bad now so jobs are scarce.,Yes,No,,I'd like a freelance/consulting mentor,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, BC","Vancouver, BC, Canada",ESRI training Went back to school to get Adv Dip in GIS,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),260,10,90,0.1,0.9,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
262,2014-07-06 17:33:02,2014-07-06 17:58:11,Complete,,,English,,,1404682382_53b9c08e1f9787.82908901,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,3,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Higher Education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,Professor,,,2,2,1,1,0,1,1,4,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,4,,Concepts in geography and GIS,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,PC comfort,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Understanding underlying geographical concepts.,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,in progress,Unknown,,,,Part of geographic literature and last 25 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography or other scientific literature,,no,n/a,,26,2,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,,,,Part of what got me to where I am is an advanced degree in geography.,Yes,No,I'm still learning and becoming comfortable and confident.,"Literature, contacts/network, practice/experience",5,"Single parent, trying to teach and publish while working part time as an adjunct",,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,54,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"New York, NY","New York, NY",AAG regional and national meetings,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,No,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),262,4,3,0.571428571,0.428571429,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,0,1,1
263,2014-07-06 23:49:19,2014-07-07 00:06:08,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404704959_53ba18bf259103.56980041,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,yes,No,I do,"After work drinks, and local and natioanl gis catchups",,"Keep up to date, share knowledge with people outside of the organisations",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Utility,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,Partner already was employed by organisation,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I work in a small organisation where I am the only GIS employee with a university qualification. There are no other users of GIS within 100km of where I work.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,3,4,4,4,3,,"Analysis, Scripting, training",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,Programming,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Python, team work, project management, Esri",,"BCom (management), BSC(Geography, Psychology)",Geography,Business Related,MGIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,During a first year  of BSC Geography course,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"I was offered a full time position when I completed my studies, although I never accepted due to not being in the location I wanted to work.",2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,I got very lucky with my current job. Because I work in a small organisation I was able to quickly get a job where I oversee the GIS,Yes,Yes,I think often people unintentionally overlook females in this industry,,4,"Currently I am focussing on establishing my career, however once I have done this my work life balance will become more important",,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,No,,No,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,New Zealand,New Zealand,"Esri National and regional conferences, Esri training courses, online training",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,263,1,3,0.25,0.75,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
270,2014-07-07 07:43:05,2014-07-07 07:59:38,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404733385_53ba87c97406d8.24512631,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,free through gov't contracts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,50,50,not applicable,occasional,just me,local GIS group,,"like-minded, problem solving, new ideas",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,4,4,3,1,2,1,3,2,4,Dpeartment is confusing- in my local office as vs the Dept of gov't,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,3,5,4,2,2,3,4,,maniupulating large databases,DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,keeping up with the latest updates and applying them to vast databases,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,flexibility! Don't specialize too early,,Geography & Biology,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,"began with ""automated cartography' in the early 80's",,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,28,28,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,Early adapter to the technology..no competition in the early days,Yes,No,"hanging on until retirement, with GIS so available now.",,5,Children...,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,51,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Albany, NY","Asheville, NC","ESRI, Serug, NC ARcUsers,  lots of ESRI classes etc",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),270,50,50,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,3,1,2,1,3
271,2014-07-07 08:07:04,2014-07-07 08:20:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404734824_53ba8d68206e13.33714152,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,Just in keeping up with the latest tools,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,4,4,not applicable,some do,sometimes,rarely,different personalities,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,engineering,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,other,water,energy,,,analysis,,administrator,other,other,,web,data management,,8,8,8,,4,,4,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Rarely does it register that I'm the only female in the room.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,3,5,5,5,3,,data management/organization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,techinal writing,,,,,,,,,Written reports,,,,,,,,,,,out of the box thinking. tutorials do not = real life scenarios,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,from a college counselor back in 1994,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,18,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Kansas City, MO","Kansas City, MO",Esri Developer's Summit 2010 - 2014,,No,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),271,4,4,0.5,0.5,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,,4,,4
272,2014-07-07 08:11:16,2014-07-07 08:33:16,Complete,,,English,,,1404735076_53ba8e644256a7.92486900,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,n,n,"yes, GIS related meetups",I enjoy meeting other people in my field and socializing.,Networking and keeping abreast of what is going on in the sphere of GIS.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,other,,energy,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,5,1,1,1,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would prefer a mentor in the field and sector I am most interested in.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Because I feel that it is more difficult to meet women who work in GIS.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,Somewhat odd.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,5,4,3,3,2,1,,cartography and writing skills,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and development,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Through my undergraduate GIS class,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,5,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,No,No,Modern family dynamics are such that both men and women should be responsible for improving work-family balance.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,Other:,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Rochester, NY","Boston, MA",,,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),272,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,5,1,1,1,2
273,2014-07-07 09:31:57,2014-07-07 10:00:03,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404739917_53baa14dccf4b7.36401233,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,Occasionally,"No, all are IT",Yes,,Socializing and learning,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Coordinate GIS for all City departments,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Integrating other software with GIS,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,3,5,5,5,3,5,5,Data acquisition for us is data development in-house,Coordinating the GIS efforts at the City into an enterprise system with limited funding,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Keeping up with the technical aspects, especially security to services.",,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,Get as much exposure to the technical details and skills.,,,Unknown,,Urban Planning,Planning,,,,University GIS Certificate,GIS,,,,Working at a regional planning agency,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,no,,30,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"Going back for my masters while working full time was difficult.  Economic times can be difficult. However, by working hard and keeping up with technology, it has be really fun and rewarding!",Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,No,No,No,The guys I work with are sharing responsibilities if it is caring for their children or their elderly parents.  I think times have definitely changed and are going in the right direction.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,56,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,,,"Esri related conferences, local and UC On-line Classes every other year, normally through Esri.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),273,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
274,2014-07-07 09:34:02,2014-07-07 10:13:21,Complete,,,English,,,1404740042_53baa1cae61160.24137722,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,no,yes,yes,GIS Users Group,Networking,Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I think women have different perspectives then men on work/family and it's helpful to have those connections.,,,,,"Support with work/life, family balance",Sharing experiences of women,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,I've had experiences when it was completely fine and I wasn't treated any differently.  At other times I've been singled out to take notes because I was the only female.  I laughed in my head and just took it as an opportunity to assign all the tasks to the guys.,Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,A coworker suggested I teach at the local community college where he was currently teaching.  I've been working there for over 7 years now.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,I haven't really tried. I have a few women I would ask but it hasn't come up.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,4,5,4,2,2,2,,"Organization/Creation of spatial data products, Database administration, Communication",DBA,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, Keeping up with new technology",Programming,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Programming, Database Administration, ArcGIS Server Administration",,"Resource Development, Environmental Studies and Applications",Environmental Science/Studies,,GIScience,GIS,,,,,,,,,Overseas study program at Michigan State University.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,The structure of my organization is really the limit.  I'm fortunate to work for a group that is very supportive.,Not that I know of.,5,My family is the more important to me then my job.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,4,4,No,Yes,No,It should be for both women and men.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,My co-workers also do the same.  I'm not alone in how I'm arranging my flex time.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"East Lansing, Michigan","Lansing, Michigan",ESRI local trainings ESRI International Users Conference Classes at Lansing Community College Classes at Michigan State University,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),274,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,2,,2
275,2014-07-07 09:56:15,2014-07-07 10:37:34,Complete,,,English,,,1404741375_53baa6ff90e6e0.21742709,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,A few times per year on special occasions,Yes,No,GIS is only a small part of my job,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Recreation and Land Use,,,,analysis,,,other,,,Tracking/Monitoring,,,2,2,2,,2,,2,0,3,I am a female civil engineer and use GIS on occasion.  I also work with a female environmental scientist who uses GIS on occasion.  I only use GIS software approximately 5%-10% of the time.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It doesn't matter to me as long as they can convey the information well.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,Not a huge part of my job.,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Women are a minority in civil engineering - not sure whether they are or not in GIS, but going through school it was the same way so it doesn't bother me to be the only woman.  I generally feel like I can bring a different perspective to the table.  That being said, I do wonder what impression I have on the men in the room.  I wonder whether they want me there or not.",,,,,Self-conscious,,I am in a male-dominated field,,1,My first job was as a bank teller where my mom had been working for many years.,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,Female connection,,No,"If I have questions, I've found that it's not usually one person who has the answers.  I've learned who my resources are and so I have many ""mentors"".",,,More interested in peer to peer than mentoring,,,,,,,,,5,4,2,4,5,5,5,5,5,,"Thinking ""outside the box"".  Organization and communication.",,,Organizing/Planning,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Experience in general.  Graduated with my degree in 2010 so I'm still learning a lot.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Understanding how to make maps easy to understand by people who are unfamiliar with GIS.,,Civil Engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,,,,"Through work.  When I was hired, I was given several projects that required the use of GIS, so I learned it.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,3,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,A degree in civil engineering is difficult to achieve for anyone - male or female.,Yes,Yes,"As a civil engineer, I work closely with contractors - who are generally male.  As a young female, at times I get the impression that they don't think I know what I'm doing and so they don't want to listen, or they do a poor job. However, I also have contractors that probably treat me a little nicer and act a little more civilized than they would if I were a male.","Every project I have is unique.  The resources I gather are usually from various professionals in the field that know more about a certain subject than I do (e.g. if I have an issue regarding corrosion, my company has a corrosion engineering department I can contact, if I have GIS questions, my company has many people that use GIS WAY more frequently than I do, etc.)",5,"I have two young boys that I enjoy spending time with - more than working.  And I only have them for so long until they are grown so I usually pass when it comes to working overtime - even if it means missing out on a bigger paycheck.  My family is way more important.  Work to live, not live to work.",,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,6,No,No,,I think that both men and women should have options for a better work-family balance.,Yes,Yes,,,My work does not offer me flexible work arrangements.,,,,,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Oroville, CA","Oroville, CA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),275,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
276,2014-07-07 10:15:16,2014-07-07 11:36:31,Complete,,,English,,,1404742516_53baab74c86bc8.80527500,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,training,,,15,15,12,3,6,1,7,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,it would depend on the mentor's GIS expertise and past experience.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It's good to learn how others use GIS,,,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Not a problem,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,4,4,4,5,5,3,,"project management, spatial analysis",,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,remote sensing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"If interested in doing more than cartography, develop expertise in another field that interests you and it is a field that currently uses or could use GIS.",,BS Civil Engineering,Engineering,,MS Geography,Geography,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,In college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,18,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,"Expect to face challenges, be humble and learn from them.",Yes,Yes,"Not all challenges will be fair and reasonable so effective communication skills are important, and so is an exit strategy.","My challenges are related to staying current with new software programs and growing my GIS expertise. I see the GISP and similar certification/training programs as useful resources.  I would like to see national GIS programs receive more support and recognition from industries and government sectors that benefit from skilled GIS staff. In doing so, I think it will ultimately help GIS students plan GIS careers.",4,My observation is that people define 'balance' differently.  Women and men have to decide what is okay for them and choose their college degrees and work situations accordingly.,,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,5,5,,,No,I would prefer wider-ranging policies that improved situations for both men and women single-head-of-households.  And similar policies for elderly to include male and female relatives and/or unrelated legal guardians.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Austin, Texas","Austin, Texas","Examples include: American Water Resources Annual Specialty GIS Conference, and webinars  NASA and NOAA webinar training   ESRI Conferences, webinars, training",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),276,50,50,0.5,0.5,,15,15,15,TRUE,12,3,6,1,7
277,2014-07-07 10:45:02,2014-07-07 11:05:15,Complete,,,English,,,1404744302_53bab26ede1008.14209275,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,70,30,yes,nno,yes,within the department,,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,other,,IT,,,programming,analysis,,,other,,,support,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,through a person who I took classes with,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,5,4,5,5,5,5,3,,"analysis, programming",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,managing others,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,more IT related skills for communicating with that department. Tool skills,,Computer Science,Computer Science,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,by accident. taking a gps class,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,30,6,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,,some bumps. some bad managers. but in general not too bad,Yes,No,,network with all types of workers. Get an all around knowledge of what goes on around you in your position.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"I think women and men should have policies that allow both a good balance. That still might not fix the burden women have, but the guys need to step up.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,56,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Sacramento, CA","Sacramento, CA",ESRI conference in San Diego Department functions Web seminars URISA northern CA,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),277,70,30,0.7,0.3,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
278,2014-07-07 10:47:34,2014-07-07 11:28:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404744454_53bab306100066.90979083,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,GIS tools are constantly changing with new versions.,,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,40,60,yes,No,Some,"Yes, GIS Day, Conferences",To keep active and learn,Learn new skills; network,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Utilities,,,,,,,other,,,Management,,,7,7,7,,3,,3,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I can learn from either male or female.,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,Participate in several,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I can learn more,,,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Out of place,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Have great mentors both male and females,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,"Cartographic skills, training",GIS Technology and Management skills,,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Not enough time to learn more,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Think outside the box, can/will get it done.",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,At work went from Draftsman to GIS,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,32,24,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Preferences are given to men and higher pay.,There is no help you need to figure it out on your own due to your situation and circumstances.,5,Very important as both requires high percentages of your time. Must know/learn how to balance both.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,The company I work for has excellent policies towards family life for both men and woman.,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Using what is availalbe to me.,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"San Antonio, Texas","San Antonio, Texas","Eeri UC, SCAUG Regional Conference, EGUG,",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,1,I am proud to being part of the local WIGIS as we are so few compared to men. For me it is statement of WE MADE IT.,,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),278,40,60,0.4,0.6,,7,7,7,TRUE,7,,3,,3
279,2014-07-07 11:00:33,2014-07-07 11:30:14,Complete,,,English,,,1404745233_53bab61156dcd5.57241675,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,24,no,no,yes,"yes, user groups",for GISP pts,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,water/wastewater,,,,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,24,24,23,1,6,1,7,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,under appreciated because they are either IT or civil engineers and both are male dominated,,,,,,Voiceless,I am in a male-dominated field,,2,obtained 2 GIS jobs by networking in GIS user groups,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,2,4,5,4,5,5,5,,communication,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,natural spatialty,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication and analysis,,Geographical Education,Geography,,Urban Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,masters program,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,35,16,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"Its difficult for women in technical fields, but was even difficult in education because women weren't allowed to teach geography/GIS because it was reserved for men who could coach",,Yes,"In IT or civil engineering, men usually get the senior positions. Even in the position I have, I had to have a masters where the men who applied didn't",I think its improving for women as more men are aware that women are capable.  A resource would be helpful in helping to balance having children and a fulltime career.  I see that as hard for the women who work for me.,4,My employees do better work when we allow them to have flexibilty with their families,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,"Many men have the same issues as women with work-family balance and if everyone got support, women would do better in the workplace",Yes,Yes,Yes,No,There is still a stigma about women needing more time off.,,White,,,,,,,60,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,San Antonio Texas,San Antonio Texas,GIS User Groups ESRI classes ESRI Convention State GIS conventions Demographic convention,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,No,2,4,It was perhaps a good thing in the early days of GIS (the 90's) but now it isn't helpful,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),279,7,24,0.225806452,0.774193548,,24,24,24,TRUE,23,1,6,1,7
280,2014-07-07 11:04:19,2014-07-07 11:16:24,Complete,,,English,,,1404745459_53bab6f39b99b5.30289859,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,0,no,yes,no,some,as allowed by time,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,consulting,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,other,,energy,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,3,0,3,3,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,knowledge is knowledge,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,It depends.  Are they just there to talk about how women are lower then men?  Or are they there to get stuff done?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Doesn't matter to me, though I do sometimes dress more masculine (blue button-down shirt) to make the men more comfortable.",Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,,problem solving and communication,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,delegating,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,,,,Unknown,,"GIS, Geology",Geology - GIS,,,,,,,,,job hunting,,,,,,Tools needed for another job,,,,,,,,no,,,18,8,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"Hard work, long hours",Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,Yes,No,It just reinforces the stereotype,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Pennsylvania,"Cambridge, MA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),280,3,0,1,0,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,3,0,3
282,2014-07-07 10:42:44,2014-07-07 13:27:46,Complete,,,English,,,1404744164_53bab1e4d38d95.84213253,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,to stay on top of the changes in the technology,,Technology constantly changing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,not applicable,some do,I do,meet ups,interesting,professional networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Meetup,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,GIS Program Management,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,training others,developing apps,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Always willing to learn from whoever is teaching,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,Always interesting to learn how they are handling the GIS job.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,good,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,The ability to work with people.,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Keeping up with the technology as it changes frequently.,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Know the core basics, good people skills, good communications skills",,,,,,,,,,"CBE, GISP",GISP,CBE,,,From a co-worker in another department 17 years ago.,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,no,,,44,17,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,I had a lot of support from supervisors,Yes,No,,,4,"I think everyone needs balance with the things they do in their life.  Balancing a career and family life is by far the biggest one, but also can be the most rewarding.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,64,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"Madera and Merced, California","Merced, California",Local GIS Groups Mentoring at the University Attending local GIS events Attending State GIS events Attending and presenting at GIS conferences,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,No,5,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),282,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
283,2014-07-07 11:18:40,2014-07-07 11:36:30,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404746320_53baba502f9982.05639438,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,no,yes,yes,yes; instate ones,continuing education,keeping up with the community and with the latest software,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,1,1,,,,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"A little awkward, but I'm used to it.",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,0,5,4,4,4,5,3,,cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anything requiring mathematics; raster analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Statistics/math,,"get some exposure to all, focus on what interests you.",,,Unknown,,geography,Geography,,,,gisp,GISP,,,,"I started out with traditional drafting, my position changed under me.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,there weren't gis internships when I was a student. I did do several cartography work-studies.,30,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"not because if my gender, my department lacks a career ladder.",Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,No,No,should be equally balanced,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,"they are emergency instances - like a major snowstorm, not everyday occurances.",,White,,,,,,,59,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Albany, NY",Albany,NYS GIS webinars and conferences; esri training,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),283,1,3,0.25,0.75,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,,,
286,2014-07-07 11:38:07,2014-07-07 12:06:09,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404747487_53babedf688a57.72855731,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,"transitioning now from an OLD version of MapInfo to ESRI.  company has had few trained (education wise) GIS employees in the past, most of our GIS work is done by lower level employees who either software vendor or ""real"" GIS employees trained.",,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,1,no,yes,yes,"yes, both",,improves working relationships,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private sector,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,real estate,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,30,30,30,,20,,20,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"i would want the mentor to have the skills & knowledge to assist me, regardless of gender",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"it can be intimidating, if you let it be.  I have been involved in more ""male"" centric activities & jobs since high school (graduated HS in 1978), so it's something I am somewhat used to.  I have often found that women are harder on other women (at least to their face) than males.",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,"i may have gotten an interview thru a personal connection, but not the actual job.",,,,,,,,,,,,,No,not always people who are willing to / have the time necessary to mentor,,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,5,3,0,4,5,5,5,5,3,,"solving problems, applicable to both general work & GIS",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,letting go of a project -- letting someone else take control,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"communication is the most important -- doesn't matter what you know how to do with software, if you can't commincate, you can't do anything",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,"was always interested in maps, saw something about GIS in the mid 1990s.  Went back to school at age 38 (1998) and got a BS (my 2nd, other in Agriculture) in Geography.  Attended Grad School for a MS  in Geography, did all course work, but never finished Thesis -- got a job instead","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,Love of maps,no,,,30,9,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,"i would have to change industries to get a promotion in GIS, which I don't really want to do.  Or, would have to change positions to one not GIS centered.    If I changed industry, would have to learn a lot more programming, which I can do, if I want. Just don't know at this point in my life if I want to","I see GIS moving away from Geography/Spatial Analysis and into a programming function.  Which I believe is bad -- you make a Geographer a programmer, but you can't always make a programmer a Geographer.  It's moving more toward the software, not what the product of that software manipulation is telling us.",4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,Black or African American,,,,,,,,53,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Mobile, AL & Gainesville, FL","Orlando, FL",attended ESRI Users Conference & local GIS user group's conferences,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),286,3,1,0.75,0.25,,30,30,30,TRUE,30,,20,,20
288,2014-07-07 12:07:35,2014-07-07 12:20:54,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404749255_53bac5c7922536.68983232,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,yes,yes,no,no,not invited,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (general),,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,engineering,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,1,1,1,1,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,4,5,4,4,5,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Assiciates Degree in Civil Engineering,,,,AA - Civil Engineering,On the job,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,20,18,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Green Bay, WI","Green Bay, WI",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),288,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,1,2
289,2014-07-07 12:14:24,2014-07-07 12:39:33,Complete,,,English,,,1404749664_53bac7608f1923.87327575,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,40,60,yes,yes,yes,"yes, hackathons, GIS user groups","Yes. Networking is important, plus keeping up to date with tech and activities.","networking, keeping up to date, making sure you are known, presenting your own stuff. Attention affects your pay and mobility.",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,other,marketing,remote sensing,,,analysis,,,other,other,,marketing,"demo, prototyping",,20,100,100,,6,,6,0,2,"I'm a little grateful to be around fewer women. Sometimes we are our worst enemies. When the job is competitive, I'd rather compete against a man.",,Prefer to work with men,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"the first time, I was surprised, but also very young. Now I'm used to it. Sometimes it's an advantage as long as you are in a power position or can make yourself appear to to have a value position, even if that's not where you started. If you're new to the room, then get noticed, if you're old hat, then ensure your value by adding to the meeting (but that's not just for women)",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"cooperative, leader, listening, technical",,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"not a developer, not into social network apps",,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"know the technology, your area of study, network and apps, sports",,,Unknown,,gis,GIS,,,,,,,,,word of mouth,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,no,,,18,18,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,i had great opportunities. I was mobile and moved where ever gave me the better opportunity.,Yes,No,"the challenge is not gender based, it's more about identifying what it is that I really want and what will make me happy.",,5,"Of course. it's important to everyone. Working somewhere you hate will impact your life. But women need to also be careful not to pick a mate that expects traditional roles. Women I see tend to take on more than their partners when it comes to family responsibilities, even when it's just them and their partner.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,The policies should not be available for both sexes. Maybe that would encourage more men to do more.,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Canada,United States,"(too many to list) Take advantage of what's online, offered around you, and isn't always GIS-centric.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,"i don't see this as any different from ""<insert any identifier> in GIS""",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),289,40,60,0.4,0.6,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
290,2014-07-07 12:16:15,2014-07-07 12:43:38,Complete,,,English,,,1404749775_53bac7cf952455.76446663,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,no,no,"yes, GIS conferences",Keeps me up to date with vendor products,"see above answer, plus networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,a private company that has customers in all the above categories,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,private company that has customers in various industries,,,,,,administrator,other,other,,GIS Manager,Project Manager,,6,6,5,1,1,0,1,5,5,"I find working with men easier.  Not because they're better, but because they're more reliable.  Women tend to take more days off then men to deal with sick children; unfortunately this impacts schedules and deadlines.",,Prefer to work with men,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,I have no bias towards or against women professional groups.  Its my lack of time that prevents me from joining other professional groups.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,ambivalent.  Doesn't matter either way if they're female or not.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"In a lot of military jobs, i'm usually the only woman in the room. It doesn't bother me, they don't treat me differently because I'm a woman, its because I'm a contractor.",Used to it,,,,,,,,4,"That old saying about getting a job... ""its all in who you know"" is 100% accurate.  I've been burned in hiring someone who has a stellar resume and interviews well but doesn't follow thru in what they said they could do.  I'd rather have hired someone who has a recommendation of someone I know who has the same work ethic as I do.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,Does not apply,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,5,4,5,5,5,,Getting the job done,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,giving the customer too much,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"technical trouble shooting, problem solving, programming",,Nursing,Other,,Geography,Geography,,,,"GIS, PMP",GIS,PMP,,,"Was temporarily placed on a GIS job as a java programmer, while waiting on my clearance to come through.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,19,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,,somewhere in between bc I had to work full time while getting my master's.,Yes,No,"There are challenges in all walks of life, its how you deal with them that determines what kind of person you are.",,3,"You can not have it all.  Its a myth, you cannot be an superlative mother, CEO and wife all at the same time.  Something has to give.",,,,,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,8,8,Yes,Yes,No,"This needs to be worked out at home, we don't need any more government policies.",Yes,Yes,No,No,Not an issue for me,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),290,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,6,6,6,TRUE,5,1,1,0,1
295,2014-07-07 13:22:29,2014-07-07 13:41:00,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404753749_53bad755b7e489.27066561,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"There is a need, but my employer doesn't understand what GIS can do for them, therefore they do not provide training funds.",,,,,,,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,90,yes,Rarely,Sometimes,"Yes, user groups",The presentations are more like sales pitches than educational opportunities,You might catch a tip or trick that someone inadvertently uses in their presentation.,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Public Works,,,,,cartography,,other,,,Maintenance of mapping features,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,2,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't think it matters as long as the mentor knows what they are doing.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,no,yes,My city employer discourages this on city time. They don't see the value.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Because they are few and far between.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,Like I wasn't welcome.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,4,"Often, it's who you know that gets you in the door. Otherwise, you are just one sheet of paper in a stack. Unless you get pulled because of name recognition, you are fighting an uphill battle. Once I am in the door, I can hold my own in the interview.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"In my area of the country, there are no GIS mentors.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,1,1,5,5,5,5,5,2,,Teamwork and creative thinking,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Patience. Inefficiency drives me batty.,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Team building, thinking of new ways to do the same things. Get non GIS people on board with technology.",,,,,,,,,,AAS Civil Engineering,,,,AA - Civil Engineering,I took a 2 credit class as part of my Civil Engineering degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,There is very little room to move in the GIS ladder here at my employment.,Educate city government so they can see what GIS can do for them.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,,,My employer (city government) says they are pro family but they are not. They offer absolutely no flexibility. They actually discipline us for using even one occurrence of sick leave. It's crazy.,,,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bellingham, WA","City of Bellingham, WA",My employer doesn't provide training dollars for classes. Conferences are few and far between.,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,,1,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),295,10,90,0.1,0.9,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
297,2014-07-07 13:36:32,2014-07-07 13:49:47,Complete,,,English,,,1404754592_53badaa07fb8c6.61640240,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,16,no,no,no,no,I'm busy with family life outside of work.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Water,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,,2,,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,1,5,3,2,3,3,3,4,,"Ability to think ""whole picture"" instead of too focused.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"knowledge of coding in VB, Java and Python.",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming logic,,BA - Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,in an introductory Geography class.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Antonio, TX","San Antonio, TX",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,1,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,297,3,16,0.157894737,0.842105263,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,2,,2
298,2014-07-07 13:46:48,2014-07-07 14:00:08,Complete,,,English,,,1404755208_53badd0866ba29.28937822,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,2,no,no,no,no,i have a small child,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,technician,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,The women in GIS group in my area was well attended about 10 years ago and has since lost its steam.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,4,5,5,4,4,5,,completing large analysis projects,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,do what you enjoy,,Geography BS,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,In college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,While in college I worked as a GIS volunteer for local and federal government.,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Portland, Or","Gresham, OR",Too many to list,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),298,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
299,2014-07-07 13:47:23,2014-07-07 14:04:00,Complete,,,English,,,1404755243_53badd2bb1fab3.61165464,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,9,yes,No,No,No,Doesnt' seem to lead to new work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,other,,water/wastewater,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Engineering,,,20,20,18,2,2,2,4,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,They would have advice to give on more relevant issues facing balancing home/work issues,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I would prefer to meet women who are department leaders (not just GIS technicians),,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,,,,,,Yes,I often feel I should be more quiet and take notes (not lead the meeting),,,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,3,4,5,5,5,4,3,,Under-promising and over-delivering,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Working with various personalities,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,Listening,,None,,,,,,,,,,,,,Self-taught,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,HR,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ann Arbor, Michigan","San Diego, CA",GISP Asset Management Sales/Business Development/Leadership Training,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),299,1,9,0.1,0.9,,20,20,20,TRUE,18,2,2,2,4
300,2014-07-07 14:00:25,2014-07-07 14:22:23,Complete,,,English,,,1404756025_53bae039347752.26926635,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,4,no,yes,yes,"yes, both","Socializing, learning, networking","Socializing, learning, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,other,other,economics,social equity,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,1,0,1,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,I think it is useful to have a mentor that understands the inherent challenges of being female in a male-dominated field -- challenges of which men are often unaware.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I haven't worked at organizations with formal mentorship programs. I'm lucky now to have a great mentor, but those types of relationships can be difficult and awkward to develop intentionally.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,0,5,4,3,4,5,1,,Problem-solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Time management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Learning to code and feeling comfortable with how computer languages work.,,Ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,Conservation Science and Policty,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,My undergraduate school had a center for GIS.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,It was very useful to have experience applying GIS in the workplace (rather than in the lab).,6,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"I've certainly worked hard to get here, but don't feel that that work was out of the ordinary.",Yes,No,,"I'm not sure what you're asking here, but I do feel like I have a support system at work that I can ask for help on advancing my career.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"I think that policies should be put in place for both women and men -- for example, paternity leave would be specifically for men, but would allow working mothers the support they need to return to the workplace/raise a family, etc.   Policies that support both genders will go a long way in advancing the work/family balance for everyone.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"Flexible work arrangements in our office are commonly used by all, and management advocates and supports their use by employees (I'm never made to feel badly about using our flexible work policy).",,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Durham, NC","Portland, OR",Too long to list. I take free online webinars monthly at least; I usually do a 2-3 day ArcGIS training a year; I attend conferences and seminars annually; I participate in local meet-up learning groups.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),300,1,4,0.2,0.8,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,1,0,1
301,2014-07-07 14:03:15,2014-07-14 11:58:58,Complete,,,English,http://mail.aol.com/38622-111/aol-6/en-us/Suite.aspx,http://mail.aol.com/38622-111/aol-6/en-us/Suite.aspx,1404756195_53bae0e31524f2.44467569,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,Occasionally,Occasionally,"Yes, both","Socializing is important to me, both professionally & personally.",Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,other,transportation,mining,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Because I believe everyone can learn from both. I would prefer to have multiple mentors, both male & female.",,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,Just joined Women in GIS group.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I like to meet both men & women in GIS. Everyone has their own perspective.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,I didn't really pay much attention to it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Haven't had an opportunity for mentorship since graduating college.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,5,4,4,3,4,,,Analysis,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, leadership",,,Unknown,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,researching University masters programs,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,learning OTJ is a great way to gain professional experience,9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,Because my family/friends & enjoying life is just as important as a career.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I care for elderly parents & I also want/need time for myself to stay healthy.,,White,,,,,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Missoula, MT","Boise, ID","some online GIS, GIS conference, company training, local workgroups",,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),301,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
302,2014-07-07 14:05:27,2014-07-07 14:26:58,Complete,,,English,,,1404756327_53bae167bd9a92.95128013,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,25,75,yes,yes,yes,"yes, varies",can't attend during work hours,sharing lessons learned,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,IT,,,,,,,other,,,Team Lead,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,insight into similar situations,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,Project Management,Project Management,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Lack of resources (people, funding, time)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Project Management,,Computer Science,Computer Science,,MBA,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,During Modeling and Simulation class in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,30,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Federal Gov't utilizes good old boy network.  Very unlikley for anyone outside of the network to be promoted.,no.  It's a systemic organizational culture problem.,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),302,25,75,0.25,0.75,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
304,2014-07-07 14:15:19,2014-07-07 14:49:06,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404756919_53bae3b7b813b2.46080658,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,8,yes,no,no,no,no budget funds available,improved skillset,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,2,4,5,5,5,5,4,,Organizational,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Newest software updates - takes a while to get around to them all,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,understanding of databases and some programming skills,,Business AND IT (2),Business Related,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,Research,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,,n/a,,30,13,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,Attaining skills in an environment with no one to ask questions of (I was the only GIS person),Yes,Yes,"When in a male dominated field, it becomes a challenge to attain the next level at a comparable salary.",Not available to me.  To be able to prove that I am being paid at a lesser scale.  Difficult to obtain provable information through the supervisory ranks.,5,Everyone should have a work-life balance.  Transition to retirement is difficult enough without dealing with an all work environment.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,No,Yes,Change will have to occur.  It shouldn't have to be a problem.,No,Yes,No,No,Definitely overtones of alienation available from this.,,White,,,,,,,55,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Kinston NC,Kinston NC,"Council of Governments had a grant, I was able to attend 2 classes.  Mostly I have to read, self-teach, free seminars, etc on the internet.",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),304,1,8,0.111111111,0.888888889,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
305,2014-07-07 14:16:19,2014-07-07 14:34:36,Complete,,,English,,,1404756979_53bae3f3432be1.83688592,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,yes,no,no,no,no funding,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,2,,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,More concerned about expertise,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,Don't think gender is a good basis for forming a group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,Just not interested,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,proud,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,0,0,5,3,0,0,0,2,"It appeared that some of the wording was cut off - I chose ""zero"" for those items","problem solving, analysis",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,patience with people who won't follow directions,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,image analysis,,Plant Science,Science - Other,,,,,,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,13,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,Yes,"At my job, I feel there is less bias against women in GIS than in other classifications.",No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"I believe MORE women struggle with this, but it is not exclusively a women's issue",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I am comfortable with this because I view it as part of my compensation,,White,,,,,,,55,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Fresno, CA","Fresno, CA",Many ESRI classes Presentations by GIS professionals Conference calls,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),305,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,2,,2
307,2014-07-07 14:34:03,2014-07-07 15:25:59,Complete,,,English,,,1404758043_53bae81b014983.60110994,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,1,no,no,yes,local user group meetings and conferences,for networking and to learn from other's work,to reduce time spent learning about new methods,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,Yes - Venue - User group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,public works/utilities,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"The way I relate to others and my comfort level depends on the personalities and attitudes I approach.  In the case of my current work environment, the women tend to be less approachable and more competitive than their male counterparts.",,Personality fit most important,,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"In previous employment, when I attended Transportation Planning meetings (as a GIS expert), I was often the only female.  It made me very uncomfortable.  At that time I was under 25, so I may feel differently now that I am older.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,3,"I received one job due to a referral from a friend who needed a small project done for a legal office.  The other two times I had met my former coworkers before, which I believe lead to a job offer because they already knew me and liked me.",,Through a friend,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I do not have a mentor.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,5,1,4,4,5,0,,"Problem solving to fix work flow problems within my organization, understanding of bigger picture issues when making decisions on smaller issues",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"multi-tasking, not voicing concerns over bad decisions (to not challenge senior staff egos)",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"Diplomacy, learn the ways of an organization before suggesting changes",,Planning & Environmental Policy,Planning/Architecture,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,Classes offered through my university,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,My internship lead directly to a full-time position after I finished my undergraduate studies.,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,GIS jobs are few and far between where I live.  I had to jump through multiple positions to get to my current position.  I think being female was actually a big reason I was hired for at least one temporary job.,Yes,No,Challenges due to politics within my organization coupled with very few jobs coming open near where I live.,"In my organization, senior GIS staff block lower seniority GIS staff from receiving necessary training to be promoted.  This is due to a number of issues specific to my workplace (inappropriate workplace relationships), and not related to gender issues.  I believe it is highly likely that I will have to leave the organization in order to be promoted.",5,I work in order to fund living my life.  I do not live in order to work.,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,6,Yes,No,No,"I think more policies should be implemented geared toward all employees with families, specifically for paid maternity/paternity leave and onsite subsidized childcare.",Yes,No,No,Yes,"I am allowed to take time off after my baby is born, but there is no flexibility to work from home.  A change in schedule is negotiated on a case by case basis and is up to the discretion of department directors.  Working less than 40 hours per week leads to loss of benefits.",,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bellingham, WA","Bellingham, WA","Sorry, too many to list",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),307,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
308,2014-07-07 14:40:01,2014-07-07 15:52:24,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1404758401_53bae981231330.65733629,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,11,27,no,yes,yes,"yes for some activities like user groups, meet ups","As I am a manager, I do not participate in some of the off work socializing gatherings of my direct staff but do participate in work related social gatherings (meet ups, user groups, user socials at conferences)","community aspect, promoting GIS in general, providing role model and/or mentorship to all but women in particular",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private Sector - GIS vendor,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Sales in private sector to all government verticals,,,,,,,other,,,"Sales now, in previous life, software development",,,,,,,,,0,0,3,Staff level: yes Management level: no,,,,,,,Negative: not enough female managers,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,All of my GIS and professional mentors to date have been male and it has worked well. I would look forward to the opportunity of having a female mentor,,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,yes,,member of Women in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Certainly, I always enjoy meeting other women professionals (whether GIS or other professions)",Already know women,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"I have to say, I am very used to it - pretty much has been the case in my entire career. If anything it has given me a responsibility to speak up and be a role model for other women (e.g., when at times I may have wanted to 'quit' or not fight or do something else with less responsibility, I have reconsidered because quitting may send the wrong message to other young women, letting them down).",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,My entire career(26 years) has been at 1 company only and I got that job right out of college.,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Mentors don't just show up - you have to actively seek them.,,,,,,,,,,,,1,3,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,my position entails selling GIS so that others can put it to use so my answers are skewed to that.,Organization and management,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,take every thing way too personally...,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,Not a skill but I always recommend that folks connect their passion with their work.,,Geography,Geography,,Business,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,"In school, computer cartography course in the mid-80s and met Jack Dangermond at a California map society meeting in 1986","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,Conference or seminar,,,,,no,n/a,,26,26,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,,Yes,mostly somewhere in between but I did not have to slay dragons. It is possible that in a more neutral (no gender bias) environment I could be further in my career but I like where I am at now anyhow.,Yes,No,More of an issue of time commitment and work life balance.,,4,"In my job, I can get totally sucked into work - not good in the long run with burn out issues.",,,,,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,No I think the policies should be focused on the work-family issues regardless of genders. It does not go to give flexible time for elder care to women only - there should be flexible time for elder care regardless. Granted some needs may not be gender neutral (child birth) but that does not mean that all others needs need to be filtered through the gender first approach.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,51,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Redlands, CA","Olympia, WA","Esri UCs 1988-2014 (missed 2001) Countless regional GIS user conferences (NWGIS, GIS in Action, WA URISA, URISA, Alaska Survey&Mapping) International GIS conferences: Esri European Conferences, Esri Canada conferences.",,No,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,"Sounds 'clicklish' - women only club but I am aware that at least regionally, the Women in GIS group is not just women only participation",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),308,11,27,0.289473684,0.710526316,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,0
315,2014-07-07 15:21:57,2014-07-07 16:02:07,Complete,,,English,,,1404760917_53baf355bb54b1.10352675,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,no,no,"yes, user group",yes,Networking,exchange information,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Enterprise GIS,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,4,4,4,,1,,1,0,3,"As the person who does the hiring, I select the most qualified person available at the time of opening. There have been more women in past.",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I like to meet women in GIS and know many.,Already know women,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,That was typically when doing training for database administration. The imbalance in IT seem to be more extrema.,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,3,4,5,3,4,5,4,5,Marketing of GIS.,Manageing people and and aptitude for technology.,,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Marketing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Understanding how to use data appropriately whether is be for a map, an application, or report.",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,In school in 1980s,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,24,24,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,I became a division head very young and stayed in job 20 years. When it come to  top management positions there is currently a bias toward those that have been more mobile.,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,I think they should be made available to both genders.,Yes,Yes,No,No,We don't have flexible work arrangements and any suggestions I have made to implement them have met with strong opposition from upper management.,,White,,,,,,,48,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Columbia, SC","Norman, OK","ESRI User Conference, Database Administration Classes Law and public records training Programing",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),315,1,3,0.25,0.75,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,1,,1
321,2014-07-07 15:24:54,2014-07-07 15:50:14,Complete,,,English,,,1404761094_53baf4064e9dd6.47651385,,,,I agree,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,8,no,yes,yes,yes and most,,social and networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,gov contractor,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,12,12,12,0,2,,2,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I've had both male and female mentors, and I have only had success with both.",,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"there should be a radio button for ""no preference"" here. I know men and women in the field and like them all, and I'd like to meet more male and female gis professionals.",Already know women,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,it didn't make me feel any way. are these questions for real?,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,a friend from college recommended me for the position I am in currently.,,Through a friend,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,2,5,5,5,5,5,4,,cartography and design,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,communication,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,friends,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,10,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Florence, AL","Huntsville, AL",ESRI users and other local conferences,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),321,2,8,0.2,0.8,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,0,2,,2
322,2014-07-07 15:26:50,2014-07-07 15:50:54,Complete,,,English,,,1404761210_53baf47a5c5542.92733837,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,12,19,no,some do,no meetups where I live,occasionally meet with work-friends after work,"only a few of my colleagues would I consider as ""friends""",maintain friendships,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Data Mom,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,3,I am the only person doing this level of GIS work in our whole office,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I'd be looking for skills, experience, and openness -- gender doesn't matter",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,"This is an awkward question -- they aren't yes/no answers. Female professional groups aren't bad, but that doesn't mean they're good. Getting too splintered can be very divisive -- it's only for women, only for men, only for african americans, etc, etc. I don't know if I'd want to be part of a female professional group.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Maybe,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I live in a rural setting, with no existing GIS group structure, and I'm not very social, so it's not easy to meet people",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,4,2,5,5,4,5,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Can't remember -- it's been a long time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,25,15,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,It was very random,Yes,No,,,5,I am more than just a worker in front of a computer,Sitting in front of a computer all day bad,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,No,No,these are NOT yes/no questions....,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"My schedule is fine as it is -- if I needed to change it, I would",,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Berkeley, CA","South Lake Tahoe, CA",ESRI online courses Codecademy online courses,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),322,12,19,0.387096774,0.612903226,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
323,2014-07-07 15:28:45,2014-07-07 15:58:50,Complete,,,English,,,1404761325_53baf4ed638cc5.89627237,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,yes,DON'T KNOW,DON'T KNOW,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,SUBJECT TO CONTRACT OR PROJECT,,,,analysis,,,other,,,DATA COLLECTION,,,2,2,2,,2,,2,5,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,1,0,2,4,1,1,1,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,Geographic and Cartographic Sciences,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Fairfax, VA","McLean, VA",AAG Annual Meetings ESRI Conferences Programming and web development classes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),323,,,,,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
324,2014-07-07 15:32:32,2014-07-07 16:11:49,Complete,,,English,,,1404761552_53baf5d0bb6ba5.86650561,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,20,yes,yes,not sure what a meet up is?  Do attend local gis professional training events,"yes, training",worthwhile gaining new skills,gain new skills and make new contacts,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,soil science,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,2,1,1,,1,0,2,Need more collaborative co-workers and woment tend toward this approach more so than men,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,either could work. My personal experience was with a mail mentor early in my career and that was fine.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,Attend annual luncheons with focus on women scientists when funding allows.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It would be good to compare notes on various GIS methods.,,,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Odd.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,1,"came to my current area of study as encouraged by my spouse, lead to my first job.",Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,4,5,5,4,5,4,,Integration of variety of geographic and temporal scaled data; data model design and logic; technical editing; scientific methods,,,,,Reasoning,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,writing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,writing and publishing; oral and written presentation of GIS methods and work accomplishments,,BA Art; BS General Agriculture,Other,Other,MS Agronomy,Other,,,,,,,,,"I learned about GIS from colleagues in grad school, before it was called GIS (computerized cartography).  I received GIS training while on the job as a soil scientist about 27 years ago.",,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,30,27,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"Yes, I generally find that if I make a suggestion it is ignored, however if the same suggestion is made by a male co-worker, leadership pays attention.","More highly qualified women in leadership roles, I believe.  We don't have many right now.",4,"Guess it depends if you work to live or live to work.  I tend to work to live, myself.",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"We only began using this system about a year ago. Prior to this time, it was forbidden to say that you needed to flex to help better care for a child or parent.",,White,,,,,,,57,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Syracuse, New York","Morgantown, West Virginia",local GIS professional courses; many ESRI courses; ArcGIS Online Boot Camp; ArcGIS Online Administration; professional society annual meetings,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,"I think it is fine.  However, I have yet to hear anyone mention ""Men in GIS"" as this is the default, I suppose.","“Men in GIS” would not be good term, therefore “Women in GIS” is not good",,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,324,1,20,0.047619048,0.952380952,,3,3,3,TRUE,2,1,1,,1
325,2014-07-07 15:45:37,2014-07-07 18:16:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404762337_53baf8e170be37.92353456,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,11,no,yes,yes,"yes, both",fun and professional networking,"team-building, staying current",Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,cross-industry,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I am indifferent to this.,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,I was recruited to my current job and a previous one (not in GIS) through personal connections.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,4,5,5,4,2,,"communication, creative thinking",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,prioritization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,technical skills and communication,,Political Science,Political Science,,Public Policy Analysis,Public Health/Public Administration,,,,,,,,,Research for graduate work.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,8,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"I am in favor of policies that support work-family balance, but I don't think they should be geared specifically toward women or designed in a way that treats women differently than men.",Yes,Yes,No,No,"This is not particularly relevant for me, but I am uncomfortable demonstratively making work a secondary priority.",,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Chicago, IL","Redlands, CA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),325,10,11,0.476190476,0.523809524,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
327,2014-07-07 15:58:51,2014-07-07 16:21:37,Complete,,,English,,,1404763131_53bafbfb4cad12.04643955,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,0.333,0.666,no,no,only free ESRI training,all of them,1) continuing training and 2) teambuilding,1) continuing training and 2) teambuilding,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,privately held for profit,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,advertising,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,1,0,1,1,3,"We went from 5 people to three last year due to ""staff reduction"". Gender doesn't matter that much to me - I'd love it if we had another person here.",,,,More staff needed (regardless of gender),,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I think the qualities of the mentor are much more important than the gender. Is the mentor condescending? Or generous? Does the mentor give good advice, or lead me astray?",,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,I guess it's good - if a woman feels more comfortable. It doesn't matter to me.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It's nice to see that maybe I am not an oddity.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,"So far, the men in my professional life treat me like a fellow professional. It's been good.",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,"My former manager (from a time I was laid off) got me an interview several years later. The application process was up to me, but I don't think I would have gotten in the door without her.",,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,Female connection,,No,Not really looking for one.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,0,3,4,4,5,5,2,"Cartography, graphic arts, making a map ""pretty"".",Customer focus,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Time management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Creative thinking & problem solving - streamline processes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I worked in another department, and came upon it accidentally. I applied for an open position, and now I love it and don't ever want to do anything else!",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,40,11,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"I wish I could have answered ""I don't know"" to ""Do women face bias as GIS professionals?"". I really have very little experience in the broader world of GIS.",Yes,No,I need to learn how to program. I am concerned that there may be too large of a learning curve.,"One of my coworkers is a really wonderful resource. He's very good at seeing the ""big picture"" and has a very pragmatic view of things.",4,I love my husband.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"If they are ""geared specifically toward women"", they will not only cause resentment, but that will be seen as devaluing the contribution men make to their family. More equitable policies will not mark family time as ""women's work"".",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Because everyone does. I'm not the only one.,,White,,,,,,,54,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Largo, FL (On the job)","Largo, FL","ESRIUC, NACIS, AAG, MOOCs through Penn State",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,"Yeah, focusing on the gender seems a little old fashioned to me.",,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),327,0.333,0.666,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,1,0,1
328,2014-07-07 16:03:45,2014-07-07 23:17:14,Complete,,,English,,,1404763425_53bafd2111b9b5.98571056,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,2,not applicable,No,Yes,Yes - GIS conferences,To stay current and meet like-minded professionals.,To stay current and meet like-minded professionals,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,5,It's just me :),,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"I would like to understand a woman's experience, particularly around having children and getting respect, promotions, etc.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,I am (tangentially) involved in Women of Wind Energy.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,To learn from them and grow my network,,,Interested in networking,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Sometimes I feel that I innately cannot command the same respect as a male peer.,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,5,4,4,5,,,"attention to detail, organization",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,confidence,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"the basics - projections, coordinate systems, etc. to build a solid foundation. Python scripting.",,Aerospace Engineering,Engineering,,"Aeronautics & Astronautics, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Atmosphere & Energy program)",Engineering,,,,,,,,,Civil & Environmental Engineering program at Stanford,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,6,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,Gosh.. this is so broad. But on the whole I would say yes.,Yes,No,,,5,For so many reasons. Life is about more than working. It is very important to maintain balance (even as a non-mother).,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Palo Alto, California","San Francisco, California",SCGIS Conference (upcoming).,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),328,2,2,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
330,2014-07-07 16:10:41,2014-07-07 16:24:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404763841_53bafec1808aa7.80949144,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,15,yes,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,18,18,8,10,0,3,3,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I have both good experiences with males and females,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,And I have.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Often.,Used to it,,,,,,,,7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,2,4,3,4,2,4,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Math / Geograhy (Physical),Geography,,Photogrammetry (Geomatics),GIS - Geomatics,,Spatial Statistics (Geographical Information Science),GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,No,Men should be encouraged to take on some of that responsibility.,No,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,3,3,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,330,3,15,0.166666667,0.833333333,,18,18,18,TRUE,8,10,0,3,3
331,2014-07-07 16:28:40,2014-07-07 16:40:45,Complete,,,English,,,1404764920_53bb02f84626c5.43831942,,,,I agree,no,no,no,"I work 40hrs/wk. There isn't a push to update skills and we occasionally take classes to do so, but the topic isn't implemented in the workflow.",,,,,,,,,,,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,yes,yes,"yes, ESRI UC","yes, ESRI UC",It's fun,Seeing friends,,Yes - Motive - Fun,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,2,0,2,2,3,"I think it's a good mix. At my last GIS job, I was the only woman and at a different firm, it was mostly women.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,They've all been male mentors so far and just don't give the advice I'm looking for to become a high-ranking professional.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I met a lot of women last year at a special group and we all had similar experiences with discrimination. It was so encouraging to hear their stories.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,No,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It's just hard finding a mentor. i don't have a lot of women in my circle of family or friends that want the same things from our careers.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,5,5,3,3,3,2,,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,1,Unknown,,,,,,,1,Unknown,,,,School,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,4,3,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,,,,,White,Asian,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Long Beach, CA","Irvine, CA",ESRI UC and AAG,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,4,4,I think there are more and more women doing GIS professionally and would love to continue the trend of exclusivity.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),331,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,2,0,2
333,2014-07-07 17:15:55,2014-07-07 17:28:12,Complete,,,English,,,1404767755_53bb0e0be70e90.71721172,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,4,not applicable,No,Yes,A few different regional GIS groups,To share what we're working on with others in the field,Getting feedback/ ideas,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Tribal Government,Regional government,otherRegional government,,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,7,7,5,2,2,1,3,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Because it doesn't matter.,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,,,I don't see a need for female-only professional groups. They should be open to all.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I would like to meet BOTH men and women who work in GIS.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,4,5,5,5,3,5,4,,"Cartography, analysis, data management",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,Data representation,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,It really depends on the job.,,BFA Studio Art,Other,,MA Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,Internet,,,,,,,,,,Media,,,,yes,no,The internship gave me the necessary skills to be employable. My MA alone wouldn't be enough.,8,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,"I wouldn't say it was easy. It took a lot of hard work, but I was able to go from starting a relevant Masters to completing it and have a career in the field in less than 2 years.",No,No,,,5,Because I have 2 small children,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,No,They should be made available to both men and women. I feel that women should more responsibilities in general. In some family situations men do.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Because my boss and employer are FANTASTIC and allow flexible work arrangements,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albany, NY","Pendleton, OR","Various regional GIS groups, ESRI User Conference, ESRI trainings",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),333,3,4,0.428571429,0.571428571,,7,7,7,TRUE,5,2,2,1,3
334,2014-07-07 17:39:22,2014-07-07 18:08:30,Complete,,,English,,,1404769162_53bb138a0e4a10.31155799,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,10,not applicable,rarely,rarely,conferences,when allowed,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,transportation,environmental,,other,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,26,26,26,,13,,13,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Have been on numerous occassions. I guess I am used to it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,1,4,5,5,5,5,5,,Cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"analysis, data management, lifecycle management, versioning, mashups, stay current!!",,BA Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,My job morphed into a GIS position,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,30,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,No,No,I have been in my career for 30 years now and have obtained the position I worked all these years for.,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Management is very concerned about the work-family balance.  We have flexible schedules and telework opportunites.,,White,,,,,,,53,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Salt Lake City, UT","Salt Lake City, UT",ESRI conferences and ArcGIS classes to stay current.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),334,10,10,0.5,0.5,,26,26,26,TRUE,26,,13,,13
335,2014-07-07 18:42:53,2014-07-07 19:13:38,Complete,,,English,,,1404772973_53bb226d3271f0.70529035,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,6,21,no,infrequently,I'm not aware of any,no,I have a young family and prefer to spend non-work time with them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,software,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,data management,,,,,,administrator,other,,,architect / designer,,,27,27,27,0,6,0,6,0,2,I want to see more women in leadership roles,,,,,,,Negative: not enough female managers,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"When I started at my company 16 years ago I had a male mentor. He was probably the most valuable asset I've ever had and he taught me a lot. I've moved into a leadership role and would appreciate a mentor. A female mentor would probably provide me with insights into things that a male mentor would not, but at this point I'd appreciate anyone who could give me guidance in my new role, gender not important.",,Personality fit most important,Benefit to male mentor,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,I belong to a Women In Technology group that meets occasionally. I've found some of the contact quite useful.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I don't know if there are specific gender issues related to GIS. I think they'd be the same for all IT-related fields.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It happens all the time. I'm used to it, and I'm familiar enough with most of the people in the room that I don't find it intimidating.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,5,3,1,5,5,5,5,5,,"Communication, organizational, leadership, database administration, SQL programming",DBA,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,Leadership/Management,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming/application development,Programming,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"technical skills can be learned. Soft skills (communication, problem-solving etc) are harder to learn and will serve you more in the long run",,Geography,Geography,,Information Systems,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,during my undergraduate degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,20,18,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,I answered no in the questions about underrepresentation and bias because I feel that GIS is no different from other IT industries.,Yes,Yes,"the challenges I'm facing are also being faced by my husband - we have young children and find that advancement is easy for people who have a partner who stays at home and deals with all things household and kid. In our case we have to split everything and both take time off to deal with sick children, days off school with no other childcare options etc. This probably affects more women, but in my case it also affects fathers who want to be more involved with their families and less involved with work.","There isn't really a great resource for working families. Given that the majority of households have two working parents in them you'd think that companies and schools would pay more attention to issues of flexible time but there is a big disconnect. This is probably the largest roadblock to advancing my career, and I know it affects a lot of my coworkers too, but I don't really see any resources or ""help"" out there yet.",5,"I see work-life balance being about flexibility. I'm flexible enough to work late or on weekends if necessary. I'd like my employer to be flexible enough to give me time off during normal working hours for things like sick children, doctors appointments etc, without it being a huge deal.",,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"I think policies should be implemented for everyone, not specifically women. In my household both my husband and I have had to care for aging family members, and children. It hasn't just fallen to me because I'm female.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Vancouver, British Columbia","Redlands, California","I attend PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) Summit conference every year, as well as webinars, and online training via Pluralsight (my own membership)",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),335,6,21,0.222222222,0.777777778,,27,27,27,TRUE,27,0,6,0,6
337,2014-07-07 18:50:31,2014-07-07 19:17:44,Complete,,,English,,,1404773431_53bb2437c04f12.39783931,,,,I agree,yes,,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,4,not applicable,some,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,utility,Private,otherPrivate,,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,1,1,1,1,2,4,4,"The office is mostly women, but the GIS division for our office is very small, with me and one other woman",,,,,,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I don't have a preference.,Gender should not factor into knowledge and understanding of a profession.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,always nice to meet professionals of both genders!,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,fine,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,GIS work frequently revolves around who knows you and the work you do.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,5,5,5,3,2,3,,"communication, creativity, attitude",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,"programming, get bored easily",Programming,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,"python scripting, programming, mobile applications",,liberal arts,Unknown,,"History, GIS",GIS,,,,,,,,,co-worker,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,24,3,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,"My career took many turns-I wanted a career in an environmental field, and GIS gave me a skill to bring to the table.",Yes,No,,,4,lack of balance increases burn-out,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,5,No,No,No,"policies should apply to all, regardless of gender",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,why wouldn't I?!,,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tucson, AZ","Tucson, AZ",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),337,10,4,0.714285714,0.285714286,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,1,2
338,2014-07-07 19:10:52,2014-07-07 19:30:23,Complete,,,English,,,1404774652_53bb28fc81e093.47731039,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,4,not applicable,Yes,No,Both,"Networking, collegiality","Friendship, professional development",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Academia,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,0,0,0,0,0,0,,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"Relate to same issues- gender roles, harassment, expectations- in career path",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,Women relate to sexual harassment,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Female mentors are not always interested. Some I do not think are good mentors for early career women- lack of publications, etc",,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,1,5,4,3,3,3,1,,"Program management, GIS  teaching",,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Confidence,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"Technical skill, programming",,International affairs,International/Public Affairs/Studies,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,MA program,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Decision to start a family will impact career progress,Don't know,5,There is more to life than work,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,No,No,For both genders would be ideal,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tempe, AZ","Green Bay, WI",Online MOOCs ESRI user conferences,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),338,5,4,0.555555556,0.444444444,,0,0,0,TRUE,0,0,0,0,
339,2014-07-07 19:43:37,2014-07-07 19:55:09,Complete,,,English,,,1404776617_53bb30a94fe422.73636745,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,5,yes,Occasionally,No,Yes,professional development,staying current,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,5,1,1,0,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I would want the best person as a mentor, whatever gender they are.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Irritated. I get tired of all the chest thumping.,,,,,,,,Male banter,1,Part time work in addition to my full-job,,,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,Yes,In my specific area yes. I have several informal mentors who work in another field in my insitution.,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,4,5,2,5,3,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,navigating political BS,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,took a class as an undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"If I had stayed in industry, I think the internship would have led to a full-time job. Instead, I went back to school.",19,19,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,The same action or words is perceived very differently when it comes from a woman than if it comes from a man.,,4,"When you look back on your life, your job probably won't be the thing that made you happiest.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,7,4,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,It's the only way I can survive in my job.,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"St. Paul, MN","Canberra, Australia",,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),339,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,6,6,6,TRUE,5,1,1,0,1
341,2014-07-07 15:30:13,2014-07-07 20:38:59,Complete,,,English,,,1404761413_53baf545e5bc02.68791739,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,6,not applicable,Sometimes,"No, I am the only GIS expert","Yes, I regularly go to conferences and online meetups",There are not many people trained in GIS at my organization. Interactions like these help me to understand and address gaps in my own knowledge as well as seek mentorship,"Mentorship, collaboration, knowledge base building",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,Health,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,1,4,"Yes, as I work in a public health focused organization. However, there are not many women in GIS specifically.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't see how the biological sex of my mentor would affect my learning.,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,"Yes, of course they are good and necessary. However, I find that they can sometimes be exclusionary as well!",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"At times, empowered and at other times, fearful. It really was due to my mentor in a prior position that I felt afraid. However, my mentor/boss in my current position is absolutely wonderful (both were males)",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Owing to my unique combination (and geographic area of interest) of interests, it has been slightly difficult locating mentors.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,2,5,5,5,4,5,5,"Teaching, mentoring","Analysis, modeling, web-based GIS",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Technical knowledge of IT architecture, which I had a lot of difficulty navigating when setting up a GIS web server",,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,Servers,,,,"Anything from technical skills (software development, web based GIS) to analytic, depending on interest!",,Dentistry,Other,,Public Health,Public Health/Public Administration,,Medical Geography (Currently enrolled),Geography,GIS,GIS,,,,From a classmate in my Master's program,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,4,3,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,,,No,"In certain organizations, I felt that the culture was hierarchical and that I was encouraged to do less, or discouraged from learning new things, especially cutting across silos and collaborating.",Yes,,"Perhaps my gender will play a role. However, it is something I have not allowed to get in my way.","Yes! Personal and professional support! After one terrible experience, I have been luck to have very supportive and encouraging colleagues and mentors.",4,"Well, if you have a family, you wouldn't want to ignore them at the cost of your work, just as you wouldn't like your work to suffer because of them. On a grander level though, I find that not having work life balance personally makes me lose perspective and forget why I am doing what I am doing.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,Yes,Yes,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bowling Green, KY","Atlanta, GA","ESRI Health GIS Conference, Open Source webinars, APHA conference",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,"Well, I suppose since women are under-represented in GIS to begin with, it is not a bad way to focus attention on the need for women in GIS. It is also somewhat empowering to me, but I think at some point it might become alienating. At that point, neutrality, or rather inclusiveness, would be important, because otherwise ""women in GIS"" would be in danger of becoming an exclusive concept, which as we know (historically) is not a good thing.",,"Torn – sees self as GIS Prof, but “Women in GIS” might be useful in certain contexts.",,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),341,10,6,0.625,0.375,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
342,2014-07-07 20:25:39,2014-07-07 20:47:37,Complete,,,English,,,1404779139_53bb3a8322fc37.23338728,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,30,70,no,yes,no,yes,for socializig,networking and meeting up with friends,Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,Forestry,,,,,cartography,,other,other,,SDE management,Program of work management,,23,23,23,0,,,,0,4,"yes, but they are caratographers. Many will retire soon.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,you get used to it,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,1,5,5,4,5,5,5,,"multi-tasking, people skills and findeing the correct resource to solve problems",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,stay current with technology but don't let the GIS industry lead your software desicions (don't drink the cool aid!),,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,My father abck inthe the 90's,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,Mapping Ecosystems in Central America and providing research for the Dutch NMA has given me an international view and allows me to thik outside the box.,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,It takes hard work to get the career you want.,No,No,,N/A,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,At home and Wageningen University (the Netherlands),"USFS - Salt Lake CIty, Utah",Agency specific modeling or DB classes. Most GIS skills are learned throught the Help menu and on-line.,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"Though I would like to see more wonen in GIS, I believe it is the skill set that makes the GIS professional.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),342,30,70,0.3,0.7,,23,23,23,TRUE,23,0,,,
343,2014-07-07 21:07:48,2014-07-07 21:50:33,Complete,,,English,,,1404781667_53bb4463f343f7.19570407,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,I spend money every year to attend conferences and take classes.  I also must keep learning on the job in order to do my job.,,,,,,Self provided/motivated,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,yes,yes,yes,"yes, Central Florida GIS",,"learning, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,education,other,other,"utilities, electric","law enforcement, fire",,,,,administrator,other,other,other,data management,"web service creation, server management",911 database admin,5,5,5,,2,,2,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I care more about the personal qualities of the person than their sex.,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,They can be good.  Most professional groups that I have seen have very few of both men and women to keep them going.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I would like to meet more people who work in GIS.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Rarely , but sometimes at meetings.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,4,4,2,3,3,4,2,I create and edit a lot of data so I counted that in data acquisition.,Ability to learn on my own,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,promoting myself,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"solid basic software skills in ArcGIS, database, programming",,"Management Information Systems, Internatioal Studies",International/Public Affairs/Studies,,,,,,,GIS Graduate Certificate,GIS,,,,I accepted a job in 1992 that required me to learn and use GIS.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,23,15,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,I think that it is easier as a male to be seen as qualified and deserving of a higher position.  It is also easier socially to get support on the job as a male with male supervisors.,I will probably have to change organizations to move higher in GIS.  I do receive help from both male and female people in the field that I have met through organizations or higher education.,4,I have spent a lot of my free time and money increasing my GIS skills especially while I have been taking courses.  I need to have a period in my life when I do not have to do this as much.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,I do not have children and I take care of my responsibilities based on my choices in life.  I do not think male and female coworkers should be expected to do less for the same working conditions and wage that I have.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I do avail myself of them and it is a reason that I took the job.  I have been criticized by men and women who use the same flexible work arrangements because they have family responsibilities such as children and grandchildren.,,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Everywhere that I have worked starting in Fort Thompson, SD","Lakeland, Florida","Graduate Certificate in GIS earned from USF - 5 courses; GIS, Geovisualization, WebGIS, GIS Programming, Advanced Field Techniques. AAG Conference 2014, CFGIS two day Workshops last 7 years, CFGIS quarterly meetings, GIS Days at both CFGIS, Polk County and Tampa FL; UC Conference 3 different years; SERUG at least 3 different years; ESRI courses and I have taught ESRI Certification Courses which required preparation and study; MIS BS Degree; Project Management Class; self study with many books on GIS, programming and database work.  Other seminars and conferences in my area.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),343,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,2,,2
346,2014-07-07 22:47:30,2014-07-07 23:24:52,Complete,,,English,,,1404787650_53bb5bc265d195.94460425,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,24,76,yes,rarely,yes,"yes, AAG conference","To meet fellow geographers, learn new technologies",A feeling of being connected to a larger entity.,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,educator,,,67,,,,,,,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,I've always been mentored by males; I would like to see how women actually mentor.,,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Just to have a feeling of community and someone who understands the double standards set for women in GIS.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,"A little awkward . . . especially when the verbiage has been ""cleaned up"" and the men don't feel like they can be themselves either.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,There are very few well-qualified females in a mentoring capacity at my university.,,,,,,,,,,,,2,5,3,5,2,3,2,3,4,,Teaching GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,workplace politics; statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,Statistics/math,,The courage to push forward when opportunities present themselves or are presented.,,"Religious Studies, Geography and Biology minors",Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,Taking courses in Geography.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,25,10,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,More professional women's groups with leaders that can provide suggestions or clear processes that may help to shed light on the issues of biases and gender inequalities that are prevalent. It would also be nice to see some training and insight provided for our male counterparts. I have often felt like an island in these male dominated departments.,5,"I love GIS, but I also love my family and would like to have a social life.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,No,"I think men should share in any family related issues so that the ""burdens of motherhood"" and ""family caregiver"" are shared and not shouldered specifically by just the female.",No,Yes,No,No,"Again, women earn the stigma of not being in the office as much or needing to prioritize family over work (absolutely not true, but it's the impression taken).",,White,,,,,,,55,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Greensboro, NC","Tampa, FL",AAG ESRI Online Courses,,Yes,No,No,No,Yes,,4,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),346,24,76,0.24,0.76,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
348,2014-07-08 00:09:52,2014-07-08 00:32:10,Complete,,,English,,,1404792592_53bb6f10982323.30723418,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"I think this is a general requirement for both sexes in the field. I'm not required to, per say, by my boss, but I'm encouraged to take as much extra training, courses, etc to better myself at work",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,Not gender specific,,,,,,,,,,,,no,11,12,not applicable,Yes,I am the department.,,,usually it's free beer,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,environmental consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"As long as he/she knows his/her stuff, I really don't care.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I enjoy meeting anyone in GIS,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"bored, like I was in a meeting.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"GIS is a small field in Rhode Island. I find I know a lot more about it than others who I meet. Therefore, I'm usually their mentor",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,5,5,5,5,5,5,,increasing office morale,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,dealing with office drama,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,,,anthropology,Anthropology,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,While doing archaeology,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,11,4,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,"All steps in GIS require training, which takes time and money",,5,"Everyone, including men, should have balance. Too much of one thing isn't good for you",,,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,No,Yes,No,The policies should be better in general for both sexes. I know plenty of single fathers out there that could also benefit from better policies,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I don't do it because of child or elderly care, I do it because I often can't sleep. It's nice being able to go into work at 3 am, do what needs to be done and leave",,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Edwardsville, Il","providence, Rhode Island","Master's degree in geography including vector, raster, stats, cartography, history of geog, and a bunch of esri trainings and seminars",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),348,11,12,0.47826087,0.52173913,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
349,2014-07-08 01:27:36,2014-07-08 01:44:51,Complete,,,English,,,1404797256_53bb8148823b64.12803264,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,15,yes,maybe,yes,gis get together,,"meeting people, sharing ideas, learning new things",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,geospatial solution provider to Govt.,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,3,3,3,,0,,,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,geodatabase,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geodatabases,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,from my job,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,no,,20,20,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,Asian,,,,,,48,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"nagpur, Maharashtra",Nagpur,,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),349,5,15,0.25,0.75,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,0,,
351,2014-07-08 02:37:34,2014-07-08 02:52:49,Complete,,,English,,,1404801454_53bb91ae164e46.62082257,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,12,yes,yes,yes,"yes, socialize","not going to meetups to avoid being often the only female, makes me feel out-of place",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (woman specific),,,FLAGGED - Of interest,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,20,20,19,1,3,1,4,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"both males and females can be gender-sensitive or not, a good mentor needs to be aware of challenges for women in a GIS career whether female or male",,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Self-conscious,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,My PhD position through a former supervisor,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,2,1,3,2,2,1,,"to work in an organized, efficient and effective manner",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lack of more in-depth IT-knowledge such as more than just one programming language,Programming,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,programming,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,Bachelor course,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,4,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,,Yes,Yes,Family planning makes me less flexible to obtain jobs outside my home country that would further my career,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,No,,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Zurich, Switzerland","Zurich, Switzerland",,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,No,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),351,2,12,0.142857143,0.857142857,,20,20,20,TRUE,19,1,3,1,4
352,2014-07-08 05:39:18,2014-07-08 05:50:30,Complete,,,English,,,1404812358_53bbbc4617cca5.61508939,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,R learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Statistical,yes,1,10,yes,Rarely,No,Never,NA,NA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,,,,other,,Data company,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,1,1,0,1,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,1,4,5,3,5,5,5,,"Data acquisition, management, Analysis",,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Development of software,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,B.tech,Unknown,,Geoinformatics,GIS - Geoinformatics,,"GIS, Remote sensing",GIS - Remote Sensing,GIS,GIS,,,,Family friend,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,6,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,,No,No,,,,Asian,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Netherlands,India,ESRI conference,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,No,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),352,1,10,0.090909091,0.909090909,,3,3,3,TRUE,2,1,1,0,1
354,2014-07-08 08:06:38,2014-07-08 09:00:17,Complete,,,English,,,1404821198_53bbdece2235a6.62304991,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,16,yes,No,2-4 only,Hardly,Not informed by members,"other uses with GIS, technology",,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,other,Water and wastewater services,,,programming,analysis,,,other,other,,database managing,configuring softwares,,21,21,21,0,6,0,6,4,1,"too much ""Man pride"" present when making important decisions.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Confidence, maturity, professionalism and good communication skills are my main concerns",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,"Personalities are strange in those really involved in their work. Just like IT geeks, no social skills",,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,male classmate in college,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,4,4,4,5,5,5,3,,"database design, data analysist",DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,comunication,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,everything,,BA w/ CIS,Unknown,,,,,,,,,,,,classmate in 1999,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,16,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Too much bias and only favorites chosen for large projects. So job has been easy, no opportunity for advancement",Yes,Yes,"gender-wise, the male supervisors choose their favorite males...general-wise, the women at this level all have bachelor degrees or better, since thats the only way they can get to this level....women in my department have much more education and skillsets than all the men in the group. Men can get in to a GIS job with minimal skills.",dont know,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,Yes,No,"Please consider that I do not have children, therefore my opinion is different than one who has children...I think both men and women should be allowed equal time and flexibility. If your family situation is hurting your work time, you are respposible for managing it better; man or woman. Certainly, there are times where things are unforeseen and difficult (death, divirce, etc) but overall equal support from employer for both should be provided for everyday child care and sickness, etc",No,Yes,No,No,"It's like being favored becasuse Im a woman. I also think, some ""special woman benefits"" keep women more dependent than independent.",,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Antonio, TX","San Antonio, TX","FME conferences, ESRI seminars, web and in person, dozens of ESRI classes, instructor led, online, self-pace classes as well. programming with ArcGIS and independent study with databases (SQL, ORacle, etc)",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,2,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),354,6,16,0.272727273,0.727272727,,21,21,21,TRUE,21,0,6,0,6
355,2014-07-08 08:30:20,2014-07-08 09:13:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404822620_53bbe45c0e5a28.31769316,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,"The job doesn't really push me to update my skills, but I still do for my own sake.",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,4,7,no,On occasion,No,I don't,There are no close by organizations that I'm aware of.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,other,Private Sector,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,1,3,1,0,1,0,2,"There are some women, but they work in different offices in the same department, so I don't know them well.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Gender doesn't matter to me as long as the person is a good mentor.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,"I don't have a strong urge to join female-only groups, but I think if women are a minority in the field it could be beneifical.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Because I don't get to work with many very often.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Like no one has any style, therefore a bit self-conscious when I dress nicely.",,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,"I have never gotten a position because I know someone, must be nice.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I would love to have more people to connect with professionally, or someone to help me navigate my field more. I feel on my own at my current job, most of the time.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,4,5,5,5,3,"Environmental/Transportation skills, writing.","Data acquisition/preparation, map layout design, problem solving, write-ups of my analysis.",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, graphic design, working with servers.",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Servers,,,,"Really understand the concepts behind how GIS works. Many people understand the GUI for ArcGIS but when asked how to solve a problem in GIS, can't think on their feet. Know how to solve the problem, use GIS as a tool for the results.",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,"When I was exploring majors as a college freshmen, I saw ""GIS & Cartography"" as a course requirement for geography majors. It seemed interesting, I declared a geography major so I could try a GIS and cartography course, then I loved it.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"I have had 3 GIS internships. One led to my current full-time position. Other than leading to a full-time job, GIs internships gave me insight as to how GIS is applied in various job sectors.",2.5,2.5,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,I got very lucky getting my job. Many of my friends (men & women alike) struggled.,Yes,No,"I don't see much room for upward mobility at my current job, so I am starting to look at my options.",I just teach myself new skills so that I'll be more marketable when I look for new jobs.,5,I like going home at 5 and having time for myself.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,No,"I think more policies should be available regardless of gender, to accomodate different work-family balance situations. Every family is different.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I don't that much, but most people at my company work 8-5 and take an hour for lunch. I work 9-5 and work through lunch (eat at my desk). No one cares if I do this. Many people in my office work remotely depending on their schedule.",,White,,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Binghamton, NY","Binghamton, NY",Various environmental and GIS related webinars I receive through email.,,Yes,No,No,No,Yes,Yes,3,3,"If women are clearly a minority in this field, then I think it is beneficial. But if it's not a significant difference from the amount of men in GIS, I don't think it's necessary. How would people feel if there was a ""Men in GIS"" group...wouldn't you feel excluded and annoyed about that?","“Men in GIS” would not be good term, therefore “Women in GIS” is not good",,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),355,4,7,0.363636364,0.636363636,,4,4,4,TRUE,1,3,1,0,1
356,2014-07-08 08:44:45,2014-07-08 09:56:07,Complete,,,English,,,1404823485_53bbe7bdb8aaa9.74706518,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,15,45,yes,Yes,Yes,"Yes, Both",The benefit of GIS related meet ups is good networking opportunity for my career. Socializing after work included a happy hour every month or so and I enjoy some of the people I work with.,Networking and Communication,Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,We do get funded to work on federal government projects.,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,60,60,58,2,15,0,15,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I have had a female and male mentor before and both have great experiences to bring to the table. Women generally have more life experience with family work balance to offer and how to rise as a woman. Men generally have a better view as to the black and white picture of the office environment. Meaning lessons learned and seem more laid back. My experience with both though may be a little different than most. I working for the marine corps right out of college and the female mentor I had pushed me more because women that advance their career as a civilian for the marine corps is a very small percentage. The male mentors I have had have been more influenced by the good ole boys club. Sometimes I was treated like I was naive and not very smart. Very annoying. But I did get to network quite a bit with the male mentor.,,,Benefit to male mentor,Benefit to female mentor,,Special connections thru men,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,yes,yes,From what I have seen and been a part of the female professional groups are really not very good. But I would like to try and find other ones to participate in.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Inferior. I have had to give a presentation to marine officers before all men. I have also been the only female in some technical meetings which can be uncomfortable but also powerful. You almost feel like you need to better represent when your the only woman in the room.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,I got my first job partly because of where I went to school. They had hired someone from my program. We didn't know each other but I think his work ethic helped them with their decision to hire me.,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes and no. Places I have worked generally had a mentor program. The problem with those is they are sometimes short term and they don't always work out. Depending on the people. It would be nice to find someone long term to go to for advice.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,3,,Data acquisition and analysis I would say are more strongest skills. Combining research with spatial attributes and being able to use that data for different types of analysis. I also have very strong remote sensing skills.,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,,,,,,,programming- I know a little python and that's pretty much it.,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I would recommend programming - python, C++, CUDA really any of those. I would also recommend remote sensing.",,International Affairs,International/Public Affairs/Studies,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,I took quite a bit of geography for my undergraduate degree. That is initially how I heard about GIS.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,6,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,It is a little hard to explain. Some women in my work environment have not exactly done a good job of keeping their knowledge and technical skills up. Which sometimes gets all women here lumped into the ditzy category and treated like they do not understand. That is a difficult obstacle to face.,Continuing education- keeping up on different modeling methods and analysis techniques as well as learning some programming are a very good place to start. As long as I have the drive to keep advancing in my career and education I think I will continue to thrive. Mentor programs are always a good idea and getting involved in conferences and gis meetups are great networking tools.,5,I think that family time is important and I think you should be able to have solely family time and solely work time. The two should not overlap. There will always be situations where you have an important deadline and need to work overtime or weekends. But you need to have that separation and more jobs need to understand that. I think that is also a precedence you have to set and your bosses understand it.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,I think that men should have the same options.,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Working from home is an option at times but it is not preferred by the group leader. So it is uncomfortable at times if you need to use that option.,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Huntington, WV","Knoxville, TN","Conferences- AAG, GEOINT Classes- ESRI Classes, Erdas classes, Remote Sensing, Advanced Geospatial Intelligence Graduate Certificate",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),356,15,45,0.25,0.75,,60,60,60,TRUE,58,2,15,0,15
357,2014-07-08 08:45:56,2014-07-08 09:03:09,Complete,,,English,,,1404823556_53bbe804aa4dc4.17035153,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,16,1,not applicable,no,no,yes,I'm constantly improving my knowledge,more skills and more ways to approach a question,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,health,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,5,"If you mean in terms of generality, yes there are more than enough women in the department. However, if you mean GIS related women, then the answer would be just me.",,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"GIS is just a small, albeit growing part of the company I work for. I am one of four people in the entire company throughout all of Canada who uses GIS. GIS also bonds people together in my experience, your gender, religion or race do not matter if you are talking 'GIS'.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,I am ambivalent towards female professional groups.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I would just like to meet people in GIS,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I don't really have a mentor, but I think I'm getting one.",,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,0,5,5,5,5,5,4,,I have a unique understanding of GIS and its applications. I am a good communicator who is extremely well organised. I work well with others and I can delegate well,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I can sometimes take on too much in a way to prove myself.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Diversify your software understanding. So many times, people are focused just one software type, show that you can be diverse in your understanding of multiple platforms.",,BA (honours),Unknown,,MA,Unknown,,PhD in Medical Geography,Geography,,,,,,"I, first learned, GIS when I was in high school. I was lucky enough to take a GIS class then and I fell in love with the subject matter.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"I would like to get into academia one day, but I find it to be hard to enter into that world in north America. It is a very different environment to Europe.",I've spoken to professors I had in University as well as other people in the field for insight.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I structure my comings and goings in such a way to be flexible with my life. However, there are times when I wish they were a bit more flexible with time management.",,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"St. Catharines, Ontario","Ottawa, Ontario",I have focused on GIS from my undergraduate degree at Ryerson University to my Phd in England. I have gone to a myriad of different conferences and have helped in a variety of workshops.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),357,16,1,0.941176471,0.058823529,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
359,2014-07-08 09:39:18,2014-07-08 09:54:10,Complete,,,English,,,1404826758_53bbf486c8d004.80263757,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,,not applicable,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,faculty/director,,,4,4,1,3,1,1,2,0,4,"I am the faculty/director at a large community college (22,000 students).  I am most concerned about women in GIS (which is about 17%).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I am in a mentoring program (national) and have a male mentor.  It would be challenging to find a female mentor in my area.,,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,"Teaching-wise, most of the faculty in the area are female.",Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I have alot of experience being the only female in the room, as I previously worked in  logistics/warehousing.",Used to it,,,,,,,,5,Most jobs are attained through networking.  My first professional business job was not.  It was obtained through open application process.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,,project management,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing technologies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,acquiring technical skills,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,,30,12,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,55,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Huntington, WV","Dayton, Ohio","AAG conferences GIScience Conferences National Geotech Conferences NSF -vespucci, Italy",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),359,,,,,,4,4,4,TRUE,1,3,1,1,2
360,2014-07-08 09:50:48,2014-07-08 10:55:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404827448_53bbf7381f8fc9.27609251,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,11,40,no,yes,yes,"yes, AAG",,collaboration,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,transportation,environmental,,other,other,population dynamics,emergency management,,,analysis,,,other,,,research oriented,,,27,27,17,10,5,3,8,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"I currently have a female mentor and I feel much more comfortable to speak with her because she is a respected and smart, but friend-like mentor. I relate better to those people who would give me advice in a friendly manner. She takes the pressure away of being a ""boss"".",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,My situation currently has many women. I feel satisfied. But this is also a recent thing. I first started at this job with one or two other women. It has grown since then. I'm proud of that.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,My professor in undergrad has worked with my current supervisor and set up my connection for an internship. It later turned into a full-time position.,,,,Through a professor,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,3,1,2,1,1,,Following directions,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Being a leader and innovator,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"Leadership skills (goals of being the boss), confidence of the software",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,"Undergrad internship. I had no intentions of pursuing GIS (my intro class was extremely rough), but after I received my internship and learned GIS on the job, I enjoyed it more and found myself wanting a career in GIS. It is a very intriguing job, and one that I am proud to tell people about.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,yes,yes,Hands on experience is a must! Textbooks only go so far,5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,,No,Yes,No,,"I am single. These do not apply to my life yet. I'm sure when I have kids things may be different. However, the mothers and wives currently at my job seem to be satisfied.",,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Knoxville, TN","Oak Ridge, TN",Grad school GIS courses. My job has paid for me to go back to school.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),360,11,40,0.215686275,0.784313725,,27,27,27,TRUE,17,10,5,3,8
361,2014-07-08 10:04:40,2014-07-08 10:15:07,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404828280_53bbfa78d6b5f0.08922962,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,not applicable,yes,no,no,no time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,coastal safety,,,,,cartography,,other,,,topography,,,2,2,2,0,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,no problem,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,4,3,1,1,3,2,1,,geography,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ICT datamanagement,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ICT datamanagement,,topography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,at work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,at work,state,ESRI classes,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),361,50,50,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,1,,1
363,2014-07-08 10:19:59,2014-07-08 10:48:25,Complete,,,English,,,1404829199_53bbfe0f77bf53.28324221,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,35,65,yes,infrequently,yes,"yes, I try to do both.",depends on time and schedule and funds,to be part of the team,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Information Resource Coordinator,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,No need to single out only women. I have an easier talk talking with men.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"like I better do my best, step up to the plate....",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"Adaptability, multi-tasking,",,,,,,,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, statistics",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Statistics/math,,"programming, creative thinking, statistics",,Health Science,Science - Other,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Internship,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,a wonderful experience.  Much needed real world experience.,16,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,No,NY state civil service system,,5,"This is not my only job, I'm a mother and home owner.  Many other duties and worries outside of my state job.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule VRWS is great. I have to, for my sanity.",,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albany, NY","Albany, NY","NYS GIS conference Many ESRI classes in the past, not as much in the last few years because of the lack of funds.",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),363,35,65,0.35,0.65,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
365,2014-07-08 10:33:49,2014-07-08 13:56:16,Complete,,,English,,,1404830029_53bc014dc1e0b5.83885304,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,50,50,not applicable,Not often.,Sometimes.,Yes.  Women in GIS.,Great way to network.,Expand professional network and see what is new in GIS.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private consulting.,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,other,other,Implementation,database analyst,,,analysis,,,other,other,other,configuration,enterprise development,Platform consulting,60,60,60,0,30,0,30,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I did not notice until someone pointed it out.,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,4,3,3,3,2,,"database design, LRS management",DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,coding,,"Geography, International Studies",Geography,,,,,,,Geographic Information Systems,GIS,,,,Undergraduate course.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"Policies that promote work life balance should be geared to all employees, not just women.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,By having a healthy life I am more efficient in the office at work.,,White,,,,,,,23,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Richmond, VA","Washington, DC","Fed GIS, Open Street Map USA,",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),365,50,50,0.5,0.5,,60,60,60,TRUE,60,0,30,0,30
367,2014-07-08 10:51:23,2014-07-08 11:16:07,Complete,,,English,,,1404831083_53bc056bd62e76.78870015,,,,I agree,no,no,no,Actually the opposite - more should be done to provide continuing education,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,2,no,yes,occasionally,I try and attend the meetups but socialize very infrequently,meetups are the few places to network with people outside my agency,"networking, information exchange",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,12,12,12,,10,,10,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I believe the correct skill set would be more important to me.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Slightly intimidated.  Not sure if I was taking seriously.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,0,3,5,3,5,5,5,Written communication for public and in-house docs is a large part of my job,"organization, data management, logictics",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"statistics, spatial or otherwise",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Statistics/math,,Proper display of spatial data,,biology,Biology,,ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,GISc,GIS,,,,First learned through a wildlife biologist I was working with around 2000.,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,16,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,,No,,Yes,Yes,I believe there is a gender bias in IT fields.  I'm in the natural resources field - use GIS as tool with my work so I'm faced with slightly different gender bias,Not sure.,5,"That is not always stressed, even in education, but the older I get the more important I see the need for balance.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,They do not,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Jacksonville, NC","New York, NY",UND Graduate Certificate - GISc; paid for myself but some reimbursements through work,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,It depends on the context,,"Torn – sees self as GIS Prof, but “Women in GIS” might be useful in certain contexts.",,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),367,10,2,0.833333333,0.166666667,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,,10,,10
368,2014-07-08 11:09:12,2014-07-08 11:21:17,Complete,,,English,,,1404832152_53bc0998474ac5.62448635,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,no,no,no,sometimes,not interested,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,teaching,,,5,5,5,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,Not intereseted,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Don't care.,Used to it,,,,,,,,3,People I interned with primarily.,,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,,5,3,3,5,5,5,,"teaching, mentoring",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,creating applications,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,applications/web GIS,,,,,,,,Geography and Information Studies,Geography,,,,,,Geography undergraduate a thousand years ago.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,21,15,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,"Sort of, if I choose to follow up but generally pretty terrible in a large institution.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,The nature of the job.,,White,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,on the job in a library,"Milwaukee, WI","ESRI, local meetings, UCGIS",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),368,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,2,,2
369,2014-07-08 11:15:54,2014-07-08 11:41:09,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/vSDDYsS3Vi,http://t.co/vSDDYsS3Vi,1404832554_53bc0b2a980ea9.91566138,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,25,yes,yes,no,"sometimes I socialize although I was often excluded. My boss would take out his ""boys"" and never invite any of the women.",I felt I wasn't encouraged to go,I felt I got insider knowledge about my company from my boss. I had a better understanding of our requirements. External socializing was the only way to get facetime in with my boss,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (woman specific),,,FLAGGED - Of interest,other,private industry,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,military contractor,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,30,30,29,1,4,1,5,0,1,"I honestly want more women to work in my department, but knowing the struggles I have had, I find it hard to even want to hire another woman because I feel like we are set up for failure.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I am not sure if the problems I have had in my job are a problem across the board in GIS or just specific to my company (Esri) and my industry (military).,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,annoyed.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,2,Both of my post-graduate jobs were obtained because I knew the person who was hiring.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"I have some female mentors, however, I would like to meet women who both have the same ideas as me, i.e. wanting to have more women in GIS, and can be supportive and push back a little bit against the ""boy's club"". I haven't found anyone like that just yet.",,,,Boys club,,,,,,,,5,2,1,4,5,3,5,5,0,,"cartography, spokesperson",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, teamwork",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,programming,,Geography/GIS,Geography,,Geography/cartography,Geography - GIS,,,,,,,,,undergraduate Human Geography course,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"I learned a lot from my internship. The men I worked with (yes, they were all men, not a single woman) were all very supportive. I learned a lot.",5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"I am planning to return to school to pursue my PhD. Along with the obvious challenges that I am sure I will face professionally, having children, and maintaining my romantic relationships will probably be more difficult as an academic.",none that I know of.,5,I think it is important to have a home life. I honestly believe we will all live healthier lives if we have that.,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,No,Yes,No,I think men are meant to be equal partners. I think things like maternity leave should also be a right to a man for the same amount of time.,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,"I take advantage of the flexible hours, however, I often hear my coworkers make comments about how I am lazy because I come in later than they do (I stay later, but they don't see that because they have already left work).",,White,,,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"University Park, PA","Redlands, CA","NACIS, AAG, ESRI UC",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,5,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),369,4,25,0.137931034,0.862068966,,30,30,30,TRUE,29,1,4,1,5
370,2014-07-08 11:20:30,2014-07-08 13:39:42,Complete,,,English,,,1404832830_53bc0c3e401de8.90114585,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,not applicable,Yes,Yes,Yes; both,"It's fun, good to know what's out there, how I get clients as a freelancer",I can get clients as a freelancer,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,transportation,,,other,,consulting,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,5,4,My case is strange because I am a freelancer and therefore the only one.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Why would it matter? I've had two male mentors who have been great.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,"I don't think it's useful for women to have a closed club for themselves. You just lose out, unless you are also networking with men. Ladies don't just help other ladies -- we're not first and foremost defined by gender. I would help anyone with a good idea, why should I limit the people I network with to women?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I would like to meet anyone in GIS.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,The meetings were 2-3 people. It did not make me feel anything.,Used to it,,,,,,,,4,1. GIS professor got me a developer job I was not remotely qualified for 2. A friend of a friend got me an internship at the USGS in high school 3. GIS prof got me a web development job 4. Friend recommended me for a silly student worker temp job,,Through a friend,,Through a professor,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,I have been incredibly fortunate to have mentors out of Chicago's 1871 startup incubator,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,4,1,4,3,5,3,2,,"Communication, writing, data & methods analysis",,,,,,,,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,Development and programming,Programming,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm not sure. Probably computer science.,,Geography & International Studies,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,My geography degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,1,0,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,It's never easy not to get a full time position,Yes,No,,I don't know,4,"Work life balance is happiness, unless the job feels super worthwhile or has a greater noble mission.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"I work with very small companies, and I know that I am not being passed over for promotions and things like that because I take advantage of flexible hours and remote work. If I felt like I were left out of the loop, this would no longer be true.",,White,,,,,,,21,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Chicago, IL","Chicago, IL",Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced GIS GIS Meetup Networking event Lots of communications related workshops out of 1871,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),370,1,1,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,0,1,0,1,1
371,2014-07-08 11:25:26,2014-07-08 17:23:06,Complete,,,English,,,1404833126_53bc0d665f1a93.29246832,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"More than new software, there's a need for more training. Always something new to learn in GIS field.",,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,70,yes,Yes,No,"Yes - GIS-related groups, mainly online",Network and further my GIS education/knowledge,Network and further my GIS education/knowledge,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Sewer,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,2,0,2,0,2,0,2,"There are several women who work on the billing side of our Utilities department, but the GIS group is in the ""boys"" area where they work on sewer design and enforcement.",,,,,,,,Negative: not enough females in technical roles,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I think there are great skills to learn from anyone, regardless of gender.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,Washington Women in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Unimportant, no quality ideas to give.",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,"My first ""real"" job came from the manager I was working for as a student employee at my college to his brother who worked at a private company in an IT department.",Through a family member,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,Yes,"It seems as if GIS isn't real common where I live, or at least that's the impression I get as I only know of a couple of females in the local area and only one of them do I feel I can learn from.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,2,2,3,2,3,3,3,1,,"Problem-solving, data acquisition",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Knowing how best to use the skills in ArcMap to customize complex data analysis and creation.,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,Keeping data consistant and accurate,,Math-Computer Science,Math,,,,,,,Geographic Information Systems,GIS,,,,A friend,,,From a colleague or friend,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,11,2.5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,More schooling and training.  More opportunities outside of metro areas.,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,"My company doesn't offer flexibility.  You sit in your chair all day during your work hours, no exceptions.",,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Cheney, WA","Spokane, WA",ESRI Conference WAURISA Conference Cityworks Conference,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,No,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),371,30,70,0.3,0.7,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,2,0,2
372,2014-07-08 11:26:37,2014-07-08 11:53:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404833197_53bc0dada6eb20.42198344,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,Each program has a different type of analysis done.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,6,no,No,"Yes, compay wide meetings","Yes, our department does not have a meet up but several department meetup once a month",Department is too small,Getting to know people you can call on with quetions,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,other,,Emergency Services,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,1,3,1,1,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I am already mentoring a student assistant in GIS.,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,I have a lot of support already.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,2,5,5,4,4,5,3,,"Sharing data, processes and problem solving",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Analysis or programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Database or programming,,Political Science,Political Science,,,,,,,GIS 36 units,GIS,,,,Walking down the hall in my old office I saw a map and wanted to do that.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,Love of maps,yes,yes,I interned as part of the certificate program at the local junior college.  After the internship I earned a full time position in a different department.,20,9,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,,No,I had to take a lot of GIS classes and earn my promotions.,Yes,No,Research Analyst II GIS then goes to Research Program Specialist I GIS - there are very few RPS I positon in the state.,My coworker is trying to get a clear path for the GIS career within the state.,5,I worked emergency services which is a 24/7 type of job.  I did not like it personally.  I do not have children or a family.  I just could not plan to meet friends.  It was hard.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,6,Yes,Yes,No,Work-family balance should be the concern of the individual.  All people should try to keep a balance.....,Yes,No,No,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,62,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"Sacramento, CA","Sacramento, CA",Your kidding.  I don't have the time to list them all. Understanding Rasters Geodatabase I Programing in Python Script or VB programming Natural Resources GIS Using the CNDDB data LiDAR Spatial Analysis,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),372,3,6,0.333333333,0.666666667,,4,4,4,TRUE,1,3,1,1,2
374,2014-07-08 11:34:53,2014-07-08 11:57:04,Complete,,,English,,,1404833693_53bc0f9d35fcb5.18278314,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,Continuous learning is part of working with technology.,Inherent aspect of technology field,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,9,yes,No,No,Rarely,Not many opportunties,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,other,,,DBA,,,4,4,4,0,1,0,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,The experience of the mentor is more important to me than gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"This is gender neutral for me, I like to meet anyone in GIS,",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"On occasions, it made me feel unheard, under-valued, and unappreciated.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,There are few people I would consider for a mentor in my area.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,3,4,4,4,3,It is NOT very often I have a chance to practice management competencies even though I have aspired to more responsibilities.,"analytical, RDMS, programming",,,,,Reasoning,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Conveying technical information/procedures to non-GIS audiences.,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Programming,,Geography,Geography,,Biology,Science - Other,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,While completing my undergraduate studies in Geography,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Yes, but it's not where I want to be, I have more professional career goals that have yet to be fulfilled.",Yes,Yes,Male dominated company in a male dominated industry make meeting my career objectives difficult.,,4,"Important because I don't want to be identified solely by my professional life, but for myself as a woman and community member.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,No,The need to balance the amount of time spent in the office and working at home is something I constantly evaluate.,,,,,,,Other:,Age,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada","Winnipeg, Manitoba",MSc in biology,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),374,4,9,0.307692308,0.692307692,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,1,0,1
375,2014-07-08 11:37:43,2014-07-08 12:00:56,Complete,,,English,,,1404833863_53bc1047145314.56667199,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,This is true in any technology field,Inherent aspect of technology field,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,2,no,yes,yes,yes,I choose to,networking and meeting new people,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,County Govt GIS,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,3,0,3,3,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,4,5,5,3,5,3,4,2,,being self taught - fast learner,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,customer relations,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming / analysis,,Resource Development,Environmental Science/Studies,,GIScience,GIS,,,,,,,,,during my Undergrad studies and Michigan State University,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,20,6,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,GIS technology is always changing,the internet provides most of the information I choose to learn - ESRI has several valuable resources,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,that is a sexist idea,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"East Lansing, Michigan","Urbana, Illinios",ESRI Developers Summit,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),375,3,2,0.6,0.4,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,3,0,3
376,2014-07-08 11:40:37,2014-07-08 13:25:49,Complete,,,English,,,1404834037_53bc10f58e1448.81317630,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,5,no,Once every few months,Yes,No,Only upper management attends,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private contractor,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,Engineering,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,35,35,33,2,10,0,10,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,I have had male mentors from upper management who come across as overbearing or creepy.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,Might make networking a little easier,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Usually small groups of people, so not uncomfortable",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"One male manager has been somewhat overbearing in trying to mentor me, but I now have a female manager mentor who I get along with.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,2,2,4,5,3,3,3,,"Analitical thinking, writing, detail-oriented",,,,,Reasoning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,Writing/editing,,"Public speaking, programming",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Programming (both within Arc and in general),,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,Took classes as part of my bachelor's program.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,3,3,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,"I feel I need a lot more experience to attain my career goals, and possibly a master's degree.","Groups such as SCGIS, mentors or trusted coworkers",5,"It is hard to feel fulfilled if you can't balance work and life, and it is my opinion that family will always come before work.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,These policies should apply to both genders.,Yes,Yes,No,,Don't have children,,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Fredericksburg, VA","Fairfax, VA","GIS DACUM workshop, Programming in GIS classes",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),376,2,5,0.285714286,0.714285714,,35,35,35,TRUE,33,2,10,0,10
377,2014-07-08 11:50:55,2014-07-08 12:03:06,Complete,,,English,,,1404834655_53bc135f392d28.44970486,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,40,60,no,Yes,Yes,"Yes, conferences",Stay current,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,40,100,100,,15,,15,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Geography, Environmental Studies",Geography,,Water Resources Management,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Grad school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,11,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,Yes,Management positions,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Madison WI,Redlands CA,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),377,40,60,0.4,0.6,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
378,2014-07-08 11:52:53,2014-07-08 12:11:27,Complete,,,English,,,1404834773_53bc13d5d64b40.26005352,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,yes,yes,no,social,I feel like I have to in  order to be part of the boys.,Learning about where my team is going and upcomming events.  Social hour is generally limited to the boss and his boy buddies but sometimes I tag along and listen.  A lot of important information is gleaned from going.  However I would just prefer to not go and have that information discussed at work instead of a bar.,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,defense,,,,,,,other,,,geospatial analyst,,,30,30,28,2,20,10,30,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,inferior,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,male mentor take women's feels and make them feel too sensitive.  women who buy into the Boy's club or have worked their way through the boys club also give that idea of too sensitive or they resent you for not having to work through the boys club.,,,,Boys club,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,ability to problem solve,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,my lack of desire to fight for recognition,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,communication,,geography,Geography,,land resources environmental science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,on accident,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,6,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,males get picked for better roles even if they  have less to credential than me,No,No,"i no longer want to move up the ladder. It seems like a lot of work.  Being a woman means you always have to been on your game, be better dress, never faulter.  No.  I don't want to do that anymore.  It is too hard to try so hard and still not get recognition.",i am no longer looking to advance my career. Mostly I just want to keep my job now.,5,I value my family.  Men and manager tend to believe that to get to a higher position you should sacrifice your family time.  It tends to end up a competition on how devoted to your company you are by how many hours  you work.  I don't want to work that many hours to make me a competitive candidate for management,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,7,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,"It looks bad.  Leaving early to take my kids to soccer, I am looked down upon when compared to my male counter parts who work late and never take time for their family.",,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,santa barbara ca,redlands ca,contantly taking python and esri gis classes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),378,1,3,0.25,0.75,,30,30,30,TRUE,28,2,20,10,30
379,2014-07-08 11:57:53,2014-07-08 15:41:47,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404835073_53bc1501e14196.12672110,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"There is a need to update GIS and programming skills, but there is also a need to keep up-to-date with your customer's needs and desires, too.  You don't need to know their job, but you do need to be able to translate what they tell you into what they really need and the best way to deliver that result. That requires a certain amount of keeping up with trends in your customer's realm and trends within the company.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Programming,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,9,no,not generally,occasionally,"yes, when I can, when they occur","I like to keep communications open between the GIS groups across ""the company"".","communication, sharing ideas, meeting the face on the other side of the phone or email",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,government owned utility,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,other,other,project management,data management,design -- process improvements,12,12,12,0,3,0,3,0,3,We hire regardless of gender.  Gender does not really play a role in how well you can do the work.  We even had a fellow who was color-blind.  He made awesome looking maps anyway.,Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I can learn with anyone.  I was always a ""Daddy's girl"", so learning from men is very easy for me.",Skills most important,,Benefit to male mentor,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,"It all depends on the focus of the group.  If the group is more political, then I won't want to be a part of it.  Raising one group over another is not helpful and tends to make tedious conversations.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,"I do not mind meeting them, but I do not have a need to meet ""women in GIS"".  If I were the only woman here, I would not have that need.  We are just people doing work.",Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Fine.  I do not generally care if I am the only woman.  I am used to it.  My father taught me to be the best I could so ""the boys"" could have no doubt I belonged.  Beat them (or match them, which comes out the same) at their own game (""hold up your end"") and you will earn their respect.  The only times I have ever felt uneasy was when a supervisor deliberately singled me out for persecution -- not because I was bad or deserved it, but because I was a female in what he considered a male's job.  I have been persecuted for being the ""girl"" several times, with at least one who insisted on sex, but most of the guys with whom I have worked stood up for me and helped me resolve the situation with management (not the other choice: fisticuffs).  The guys did not like the behavior from the supervisor anymore than I did.  I earned their respect by doing my job as well as I could and being myself, and they stood by me, which earned them my respect (on top of any other respect they has already earned).",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,2,"This is really a ""sort of"" answer.  One fellow hired me because he had worked for the same company I had had the good sense to leave.  Another hired me because he needed a business analysis done from ""the inside"", without the knowledge of the supervisor, who was unusually needy.  He knew of my work elsewhere and specifically requested my help.",,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"We do not have a lot of them around that can.  My current supervisor is proving to be useful in that, to some degree, but I end up mentoring others rather than the other way around.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,4,4,5,5,4,"When asked this question, I usually say that the most important background to have is computer science.  A certain amount of geography is obviously important, and a background in the general fields which will supply your customers (often engineering and various sciences) will be most helpful, but without the computer science background, you risk making some big mistakes, not knowing important concepts, not catching when something isn’t exactly correct, and having difficulty growing in the field to learn new skills.  There is a discipline that must go with the development, maintenance, and use of data that should be most easily learned and understood in computer science.  That discipline can also be developed in engineering and the  sciences, but sometimes those are the very people who insist that you make arbitrary changes to the data to make the result what they want, not what the data really shows.  Business ideas, like procedure/process design and marketing, are also very helpful to learn.  GIS tends to be useful in a wide range of subjects.","I am not sure.  My supervisor appears to be most impressed with my ability to instruct and help customers resolve technical issues, no matter how clueless the customer may be.  I consider it one of the harder things I do, but having started in engineering and science, and studied a bit of business, I seem to be able to understand the customers better than some of my coworkers.",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,"Age, probably.  I remember when computers were mainframes, and every step they took along the way to what we have today.  I can write a program that has no GUI and is smaller than a standard email today, but does tons.  I seem a little anachronistic to my younger coworkers, I think, but I have fun with it.  I love learning, so they teach me, and I show them how it works.  And, when we get stuck with decade old equipment – well, my experience is not a complete waste.  Budgets do get tight.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"In my world, I always ask new GIS users to take a basic GIS source using the software they are planning to use so that they get a good hands on tutorial.  However, for those who are new to GIS and are planning to actually do more with it, I always tell them to focus on: computer science, in general, with an emphasis on data management, development, and design – program design (flowcharting, pseudocode, language) -- basic system design – geography (esp. projections and coordinate systems) -- business process design – basic marketing – basic engineering and science focuses and concepts (roughly in that order).  The engineering and science they will not get overnight, but the business stuff is very straightforward and important.  The most important things to learn though is the computer science and geography bits – so that you can understand what you are asking the computer to do and why the result isn’t always what you expected.",,,,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"I started in mechanical engineering and moved to computer science.  I got a job in GIS (before it really had a name) to help pay for school.  Once in, I realized I had been reading about this technology for years and was fascinated, but I also had a talent for it.  I had already designed scaled maps by hand for high school projects, and I had already learned some of the projection/coordinate system basics, as well.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,Love of maps,no,n/a,,35,30,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"GIS, here, was in the hands of hand drafters and engineering techs for way too long.  Trying to explain to a hand drafter why making things look good while leaving the database record to rot is a bad idea is almost impossible.  (They only see it as CAD.)  I was an analyst relegated to hand drafting and data entry at some points because ‘if I couldn’t do that, surely I wouldn’t be any good with the computer’.  Teaching them to not do things like measure lines off of the curved CRT screen using a scale (as if it were on paper) took many years – all the while they insisted that the computer was drawing things wrong because it wasn’t measuring out correctly on the screen.  It was also necessary to explain why you do not create error by hand drawing the plan first as a one off from the plan and then enter it into the computer, and why you would not purchase a printer with a high scale error rate for your check and final prints was also necessary.  (That printer could not print the same map at the same scale twice in a row.  If you read the stats on the printer, you knew that before buying it.)  There is a dark part of my time in GIS that would fill a Dilbert book.",Yes,No,"In our organization, our human resources people have never been able to figure out how to categorize those of us in GIS.  As a result, they have limited our job family to three basic positions – only two of which pay enough to hire into.  As I look at other work environments, I am learning that this is not as unusual as I would tend to think it is.  Hopefully, it will improve in the near future.  We are an odd “animal” that defies categorization in their world.","My supervisor is helpful and we have a GIS community in the City that tries to keep things together.  We have some resources.  Even if the job title remains an issue, there is always something else to learn.",3,"A work-life balance is a characteristic of the person with the job, not the job itself.  Life is making choices, and those choices affect how high we climb, whether we have families, etc.  Work-Life Balance is important, but it isn't your employer's responsibility exactly.  While he should, and usually could, be somewhat accommodating, it is not his responsibility to make sure you balance your life and work.  It is yours.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,No,Yes,No,"As workers, we are the same.  You cripple the one you coddle.  Men, however, can (and should) take a more active role in the family -- helping out evenly.  The children will learn more from both parents, and the strain is relieved some when it is shared.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Man or woman -- people do not always work best on a ""standard"" schedule.  I am one of them.  Mournings are wasted more than afternoons.  My evenings are fired up, but I am home with limited time to utilize them.  When I was allowed a 4-10 schedule, I got more done at work and at home.  I also spent less time in travel (15 minutes both ways).  Today I work 5-8s with an hour or so commute both ways (for the same distance as before).  With 4-10s, I dedicated 42 hours to work per week (2 hrs/wk travel).  With 5-8s, I dedicate 50 hrs to work per week (10 hr/wk travel).  I have less time at home and the time is also less useful.",,White,,,,,,,51,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,City -- on the job,City owned Utility,"ESRI Users Conference, TNRIS classes, ESRI classes (classroom and virtual), Government Technology conference, environmental conference, online classes, books, whatever I find.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,"People take things where they take them.  I am a woman and I am in GIS.  There is nothing wrong with that.  However, if you ever attach a favoritism or specialness that creates a stereotype or some form of ill-will, you will create a situation where women in GIS are lessened unsuitably.  You would create resentment.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),379,3,9,0.25,0.75,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,0,3,0,3
380,2014-07-08 11:59:21,2014-07-08 12:08:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404835161_53bc1559ba6175.07728053,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,6,yes,no,no,no,I am not a social person,nothing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,other,,urban,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,10,10,10,,2,,2,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,women are more competitive with other women,,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,4,3,3,3,3,4,,technical knowledge and tasty cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,,,,Unknown,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,at school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"philadelphia, pa","redlands, california",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,380,2,6,0.25,0.75,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,,2,,2
382,2014-07-08 12:09:32,2014-07-08 12:24:47,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404835772_53bc17bcc384d7.97393142,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,GIS is a rapidly changing and growing field - updating your skills is a must!,,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,1,not applicable,Rarely,Yes,Yes,To meet others and get ideas,"Networking, expanded knowledge, pleasure of getting out of the office occasionally",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Planning,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,other,other,planning,training,project management,2,2,2,0,2,0,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Being a quality mentor has nothing to do with gender,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,I would join one but its not necessary for professional development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I do regularly!,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Didn't give it a second thought,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"Customer service, cartography, communication",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,time management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,programming,,Urban Studies & Planning,Planning/Architecture,,,,,,,,,,,,"On the job - they said ""we're going to teach you GIS"" and I said ""GREAT - what is GIS"".  That was 1987.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,29,27,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,Technology advances are always challenging.,,5,Family should always come first.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,51,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"San Diego, California","Gastonia, North Carolina",The list is very very long.  I attend 1 or 2 conference a year and 1 or 2 classes plus lots of online classes and seminars.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I don't like labels - I feel we will only be equals when we stop labeling each other by sex, gender, race, etc...",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),382,5,1,0.833333333,0.166666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,2,0,2
383,2014-07-08 12:32:38,2014-07-08 12:47:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404837158_53bc1d26c5b2f2.43887468,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,5,no,Yes,Don't know,"Yes, Atlanta GIS Meetup",Networking,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,AT&T,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Telecommunications,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,9,9,9,,4,5,9,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Its about their knowledge not gender,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,5,5,4,5,4,4,,Cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Classes,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,Work experience requirements,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,8,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Atlanta, GA","Atlanta, GA","ESRI sharpen your skills seminar, ESRI online courses",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,383,4,5,0.444444444,0.555555556,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,4,5,9
384,2014-07-08 12:32:53,2014-07-08 12:52:58,Complete,,,English,,,1404837173_53bc1d35140501.60726102,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,It is encouraged to update skills regularly as needed to keep up with the ever changing landscape of GIS.,,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,4,no,Yes,Yes,Both,,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private Company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Telecom,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,8,8,5,3,3,1,4,2,4,There is an even split of male/female ratio.  I do believe my group is equal based on gender.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I think the value of work is not dependent on the gender of the worker.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Even though I believe the quality of work should be judged not based on the gender of the worker.  It is always nice to see that the great workers are female.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,It honestly doesn't bother me.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,4,4,5,5,4,,Being efficient and accurate.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,Communicating complex ideas.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Application development!,,BS Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Within my degree program.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,I think the challenges we all face will come from technology changing faster than we can keep up and thus we fall behind rather than it based on our gender.,There are resources available via ESRI and via company affiliates that provide additional training to keep up with the changing technological world.,5,I believe all humans (male or female) need to have a balance between work and life in order to be happy.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I somewhat feel comfortable.  I guess it depends on the situation.  If something comes up family related it is much easier to work around than say personal, ironically enough.",,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bowling Green, KY","Atlanta, GA",I've attended multiple software user conferences including MapInfo and ESRI.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,"I think it has the potential.  It is one of those things that is hard to distinguish.  I'm all for women's rights and will always stand up for them.  I'm affraid that; however, that by pushing for certian ideas will reinforce the social ideas that we are trying to change.",,"Torn – sees self as GIS Prof, but “Women in GIS” might be useful in certain contexts.",,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),384,4,4,0.5,0.5,,8,8,8,TRUE,5,3,3,1,4
388,2014-07-08 13:09:18,2014-07-08 13:37:27,Complete,,,English,,,1404839357_53bc25bd7a3321.73190436,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"I don't feel pressure from my supervisor to update my skills, but in order to do the best job I feel I need to.",,,,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,3,not applicable,yes,occasionaly,"yes, both",because it is fun and I want to,"free beer from whomever is sponsoring the meeting, generally. Also I get to learn and socialize.",,Yes - Motive - Fun,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private sector firm,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,3,,3,4,1,"even though the department is equally staffed, it feels like there are more women than men because our most recent hire was a woman.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I feel comfortable with men and women.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I feel like I already know many.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,singled out,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,"an old friend of my mom's introduced me to GIS professionals in her firm, and I ended up getting a job",Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I've never had a problem finding mentors in GIS.,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,1,4,4,2,1,0,0,,finding creative solutions to problems,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,coding,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,python (for anyone regardless of sex or gender.),,Sociology,Other,,,,,,,,,,,,from a professor in a social geography class,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,I did a year of AmeriCorps service that gave me enough of an opportunity to create a GIS portfolio that helped me land a job.,3,2.5,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"It was lucky/clandestine-- I never intended to get into GIS, it just happened.",No,No,"I'm planning to leave GIS as a career path, going back to school to get into urban and regional planning because I don't enjoy GIS, not because I feel like I can't succeed in GIS.",,4,"even though I don't plan to have kids, I think that a good life-work balance is important to maintaining mental health.",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"I think both men and women should be given the opportunity to be caregivers and work at the same time-- just because societal pressures are greater for women doesn't mean that we should focus policy on them, we should just provide good policy for everyone.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"because firm management supports it, and because men and women use it for different reasons without judgement or penalty.",,White,,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Boone, NC","Seattle, WA",WAURISA Undergraduate GIS Certification (4 class sequence),,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I think it is good for women to have the option to bond together over things they find important or unique about their experience, I don't feel like there is that great of a divide in the GIS circles I've been a part of, so I've never been particularly drawn to them or the label ""woman in GIS""",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),388,3,3,0.5,0.5,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,3,,3
390,2014-07-08 13:16:02,2014-07-08 13:59:47,Complete,,,English,,,1404839762_53bc27522b6196.99870210,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"that is the nature of GIS, not of my job specifically. any career with GIS will need regular updates because the available tools change so often",,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,yes,yes,"yes - networking meetings, conferences",to advance my career/network,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,4,3,"doesn't matter if they are women or men, it matters if they can do their job well and work as a team",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I want a mentor that is good at their job and willing to teach, it doesn't matter male or female",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,yes,no,"there is no need to segregate us further by only allowing women into groups - i benefit from the networking and skills workshop of my womens group, but there is no need to exclude anyone",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"i would love to meet anyone else working in GIS - we all have a lot to teach each other, regardless of male or female",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,didn't matter,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,obtained a job through my supervisors connection to another firm from a past position,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,3,all GIS requires these skills in order to be successful,"data organization, analysis, cartography, teamwork/communciation",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"some programming, CAD",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"ANY newcomer needs an organizational prowess and technical understanding, with a creative/artistic perspective, and most importantly the desire to learn about new things (in order to map/analyze them appropriately) and ask appropriate questions",,Environmental Engineering,Engineering,,Fire Ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,in my engineering program,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,6,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,it always takes hard work to build a career.,Yes,No,challenges in proving your worth and always improving your skills - GENDER DOES NOT MATTER,"network with other professionals, try to find a job somewhere else if your current position won't support you to improve.",5,work-life balance is important to not get burned out in either aspect,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,No,No,No,"women and men can have a variety of balances in taking care of families, policies should be geared towards allowing ANYONE to make the time to appropriately take care of family and work",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"having flexible work arrangements is one of my best tools to find a work-life balance. so long as my work is getting done, and getting done well, my workplace is very hands-off about my schedule/work arrangements. I do however, feel that this is an unfortunately rare trait to find in a job",,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Syracuse, NY","Seattle, WA","WAURISA conferences, a graduate course/my masters thesis, undergraduate research, undergraduate courses",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,"gender doesn't matter, it matters if you can do your job well",,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),390,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
391,2014-07-08 12:55:09,2014-07-08 20:28:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404838509_53bc226d5cdbc8.17576118,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,Time constraints limit this ability. Updating skills is not built into the work model.,,,,,,,,,,,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,0,not applicable,Yes,Yes,Meetups,Continuing education,Exposed to new things in the field,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,planning firm,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,other,,bike and pedestrian planning,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,0,3,0,3,5,5,All GIS analysts at my planning firm are women.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Because they work in my field. Want to meet other people in GIS regardless of gender.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,2,All jobs are obtained through personal connections these days.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,3,3,4,3,0,troubleshooting skills,"spatial modeling, spatial statistics",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,versioning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,coding,,Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,"in progress, Geography",Geography,,,,,,,,,Class in undergrad,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,7,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,,"Took hard work and discipline, just like in any other tech-based industry.",Yes,No,,"Codecademy, free Stanford Online learning, etc.",4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,"If you want to be treated equally in the workplace, you need to expect to get treated equally.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Richmond, VA; Salt Lake City, UT","Oakland, CA",Stanford Online Learning - R statistical software. ESRI online learning modules. Various webinars. Codecademy for learning Python and JavaScript.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),391,3,0,1,0,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,0,3,0,3
392,2014-07-08 14:29:51,2014-07-08 14:50:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404844191_53bc389fd276b2.03102109,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,3,not applicable,yes,no,yes,,I like my co-workers and its importatnt to get to know them in order to heave a better working relationship,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,other,environement,conservation,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,8,8,7,1,4,1,5,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"But, I do have a formal managing (people and work plans) mentor.  I specifically requested a woman, I feel like especially in managing, there are a lot of challenges women face, and women can approach things differently than men.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I do like to meet other women, but I also have a good network of both male and female collegues.",Already know women,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Especially in non-profits, I feel like we try to make a really good effort to listen to and include everyone at the table.  It does make me think though (especially in the more project management and technical conversations how there should be more women involved)",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,I think its being able to both solve and then communicate complex geospatial analyis,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,I'm working to improve my skills managing people,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,I think the tecnical skills are a great entry into the field and other skills (communication and project management) can be learned through projects,,BS Geography/environmental science,Geography,,MS Environmental resource policy and planning,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Through two classes (one in undergrad - one in graduate school),"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,"Especially right now, I have two kids that  (3 years old, and 1 year old).  I work long hours and give my job a lot of attention, but its really important that I can be flexible around childcare and illnesses.",,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,I think more policies should be geared towards everyone - men should take more responsibility for children and elderly family members.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ann Arbor, Michigan","Boston, MA",,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),392,5,3,0.625,0.375,,8,8,8,TRUE,7,1,4,1,5
393,2014-07-08 15:02:00,2014-07-08 15:19:53,Complete,,,English,,,1404846120_53bc4028a49d55.89205812,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,no,Yes,Yes,Both,We're all friends,,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,transportation,environmental,,other,other,Real estate,Local government,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,Data wrangler,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"As long as my mentor helps me as needed and is available to me during work hours, I have no preference.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,3,I obtained  various jobs via personal connections,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,4,5,5,4,4,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Urban Studies,Other,,,,,,,,,,,,"Took an elective junior year, liked it so much that I took the advanced course before graduation.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,8,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,"Only easy because I knew someone from class, and he got me in because he knew I had the skills and passion to learn more.",Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Detroit, MI","Detroit, MI",,,No,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),393,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
396,2014-07-08 15:27:37,2014-07-08 16:24:59,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1404847657_53bc4629a310c6.02029554,,,,I agree,no,,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,yes,not really,"I do, because I started one!","Yes, a women in GIS meet up and a I'm an active Board Member for WA URISA",Because it is a good outlet to know other professionals and learn from them,These are great opportunities to learn leadership skills and to show partiticaption outside of my work in my field.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,"Public Works, Surface Water Management",,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Mobile,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,1,"Public Works is one of the last hold outs, next to the Banking industry, of good old boys",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"mentor relationships should evolve naturally, that is why men do not struggle with this as much because they historically were surrounded with other men and naturally found coworkers whom they had an affinity for who helped them in their careers. It is more complicated with women in the workforce because of gender/harassment possibilities as well as stereotypes and the navigating the 'good old boy clique'. I think it is worse than how middle school girls behave because there is no way in. I can't become a man, so therefore I will never really be accepted, it's going to take another 50 years. But it will improve when the babyboomers finally RETIRE.",,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,"I started one. It's kind of awesome to have men looking in from the outside saying, I want to be in the club. It's a different experience for them! We are going to let them join starting our 2nd year, but starting out just as women has really helped my confidence, my professional portfolio and my perspective!",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Doing this, it's awesome",,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Every technology meeting  go to i am the only women. It's isolating sometimes and somedays it really does not matter. It depends on which men I am meeting with. If they are conservative religious up tight old school thinkers then it matter, i get overlooked etc. But if they are my age and we are working on a project, it's a lot better. The generational differences are costing organizations a lot of time and money, because younger women are told we have to make our bright ideas, the old white guys. I don't play games like that because men don't have to.",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,I am in a male-dominated field,,2,I got my food in the door where i work based on connections i had made in school and then being social in my unique commuting setting.,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,"it's yes and no, i don't ahve someone who i really professionally look up to.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,5,5,5,5,4,5,3,,"leadership, creative thinking, being able to lean in and troubleshoot.",,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,baby-boomers are in my way,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"take on learning programming, it will always get you hired :)",,1,Unknown,,,,,,,1,Unknown,,,,worked on gis in my undergrad for environmental applications,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,6,5.2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,I went though a re-class to my current position because the work i was doing and do for my current job is above and beyond my older male collegue who stopped learning 20 years ago.,Yes,Yes,if i want to start a family it is going to even more tough,"family, personal life and work NOT being flexible enough. Government MUST catch up with the private sector with this issue",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tacoma, WA","Tacoma, WA","python programming, attending local and international conferences and presenting",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,it's what we are.,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,396,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
397,2014-07-08 15:29:49,2014-07-08 15:47:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404847789_53bc46adcd5f50.44241024,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"not a ton, but there is some need now to learn programming",,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Programming,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,not applicable,occasionally,no,happy hour,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,MPO,OTHER,otherOTHER,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,data maintenance,,,4,4,3,1,3,1,4,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I'd want someone who i have a good relationship with, regardless of gender",,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,but i'd also be into meeting men who work in gis. Really I'd be most interested in meeting other queer people who work in gis,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,,haven't tried,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,0,5,3,3,4,3,2,design skills,"cartography, data visualization",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lack of programming knowledge,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,math,Math,,,,,,,gis,GIS,,,,an interest in urban planning,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,the internship taught me what it was really like to work with gis. I learned a ton,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,i like my free time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,,"everyone should have this, and women specific policies reinforces the idea that it is on women to care for family",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"seattle, wa","seattle, wa","database management, intro to pythin, ESRI info sessions",,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),397,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,3,1,3,1,4
398,2014-07-08 15:35:25,2014-07-08 15:46:56,Complete,,,English,,,1404848125_53bc47fd3ef882.30455290,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"To stay competitive yes, to keep my job no.",,,,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,1,no,no,no,yes,to stay current with technology and learn from my collegues,learning from my collegues,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,3,,3,5,3,I'm not sure it matters.  I am definitely opposed to gender discrimination and feel that we've come a long way in the past decades.  So far that I don't really even feel that that gender should matter.  While my department is primarily women when I work outside of my department it is primarily men and I don't really see any impact.,Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't think it matters.,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,"I think adding a ""Women in GIS"" group creates a strange and unnatural divide.  I would prefer professional groups that don't do this.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,But it wouldn't matter the person's sex.  I would like to meet others.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,It has no impact and really shouldn't.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,4,5,5,5,5,4,,Ability to collaborate with others,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,html 5,,BS,Unknown,,Engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,In school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,16,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,with hard work,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ann Arbor, MI","Everett, WA",too many to list,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,4,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),398,3,1,0.75,0.25,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,3,,3
399,2014-07-08 15:36:25,2014-07-08 16:26:49,Complete,,,English,,,1404848185_53bc48391b97d5.66337007,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,2,not applicable,No,Yes,Yes. Inter-agency GIT meetings.,So that we are aware of resources and efforts; prevent redundancies; create partnerships; ensure our organizational goals also align with state IT objectives/standards/policies,See above,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,other,Human and health services,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,Management,Data warehousing,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,"I have personally received better career advise and experienced less competitiveness from my male managers than from my female managers. There are a lot of women in my division and I think it has led to increased drama as far as office politics are concerned. (""Catty-ness"")",,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Actually I different. I like to meet any types involved with GIS -- male/female/trans/...,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Don't notice - not unusual.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Haven't ever had one.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,"Budget, purchases, governance","Database Mgt, Cartography, Location Analytics, Design, Management",DBA,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,Web API programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Web programming, Database Design and Programming",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,While studying cartography.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,Helped me network to a full time position. At another company.,20,20,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,I have had to aggressively pursue and maneuver for every promotion or salary increase. Nothing has ever just been handed to me.,Yes,No,"Establishing an enterprise GIS for a large state agency -- funding through an fte-allocated cost model that stakeholders would like to move to a consumption-based model. Getting users integrated to new GIS technology, while juggling stakeholders and funding is a challenge while the operation is still in development mode.","Colleagues, self.",5,Managing stress levels. Prioritizing family/children.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,7,4,Yes,Yes,No,More policies for work/life balance for men and women.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Current employers is very flexible with schedules - big reason for why I'm still here after having been on maternity leave twice.,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Boulder, CO","Olympia, WA","SQL Server Transact-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, ArcGIS Server and Geodatabase Admin, NW GIS User Conference, SAS.",,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,4,3,"GIS is one IT sector that I don't think women struggle in as much as maybe some others. In fact, most women I know excel in GIS, and the gender ratio of places I've worked have higher on the 'women' side.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),399,5,2,0.714285714,0.285714286,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
400,2014-07-08 15:37:54,2014-07-08 15:55:40,Complete,,,English,,,1404848273_53bc4891f27352.86688481,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,2,no,no,no,no,"time, money",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,,,,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"Better relationship, less aggressive behavior",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",Woman have better comms skills,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,No,There is too much competition for grant money and contracts.  It makes relationships difficult.,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Meh.,,,,,,,,,3,"I was friends with the people in the GIS tech center in which I was hired, in 2 separate locations.",,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,3,2,2,1,1,1,,I am good at geostatistical analysis and coding,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I am not great at data management.  I have a hard time deleting files/data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Coding, application, stats",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,Geospatial statistical analysis,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,1,9,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"If I want to start a family, my future career options will depend on money, location, etc.",,3,"I wish is to be important, but I can't afford to be pass up an opportunity if it isn't flexible.",,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,6,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I get more work done in office, but if it more efficient to work from another location, I will do so.",,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Carbondale, IL","Seattle, WA",,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),400,10,2,0.833333333,0.166666667,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,,,
403,2014-07-08 15:46:46,2014-07-08 15:49:12,Complete,,,English,,,1404848806_53bc4aa6acc5a9.74953877,,,,I agree,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,403,,,,,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
404,2014-07-08 15:46:51,2014-07-08 16:04:00,Complete,,,English,,,1404848811_53bc4aab42f6e9.55751289,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,2,no,no,yes,yes,to network and learn new stuff,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,insurance,,,,,,,other,,,data janitor,,,5,5,4,1,3,1,4,3,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,People don't know how to be a good mentor. Everyone is distracted by their existing obligations.,,,,,,,,,Trick is to find a good mentor,,,1,1,0,0,,1,,2,0,,listening to what people actually want,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"software and application development, manage people",,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,,,biology,Biology,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,GIS class in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,Not enough jobs. GIS certificate program does not really prepare you for internships much less jobs.,Yes,No,,yes,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,No,Yes,No,"It doesn't solve the underlying problem that their partners does not take equitable shares of the work. I do the majority of the cooking, cleaning, and shopping.",Yes,No,Yes,No,,,,Asian,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Seattle,Seattle,WAURISA,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),404,4,2,0.666666667,0.333333333,,5,5,5,TRUE,4,1,3,1,4
405,2014-07-08 15:48:10,2014-07-08 16:02:41,Complete,,,English,,,1404848890_53bc4afa482795.82153888,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,no,No,Yes,No,Transportation issue,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,engineering,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,,2,,1,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,2,1,2,4,4,4,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,12,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Seattle, Wa","Seattle, Wa",Annual WAURISA Conferences ESRI Internatinal Conferences Local Workshops and Training Centers ESRI Virtual Campus,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),405,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,,2,,1,1
406,2014-07-08 15:51:10,2014-07-08 16:55:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404849070_53bc4bae53d346.02247766,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,4,6,no,rarely,sometimes,no,busy,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,,,,other,,business,,,,,,,other,,,data prep,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,this doesn't bother me,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,5,4,4,4,4,4,,General GIS,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,leadership,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"being vocal, leadership",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Through the Geography Department at Central Washington University,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,Somewhere in between: getting a job these days in any discipline can be difficult. But I think I lucked out in getting my position.,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,8,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ellensburg, WA","Seattle, WA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),406,4,6,0.4,0.6,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
407,2014-07-08 15:51:57,2014-07-08 16:00:06,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404849117_53bc4bddd54824.11707012,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,1,not applicable,Sometimes,only esri conf,"yes, both",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,agriculture,,,,,,,other,,,management,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Skills are more important than genders,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,doesn't bother me,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,2,5,5,4,3,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Business, Geo, IS",Geography,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,8,No,No,No,"I believe in gender equality, not favored towards wometn",Yes,No,No,,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Kenosha, WI","Decatur, IL",,,No,Yes,No,No,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),407,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
409,2014-07-08 16:07:10,2014-07-08 16:21:09,Complete,,,English,http://www.linkedin.com/lite/external-redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esurveygizmo%2Ecom%2Fs3%2F16881,http://www.linkedin.com/lite/external-redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esurveygizmo%2Ecom%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&urlHash=6PH-,1404850030_53bc4f6e251b01.02226615,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,20,80,no,No,yes,"yes, conferences",to learn new technology,"learning, meeting others",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,make survey equipment,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,make survey equipment,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,250,250,248,2,48,2,50,0,3,We are mostly Physicists and Engineers and there are not too many.  But there are more women in the recent grads,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,I think it is better to be part of a group not a female group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,2,0,2,5,5,5,3,3,,"management,",,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not patient enough,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,"photogrammetry, geodesy",,,Unknown,,MBA,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,25,22,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,I work hard,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,If there are special policies for women this will cause bias at work.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,55,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Canadian,Toronto,conferences,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),409,20,80,0.2,0.8,,250,250,250,TRUE,248,2,48,2,50
410,2014-07-08 16:16:23,2014-07-08 16:50:23,Complete,,,English,,,1404850583_53bc51974c58c8.58158569,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,Not necessarily skills but in research and theory (I am a PhD student),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Theory,,,,yes,3,13,no,sometimes,occasionally,yes,I am very close with all of my colleagues. Tight knit group.,"After working hard, it is nice to socialize with a great group of people. It also helps to discuss research ideas.",,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,22,22,20,2,5,0,5,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would just want a good mentor. Gender does not matter to me,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Sure. Though I would just like to meet good, active, researchers (irrespective of gender).",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Perhaps I am used to it now, but I am fine with it. I am happy that those who do surround me are bright and good faculty and students in GIS.",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,"If summer internships count, I have been placed in two academic internships that faculty from my department have helped me land.",,,,Through a professor,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,0,5,4,5,4,5,2,,"Visualization/cartography, crowdsourcing data, cognition",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and software development,Programming,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I believe that there (from what I've seen) is a lack of females doing programming and software development,,B.S. Geography,Geography,,M.S. GIScience,GIS,,Ph.D. expected in Geography (emphasis in GIScience),GIS,,,,,,I was a geography major focusing on biogeography and took a course in GIScience and switched to focus on GIS.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,"I am still a student so I have not yet ""worked"" in the GIS field other than school-related work.",5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"These questions are hard to answer. I'm not sure about a bias as I've worked hard to be where I am, and the hard work has paid off. I have generally just seen less women in the field (in education) and less generally interested than males. I don't know if I completely find a bias in education. No it wasn't easy to get here, but it wasn't for the males either.",Yes,No,The challenges are more related to the heavy workload and balance rather than gender related.,"It would be great to get more help on how to balance work duties (especially in education - our dissertation, research for our work [ra-ships], other research, course work, etc.). Professional development would also be helpful.",5,"I believe in having a life outside of work, however it has been extremely challenging and stressful in PhD as personal life is generally non-existent.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,7,4,Yes,No,Yes,"yes and no to the above few questions. I think men in my department also have issues in balancing/finding any family or personal time outside of work as phd students. I think men also share (in many cases) responsibilities with family. Finally, I do wish there were more policies to help with women who desire to start a family/get pregnant.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I have a close relationship with my advisor who is very supportive of family and having fun outside of work. I just need to push myself to do so without feeling guilty.,,White,Asian,American Indian or Alaska Native,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Los Angele, CA","State College, PA","I am a student. This is too long of a list. Lately I've also started taking courses in Lynda (R), coursera, and udacity.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),410,3,13,0.1875,0.8125,,22,22,22,TRUE,20,2,5,0,5
411,2014-07-08 16:31:46,2014-07-08 17:02:27,Complete,,,English,,,1404851506_53bc55325f2673.98070742,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,4,yes,No,Yes,State and regional meetings,Required or neeed,Required or neeed for progressing projects,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Local meetings,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,4,4,0,2,0,2,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,To learn from each other about problem solving in their work environment.,,,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,Often. Like it was the 1950s with everyone looking at me as if I'm the ignorant one in the room.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,The state GIS Position is relatively new. Finding a GIS person who has been in GIS for longer than myself is difficult...,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,5,1,5,3,3,4,5,4,,GIS and remote sensing analysis for geology,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,,,,,,,web and programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,analysis and programming,,Geology,Geology,,GIS,GIS,,Geology,Geology,GIS,GIS,,,,In an undergraduate college course.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,,9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,"I have already been passed up for a job for someone else who has ""a family to support since he's a father."" Even though I outranked him in job experience and education.",There is no help where I am. Help would include either leaving my current job or changing the minds of men who are in charge here.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,6,No,Yes,No,"I think this is more a generational question than a gender question. As a whole, our culture with the younger generations is moving toward pro life-work balance.",Yes,Yes,No,No,"My company does not have flexible work arrangements available, except in extreme circumstances such as cancer, hospital, etc.",,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Kentucky,Alabama,Online webinars given through software companies. College courses. Online software courses and labs.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),411,1,4,0.2,0.8,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,2,0,2
412,2014-07-08 16:41:39,2014-07-08 17:06:14,Complete,,,English,,,1404852099_53bc5783cbea82.98775375,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,3,"Currently, I am a department of one.",,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,yes,,"There seem to be more males in GIS than females, but it has not held me back in my career.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,1,5,5,5,5,5,5,,Communication and understanding the needs of others,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,time for further education.,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Communication, documentation of metadata, and organization.",,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Civil Engineering,Engineering,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"During my undergrad degree, they advertised for a GIS certificate.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"the internship did not lead directly to a full time position, but it help a lot in other interviews.",4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,You definitely have to push and know that you are worth the same as the next person with your skill set regardless of gender or age.,Yes,Yes,"In my next step, I have to work directly with a male dominated crew. It is challenging and gender is a factor. Best way to deal with it I have found is that it is not my problem if others have a problem with my gender.","Just do your job and don't be passive aggressive, be direct.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,No,No,No,Policies should be geared to allow a better work-family balance for both genders.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"That is what makes the life-work balance. People are alive and situations change daily, our schedules should be flexible so they can to.",,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tacoma, WA","Shelton, WA",WAURISA NWURISA Norwich University - GIS for water resources Javascripting other.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"Women need to support each other, the terminology only identifies that. Women are under-represented in Science, Technology, and Engineering fields.",,,,“Women in GIS” creates solidarity with other women or a good “cohort”,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),412,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
413,2014-07-08 16:43:43,2014-07-08 17:23:50,Complete,,,English,,,1404852223_53bc57ff98c2e3.51196704,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,It is important to continually keep up with new GIS technology.,,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,not applicable,Yes,Yes,Lunch or dinner,,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,transportation,,,other,other,addressing,public safety,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,other,,Consultant,Business owner,,2,2,,2,,1,1,2,4,"Our business is a sole proprietorship, consisting of my husband and I.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It is important to find the most knowledgeable mentor regardless of gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,5,Most of my clients have known me through networking.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,4,5,5,5,4,,"GIS, problem solving, application development, written communication",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,Web development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Well-rounded GIS knowledge, project management, communication, developing a positive proactive attitude",,Math/computer science,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,,On the job.  We are talking back in 1975.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,"I have mentored several students, and all of them landed great GIS jobs.  This is an important step to get good experience, learn more, and it is nearly mandatory for getting a job.  Most GIS jobs are asking for a 4 year degree plus experience and recommendations.",42,38,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,It takes a lot of energy to go out and keep getting the continuing education needed to keep up with the GIS industry.  I feel I must push myself.,No,No,"At this point in my business, it is a choice to either keep up, be active, or retire.  Because of the economy, there has been considerable competition for contracts.","I think there may be age-based bias more than gender-based.  Running a business requires time and energy, and you get out of it what you put into it.  A good challenge for anybody is to reach a life balance of personal goals as well as professional goals.  Happiness and balance makes life ever so much more meaningful.  Don't be afraid to try new things if the old ones are not satisfactory.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I run my own business, so if I plan well I can accommodate the demands of my personal life.  Sometimes I am on a deadline for short periods of time and must work long days.  It is the nature of consulting.",,,,,,,Other:,Senior Citizen,64,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"Tacoma, WA","Puyallup, WA","Project management, database design, programming such as python ModelBuilder and Java, many GIS conferences, IT skills, working with people of various personality types, esri extensions, self-training, online classes, and books",,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),413,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,,2,,1,1
414,2014-07-08 16:44:59,2014-07-08 17:08:50,Complete,,,English,,,1404852299_53bc584bea2337.75333511,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,yes,No,No,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private sector,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Oil and gas,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,34,34,34,,8,,8,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,3,4,4,5,5,3,,Cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming/Development,,Cartography,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,College Professor,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,30,23,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,No,No,,,5,"If you don't have balance, you are in jeopardy of burn-out.",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,American Indian or Alaska Native,,,,,54,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Overland Park, KS","Tulsa, OK",ESRI User's Conference NGL's Conference ESRI Oil and Gas Conference Free on-line workshops when available Workshops offered by my company,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),414,1,3,0.25,0.75,,34,34,34,TRUE,34,,8,,8
415,2014-07-08 16:49:20,2014-07-08 17:03:33,Complete,,,English,,,1404852559_53bc594fee6f63.60019379,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,Constant upgrades to software or changes in License agreements which require learning new software.,,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,12,yes,yes,no,no,i have a toddler at home,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,3,5,5,5,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography/Enviro. Sci,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,Geography and Civil Engineering,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,10,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,No,No,I think better policies for FAMILIES should be implemented.,No,No,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Austin, Texas","Ellensburg, WA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),415,1,12,0.076923077,0.923076923,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
416,2014-07-08 16:58:10,2014-07-08 17:17:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404853090_53bc5b62e858c6.19043583,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,4,not applicable,Yes,No,"Yes, socializing","Networking, getting to know my coworkers",Stronger relationships with my coworkers beyond shared technical knowledge,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,engineering,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,8,8,8,0,4,0,4,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I have both male and female mentors, and have learned much from both.  In particular, the leadership at my company is very male-dominated, so female mentors among the partnership are harder to come by, and it would be limiting to select primarily female mentors.",,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I'd like to network more specifically with women who encounter a glass ceiling with non-GIS men.,,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,Not particularly concerned.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I'm the highest ranking GIS professional at my firm, and finding GIS mentors with more experience has been difficult.",,,,,,,I am too senior,,,,,3,5,3,5,3,4,4,5,3,,"Programming skills, responding (and helping others respond) to interpersonal work disagreements",,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,Communication,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,General problem-solving skills and technical knowledge of GIS,,Geological Engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,,,,My first engineering job handed me ArcView 3.2 and told me to learn it.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,16,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"Men comprise most of the senior management at my firm, and there is a distinct view of GIS as a tool rather than as a specific arena for professional development.  Both of those things make moving up more difficult from where I sit now (which is somewhere in the middle).  The path upwards is more firmly delineated for non-GIS professionals, but for those in GIS, it's a lot less clearly defined.",I could use help figuring out a way to communicate to senior management that GIS is not a tool - that it is a specific area of professional development similar to risk assessment or toxicology or landscape architecture.  Merely taking a GIS course in college does not make one a GIS professional.,5,"Work is what enables me to afford to have a personal life and family.  While my work is important to my identity, it isn't everything.  I'm not just my job.",,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",6,6,No,Yes,No,"I think such policies should be gender neutral to reflect the myriad of family structures individuals may find themselves facing.  Single fathers, for example, deserve just as much consideration as mothers.",Yes,Yes,Yes,No,My company puts a premium on face-to-face interaction - it seems to be largely a function of a generational gap between leadership and the less senior staff - and being present and visible is considered pretty significant.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Denver, Colorado","Seattle, Washington",ESRI Users Conference,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),416,4,4,0.5,0.5,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,0,4,0,4
417,2014-07-08 16:55:18,2014-07-08 19:07:55,Complete,,,English,,,1404852918_53bc5ab6d35088.03872982,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,I am always learning new ways to do various tasks.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,Not usually,Occasionally - 2/year,"No, I usually just attend.",I haven't had the time to make something to present.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,2,,2,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would prefer the most knowledge mentor.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Its great to meet other people with my same interests.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,Women easier to relate to,No,,,,,,,,,,2,My friend encouraged me to apply for a job in her department.  Once I started working with her I made friends in other units and was able to find a different job.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,Female connection,,No,I've never looked for a mentor.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,2,5,4,4,4,4,2,,Artistic ability to make maps.,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,Procrastination,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Geoprocessing, python",,Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,In college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,,No,,It was easy once I was able to get a job.  Finding a job right out of college was difficult.,Yes,No,,,5,I think taking time off and enjoying life plays a huge part in work quality.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,No,Yes,Many people at my work are able to have flexible schedules and work from home.,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Olympia, WA","Olympia, WA",Java Script,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),417,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,2,,2
418,2014-07-08 17:32:54,2014-07-08 17:45:11,Complete,,,English,,,1404855174_53bc63860376a0.57827595,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,0,no,No,Yes,No,Nothing to contribute,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Forestry,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,3,3,,3,2,5,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,2,4,5,5,5,4,3,,Editting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,2,Unknown,Unknown,,,,,,,,,,,School,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,I think more policies should be implemented for both men and women that are geared towards better work-family balances.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,Asian,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Seattle, WA",Santa Rosa CA,Too many to name.,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,5,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),418,5,0,1,0,,5,5,5,TRUE,3,2,3,2,5
419,2014-07-08 18:14:25,2014-07-08 18:41:36,Complete,,,English,,,1404857665_53bc6d412cacf8.98239447,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,,yes,no,yes,yes,"To gain knowledge,network","socialize, network, gain knowledge",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,support all depts.,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Lone GIS Pro.,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,1,"The GIS section used to have 3 (1 coordinator, 2 techs)staff but we seem to be the only budget cut - actually the techs (men) were moved out (per I/T Director) and put in the I/T field (even though their degrees were GIS)and we are now down to 1 - coordinator.",,,,,,,,Negative: not enough females in technical roles,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I've had both - used to work for the City of Los Angeles and there were MANY GIS specialists.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,,"It seems when I am surrounded by male GIS - networking scenario I feel lost in the background, like I don't exist.   I always attempt to chime in but it seems like I am ignored even though I have been a GIS pro for 28 years and i am not bashful or shy - maybe the males don't like it that I'm around.  I'm not sure what the problem is but I am usually a very confidant woman but when I am at GIS functions that are predominantly male I'd rather stand back and watch instead of participate because there have been too many times when I have been ignored.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Insecure, inferior - not sure why I am a very outspoken, independant, intelligent women with much to offer but many times I have attempted to verbally participate or respond and seem to be ignored.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,I manage the GIS section and perform all the duties needed to maintain the section.,,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming - knew the old languages but I wear too many hats now and haven't been able to learn python or jave,Programming,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,Knowing the software very well.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I worked for the City of Los Angeles and I was going to school to be a City Planner (taking urban/regional planning classes) and I was introduced to GIS while working there.  The City of L.A. was customer #11 using ESRI products and most of us in the Planning department were required to learn GIS - they had many training classes at the City and in Redlands - I loved the field so much I decided to stay in it instead of being a City Planner.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,ESRI,,,no,n/a,,32,29,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,No,No,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,5,Yes,Yes,No,It should be geared for either sex - work-family balance because there are some households with single fathers or fathers that participate more.,No,Yes,Yes,No,"I ask yearly about telecommuting or other flexible work arrangements as those many of my co-workers are able to do but I am told ""no"".  Not sure why and don't want to push it.",,White,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Los Angeles, CA","Longview, WA",GISinAction Conference NWGIS Conference ESRI seminars - online,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),419,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
421,2014-07-07 14:28:08,2014-07-08 18:47:05,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/RKSoXGHPYk,http://t.co/RKSoXGHPYk,1404757688_53bae6b8a0fcb5.43862117,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,N/A - self-employed,yes,yes,"professional development, networking, fun",I learn things and meet interesting people,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,database design,project manager,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,,,N/A - I am self-employed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"Slight preference, but not a strong one. But, a woman could provide additional support regarding career advancement that a man might not be able to understand",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,"They provide a particular type of learning environment that can be helpful.   But, I don't choose them exclusively",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It is a common occurrence, so I am used to it.   I notice it when there are other women in the room.",Used to it,,,,,,,,20,"I am interpreting ""job"" to mean consulting ""project"" for me.  Many of my projects have been through word of moth",,,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,,"I don't have a formal mentor, but use work colleagues as informal mentors at times.",,,,,,,I am too senior,,,,,3,4,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"analytical problem solving, communication skills, including understanding what the client wants",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"proposal writing, asking for help",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Quantitative spatial analysis and programming -- this will launch you into a higher paid, higher status sector",,Biology,Biology,,Marine Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,On the job.  Started working as a biologist on a mapping project in 1990.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,24,19,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,,Yes,No,Yes,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"As a self-employed person, this is one of the best things about it.  I have flexibility to control my own time.",,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Olympia Washington (first job) and Newark Delaware (grad school),"Seattle, WA","JavaScript, HTML, Spatial Statistics, Python programming, ArcGIS web mapping",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),421,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
422,2014-07-08 18:37:33,2014-07-08 18:47:35,Complete,,,English,,,1404859053_53bc72ad15af62.64205614,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,20,80,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Civil,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,5,5,5,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Always interesting,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,Someone I knew put in a good word for me,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,,Over 20 years in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,new technology,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,Current skills,,1,Unknown,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,25,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Male dominated Civil work,,5,You need to have a life,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,64,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"Seattle, WA","Lynnwood, WA",They don't supply training,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),422,20,80,0.2,0.8,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,1,,1
425,2014-07-08 19:23:14,2014-07-08 19:45:05,Complete,,,English,,,1404861794_53bc7d62769b58.01553393,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,8,12,no,yes,no,no,not necessary,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,water resources,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It depends on the person not gender,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,2,2,5,5,5,5,2,,Data mangement,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Report Writing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,More knowledge data manupulation; programming,,Statistics,Math,,Statistics,Other,,,,IT,IT,,,,Work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Sacramento, CA",Sacramento,ESRI,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),425,8,12,0.4,0.6,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
427,2014-07-08 16:58:59,2014-07-08 20:04:48,Complete,,,English,,,1404853139_53bc5b933aeba6.88917070,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,40,60,no,Sometimes,Yes,No,"As a consultant, most meetups are government infrastructure related",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,management,,,9,9,9,,4,,4,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It is about the skill set and opportunity of the mentor.  It is more related to the style of learning and where I want to go with my career than gender.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,2,5,5,5,4,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,geology,Geology,,geology,Geology,,,,,,,,,Classwork in geography in the 90's,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,20,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,No,Yes,Consulting not GIS related,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,,,,,,,,,,,White,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),427,40,60,0.4,0.6,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,4,,4
428,2014-07-08 20:05:47,2014-07-08 20:30:17,Complete,,,English,,,1404864347_53bc875bb986e4.73907725,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,5,yes,Yes,Yes,Occasionally,Family commitments,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,Consulting services,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,other,other,Utilities,Oil and gas,,,,,,other,other,,Management,Solution architect,,100,100,90,10,15,5,20,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It all depends what the mentor has to offer. Sometimes having a male mentor can open additional opportunities.,Skills most important,,,,,Special connections thru men,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Hear about their experiences.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"I'm use to it now, but it can be frustrating.",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,4,0,5,5,5,5,5,5,,Team building and solution design/architecture,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Coding,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Broad GIS capabilities,,Environmental science,Environmental Science/Studies,,"Environmental science, emphasis in GIS",Environmental Science/Studies - GIS,,,,,,,,,Undergrad internship,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"I'm a very senior GIS professional so advancing is difficult, no matter the industry.",,5,Family is important and mothers face additionL challenges that fathers don't.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,"I do because it important to me, but if men on the job don't demand the same it can cause problems.",,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Charleston, sc","Seattle, wa",Esri conference is great to keep up on the technology,,No,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),428,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,100,100,100,TRUE,90,10,15,5,20
429,2014-07-08 20:13:57,2014-07-08 20:48:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404864837_53bc8945e3f644.05411443,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,4,not applicable,Sometimes,Sometimes,Sometimes happy hours/lunches/dinners.,Location - we are spread out in different offices/cities.,Getting to know the GIS group as people not just work personalities.,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Venue - Happy hour/social,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,other,private consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,other,,Figure production,Database management,,9,9,9,0,5,,5,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I'm used to it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,I had a manager branch off to start his own business and he offered me a position once his business was established.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,2,5,5,4,5,5,4,"Background in something other than strictly GIS is beneficial (i.e. Geography, Geology, Biology)","Spatial awareness, geographic education, organization",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, modeling, multi-tasking",Programming,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Familiarity with programming and remote sensing,,Anthropology,Anthropology,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,It was becoming a valuable tool in archaeological research during my undergraduate studies.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,"I used GIS during my internships, but I never interned specifically for a GIS position.",7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,"The greatest challenge is actually competing for GIS-only positions/departments.  Too many people come out of college with one GIS class under their belt and think they can do the job of a trained GIS professional, or the employer assumes that GIS is ""easy"" and therefore anyone with some familiarity with the software can do it.","This is where having a mentor is really important.  In my case, my mentor has been doing GIS in the environmental consulting industry for many years and knows how to put certain situations/experiences into perspective.  Her wisdom and advice are invaluable.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,Yes,No,"The entire work ethic, the culturally-construed work place practices, need to be re-evaluated. The US seriously lacks in understanding the importance of work-life balance, reasonable expectations regarding hours worked and availability, and efficiency.  Policies should be made for the entire work force to improve work-family balance.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Laramie, WY","Portland, OR","ESRI training seminars, online programming classes, local/regional GIS conferences.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),429,5,4,0.555555556,0.444444444,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,0,5,,5
431,2014-07-08 20:38:12,2014-07-08 20:51:04,Complete,,,English,,,1404866292_53bc8ef43ee323.18486436,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,40,60,no,ye,yes,yes,,"networking, learning",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It depends on their knowledge more so than their gender for what I would want mentoring in.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,sometime awkward.,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,connection to a president of a small company through his connection to my MS advisor in graduate school; I 'cold called' my way into a job offer.,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,,2,1,,,,"programming, geostatistics, general spatial analysis",,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,"cartography, database creation",,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,"spatial analysis, server skills, programming",,Physics,Physics,,environmental science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,through a woman who performed GIS analysis for pesticide studies,,From a GIS professional,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,Became more aware of what GIS work might entail,25,7,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,"I think my age, with GIS as a second career, is more of a challenge than my gender. (I am late 40s)",,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"I greatly appreciate being able to telecommute, as a GIS programmer.",,White,,,,,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Berkeley, California","Tucson, Arizona",online ESRI training,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,"I don't see an issue with the term.  Historically, women have been very underrepresented in technical fields, and recognizing ourselves as both part of the general GIS workforce and as Women in that workforce, are valueable viewpoints.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),431,40,60,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,2,,2
432,2014-07-08 20:14:34,2014-07-08 21:57:42,Complete,,,English,,,1404864874_53bc896a995375.68721440,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,0,not applicable,na,na,No,"Insecurity, not feeling I will fit in or be as ""into it"" as others",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,historic preservation,,,,,cartography,administrator,other,,,database administration,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,3,I am the only GIS cartographer in the agency. The agency is approximately 60 people in size.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I rather have a competent mentor of any gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,"I think they're important for those who feel more comfortable, but I don't like the idea of self segregating by gender. Everyone involved might wind up losing out on great knowledge or insight that others might have. I don't believe there is gender-specific GIS knowledge.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,"I know a lot of women in GIS, but it can't hurt to know more people and network in general. Though, this is purely an abstract thought as I am terrible at networking.",Already know women,,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,"Often I don't notice. This is best. It means no one is treating me as different. When I do notice, it's usually because someone is talking down to me. As long as people are treating each other as equals, that's what matters most.",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I don't have one, so I suppose that's a yes. I had made a connection with a fellow adjunct professor of GIS, but she left for another university. And that was that.",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,Lack of follow up,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,4,Graphic Design - 5,Attention to detail and problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,Continuing education (or lack thereof),,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,Staying on top of new technology and continuing to learn,,Architecture,Planning/Architecture,,Urban Planning & Historic Preservation (two separate Masters),,,,,,,,,,Through the Urban Planning Master's Program in which I was enrolled,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"The field of historic preservation is female dominated - so it makes sense I would have been able to get a GIS job in the field without great difficulty, though the person prior to me in the position was an older white male",Yes,No,"I never had concerns re: GIS and challenges as a female before taking this study, and I am fairly sensitive to gender bias issues overall.",,4,"Yes, but for all genders. Unless your job is also your hobby, in which case it brings you fulfillment outside of the work realm (which is common with GIS enthusiasts).",,,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,These questions are unfair in that the only choices are Yes and No. Reality is in between. These should be a 1-5 scale. Many women have zero support in their lives to enable them to have fulfilling careers and be moms. It's a societal issue that certainly needs fixing - and is not limited in any way to technology professionals.,No,Yes,No,No,There needs to be an NA option above,,White,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New York, NY","New York, NY","Considering taking a Python for GIS class, but so far, none",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,,1,5,"Please don't make this a ""thing"" - I feel perfectly accepted now...",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),432,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
434,2014-07-08 22:26:57,2014-07-08 22:44:34,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404872817_53bca871872fd2.06666716,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,6,yes,yes,yes,yes,to network,more connections,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private sector,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,mapping equipment sales,,,,,,,other,,,technical sales,,,10,10,10,,2,,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,2,4,5,4,5,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,learned traditional cartography first in the 1980s,,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,29,18,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,somewhere in between - early career was good - 1985 to 1998 after a break to raise children - VERY difficult to return to GIS professional position!,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,52,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Madison, WI","Madison, WI",returned to college in my forties take online courses on my own time attend professional conferences annually,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),434,2,6,0.25,0.75,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,,2,,2
435,2014-07-08 22:53:41,2014-07-08 23:06:36,Complete,,,English,,,1404874421_53bcaeb560a621.80701705,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,3,no,no,no,no,not paid,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,IT - private sector,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Health,,,programming,,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,0,0,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,5,2,4,4,5,4,3,,Geovisualization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Environmentalism,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,It's most likely the job market. It is easier after I've made connections. However starting out new without connections that lead to jobs can be difficult.,Yes,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"La Crosse, WI","La Crosse, WI",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),435,2,3,0.4,0.6,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,0,0,
436,2014-07-08 23:59:33,2014-07-09 00:23:48,Complete,,,English,http://www.linkedin.com/,http://www.linkedin.com/,1404878373_53bcbe25910e19.41096133,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,no,no,"Geo Seattle, WAURISA",,"networking, keeping current",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,other,,data steward,metadata expert,,6,6,6,0,2,0,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I can learn well from either.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I appreciate talking to anyone working in GIS.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,self conscious,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,3,"Knowing someone on the ""inside"" has always been critical to me.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,The option has never been available to me.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,5,4,5,4,5,"programming/scripting, modeling, core earth science and oceanography background, proposal writing, editing, cartography.","writing/editing, cartography, in-depth knowledge of ArcGIS, 3D visualizations, hard science background",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,knowledge of Oracle and knowledge of diverse computer languages,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming in python and APIs,,Physics,Physics,,"Geological Sciences, Oceanography",Geology,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,while doing geoscience research for my master's degree.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,6,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,No,budgetary constraints.,"a universal, high-level GIS certification might be helpful if executed correctly (but harmful otherwise)",4,Usually people need a fulfilling life balance to be happy at work.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,7,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,It is generally discouraged by management.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tempe, AZ","Olympia, WA","many Esri-led instructor and online courses. Also courses at GIS conferences (GISPro, ASPRS, Esri UC, GIS in Action).",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,It just seems like a factual categorization.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),436,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,0,2,0,2
437,2014-07-08 21:20:26,2014-07-09 01:30:41,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404868826_53bc98da725532.37178508,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,I am a graduate student. Learning new software is coincident with the different scientific questions I have.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,not applicable,yes,yes (conferences),"conferences, professional society meetings",better job prospects once out of school,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps,"Yes - Venue - State, local, regional conference",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,university,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Both sexes are equally valid in interactions when learning a profession.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It would be nice to talk about GIS issues we have regardless of sex.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Both important and unimportant. I am still in a developing part of my career so I wouldn't necessarily have control of a room or meeting the same way as if I was more senior.,,,,,,,,,2,First was a high school job. Second was by attending a short course then networking with the people teaching the course to make an opportunity for a job.,,,,Through a professor,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,2,2,2,2,2,2,,"Metadata compilation, QaQc",,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,QC/QA,,,,,,,"programming, keeping accurate record of processes",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Understanding the problem before starting a process,,"Geology, minor in GIS",Geology,,(in process) Geology,Geology,,,,,,,,,I learned by speaking with professionals in geology and hearing that GIS skills were very employable. Plus I love maps,,From a GIS professional,,,,,,,,,,,Love of maps,yes,yes,,4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,Yes,No,Yes,"Only for the time early in a child's life there are certain things only a woman can do like breastfeeding. Otherwise, policies should be the same.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Davis, CA","Tempe, AZ","ESRI UC conference 2011 AGU 2012, 2013",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),437,1,1,0.5,0.5,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
440,2014-07-09 09:19:55,2014-07-09 10:09:38,Complete,,,English,,,1404911995_53bd417bd23936.32410781,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,11,no,sometimes,yes,yes,,"socialize, network",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,central gis,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,support,,,13,13,13,,2,,2,0,3,"Having qualified, competent co-workers is more important than what sex they are!",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,again sex doesn't matter. I do not feel like my gender has anyway held me back.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,I don't care much either way.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I am secure in my professional abilities.,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Like I can hold my own.,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,someone I worked with previously became a GIS manager and hired me because he knew I was competent.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,1,,5,4,,,,,,problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,technical writing,,,,,,,,,Written reports,,,,,,,,,,,"analysis, programing",,Biology,Biology,,,,,,,,,,,,The geography department an the university I attended,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I interned at a local government agency for 2.5 years while I was in college.,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,finding a higher level GIS job in not always easy. more often it is the technician jobs and the high level programming jobs that are available.,Yes,No,just having a position open,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,Yes,"no, it could cause resentment among male coworkers. we all have varying degrees of responsibility, I know single dad and fathers who take on most of the burden of raising their children. Creating policies geared towards women increase the gender divide and suggests that we can't handle being in the work place.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,the flexible work arrangements are available to the men also,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Los Angeles, CA","Tacoma, WA",WAURISA ESRI online training (various) Greenriver CC - python programing ESRI half day training seminars Census training ESRI conference,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,"The fact of the matter is there are not a lot of women in GIS partly because it requires some technical skill. There are also not very many women in IT departments. Until more women pursue technical professions there will continue to be a gender imbalance in this and other traditionally male professions. GIS professional are pretty easy going bunch and I prefer not to offend my peers by trying to separate myself or exclude the men in the profession by using the term ""women in GIS"". My male co-workers do feel excluded and almost offended by the emergence of the term ""women in GIS"". They have never sought to exclude women from the profession and they don't like that women are trying to exclude them from GIS professional groups.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),440,2,11,0.153846154,0.846153846,,13,13,13,TRUE,13,,2,,2
442,2014-07-09 10:02:35,2014-07-09 10:21:03,Complete,,,English,,,1404914555_53bd4b7b957557.61650628,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,10,no,yes,yes,professional meetings,,"build network, face time",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private SW company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,GIS Software,,,,,,,other,,,Management,,,60,60,60,0,10,0,10,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,learn from the best - regardless of gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Always....,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,3,5,5,5,5,5,,Always be willing to ask WHY... Not intimidated by anyone...,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Constant changing of the technology...,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Solid technical understnading of GIS, focus on key business needs",,Planning & Transportation,Planning/Architecture,,Urban Planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,Via Urban Planning,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,25,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,,,5,Any job requires this....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,There should be better work-life policies period... not gender specific ones...,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MBA,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),442,1,10,0.090909091,0.909090909,,60,60,60,TRUE,60,0,10,0,10
443,2014-07-09 10:02:52,2014-07-09 10:22:11,Complete,,,English,,,1404914572_53bd4b8c288a59.41719593,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,2,not applicable,Yes,Yes,"Yes, All usually","To network, keep informed","To network , keep informed",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,,,,,,,,other,,,Technical,,,5,5,5,,3,,3,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,1,5,4,3,3,3,3,,"Technical skills, planning and organizing",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication of ideas,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,be competant in the skills needed for the job you hold,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Introduced in the office I worked in at the time.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,11,6,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Attaining a Bachelor's Degree is my challenge to move forward.,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,I think it depends on what field the woman is working in.,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Decatur, IL","Champaign, IL",ILGISA Conferences ESRI Workshops Programming Classes ESRI User Conference,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),443,3,2,0.6,0.4,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,3,,3
444,2014-07-09 10:18:56,2014-07-09 10:40:11,Complete,,,English,,,1404915536_53bd4f50dd1c75.10265324,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,not applicable,n,n,"y IMAUG, ILGISA, Chicago GIS meetup group","network, learn new technology, brainstorm",see above,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,GIS Admin,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,,1,,1,1,,3,"I am a ""division"" in a Department called Admin Services which contains, Finance, IT, HR, and GIS.  I am the only GIS professional on staff and work part time (20 hrs a week).  I do everything from map creation to database admin to web development.",,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,maybe be a part of one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"10 years ago at the ESRI UC in San Diego it was definitely male dominant field.  Now in the past couple of years this has changed, more young females are in GIS.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,5,4,4,3,3,,I don't know what you mean by management competencies???,"problem solving on my own, organized, able to handle many tasks",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"weak programming skills, hate to do it...",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"be able to break down and explain GIS concepts to non GIS users, also know enough programming to be dangerous it will be helpful",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,College,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,internships allow students to figure out the social ins and outs of an office along with starting to think and problem solve on their own...this is a biggie with people coming out of college these days.  they lack this skill,18,17,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,Yes,,somewhere in between,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"7 years ago the economy was in a downturn and I was expecting my first child.  I suggested to my dept head that I come back working pt and with that no benefits.  I get only paid for the hours worked.  This was a great fit for me and my family and a huge savings for the City.  Win, win...",,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Rock Island, IL, Naperville, IL","City of West Chicago, IL",ESRI UC ILGISA,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),444,1,1,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,,1,,1,1
445,2014-07-09 10:20:37,2014-07-09 10:35:56,Complete,,,English,,,1404915637_53bd4fb5c4d038.55135814,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,5,no,No,Yes,"Yes - conferences, webinars",To network,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,County,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,9,9,9,,4,,4,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I do not have a preference. Although I have had male mentors in the past.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Frequently. While my department is pretty balanced in terms of men to women ratio, many of the departments that I provide support to (Sheriff, Emergency Management) are not. I am often the only female in the room.",Used to it,,,,,,,,3,All the jobs I've had have been as a result of networking and reaching out to people I've encountered through work/school/etc...,,,Through a colleague,,Through fellow student,,,Through networking,,,,,No,I've been lucky to have access to many successful GIS professionals who have helped me hone my skills and further my career.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,2,5,5,5,5,5,3,,Organization and project management. I am very confident in my ability to outline a project and see it through to the end.,,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Procrastination.,,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Interpersonal skills. Remain confident in your tone of voice and yourself. You must present your ideas in the same ways that your male counterparts do. Be concerned with the small details, but don't get so bogged down in perfection that you put your own skills down or take too long to turn something in.",,Geography and Environmental Planning,Geography,,Geographic Information Science,GIS,,,,,,,,,I was a geography major in undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,I suppose it was easy in that I don't feel I had to struggle or work any harder than my peers to get where I'm at. I've always felt I received the recognition I deserved.,Yes,Yes,I'm at the point where I need to either go into management or become a higher level programmer. I'm unsure of which step I'd like to take.,I've been speaking with my mentor and other women in the field who have been where I am in order to look for suggestions in moving forward.,4,"My husband and I are child-free by choice so I don't have the same issues that many women with a family would have. But even as DINKS I find that I do more than my fair share of household chores and so on. This means that I do need more flexibility than my husband because I end up as the one who will be taking the dog to the vet or waiting for the repairman or things like that. Unfortunately, I see many women face those same challenges.",,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I feel as if my direct supervisor is very in tune with the needs of his employees and understands that flexibility makes fore more happy and loyal employees. I do avail myself of the ability to come in early or leave early if needed.,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Chicago, IL","Wheaton, IL",Masters Degree ESRI shortcoursses ESRI tutorials ILGISA conference ESRI UC,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),445,4,5,0.444444444,0.555555556,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,4,,4
446,2014-07-09 10:36:15,2014-07-09 10:57:33,Complete,,,English,,,1404916575_53bd535f5c5bc7.06087702,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,3,no,Some,Few,No,Single mom; no time,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,services,,,,,,administrator,other,other,other,consulting,implementation,services,71,71,71,0,22,0,22,3,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,5,3,5,3,5,3,5,1,,"enterprise geodatabase, database administration, problem solving, troubleshooting",DBA,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,Geodatabases,,,,,,,,,,,,ambition,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"technical, communication",,"Science, concentration in Software Engineering",Engineering,,,,,,,"Esri Enterprise Administration Associate, Esri Enterprise Geodatabase Management Professional",Esri Enterprise Administration Associate,Esri Enterprise Geodatabase Management Professional,,,Learned GIS on my first job out of college.,,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,20,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Denver, CO","Vienna, VA",Geodatabase Administration ArcGIS for Server,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),446,1,3,0.25,0.75,,71,71,71,TRUE,71,0,22,0,22
448,2014-07-09 10:40:43,2014-07-09 11:07:51,Complete,,,English,,,1404916843_53bd546b0cd994.49844244,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,sometimes,sometimes,"yes, both on occasion",helps build team dynamic,more commardarie among teammates,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Privately held company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Software development company,,,,,,,other,,,sales & consulting,,,,,,,,,,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I've had 2 strong male teammates which has been educational and given me insight into how men deal with challenges versus how I deal with them. I would be open to a female mentor but as yet I have not had the opportunity.,,,Benefit to male mentor,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,no,Can't comment on female professional groups as i've never been a part of one.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,This is typically the case,Used to it,,,,,,,,4,Most jobs i've gotten have been through a personal connection or professional connection.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,1,1,5,5,5,4,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Technical knowledge of GIS and the ability to articulate the technology, ideas, etc.",,Math and Computer Science,Computer Science,,Anatomy & Neurobiology,Other,,,,,,,,,From a friend,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,31,31,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"Throughout my career I have had to ""prove"" that I am technically competent.  Doesn't matter what my resume says and that may be different now with younger women, but it's as if men don't think it's possible for a woman to be technically savvy.",,5,You are a healthier employee if your work life and family life are balanced.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,,Yes,Yes,No,Men should have the same opportunity as women to allow for a better work-family balance.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,53,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Ft. Collins, CO","Broomfield, CO",,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),448,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
449,2014-07-09 10:45:21,2014-07-09 11:05:09,Complete,,,English,,,1404917121_53bd55810db309.05257679,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,20,30,no,very rarely,sometimes,rarely team building,,fun,,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,for profit,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,services,,,,,cartography,,other,other,,consulting,training,,50,50,50,0,20,0,20,1,3,40% is included in both breaks and I feel women = 40% :-),,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Gender doesn't make a mentor. I feel its irrelevant.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,Focus should be on profession not gender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I always want to meet new people, men or women.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Sometimes empowered, sometimes odd.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,Connections have always been a part of me getting a job even if its just a recommendation or awareness.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,I don't look for a mentor.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,2,3,1,4,4,5,4,5,3,"cartography, training, requirements gathering, system and solution design","problem solving, areas of expertise",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,areas of expertise,,Environmental Sci and Anthropology,Environmental Science/Studies,,"Remote Sensing, Info Tech and MBA",GIS - Remote Sensing,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,undergrad school project,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,17,17,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,Personal choice to dedicate more time and effort to work or family and personal time.,I work in a very supportive and understanding environment (even if all my bosses are men) and I have much support at home from my spouse.,5,Otherwise I am choosing between work and family.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,Any new policy would have to be fair and not biased to women.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Absecon, NJ","Vienna, VA",2-3 a year x 17 years,,No,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),449,20,30,0.4,0.6,,50,50,50,TRUE,50,0,20,0,20
451,2014-07-09 10:54:32,2014-07-09 11:21:21,Complete,,,English,,,1404917672_53bd57a8a7e709.58361025,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,7,18,no,"only a few people, and only occassionally",only a few people,both occassionally,"meetups: i go when they're conveniently scheduled and located, and the topic is interesting or related to my work. socializing: i go when explicitly asked. but if i hear a rumor of a happy hour, and no one says ""hey, wanna come to happy hour?"", i'm not going to show up, or try to get myself invited","meetups: expanded network of people trying to solve similar problems, expanded technology knowledge base. socializing: more people to hang out with in the area, better work rapport",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,privately held commercial company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,technology,,,programming,,,,,,,,,,11,11,11,0,2,0,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,no,yes,"I went to an all-female tech meetup once, and the speakers were really empowering, but the networking and socializing was really intimidating",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"disappointed for the industry, but special personally.",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"no, but i haven't been looking for a mentor, so...",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,1,,4,,1,2,1,2,2,,"ugh, i don't know. :|",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,project time management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,,,math,Math,,,,,,,"teaching, computer science",Computer Science,Education,,,"working in a computer programming internship, developing a Google Maps app","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,10,1.5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,"the biggest challenge is probably seniority in my department: i'm the newest member, with 10 other people in front of me, and a lot happens on seniority.",,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Fairfax, VA","Vienna, VA",Esri Fed UC conference. UX design workshop. Lady tech mafia hackathon.,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),451,7,18,0.28,0.72,,11,11,11,TRUE,11,0,2,0,2
452,2014-07-09 10:53:36,2014-07-09 11:13:13,Complete,,,English,,,1404917616_53bd57701d0f42.08296498,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,technology is evolving very fast that is used in the GIS field and there is a lot of competition from open source and other Commercial GIS software companies and hence have to keep up with trends technology and other thing. You are not only expected to understand GIS concepts but also IT concepts,,Technology constantly changing,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Open source,Specific mention: IT concepts,,yes,2,10,not applicable,no,occasionally,no,mostly they are in the evenings and after long work hours I would rather go home and relax and spend some time with my family when I am not travelling.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,Commercial GIS software,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,,,,,,,,other,,,GIS Systems Consultant,,,12,12,12,,2,,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I don't think having either a female mentor or male mentor makes a difference for me.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,strike a balance between GIS and IT skills,,,Unknown,,"MS, Enviromental Engineering",Engineering,,,,,,,,,At school through my professor,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,No,,Yes,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,ocassionally I am ok with it when there is no choice. Like a sick child but many times it seems like I am the only one with issues and men have none. I do not want to be seen differently at work or considered incompetent because of this.,,,,,,,Other:,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Buffalo, NY",Washington DC,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),452,2,10,0.166666667,0.833333333,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,,2,,2
454,2014-07-09 10:35:53,2014-07-09 11:21:51,Complete,,,English,,,1404916553_53bd5349677ed5.20461032,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,15,45,yes,Not often,Rarely,No,I have a long commute,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,consulting,,,,,,,other,,,consultant,,,60,60,60,,15,,15,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,"I don't think we should segregate -- only compounds the issue of men vs. women.  We should just be ""professionals"", not ""women professionals"".",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Like a secretary,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,We do not have  mentorship culture at our company,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0,,4,5,4,5,4,4,,I'm a people person -- I'm good at a consulting with and communicating to our customers.,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm no longer technically strong,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,"Self-esteem!  If you're smart or driven enough, you can easily learn any skill, but if you aren lacking in self-confidence you won't get anywhere in business.  Men typically do not suffer from this.  Lucky bastards.",,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Geographic & Cartographic Science,GIS,,,,,,,,,"""Data Entry"" job with USDA that involved heads-up digitizing of farm boundaries.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,18,11,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"Unlike the many of the men I work with, I did not demand to be involved in better, more challenging projects; therefore, I am further behind in my career than I would like to be.",Yes,Yes,,"Honestly?  As I've mentioned already, I think my biggest hurdle is self-doubt.  There will always be someone else smarter or more technically savvy, and I allow that to keep me from pushing myself.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Vienna, VA","Vienna, VA","Esri UC, many Esri-specific courses.  Too many to list.  No GIS training outside of Esri.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),454,15,45,0.25,0.75,,60,60,60,TRUE,60,,15,,15
457,2014-07-09 11:12:14,2014-07-09 11:38:40,Complete,,,English,,,1404918734_53bd5bce4c2726.30366922,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,12,no,yes,yes,"yes, random",positive experience,"relationship building, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,GIS/IT,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,education,,,14,14,14,,2,,2,0,3,"There is no reason for this other than there aren't more women in the field, so most of our applicants are men.",,,,,Because not enough female applicants,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"It is best for any man or women to not insulate themselves against the other gender by deciding in advance they need a man or woman.  Look for the best mentor, and take only the best from them.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,"Again, I feel it becomes a negative prejudice.  Opportunities exist wherever you look for them, and in my 25 years in GIS I have never felt that any man stood in my way more than I could stand in my own way when I focused on the differences instead of the opportunities.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,"I don't feel the gender is important.  I want to meet people that are motivated about GIS, and whichever gender that is, I am happy to meet them.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I have never felt uncomfortable in that situation.  I have been in front of a group of Master Builders (all men) that made me feel welcome, and I strive to just be professional and personable and inspiring, and that always seems to be the ticket to a great relationship.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,"Never needed to.  My qualifications, personality, drive, and commitment should speak for themselves in any interview.",,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,4,5,5,4,4,5,4,,"problemsolving, team building, educator, laision",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,project management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"All!  Know a little about a lot, and then pick your best skills and expand those and always be the best on staff at those things.",,Geology,Geology,,,,,,,,,,,,through the workplace 25 years ago,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,34,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,,Yes,"Work hard, stay focused, learn learn learn teach teach teach.  Don't be an island, don't horde your skills.",Yes,No,"My next step is a GIS Manager position. My challenge is that I don't want to let go of the technical (fun) side of GIS in exchange for managing the people, policies and money.  That challenge holds me back, nothing more.",,4,"For everyone - a good employee is a healthy, happy, creative person that is fulfilled when they come to work, and fulfilled when they go home.",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,I believe more policies should be implemented that help both genders allow for better work-family balance.  If you don't ensure the policies work for the men too - how can you encourage them to play a bigger part?,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"They are there to ensure that work-life balance and employees before me fought for those. If I feel guilty using them, what was it all for anyway?",,White,,,,,,,51,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Tacoma, WA","Tacoma, WA","WAURISA, online training once per month by Esri,",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,"The minute you separate yourself, you lose connection to the whole.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),457,2,12,0.142857143,0.857142857,,14,14,14,TRUE,14,,2,,2
459,2014-07-09 11:40:54,2014-07-09 11:56:12,Complete,,,English,,,1404920454_53bd62869f4931.14302502,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,45,55,no,Yes,Yes,No,Not regularly announced,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,large corporation,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,software development,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,9,9,9,,4,,4,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I think mentoring is more beneficial when it is personality driven.,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I was a part of Supporting Women in Geography and I thought it was, overall, a beneficial group for my academic environment.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I like to learn about the diversity of experiences.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,Interested in making field more diverse,,Yes,"Aware of my gender and the fact that I am no longer in a technical role, when everyone else is.",,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0,0,,5,4,5,4,5,,"Organization, getting people to do stuff (motivation?)",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,keeping up with current trends in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"SQL, ""big data"" management, 3D analysis",,Yes,Unknown,,Yes,Unknown,,,,,,,,,Undergraduate studies in geography,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,5,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,"It has been easy, but I feel stuck where I am.",Yes,No,,,4,"My mother worked very hard to provide for our family, and continues to do so because she finds satisfaction from her job. I would like to have more balance in my work life than she has had (she never takes vacations), but also value the strong work ethic she has instilled in me.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"I think they should be implemented, but that they should not just be directed at women.",Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"I have not availed myself of them, but I wouldn't hesitate to do so if needed.",,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"College Station, TX","Redlands, CA",AAG Esri seminars on GIS,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),459,45,55,0.45,0.55,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,4,,4
460,2014-07-09 11:56:57,2014-07-09 12:23:53,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404921417_53bd6649a86361.80189994,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"Ongoing support and maintenance recovery, besides additional on the job training.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,not applicable,Not sure.,Yes.,Too numerous for here.,,As mentioned before:  ongoing support and additional on the job training.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,,OTHER,otherOTHER,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,,2,,1,1,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,They could relate better understanding and listening skills and talents.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,4,4,,,Both industrious and resilient.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"These three goals for producing solutions:  accuracy, honesty, besides being responsible.  So, that may include other practices of verifying the work and records.",,"Computer Applications in Earth Science, Applied Mathematics, and Geography",Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,"From a number of sources, besides the driving automobile industry.",,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,"With the sectors seeming to expand into that arts, the possibilities are endless.",15,26,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,There were a number of college work study positions that I continued to apply myself to receiving.,Yes,Yes,,,5,The simple rule of thumb seems to be 'not to take your work home with you for the night.',,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,Other:,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Trenton, Michigan","Ann Arbor, Michigan",There has been other training with those massive open online courses.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),460,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,,2,,1,1
461,2014-07-09 12:09:42,2014-07-09 12:27:12,Complete,,,English,,,1404922182_53bd694696df85.38567856,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,8,43,no,yes,yes,both,,Build a better team and network.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,consultant/project manager,,,52,52,52,,9,,9,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Either would be great. Ideally having both would give me a great perspective for my career, as each would give a different yet valuable perspective.",,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"At first, it took some time to find my place. But now I feel that is it empowering and that I can bring a totally different view point than  my colleagues. I actually enjoy it now.",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,2,4,5,5,5,5,3,,"Communication, Client Interaction, Creative Thinking, Leadership",,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Balancing tasks and prioritization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Communication, Analytical Skills, and Leadership",,Geography - Natural Resources,Geography,,Geography - Geographic Information Science,GIS,,,,,,,,,Geography is a common career path in my family.,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,My master's thesis research grew out of an internship and its connections.,4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Work Life Balance,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Diego, California","Redlands, California",Esri International User Conferences,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),461,8,43,0.156862745,0.843137255,,52,52,52,TRUE,52,,9,,9
463,2014-07-09 12:17:30,2014-07-09 12:35:13,Complete,,,English,,,1404922650_53bd6b1a2c0a05.57701984,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,6,no,yes,yes,some socializing,it can be fun,relate to co-workers outside of work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,software,,,,,,,other,,,sales,,,9,9,9,0,3,0,3,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would just want a capable mentor.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I already know women in GIS,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Didn't give it much thought.,Used to it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,2,5,5,4,4,2,0,,Geography knowledge and software use knowledge,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, spatial analysis",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, spatial analysis",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,In a geography class in college.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,It would be difficult to focus on work if the logistics of your home life are unnecessarily difficult.,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,"Policies for better work-life balance would be great, but I think they should help both men and women. Whether a woman shoulders more than her share of caretaking is a highly individual issue with it being true for some women and not others.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,It is common in my workplace.,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Baton Rouge, LA","Broomfield, CO",multiple courses and conferences by Esri,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,3,Somewhere between Neutral and Agree,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),463,3,6,0.333333333,0.666666667,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,0,3,0,3
464,2014-07-09 12:18:07,2014-07-09 12:48:24,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404922687_53bd6b3f5b5d96.80423303,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,not applicable,no,yes,meetups,,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,IT,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,4,"2 out of 4 women in my (IT) dept.  1 of 1 in the GIS section, that would be me.  Women are underrepresented in municipal GIS divisions in general.  Most of my peers are male.",,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I'm over 50.  It's all about skills now.  If I were a young woman I'd want a female mentor to help me navigate career/family balance.,Skills most important,,,,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"Usually 30 - 40% of attendees are female, far fewer of the speakers.",,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I know of no formal mentoring programs in GIS in my area.,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,4,5,5,4,4,5,4,,Ability to apply GIS skills to myriad departments and issues,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,keeping up with technology change,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis; understanding organizational needs,,Sociology,Other,,Planning,Planning,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,encountered it in the workplace,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,35,21,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Takes lots of continuing training, education, and networking.  No major hurdles, however.",Yes,Yes,I'm over 50.  I believe it would be very difficult to find a comparable GIS position if I were to lose my current job.  Age plus gender discrimination - especially in tech fields - would be difficult to overcome.,"Courses, webinars, conferences all help.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,No,work-family issues should apply equally.  Men have children and elderly family members too.,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Boston, MA","Reading, MA","NEARC, NEURISA, GIS-PRO",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,4,,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),464,2,2,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
465,2014-07-09 12:20:15,2014-07-09 12:45:59,Complete,,,English,,,1404922815_53bd6bbf8dd426.47364019,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,3,no,no,no,no,no specific need,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,IT,,,,,,,other,other,,GIS,Project management,,2500,2500,2500,,1650,,1650,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,3,3,5,5,5,5,5,,"planning, requirements definition, analytical thinking, writing",,,Organizing/Planning,,Reasoning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,patience,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,"It depends.  To advance in the field, focus on management skills is more effective than technology alone",,,Unknown,,"Geomatics, MBA",GIS - Geomatics,Business Related or MBA,,,,GIS,,,,"Grew into the field.  Originally studied remote sensing and photogrammetry, before GIS was a discipline",,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,no,,25,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,No,,Somewhere in between.  Same actually applies the questions on facing bias.,Yes,No,,Would mainly turn to friends and colleagues to discuss options,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,"I think any policies toward improving work life balance should be gender (and family) neutral.  In other words they should benefit the whole population, not single one group out.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,52,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Calgary, Alberta","Redlands, CA",Project management and System Architecture related seminars and clases,,No,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),465,3,3,0.5,0.5,,2500,2500,2500,TRUE,2500,,1650,,1650
466,2014-07-09 12:39:00,2014-07-09 13:05:08,Complete,,,English,,,1404923940_53bd70247ba7d3.58697990,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,12,yes,students yes; faculty no,no,yes,"I need to grow as an individual and need to get ""new ideas and thought"".  I find the external networks far more helpful than the internal networks.","Networking, meeting new colleagues, new ideas, strength in finding solutions to problems, etc",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,higher education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,training and outreach,,,5,5,5,,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I would want someone with good ideas, good advice and I don't think that matters when it comes to gender.  The glass ceiling issues and gender bias issues I have encountered, I have sought out key females.",Skills most important,,,,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I will say that I see FAR more women in GIS now than 15 years ago.  I always am interested in hearing other women who have been successful in this field.  I have many women, in training rooms, that come and talk to me about being the only female in the spatial workplace.",,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,"I have heard of jobs through personal connections but obtaining a job in academia is more about the interview and CV.  At least I hope that I was selected on merit, as I have not known the folks I have gone to work for.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I have colleagues who are women, I have not actively sought mentors in GIS.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"I am a connector of people, resources, etc.  I am a troubleshooter and problem solver.  I can help a group work through a large task and break it down into smaller parts.  I am VERY anayltical and well versed in my technical skills. I also know who to call when I don't know something.  In the geospatial realm I am a connector of infomration, knowledge and skills.  I am often called upon for my expertise in finding data, assisting with tough problems, etc.  I am very techie.  I am technically gifted in technology and understanding and conveyence of complex GIS analytics.  I am also a quick study, I learn new skills quickly.",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"I am calendar impaired.  Without a meeting written down I will miss it (or be there on the wrong date).  To others I am not an ""organized"" person (desk, etc) but when it comes to solving problems I am very logical which i find really interesting about myself.  Email communication is a weakness, I am a great writer but I often overcraft my communications.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"The same skills I recommend to men - communication, problem solving and the geographic and spatial knowledge that support the technical (button pushing).  I also would suggest that they learn content other than GIS (webbased technologies, app development, etc).  I would suggest that they need to be their own best advocate and don't undersell themselves (salary or otherwise)",,1) History 2) Social Sciences,Other,Other,Curriculum Development,Other,,"Education with a focus on instructional technology, specifically GIS","Education with a focus on instructional technology, specifically GIS",GIS,,,,,I had a forward thinking female advisor in my Masters degree who thought I should take the first ever offered GIS in Education semester long course.  It was all over after that! :),"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,I have been the internship coordinator for GIS and Geography and find this is THE best way students to learn a) real world skills b) work ethic c) networking toward job obtainment.,20,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,No,No,,,5,"this is the hardest thing for women and individuals today. I think there are different priorities depending on your age (20s, 30s, 40s, etc) and that plays into it too.",,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Raleigh, NC","Columbia, MO",State GIS conferences Esri Internaitonal GIS conference User groups (local and state) Regional GIS conferences,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),466,2,12,0.142857143,0.857142857,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,1,,1
467,2014-07-09 12:44:02,2014-07-09 13:15:53,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404924242_53bd715276d6b3.45852668,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,There's a need - for me to do my job well - but not a requirement by my job.,,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,3,no,yes,yes,yes; I sometimes join in the socializing; I often go to GIS related mtgs myself,social - build relationships; GIS - stay in the loop/find out about jobs,see above,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,regional gov't,Regional government,otherRegional government,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,3,1,1,0,1,1,3,We're a small GIS group as part of a larger Planning dept; the overall dept has a much larger % of women.,,,,,,,,,,,,Small department and/or small GIS group within dept.,,I would prefer a female mentor.,Many job/career issues - if not specifically the GIS issues - relate to my being a women,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,I've been a member of WTS in the past (when my company paid for membership),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It would be fun.  We might get more of an ongoing support system going.,,,,,"Support with work/life, family balance",,,,,,Yes,Ugh. Felt this many times.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,1,When I applied for current job I saw that a professor I'd worked for in college had written a White Paper with my prospective boss.,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Even in a program with a specifically assigned mentor, it's been difficult to make/keep appointments and to make the relationship work",,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,4,3,0,3,5,4,5,4,3,,planning and organizing; communication with diffferent types of people,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,being too blunt,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"being flexible - staying up with trends in GIS, new technology, open source",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,when I was considering going back to school for my BA in Geography I interviewed some professors who mentioned it.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"Internships (I had 3 during college) were crucial to getting job experience into my resume.  We only hire people at my current job with actual work experience, but accept internships",7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"I was lucky in landing my previous job (at my current employer) quickly, right before the economy crashed, but it was a struggle to get a promotion to my current position.",Yes,No,"I think my age (56) might be more of a challenge at this point. I'm not doing only GIS work now, so the gender issue is less of a problem.","I really miss having a support group - either within the workplace or outside - where I could brainstorm about how to handle challenges at work, be more prepared for other job possibilities, etc. instead of just using my partner/friends",4,"If I'm too tired from working long hours, I'm not going to eat well, go to the gym, socialize, etc, i.e. the other things that makes me healthy.",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,7,4,Yes,No,No,I think better work-family balance should be evenly shared.  I think society as a whole should shoulder more of the burden that's currently borne by families,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"I work late hours/extra days a lot. If I didn't have any flexibility I'd go crazy!  And I use that flexibility for my health (drs appts, mental health days off, etc)",,White,,,,,,,56,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"San Francisco, CA","Oakland, CA",ESRI conference; local GIS organizations monthly/quarterly educational sessions; APTA (transportation) conference,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I'm a GIS professional in that I use GIS a lot for my work, but I think of it as a tool to advance the work, not a thing unto itself",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),467,1,3,0.25,0.75,,4,4,4,TRUE,3,1,1,0,1
468,2014-07-09 12:44:18,2014-07-09 13:37:01,Complete,,,English,,,1404924258_53bd7162521389.97883294,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,yes,Yes,No,No,Unaware of any such activities.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,A female mentor would likely have a better understanding of my experiences in the workplace.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,To share common work experiences.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Aware of it but not uncomfortable.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,Father's friend hired me during grad school part time at a consulting firm.,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,0,1,5,4,3,3,,,working independently; working with data.,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming.,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,Math/Religion,Math,,Applied Statistics,Other,,,,,,,,,In graduate school and at my job at the consulting firm.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,7,6,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"Certain skills are required to be promoted to the next level in my career (specifically, skills that pertain to travel demand modelling).  These skills are currently practiced/managed by three men, who don't seem eager/willing to allow me to be a part of any relevant work activities or interactions; and/or my workload is set up so that I don't have time to learn these new skills, making a promotion impossible.  I am bogged down with more mundane cartography-type tasks or uninteresting projects that take time away from learning certain skills that would advance my career, and I have been criticized for this (which I feel is no fault of my own).",Not that I know of.,5,Life is about more than work.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,Because some fathers are primary caregivers and need the same policies.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Several people in our office currently have small or school-aged children (the majority of our small office), including our boss, so this lends itself to a culture of understanding about parenting needs/issues that may arise.",,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Syracuse, NY","Syracuse, NY","NYS GIS conferences (several), webinars on occasion.",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,Depends on the context.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),468,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
471,2014-07-09 12:59:32,2014-07-09 13:13:29,Complete,,,English,,,1404925172_53bd74f46a2f66.69044379,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,90,yes,No,Yes,Meetups,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private consulting,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,"non governmental organization, federal government, international",,,,,,,other,,,advisor/manager,,,100,100,100,,10,,10,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,3,2,5,5,4,4,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,13,13,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,No,Yes,No,should be available to both men and women,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Boone, NC","Washington, DC",Esri classes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),471,10,90,0.1,0.9,,100,100,100,TRUE,100,,10,,10
472,2014-07-09 13:06:23,2014-07-09 13:52:31,Complete,,,English,,,1404925583_53bd768fbb2e24.50295695,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,4,no,Yes,Yes,"Yes, socialize, meetups and user groups","networking, increase knowledge base, socialize","networking, increase knowledge base, socialize",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,other,elections,General GIS maintance,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,7,7,6,1,3,0,3,2,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I don't worry about gender, or gender roles only in their enthusiasm and ability to grasp concepts.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,yes,,"Ambivalent, I have not been excited by the current Women's GIS group and don't think we should be self segregating.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,"Ambivalent, I don't think we should be self segregating, but meeting and discussing with other professionals is always beneficial.",,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Ambivalent, I'm a professional there to do my job. If I'm the only woman in the room then I had the correct knowledge base (not gender) to be considered useful to the meeting - and same goes for the men in the meeting.",Used to it,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"Haven't looked, I use my mother who was a civil engineer before it was common.",,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,1,5,5,5,4,4,3,,"analysis, data mining, cartography, teamwork, attention to details",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,"programming, leadership",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"finad a field that interests you and get a degree in that, then add GIS to it   (ie forestry degree with gis certificate)",,BS in Forestry,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,"Had 1.5 courses in college.  My first job out of college was for a forestry company, where 3/4 of my job was to manage their GIS data.","In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,"Work on my own inequities to become a better person, worker, and increase my knowledge base.",4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,No,No,No,If we want to be treated as equal then we had best stop asking for special circumstances (besides the obvious... pregnancy).,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,It is available to all employees (where the job permits) and is not used by just one gender or type of worker.,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Arcata, CA  & on the job in (Diboll, TX; Houston, TX; & Port Orchard, WA)","Tacoma, WA","ESRI Annual User Group in San Diego, CA  ESRI courses online and instructor lead",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),472,3,4,0.428571429,0.571428571,,7,7,7,TRUE,6,1,3,0,3
473,2014-07-09 13:12:46,2014-07-09 13:22:39,Complete,,,English,,,1404925966_53bd780e9da5e9.35995640,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,7,yes,y,y,n,schedule constraints,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,services,,,,,,,other,,,manager,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,few women in management. i feel privileged but also like a minority,,,I feel empowered/special,,Self-conscious,,I am in a male-dominated field,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,5,4,4,4,4,,"leadership (management) thought leadership, problem solving",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sometimes bringing emotion into the mix,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,,,geography,Geography,,civil and environmental engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,University of Colorado - geography program,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,14,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,No,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Boulder, Colorado","redlands, CA",Situational Frontline Leadership Society of Women Engineers,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,473,4,7,0.363636364,0.636363636,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
474,2014-07-09 13:19:57,2014-07-09 13:47:48,Complete,,,English,,,1404926397_53bd79bd1a6769.92934008,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,3,yes,yes,no,"sometimes, social activities",social rapport with colleagues can be helpful in getting work done,improved working conditions,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,professional services,,,,,,,other,,,consulting,,,4,4,4,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,i find that i naturally meet other women so i don't feel it necessary to seek them out where i am currently.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"i don't often notice right away, when i do i often feel intimidated and with a lot of pressure to represent my gender well -- but all in the back of mind -- i have  job to do. :)",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,4,most of my positions have been obtained thanks in a great part to a relationship/reputation with the hiring manager or existing team members.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"in my current position, i often felt as though i was not able to grow my career as there were no good examples or mentors.",,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,2,3,4,4,5,5,5,,"relationship/bridge building, problem solving, future/ideation thinking",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,Networking/politics,,,"lack of assertiveness, follow up",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"depends on type of job, communication skills are a high value i think -- if you're technically strong, they can help you bring people together and if not technically strong, help provide other opportunities.",,Geological Engineering,Engineering,,Geological Engineering,Engineering,,,,Organizational Leadership,Organizational Leadership,,,,in school,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"helped me understand what it meant to have a GIS job, previously i wasn't interested.",13,13,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,i've recently decided that being female is only as a big a problem as you make it. there are prejudices in all situations - and i can only control myself.,,5,life gives perspective to work. having a passion for something that you can make a career out of is an amazing idea -- still think it's important to play in that scenario.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"how families manage their family issues is really irrelevant to gender, in my opinion -- my observation is that women often take care of family things more -- i'm not sure if this isn't a result of earnings potential in the family though. proximity to family matters, etc etc --   it's probably worth noting that i am single and don't have family issues to contend with, not sure how that might influence my responses.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,life is hard - i appreciate that my company allows for flexible work schedules so that i can take care of personal responsibilities more easily.,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Rolla, MO","Redlands, CA",Esri User Conference Esri Developer Summit University of Redlands JavaScript training classes BigData training class,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,4,see comments from Neko Case on women in music,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),474,1,3,0.25,0.75,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,1,,1
476,2014-07-09 13:24:07,2014-07-09 13:35:19,Complete,,,English,,,1404926647_53bd7ab75a36b0.02491535,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,4,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,management,,,35,35,35,,6,,6,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,"men have better connections, access, and support",,,Benefit to male mentor,,,Special connections thru men,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,5,5,5,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Unknown,,gis,GIS,,,,,,,,,college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,,25,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,No,It is more an issue of attitude and organizational culture than policy.,No,Yes,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),476,1,4,0.2,0.8,,35,35,35,TRUE,35,,6,,6
477,2014-07-09 13:45:59,2014-07-18 16:33:18,Complete,,,English,,,1404927959_53bd7fd7a277a1.53342414,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,9,5,yes,yes,no,no,too busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,software,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,software services,,,,,,,other,other,,Consultant,Practice Lead,,14,14,14,,5,,5,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,Understand the challenges of working in a male dominated field and organization,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Depends on the crowd, generally okay; however, sometimes I'm not comfortable voicing my opinion",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,3,5,5,5,5,4,,creative but logical thinking,,,,,Reasoning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Technology,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,Understanding how to satisfy business requirements with technology,,Geography/GIS,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,When I was in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"Working hard and being good at forming relationships has been invaluable to my career.  I have faced some challenges in which I had to work harder to prove myself because I was a woman.  Even though it was unfair, it was not outside of my abilities.",Yes,Yes,,"Mentoring could be a good resource, but my company does not offer a program.  I have encountered many people who are mentors in my life; however, not typically directly related to work.",5,"I travel a lot - for R&R as well as visiting family, since they all live on the other coast.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"State College, PA","Redlands, CA","Spanish classes, professional development classes through job",,No,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,477,9,5,0.642857143,0.357142857,,14,14,14,TRUE,14,,5,,5
479,2014-07-09 14:33:46,2014-07-09 15:13:32,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404930826_53bd8b0a6fe6f1.86175992,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,2,no,yes,yes,"yes, local groups",,"exchange of ideas, future resources",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,other,central IT GIS,We provide support to other power users,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,1,3,"Our department is funded for three GIS positions.  We provide support for all other departments.  Of the city's 8 power users, only 2 are female.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I have friendships with women from neighboring jurisdictions.  I enjoy seeing them and catching up socially at conferences and meetings.,Already know women,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,I started out as an engineering drafter in the 1980's.  I'm used to it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,5,5,4,4,4,1,"As the central IT GIS group, we maintain the servers, administer all the databases, maintain the software and provide tech support to users citywide.  We also maintain the website's GIS Portal, ftp data site, and interactive web maps, including the editing maps used in the field by crews.  We are expected to know it all.",I focus on data creation/maintenance and cartography.,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't spend a lot of time on the SQL servers.,,,,SQL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Really know data - the creation, maintenance, and analysis of it.  Everything else seems to work off of those skills.",,BS - Biology,Biology,,,,,,,,,,,,"I was an AutoCAD Engineering Specialist in Public Works Utilities Engineering department when my director told me I had to learn  ArcGIS.  A few years later, I was moved to IT as a GIS Analyst.  So, I didn't find GIS, it found me.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,31,8,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,,No,"As I mentioned in a previous answer, my career just evolved into what I do now.",No,No,I am three years away from being able to retire.  I am working to accomplish as much as I can for the city departments that aren't as far along with data development.,I am lucky enough to work for very progressive managers who encourage and facilitate training and conference attendance.,5,I raised two children while working full time and married to a military member who was deployed up to 8 months at a time.  Flexibility in the work place was critical for my professional survival.,,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"The previous three questions are answered honestly, but that doesn't mean that it's the way it should be.  It will take more than work policy changes to change the societal biases that lead to women carrying the larger child/home workload too.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,62,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,"Olympia WA, Seattle WA, San Diego CA, Renton WA",Renton WA,"Instructor led: Intro to ArcGIS I and II Creating and Editing Parcels Cartography with ArcGIS Building Geodatabases Community Maps Workshop Dozens of Virtual classes or webinars. Attended EU 5 times, including preconference classes.   Python coursework at Green River Community College Several King County GIS Center classes.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"Local municipalities in this area aren't quite at 50% female, but some are close.  Many have women at manager levels.  So my experience may be unique compared to other areas of the country.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),479,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
480,2014-07-09 14:34:14,2014-07-09 15:06:32,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404930854_53bd8b2611b4b7.27094828,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,26,no,yes,yes,"yes, urisa chapter, king county gis",networking and training,"stay connected, networking, making new friends",Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,other,,urban planning,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,i had great experience with both,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,women in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"we get together at the International conference every year, and a few of us have become friends.",Already know women,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,no problem at all,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,internship work great to find a mentor in the GIS field,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,4,,"analysis, modeling, python, cartography, graphic design, time management, work under pressure",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't like long meetings or conference calls.,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"listening, graphic design, time management, and all related to be a good GIS analyst/specialist",,Architecture,Planning/Architecture,,Urban Planning,Planning,,,,Geographic Information System,GIS,,,,I took a GIS summer class and felt in love with the field.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,23,13,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,"I've discovered GIS in my thirties, and have reached the top where I currently am but I oversee age related challenges if I want to move up to a privately owned company with more developers than analysts.",don't know if there is help or help out there.,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,,No,No,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,it took me some time to request flex time and feel great having two long weekends every month.,,White,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Seattle, WA","Renton, WA","Urisa chapter conference, Urisa management training, ESRI international conference, ESRI Latin America conference, online programming with python, SQL, etc",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,5,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),480,30,26,0.535714286,0.464285714,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
482,2014-07-09 15:09:57,2014-07-09 15:24:42,Complete,,,English,,,1404932997_53bd9385197508.17728087,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,30,yes,no,no,no,dont belong,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,law enforcement,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,more in common?,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,isolated and not relevant,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,Voiceless,,,1,A colleague suggested a new position in her consulting company.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,Female connection,,Yes,"There is not a formal training program for my organization. Everyone is just supposed to learn on the job, or be self-directed. Training and development have not been a priority.",,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,3,5,4,3,5,5,1,,technical terrain analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,too serious,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,database and application development,,Geography - comprehensive Environmental,Geography,,MA - Natural Resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"After graduating with my bachelors, I took an additional class from a landscape architect in municipal planning.",,,,,,Tools needed for another job,,,,,,,,yes,no,,25,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,people in general discount or ignore my suggestions,Yes,Yes,"I will not be considered for a management position, and have been overlooked for positions that males were hired for.",networking outside of organization,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Omaha, NE","Seattle, WA","Budget cuts have impacted training. NGA- intermediate GIS Analysis, ArcGIS Server, ESRI International Users Conference,",,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,No,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),482,1,30,0.032258065,0.967741935,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
483,2014-07-09 15:13:33,2014-07-09 15:38:00,Complete,,,English,,,1404933213_53bd945d11d2a0.50677362,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,12,no,yes when in the same town,yes,Petroleum User Groups,networking,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Energy,,,,,,,other,,,Business Development,,,15,15,15,0,3,0,3,1,3,"The environment is not exclusive of women,  it is welcoming.  The lower ratio may have more to do with whether women have training in the necessary technology.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would rather have the best mentor than limit my options by gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Any and all networking is usually a good thing.,,Like to meet men and women,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,"in a word, surprised. I was once in a 15 person meeting and I was the only women.  I also noticed that there was a limited number of other minorities as well.  It also made me feel accomplished, as if I had earned a place in a challenging work environment.",,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,"I found both of my jobs online.  I also networked with people quite a bit,  it just so happened that the opportunities that worked out were from the internet",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,1,2,3,5,5,5,5,4,,"communication, creativity, organization",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,Database administration knowledge,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Delivering business value, development, data management",,"Biology, English",Biology,,MBA,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,Through environmental studies classes in college related to my biology degree.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,9,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"Finding the right jobs that will propel your career forward is always difficult.  If you find someone within a company that will continue to feed you knew challenges to progress yourself,  then it becomes easy with a little hard work.",Yes,Yes,"I believe if you are a women who wants to start a family,  there will be challenges in maintaining a good work life balance while continuing to progress in your career.",I believe communicating with my boss and supervisor would be the best source of help.,5,"I think work life balance leads to happiness, and that's a large part about what living is all about.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",4,7,No,Yes,Yes,I am not sure about policies.  But maybe more avenue's could be provided to help add value at work that are not the traditional full time office positions.,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Naperville, IL","Broomfield, CO","I read ""Getting to know ArcGIS""",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),483,3,12,0.2,0.8,,15,15,15,TRUE,15,0,3,0,3
484,2014-07-09 15:31:50,2014-07-09 18:35:59,Complete,,,English,http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=eAQFS,http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveygizmo.com%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&h=eAQFST91IAQHLT82D-V1PP0N720kbWleyMbvkv8qLDvd_Dw&enc=AZO41NUhABWo5ZPj6jLPD64INvTlyfafU3k9-GWaSQvCP76khG-6U92GDxl-pBga02F9nBW7odrNDoYOXct6hLSHJq3D7jJZfRXS50ui_P0kEwjgpdSEie7-RxjaGcj4BNtXTtX8gNSZzIkBADyRoLK8&s=1,1404934310_53bd98a6df67d2.80323729,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,3,no,yes,no,no,"children, other commitments",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,"Have been part of federal women's group, didn't do much more than provide social opportunity and charity work; would depend on logistics",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I know some, but feel it is male dominated",,,,,,,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,"I've worked in male dominated places, and feel comfortable working with them; I think it made them feel like they had to address it more than it mattered to me- saying guys and lady, even though I say guys all the time without having a gender conotation",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,"However, my current mentor is outside the GIS realm as I try to expand my skill set.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,3,2,1,4,4,4,5,4,2,Artistic- map creation and editing,"making pretty maps, teambuilding, cooperation",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"time management, programming",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"communication, whatever makes the happy, and a little of the not so easy/fun stuff",,Renewable Natural Resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,Natural Resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"It was my mother-in-laws profession, so I took a class.",,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"Experience and skill development, was never intended to become permanent, project work only.",9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"Never easy getting a job, let alone a career. More has to do with figuring out my strengths, weaknesses and desires.",Yes,No,"Lack of jobs or opportunities to advance. Logistics is one of biggest challenges for me now w/ 2 kids to cart around. I also find that being a GIS Specialist has given me a stigma of not being able to do anything else, despite two degrees in natural resources.",Haven't found any yet,5,I have a family and things I want to do besides just work. I need to have a flexible schedule to accommodate. And time for myself.,,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,No,"Should be available to all. I know a lot of dads that are primary caregivers also, or single dads/joint-custody, or families with 2 dads. I also know even more dads who don't have hardly any responsibility when it comes to kids.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I have a flexible schedule, within reason. I used to be able telework, but not so much lately. I do feel like co-workers without kids have issues with it though, which make sit somewhat uncomfortable.",,,,,,,Other:,Choose not to answer,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tucson, AZ","Tucson, AZ","AGIC Conference, SWUG Conference, on-line ESRI training",,No,No,No,No,No,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),484,3,3,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
485,2014-07-09 15:55:01,2014-07-09 16:05:42,Complete,,,English,http://www.linkedin.com/lite/external-redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esurveygizmo%2Ecom%2Fs3%2F16881,http://www.linkedin.com/lite/external-redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esurveygizmo%2Ecom%2Fs3%2F1688147%2FWomen-in-GIS&urlHash=6PH-,1404935701_53bd9e1519c3f5.03243405,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,20,80,no,yes,yes,"yes, sometimes",,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,defense,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,12,12,12,,2,,2,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,4,1,2,2,2,2,4,2,,problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,don't be software specific/dependent,,1,Unknown,,1,Unknown,,,,,,,,,parents,,,"From a colleague, family member or friend",,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,8,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"building a career, in general, is hard work....but I didn't find it harder than it should have been.",Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,31,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada","Ottawa, Ontario, Canada",too many to list!,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),485,20,80,0.2,0.8,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,,2,,2
486,2014-07-09 16:26:55,2014-07-09 16:37:30,Complete,,,English,,,1404937615_53bda58fde1aa9.12116123,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,35,yes,Yes,Yes,"Yes, women in GIS met ups","It's a boys club, and it's nice to talk to people in similar situations",it is comforting,,,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Not to feel isolated (woman specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FLAGGED - Of interest,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,census,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,40,40,40,,7,,7,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,,2,5,4,4,3,2,,people skills,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, not being places in only administrative roles",,"Geography, GIS",Geography,,"Activism and Social Change, Geography",Geography,,,,,,,,,College,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,4,4,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,"Yes, sexual harassment was common and I left the field due to this.",3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,8,8,Yes,Yes,,I think policies should be implemented gear specifically towards EVERYONE that would allow for a better work-family balance.  Nothings changes unless we understand that men want to live balanced lives as well.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"College Park, MD","Unemployeed, just finished grad school",,,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,1,1,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,486,7,35,0.166666667,0.833333333,,40,40,40,TRUE,40,,7,,7
487,2014-07-09 12:28:45,2014-07-09 22:00:57,Complete,,,English,,,1404923325_53bd6dbd177d52.21906003,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,60,40,not applicable,Not often,Yes,"Yes, Esri User Group Meetings",To network and learn new skills,"knowledge gain, new relationships, career growth",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,"Natural Resources (Private, Public, Federal, State, Local, NPO/NGO, Start-up...",OTHER,otherOTHER,,environmental,,other,other,Forestry,Climate change,,,,,,other,,,Marketing,,,85,100,90,10,0,0,,3,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,It's good to have both. You can gain incite from different perspectives and mesh together past experiences and best practices based on different interactions/situations.,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It's always good to mean new people and learn new things. Building your professional network is very important.,,,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,"Fine, although sometimes because I am very young the combination is difficult and you have to work hard to brand  yourself and a knowledge source and thought leader. ""Earn your keep"" if you will or you can be easily overpowered.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,0,3,5,5,5,5,5,,"Communication, Time Management, Project Management, Social Media",,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,High Level GIS Skills,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,"Branding yourself as a thought leader and focus on being an expert in one or two particular areas, continuously  building skill sets to grow upon expertise and abilities.",,BA Environmental Business,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,Environmental Design Studio - College,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,Esri,7,3,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,I have to be an advocate for myself in order to grow and work very hard to find a mentor or persons to advocate for me where I cannot.,Yes,Yes,"Age, Concern for Family development",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Redlands, CA","Redlands, CA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),487,60,40,0.6,0.4,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
488,2014-07-09 14:18:50,2014-07-09 17:00:43,Complete,,,English,,,1404929930_53bd878a2efa80.74592230,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,There is a strong need for GIS training to stay current.  Unfortunately this is a tough sell sometimes.,,,,Left behind - stay ahead language - maybe competition,,,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,5,10,yes,No,yes,"Yes, meetups","after work socializing doesn't happen, i suspect because we have families we'd rather get home to","Professional meetings, like meetups and user groups, are great opportunities to build community.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Enterprise GIS services,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,8,8,8,,4,,4,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"a female mentor would understand similar challenges, a male mentor would offer insight into the other culture and hopefully coach to navigate it better.",,,,,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,I think they need to be careful not to be exclusionary or to whiny.  I would likely not be a part of groups that just wanted to complain about men,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,I enjoy meeting all others doing GIS.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I take note, but it's not intimidating.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,5,4,3,4,3,5,2,,"Brainstorming ideas and solutions, speaking logically",,,,,Reasoning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,"I like to start a job and find the path, but I'd rather someone else finished it.",,,,,,Focus/distraction/motivation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,confidence building.,,Biology,Biology,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,It was part of a minor required in my Geography degree.  I was focused on natural resource management.,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,23,23,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,"As an older parent, and an established professional, I feel family is important and am very annoyed with employers that don't consider ways to make the balance happen to be backward thinking.  I would leave a job if it got to be an issue.",,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,"I think men are beginning to play an important role and are wanting that role.  There should not be gender bias in policies.  This just perpetuates the belief and issues.  Make it a family matter, not a woman issue.",Yes,Yes,Yes,No,I think that if abused they will be taken away.  I only use them when I really need them.,,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Corvallis, Oregon","Bellingham, WA","There are way too many to list.  I aim for several a year. In your next question you say continuing education, which I interpret to mean through a community college.  I don't use this.  But I do often take GIS specific training offered through vendors.",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),488,5,10,0.333333333,0.666666667,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,,4,,4
489,2014-07-09 16:57:56,2014-07-09 17:14:44,Complete,,,English,,,1404939476_53bdacd4bef6b5.70491393,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,7,no,yes,yes,When possible,Work travel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,9,9,8,1,2,0,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,3,I have made connections through my relative who works in the same industry,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,2,5,5,5,5,5,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,GeoEnvironmental,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,College major and relative,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,No,Yes,No,Are their policies for men that would allow for better work-family balance? These days men and women share more family responsibilities.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,23,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Shippensburg, PA","Millersville, Maryland",Towson University GIS conferences ESRI User conference in Washington DC,,No,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),489,2,7,0.222222222,0.777777778,,9,9,9,TRUE,8,1,2,0,2
491,2014-07-09 17:16:47,2014-07-09 22:09:58,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404940607_53bdb13f7f6c32.79255702,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,2,no,no,yes,"yes, Women in spatial group, New Zealand",,great for networking with other women,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,"Utility, national grid complany",,,,,,,other,,,GIS business analyst,,,7,7,6,1,1,1,2,0,,"doesn't matter, just want people who can do the work",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Want their knowledge, doesn't have to be a woman, career advice is more important, can go to friend's for ""women's advice""",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,,"Part of ""Women in Spatial group"" in New Zealand. Have gone from 0 to 150 members in 4 years, so there is obviously a need for it",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,As long as you are confident and know your subject it doesn't matter,Used to it,,,,,,,,3,People in the industry (small GIS industry in NZ) ask if I want to work for them,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,Don't have a mentor as such but very lucky to have good (male) bosses over the years,,,,,,,,,,,,1,3,1,4,5,5,5,4,1,"Business analyst skills, training","organistaion, training, ability to explain GIS to non-GIS people, communication skills",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,not a programmer,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication skills,,,Unknown,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,At university,"In college, a required, general curricula, or core course, advisor or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,20,20,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,Problems arose when I had children and wanted to work part-time,Yes,Yes,"Want to work flexible or part-time, very difficult to find high powered part-time job",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Edinburgh, Scotland","Wellington, New Zealand",esri conference in NZ,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),491,5,2,0.714285714,0.285714286,,7,7,7,TRUE,6,1,1,1,2
492,2014-07-09 17:27:10,2014-07-09 18:14:05,Complete,,,English,,,1404941230_53bdb3aedb8d47.28793207,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,There are constant updates with online and desktop software versions and technology.,,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,1,no,rarely,no,"occasionally, networking or meeting events",I have many friends in the field from school that work in other companies or agencies.  I occasionally meet up with them at gis related events.,"meeting potential new employers, meeting people I can ask gis related questions, being a part of a like minded community",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,environmental,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"From a gis information and professional stand point I would not care if it were a man or woman. But there are some benefits to having a female because of shared experiences. For example, if I have to go to the doctor for a female specific illness or check up,  it can awkward to discuss it with a man. Other women would also be more equipped to help me deal with female specific issues that could arise in the work place like sexual harassment.  I have never personally had an issue with a male supervisor that couldn't be resolved but it would more comforting to know there is another woman to speak with if necessary.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I would be a part of one if I ever felt like I needed support but I don't deal with many issues related to my gender on a daily basis. For networking, I would prefer all gis professionals in order to broaden my community ad much as possible.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I would like to meet both men and women equally.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,Not professionally but in school I have. It wasn't an issue for me.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,"On one occasion,  I got a very temporary job through a friend from school.",,Through a friend,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,"In school, my advisor was my mentor and he was male. I've never specifically looked for a female mentor.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,5,5,4,5,5,3,,I am good at listening to non-gis people describe a desired product and then developing a plan to achieve that using gis.,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,I have a hard time understanding how long something will take me. I also have a hard time asking for help with highly technical issues.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"programming is in high demand, working with non-gis professionals, project management and being a self starter",,Social Sciences,Other,,Geography- watershed analysis,Geography,,,,,,,,,"While getting a degree in social sciences, it was a required course","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,3.5,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"Obviously I had to work hard. My mom was a math teacher so I was always ahead in math and science. So I don't think I faced as much of the social structure seismic that most women in this field face. Or at least, I had a family that was supportive and gave me guidance along the way. Once in the field, I don't feel like I have faced any extra obstacles as a woman.",Yes,No,"The way gis is organized in my work, is not as a single department. Each team had its own gis employee. So there isn't a bureaucratic latter to climb. In order to advance I need to work as a scientist in a particular field. Once I do that, gis skills will definitely help my job search.","Professors from my school, friends in the field",5,Work is not the most important thing I do but it takes up most of my time.  I do have some flexibility at my job but it is not enough.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,"I think that if men were given equal time off to care for children or elderly, employers could not defend the choice to hire a man over a woman because men are more stable.  Both genders would be equally unstable to an employer. Also, the men in my life want to play a bigger role with family care but face their own issues at work because of this stereotype.  Programs focused on women will enforce thar stereotype and make it more difficult for men to start relieving some of that burden.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,They are minimal but they are equal opportunities for men and women. This includes child birth and elderly care options.,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"san Luis obispo,  ca","san diego, ca","Esri conferences, aag, asprs,  work brown bag trainings",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I can see societal arguments that we need to focus on women in order to increase the number of women in the field.  But if I am speaking only for myself, I would prefer to be seen as a regular gis professional.  I think the male bias in this field stems from a more general science and math bias against women and needs to be addressed more broadly in our society.  That being said, I would consider having or being a female mentor because it does help create a situation where more women will enter the field.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),492,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
496,2014-07-09 18:34:35,2014-07-09 19:12:46,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404945275_53bdc37b984773.77668595,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"Being a technology field, which is constantly changing/evolving, updating ones skills is paramount to maintaining an acceptable level of knowledge to operate effectively and efficiently in the workplace.",Inherent aspect of technology field,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,5,no,sometimes,sometimes,"yes, we occasionally will grab lunch, go to happy hour, or go to local industry events together",To maintain a good team dynamic,To maintain a good team dynamic,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,public company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,petroleum,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,GIS Manager,,,7,7,7,,2,,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Considering that there are very few females that I know of in GIS, it is difficult to really have a preference if one wants a GIS mentor.",,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,I am part of female professional groups that are not GIS related.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Because their experiences, trials, successes are potentially similar to my own, thus making them more relatable.",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,"Having been in petroleum (male dominated) for over 14 years, I have gotten used to it.",Used to it,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,1,"My first internship while I was still in college - I knew someone that worked for the company and he helped me get my foot in the door.  I was later hired full-time, after I finished by degree, based on my own merit.",,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,Male connection,Yes,Women in GIS in the petroleum industry are few and far between.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,3,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Organization, Teamwork, Management",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,Leadership/Management,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"staying up to date on the latest GIS advances because there's not enough time, programming, development",Programming,,,,Software application development,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Technology skills - databases, programming, development, FME",,Geology,Geology,,,,,,,,,,,,"At my first job in the petroleum industry, as a Geology intern, the company needed someone to learn GIS, and create and manage spatial data.  So, I was handed a couple of books and the software and told to get to it.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,My Geology internship evolved into a full-time GIS position.,14,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,Challenges to reach the next level are mostly technology based -- I need to continue learning new technologies in order to grow and advance.,"Continuing education - certificates, IT masters degree, additional training/courses (GIS, IT and other), etc.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Dallas, TX","Fort Worth, TX","Many ESRI training courses, Database Administration (SQL) Courses, ESRI User Conference",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),496,2,5,0.285714286,0.714285714,,7,7,7,TRUE,7,,2,,2
497,2014-07-09 18:44:50,2014-07-09 18:53:16,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1404945890_53bdc5e2ac7015.44862021,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,9,no,Y,N,Y,,Get to know colleagues better,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Insurance,Private,otherPrivate,,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography & Environmental Science,Geography,,,,,,,Diploma of Project Management,Project Management,,,,University,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,13,6,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Dundee, Scotland, UK","Brisbane, Australia",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),497,2,9,0.181818182,0.818181818,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
499,2014-07-09 11:51:55,2014-07-09 21:14:15,Complete,,,English,,,1404921115_53bd651bab6846.68470111,,,,I agree,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,499,,,,,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
500,2014-07-09 22:59:21,2014-07-09 23:29:30,Complete,,,English,,,1404961161_53be0189e703d6.97204538,,,,I agree,no,no,no,There could be in the future.  Right now I was actually hired to work on an old system they thought could be retired.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,67,33,no,yes,don't think so,no,haven't heard of any,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,,OTHER,otherOTHER,,,,other,other,for profit,products,,,,,,other,,,help desk,,,15,15,15,0,5,0,5,1,3,There seems to be a fair amount of women around,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I just want whoever can teach me the best. I get along with either.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,"I belong to a professional group geared towards women.  While not completely exclusive to woman, that is the majority of membership.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I don't mind at all.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,2,0,3,4,3,2,4,3,"I'm not sure what ""Management competencies"" means.","GIS Analysis. problem solving, critical thinking, common sense, working with others",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"get bored easily, speaking in front of a group",,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,programming and databases,,Bachelor's of Science - Civil Engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,,,,Intro class in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,13,2,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,No,,Yes,No,,,4,"I like to work hard but I also have many interests besides my job and want to live a full, rich, well-rounded life.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Rapid City, SD","Thornton, CO",too many....,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),500,67,33,0.67,0.33,,15,15,15,TRUE,15,0,5,0,5
502,2014-07-10 06:41:25,2014-07-10 07:07:27,Complete,,,English,,,1404988885_53be6dd57d96c7.00588907,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,20,,n,no,no,they don't exist,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,distributor,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,10,10,10,0,1,0,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Knowledge is not gender based!!,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Don't care,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,1,5,5,1,1,2,1,,design and analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,IT issues,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,being comfortable with who they are.,,landscape architecture,Landscape Architecture,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,Used in previous job,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,no,,15,2,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,,,Woman have to stop being scared of what the   boys think and do why they want to do. They are IT geeks. ..they are scared of themselves!,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,Yes,No,No. This is discrimination towards men. I think they would love to spend more time with their families.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,N.C.,new zealand,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,2,3,Good to have support but no need to emphasize,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),502,1,20,0.047619048,0.952380952,,10,10,10,TRUE,10,0,1,0,1
506,2014-07-10 09:03:31,2014-07-10 09:44:20,Complete,,,English,,,1404997411_53be8f239718d8.88052478,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,1,no,not really,"no, just myself","ESRI PUG, HAAUG, TNRIS GIS Forum",department manager,try to keep up with new developements,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Manager (dept./co. specific socializing),,,other,consulting company,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,geologist,,,7,7,7,,6,,6,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I'm more concerned about expertise.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I've been in the workforce for over 35 years and as a geologist, this isn't uncommon.  It was that way in school, and it hasn't changed much.",,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,1,Met the VP of the company I'm working for now at a Girl Scout event for Seniors learning about careers in commercial real estate.  CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) in Houston ran the event - it's a women's networking group - interesting and they have built quite an organization.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,Female connection,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,4,5,5,5,5,"Geology.  With my background, it's useful because I know what I'm looking at displayed on maps and air photos.  I spend quite a bit of time teaching others how to read a map and interpret air photos.  I really think having a geologic background is essential to GIS used in the environmental field.","ability to be flexible, creative, resourceful, excellent researcher, ORGANIZED",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, solid basic skills because some of our new hires from college with ""gis skills"" don't have the skill set.",,geology,Geology,,geology,Geology,,,,"P.G., GISP,",GISP,P.G.,,,"Got my degrees in Geology, and went to work in the petroleum field. Took off time to raise a family and when I decided to go back to work I didn't want to work for an oil company again. Took a job as a ""writer"" for an environmental engineering company, and after the first day, decided I needed to learn how to use ArcMap.  Enrolled in the Junior College GIS program and worked full time while going to night classes to get my GIS Technician and GIS Analyst certification.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"I've had to put in hundreds of hours of my own time, at my own expense to gain the skill sets I have and use daily.",No,No,"Difficult to say.  I'm in a small company and there really isn't anywhere for me to move up - for the job I've got, I'm there.  Any challenges I take on, are purely for personal achievement - for myself.","Daily challenges - and if I need / want assistance, I have to look outside of my company to find it.",4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,"Flex hours are not given to all, just to a few... and many of us are resentful that we can't work from home like some do.",,White,,,,,,,60,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Houston, TX","Houston, TX","ESRI conferences, TNRIS GIS Forums, PUG conference, ASTM,  but classes/seminars/conferences are geared toward maintaining my professional license and certifications in Geology and GIS",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,,"while I appreciate the networking in the field, GIS is a tool in the Geological / Environmental field and we MUST affiliate as professionals - not as men or women.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),506,6,1,0.857142857,0.142857143,,7,7,7,TRUE,7,,6,,6
509,2014-07-10 10:14:39,2014-07-10 10:30:38,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405001679_53be9fcf5bb9a0.65214391,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,And I don't like programming. Just not my thing.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Programming,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,10,yes,YES,NO,YES,NA,EXPOSURE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,start-up,,,start-up,transportation,,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,20,20,15,5,2,1,3,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,YES,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,USED TO IT,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,,"CREATIVE, RESPONSIBLE, ACCURATE, NEAT",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,Creativity,,,,,PROGRAMMING,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BASICS,,CIVIL ENGINEERING,Engineering,,REMOTE SENSING,GIS - Remote Sensing,,,,,,,,,MASTERS,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,13,9,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,NEED CORRECT GUIDANCE FROM LEARNED PROFESSIONALS,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"HYDERABAD, INDIA","HYDERABAD, INDIA",,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),509,1,10,0.090909091,0.909090909,,20,20,20,TRUE,15,5,2,1,3
510,2014-07-10 10:48:32,2014-07-10 11:11:24,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405003712_53bea7c0348486.42699235,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,1,no,yes,no,online,to know recent gis issues,gaining knowledge,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,felt that there is still a gap in the male female ratio in gis field,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,4,5,5,5,4,5,,teaching GIS and woking on GIS technical issues,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,new softwares and algorithms,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,complete software knowledge,,1,Unknown,,1,Unknown,,1,Unknown,2,,,,,through internet,,,,,,,,,,Media,,,,yes,yes,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,Asian,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"hyderabad, andra pradesh","dibrugarh, assam","8th International conference (AIG) on Geomorphology, Paris 27- 31 August 2013",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,5,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),510,3,1,0.75,0.25,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
511,2014-07-10 11:28:06,2014-07-10 13:31:45,Complete,,,English,,,1405006086_53beb106b9e132.44403368,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"As complimentary software and hardware advance, GIS software will advance to be compatible. There is a consistent need to update all skills.",,Technology constantly changing,,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Software,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,yes,yes,yes as many as possible,"Improve skills, information, advancements in industry, job openings, who is taking new jobs, increase those that can help, influence, assist me in solving problems.","reduced cost or free advice, problem solving, information gathering",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,other,,planning,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Male or Female, only significance is value of mentoring.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,I have a group of female GIS professionals I socialize with but there is not a formal female GIS group that I know of.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,4,4,2,2,3,4,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,database development,,,Unknown,,Science (Environmental),Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Classes for undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,Unpaid internship. They had purchased several of ESRI's software including SDE but didn't have anyone to actually set it up. Since I had the most experience in GIS (a few classes) I was allowed to set it up and learned very technical programs as a beginner. This lead me to be more of an administrator than an analyst. It has been very beneficial to me.,22,12,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"The challenge is more from the demands of a woman and gender biases from society, toward the responsibilities of a woman within the family, than specifically from being discriminated by men at work. Society seems to have placed the responsibility of child rearing on the woman as the more functionally able as well as the better gender for cope, multitasking, compassion, diligence, etc. so that women are seen as irresponsible for not being the primary care giver to children. Thus, we are challenged by having home duties while trying to be equally functional at work (keeping up with knowledgebase) with well rested men. Additionally, the bias is not so much in GIS or science, it is having to stroke a man's ego to get them to participate with women. Men seem to feel threatened by woman's equality. I often feel I have to play dumb. Otherwise, (not all) men seem to shut down because they are intimidated. they seem to feel that a woman should not have better ideas or plans or have more knowledge. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that I have only worked as a singular GIS person. I have not had GIS co-workers.",Yes,Yes,the next step for me would be a lead administrator. That position would be lateral to other directors of other industries which are mostly men. I feel that an IT admin in a protocol and decision making position would have many more challenges than a man in the same position.,"Online classes, YouTube, networking",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"I don't think work is the culprit I believe changes should occur in the gender beliefs in the personal world. Men should take more responsibilities with families and women should not only let them, women should also be more active in household duties such as those gender biased toward men.",No,Yes,Yes,Yes,"My job doesn't have set rules for flexibility. It is more of a general flexibility to go to a school meeting or attend a family issue and do not feel uncomfortable. Similarly, my job does not require me to stay late, and does not pay for unauthorized time worked. But I do stay late when working when staff is out of the office and off the computers is better than when the load is heavy.",,,,American Indian or Alaska Native,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Texas,Texas,"SDE and Server at the 9, 10 and 10.2 release. Geodatabases I and II CADD training Migration 10.1 Configuring and Managing the Multiuser Geodatabase ArcGIS for Server Site Config System Architecture Design Strategies",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),511,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
513,2014-07-10 13:12:14,2014-07-10 13:21:34,Complete,,,English,,,1405012334_53bec96e7f7129.16564690,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,30,2,yes,yes,yes,"yes, meet ups",meet gis peolple,,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,utilities,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,9,9,9,,2,,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,5,5,5,5,5,4,,cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,managment,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,20,20,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"tallahassee, florida","city of seattle, washington",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),513,30,2,0.9375,0.0625,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,2,,2
514,2014-07-10 13:13:38,2014-07-10 13:27:47,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1405012418_53bec9c223b724.88706605,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"There is always a need to update skills in the GIS field, irregardless of gender.",,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,Not gender specific,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,1,no,No,Yes,Yes,,Netowrking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,manager/director,,,2,2,1,1,1,1,2,5,3,"I work with faculty and graduate students, do not notice there are more men then women.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I think men now face similar issues with work flexibility needs. I have mentored several women, I think it just depends on the individual.",,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,I think its good for a female professional group for those who may be struggling with workplace issues.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,No,I know many women already,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It depended on the situation. The # of females at the ESRI developers conference was staggering low.,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,When I started there were not many GIS mentors tow work with.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,Map production - digital and paper maps (Cartography),GIS Management,,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Overpromising,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,Do what you feel passionate about and work hard.,,Natural Resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,At my university,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,A good GIS internship is a must,17,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,No,No,,,5,Being handcuffed to an employer is unhealthy. I have turned down a few jobs because of lack of flexibility.,,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,,No,Yes,No,"They should also be geared towards men. Even if women have the majority of the care-giving responsibility, making it a ""womens"" issue will be a step backwards.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"The contingency of my hire was explicitly flexibility. I may get paid lower than someone with my qualifications may earn, but it is worth it for me.",,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Arcata, CA","Merced, CA",,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),514,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,1,2
516,2014-07-10 14:09:08,2014-07-10 14:21:12,Complete,,,English,,,1405015748_53bed6c4cf0947.06004525,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,40,60,no,no,some do,"yes, meetings URISA",makes me feel less isolated,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Not to feel isolated (general),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,land records,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,5,5,5,0,2,0,2,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I'm used to it now.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,,4,5,5,4,5,5,,People skills,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,both people skills and technical skills,,Environmental Earth Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,MBA,Business Related or MBA,,,,GIS Technoology,GIS,,,,In college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,,Somewhere in between luck and the right positioning,Yes,No,Very little room to grow.,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toronto, Canada","Sacramento, California",ESRI conferences URISA workshops and conferences online courses Cadd courses,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),516,40,60,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,2,0,2
520,2014-07-10 20:52:08,2014-07-10 22:29:18,Complete,,,English,,,1405039928_53bf3538a7fe16.01716346,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,5,not applicable,Yes,Yes,No,I prefer formal training,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,,cartography,,other,,,Geology,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I really only have one experience, i can't compare it to any other. My mentor is male, but he has a training background. I wonder sometimes, though, what role gender plays in my workplace.",,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,,"I don't understand what professional groups can do for me or other young folks. I spent years looking for a job out of college(i have a degree in geology and i graduated in 2009), and professional groups didn't seem to have much to offer in terms of work opportunities. Maybe now that experience would be different, but exclusivity based on gender still bothers me.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I have, and I do. I like meeting men, too. Women in other programs and regions at my agency use GIS. Men use GIS, too. They all have useful information.",Already know women,Like to meet men and women,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,"It isn't so much of a feeling more than it is a running dialogue with myself. ""Ah. I see you are all dudes. Let's see if I can get a read on each of you and decide if staying in here is worth my time."" Most men in the industry that I've encountered speak to women the same way as they would speak to men. Some don't. I'm sure there are women who do the same and they're not aware of it. I'm probably not going to change anyone's biases, but I do have a choice for how much of my time I'm going to spend with someone who isn't a colleague. If it's a work related matter, I don't have to socialize with a bigot.",Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,Male banter,1,I waited tables during and after college. A male customer introduced me to the male GIS person in our program.,,,,,,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,,5,5,3,3,5,,"Knowledge of state law, knowledge of geosciences, knowledge of local news and history",I find information like terriers find rats.,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Modeling. Saying no (as in, I'm swamped, do it yourself)",,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Utilizing novel sources of information.,,"Geology, BS",Geology,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"A professor, then a customer while I was waiting tables.  A college in my state offered a distance learning program that was cheaper than other options (when i looked secondary costs like finding another job, moving, and time). I paid for it in cash while waiting tables.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,"I got to show the agency I was serious. I got free training. I had a mindless job waiting tables, so I treated this like my real job. They were blown away that I was willing to work for free at first. I got a pension and health benefits now.",3,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,"It's not easy for anyone though, is it? That first job in the worst economic environment since the great depression? The job market sucked. I got laid off from a job in tech support at the end of 2009, And it took 2 months to find a job in food service. Still, I think needed that time between 2009 and 2012 to grow hungry enough, to still want it enough. I lost any sense I had of entitlement in those 3 years. I think that changed how I looked to employers",Yes,No,I need 3.5 more years of experience and 2 tests for my geologist's and my hydrogeologist's licenses. Those are hard tests!,"Communication training? There was an ask reddit thread recently where a man asked what it would be like to live as a lady for a day. I remember one comment to the effect of: ""get used to people interrupting you, talking over you, and dismissing you"".  There are people, men and women, who will do that more to one gender than the other. They don't even realize it. But why let those people eat up your time? Why be one of those people? The rest of us know that this is how those folks operate, don't reward the behavior.",5,Because it's usually cheaper to retain than train. And you make better decisions when you're not burnt out.,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"1. The gender balance at home won't change unless men are also encouraged/expected to spend more time on family without judgement. 2. Women will be (and have been) paid less if they can't advance at the same rate as men. Like it or not, if you aren't at work to work, it's hard to justify a pay raise.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I get more work done. And i have field work.,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Seattle, Washington","Bellevue, Washington",WAURISA Numerous ESRI trainings,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,Yes. I was annoyed when WAURISA had a women in GIS event. Gender-based stuff is archaic. You know who does gender-based stuff? Freemasons. Daughters of the American Revolution. My 130 year old great great grandparents. Ignorance encourages biased behavior. Working together reduces ignorance.,,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),520,6,5,0.545454545,0.454545455,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
521,2014-07-10 21:43:38,2014-07-10 23:17:23,Complete,,,English,,,1405043018_53bf414a04a500.10870882,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,it is assumed you do so on your own time and at your own expense.,,,,,,Self provided/motivated,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,25,75,yes,yes,yes,no,"excluded from invite to socialize, and remote location to far to meet ups",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (general),,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,military,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,other,web map hosting,database management,GIS applications delivery,800,800,800,0,300,0,300,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,don't know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,college friend started company asked me to work there.,,Through a friend,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,Yes,I know gis technology better than everyone above me.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,2,2,5,5,4,4,3,5,4,Translate GIS concepts and issues to non GIS users,"understand user requirements, visualize the path to the GIS solution, make it happen.",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"my level of acceptable quality of GIS product is higher than most work submitted by others, I am perceived as too critical",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"get experience with many gis products as you can learn their lingo, strengths & weaknesses",,"BS-GIS, BA-Sociology",GIS,Other,MS - software engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,"13 years in CAD, 7 years data base design, went back to school update skill set that would complement the tech I already knew, web research lead to GIS.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,2 internships while in school played a part in the full time job I landed after graduation. Also getting published in peer reviewed journal.,30,10,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,,"Certifications usually require broad skills in current versions, federal environment if always behind several versions.",Company paid gis tech classes and certification training.,2,"In my experience women do not need special allowances to work tech jobs, I see more guys leaving to get kids",,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,both parents should balance family/work time.,Yes,Yes,No,,Flexibility varies from department to department. My department dropped flex when we went 24 hours a day for service,,White,,,,,,,57,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Columbus OH,"Camp Lejeune, NC","ArcGIS 10.1 Server Migration, ArcDesktop: whats new in 10.1, ArcDesktop: for editors, Advanced ArcGIS Server, Adv geoprocessing and modeling. Software engineering, software project managemet, software metric and quality management, Security + certification",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),521,25,75,0.25,0.75,,800,800,800,TRUE,800,0,300,0,300
522,2014-07-10 22:39:31,2014-07-10 23:21:09,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1405046371_53bf4e634ffe87.38228241,,,,I agree,no,no,,"Yes and no. My employer does not put a requirement (need) on me, but the nature of the profession does --> you have to stay up with the current technology.",,,,,,Self provided/motivated,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,7,no,No,No,N/A,N/A,N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,planning/land use,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,9,9,9,0,2,0,2,,3,"More women would be welcome, but more men would also be welcome.  I don't believe gender is any sort of an issue in our department; we work well as a cohesive unit.",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I've supervised interns of both genders, and each has had their own particular quirks; I couldn't say that either was more or less problematic, or more or less preferable.",,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,"I said Good (yes), but I have reservations.  I think that they are probably great for some women who feel a need for support from fellow women, but I can also see it possibly being misconstrued by some.  (""She's weak--she has to run to her girlie friends for support"" type of thing.) I also said No for would you like to be, but it's not a definite no, just an ambivalent one.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Because I'd like to meet other people who work in GIS, so I'd like to meet men who work in GIS as well.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I've often been one of the few women, and it doesn't faze me.  I've never been in a situation where I've felt unwelcome, or singled out, or otherwise unfairly treated--so I have no reason to feel anything other than accepted.",Used to it,,,,,,,,,,,Through a friend,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,4,5,4,4,3,4,1,,Problem solving; attention to detail; multitasking,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,Dealing with customers,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Learn software but more important - know where to go for help (e.g. Google); learn some form of scripting or app development,,,Unknown,,2: land surveying; earth science (geophysics),Other,Other,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Heard about it when studying land surveying; started taking classes years later after thumbing through a community college catalog.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,"I left the second question blank, because both internships led to part-time (less than 50% time) positions, though one could have led to a full-time position but I was otherwise employed.",18,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"Yes, but I've chosen to take lower-ranked jobs than I'm qualified for in order to be really happy in my job.  I would rather be paid less and be happy working on projects that interest/intrigue/challenge me than be paid more and be unhappy.",Yes,No,Finding a higher level job that I would really enjoy.,"Generally, someone will have always had the  issue before you.  Search the web; talk to colleagues; network.",4,Two words: burn out.,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,5,No,Yes,No,"I think they should be geared toward whoever the caregiver is--man or woman... granted, the majority of caregivers are women.",Yes,Yes,,,N/A,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Diego, California","San Diego, California",Esri UC; Esri Virtual Campus courses; community college classes.,,No,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),522,2,7,0.222222222,0.777777778,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,0,2,0,2
523,2014-07-11 01:56:51,2014-07-11 02:19:23,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1405058211_53bf7ca3df6c91.83784921,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,0,yes,No,No,GIS group,,My own growth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,Electric coop,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Staff support,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,They would understand the discrete battles a man would not be aware existed.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Fine, but a little self conscious to speak out.",Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,There is not a lot of people that understand what GIS is at my work,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,,,,,,,"Sorry, iPhone not flipping to landscape",Patience,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Speak too bluntly when asking for a raise,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"SQL, mobile app development, cartography, organization, documentation",,Geography / env. Studies,Geography,,,,,,,Gis,GIS,,,,"College, working seasonally for the USFS.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,"I recently acquired my supervisors duties but not title or pay, despite asking for a raise for over a year now.  I am not where I want to be.",Yes,Yes,"I feel like if I was male, they would not have expected me to take on more work for nothing.",A manager that doesn't understand that GIS is the center of the wheel the rest of the data spins on is a roadblock.,5,To stay sane and not burn out,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,7,No,Yes,No,"Men should be encouraged to love and tend to their kids as well.  Also, let's not hive them another reason to not take women seriously.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Humboldt, CA & Bend, OR",Redmond oregon,"2 SQL training courses, esri UC conference this year",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,No,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),523,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
524,2014-07-11 08:26:47,2014-07-11 09:16:21,Complete,,,English,,,1405081607_53bfd807d3b6d9.31428693,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"Online ESRI courses, some are often paid for and provided to me and my colleagues by the agency I work for.",,,,,,,,,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,4,no,Not really,Sometimes,No,People in my office are much older than I am.,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,,,,other,,,Data management,,,8,8,8,0,4,0,4,2,2,"I think that my division is extremely rare. We work in a small office that is a GIS & Analytics team, but throughout our agency there are MANY other people who also use GIS, and many of them ARE actually women. I cannot speak for the other ""teams"" though, with regards to ratio and percentage. Our supervisor is female, and although my team is 8 people, we have 4 in my office room (4 in another room), and of those in my room, 3/4 are female. I don't think this is a good example of the norm, however, and I do think that in general more men use GIS and could often exclude women in the workplace, which would be extremely uncomfortable.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"Females teaching females is so important. We live in a patriarchal society where men decide all of the laws and rules and social norms. Having a female mentor allows us to bond and work together to not only succeed in a male-fronted society, but also come up with ways to ""have each others' backs"". Female to female encouragement and support is so important, especially in a field of study/work that is dominated by men.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",Woman have better comms skills,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,"I am not part of any professional groups at this time, but becoming a part of a female GIS group would be something that I would be interested in.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,We must support each other!,,,,,"Support with work/life, family balance",,,,,,Yes,"I often feel like I get along well with men because I have an easy-going personality and am able to put on a façade of carefreeness. However, I am extremely critical of every move that men make, in general. As a hugely active feminist, I listen very carefully to everything men say and watch their actions very carefully as well, and silently analyze how their privilege has allowed them to act the way they do. In my social life, I would generally call someone out on something that I found uncomfortable, offensive, or rude, however, work is not really the place to do that. It's very interesting to me how many men say things that they do not realize are not only very privileged but also very offensive and somehow these things are considered ""okay"" even in the workplace because they are SO normally socialized at this point.",,,,,,,,,1,"A friend worked as a GIS Technician and forwarded my resume to his boss, where I ended up later getting two job offers, the first I declined, and the second I will be starting soon.",,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,"I am lucky that my first real job out of college has provided me with two great people to call my mentors, one female and one male.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,1,1,5,5,5,5,5,4,"An eye for the aesthetics, which is both technical & soft - Cartography",Data collection and management,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Analysis/math,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Statistics/math,,Technical and hard skills. Soft skills can be developed as you go.,,"BA, Environmental Studis",Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,"In college I really wanted to take a GIS course because I knew it was valuable, but my schedule did not allow me to. I then wanted to use it for my senior thesis but had no way to get formal training. I learned on the job.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"I've never had much of a problem getting a job out of school, but I don't think that's because of my GIS skills.. I think it's because of my soft skills, the way I portray myself and articulate my skills.",Yes,Yes,"In general, women always face a bias, no matter the industry. I don't think this bias is specific to GIS, but I do think GIS falls under this category of jobs where bias could be more prevalent.","My current supervisors/mentors, I know they will be here to help me, especially because one is female.",5,You need to have some kind of outside social life to be able to continue motivating you to move forward in life and career.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,No,No,"I disagree that women need to be the ""shoulder"" of the family. I think this is an extremely outdated way of thinking and implementing something  that is tailored specifically to women s offensive and perpetuates the housewife/caring mother stereotype. However, I am also young (22) and I do not have a family of my own, but then again I do not foresee myself having children at all or until I am much older. I think that a policy implemented to ALL genders that would allow for better work-family balance would be an incredible thing and I don't see why it needs to be tailored to women.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"It is understood in my office that everyone has their own life, personal issues and health come first.",,White,,,,,,,22,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New York, New York","New York, New York",Several online ESRI classes One ESRI seminar,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,"It is unnecessary to categorize women as ""women in [field of work]"". We are all humans. Categorizing gender is largely a male way to look at something.",,,,,,,,Gender is not an appropriate filter in professional world,GIS professional (no gender),524,4,4,0.5,0.5,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,0,4,0,4
525,2014-07-11 10:00:42,2014-07-11 10:23:33,Complete,,,English,,,1405087242_53bfee0a7011f6.66541820,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,51,yes,sometimes,sometimes,no,not invited,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (woman specific),,,,other,privately owned company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,forestry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Depends on skills and character and how well they present info and help,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Female bonding is always good,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Awkward,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,Strange question,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Not many available,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,4,4,4,4,5,4,,"multi tasking, problem solving",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,Multi-tasking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"dont understand it all, not enough of me",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"relaxing, stress management",,gis,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,35,15,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Sexism hindered progress,Yes,,Getting makes to listen,,4,Need healthy balance,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,,Expected to be available always,,White,,,,,,,,,,,,,nz,nz,Online training,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),525,6,51,0.105263158,0.894736842,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
526,2014-07-11 10:38:18,2014-07-11 10:53:17,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405089497_53bff6d9eca738.83695588,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,6,yes,No,No,No,because none are available,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,water,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"So we can discuss similar problems we run into. Also, more likely to share information and stories.",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Uncomfortable. Especially because I was leading the meeting and some men in the room clearly did not like that.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,Former coworker worked at place I was applying and gave me a good recommendation.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,,creativity and ability to work in team or alone,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,"speaking with confidence, standing up in front of large crowds",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,technical skills and ability to stand up for yourself in large male groups.,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography major and a few classes touched on the subject and it sounded interesting,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,The higher up in management I'm moving the fewer women there are and the less comfortable they seem to be with having a woman.,having a woman focused GIS group locally would be really nice. And just networking more outside of my company.,5,I do not live to work. I want an 8-5 job and freedom to enjoy myself outside of work at all other times.,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,4,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,,,,White,,,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Houston, TX","Dallas, TX",I'm attending the ESRI UC for the first time ever this year and with my current job am allowed 2 ESRI classes/year.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,526,1,6,0.142857143,0.857142857,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
527,2014-07-11 11:18:43,2014-07-11 13:42:55,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405091923_53c00053782350.46372059,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,1,not applicable,"Yes, on occasion",Yes,"Yes, lLocal Users Group meetings, GIS-related conferences","I get a lot out of participating, but participation in paid conferences depends upon budget","Networking, keeping up with GIS technology changes",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,other,other,property,infrastructure,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,"data capture, maintenance",,,3,3,3,,2,1,3,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It doesn't bother me. In my experience, typically about a quarter of participants at larger meetings tend to be women, but I've been at smaller meetings on more than one occasion where I am the only woman.",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,I obtained a couple of jobs early in my career through personal connections I'd made in college.,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,"Years ago, when I started out, I had a great GIS mentor.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,2,5,4,5,4,5,5,,"Analysis, learning new software/techniques, communication (particularly in written form), training others",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,Figuring out new software,Organization; at times too focused upon details; haven't kept up on current programming/coding,Programming,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Programming/coding skills would be very useful,,Anthropology,Anthropology,,Resource Management,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"From a professor who taught Archaeology and GIS courses, and used GIS to map archaeological surveys and create predictive models.","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,It was a good introduction to the field of GIS.,24,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,I would say it hasn't been easy--I've had to work hard to get where I am--but I don't believe it's been more difficult because I am a woman.,Yes,No,"I have chosen to run for public office as my next career step, which is an extraordinarily challenging process.","I've managed a small GIS Department for over thirteen years, and within the framework of our county government there is not much room for career advancement past managing a department. This is one consideration in my decision to run for public office. I have some great support, but it's a huge challenge.",5,Maintaining a work-life balance is an extremely important aspect of job satisfaction in my consideration. I would not be content to stay long in a job that did not allow for such a balance.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,,"I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I recognize that women tend to shoulder more responsibilities when it comes to caring for children, but I fear that putting policies in place that are geared specifically towards women might perpetuate certain stereotypes and perhaps make it even more difficult for women to compete for certain positions. A good employee/supervisor should try to accommodate the employee's need to care for her/his family, but of course not all employers are willing or able to do so.",Yes,Yes,,,"We do not have such arrangements available. I can take time off as needed to take care of family needs, but I have to use sick leave or vacation.",,White,,,,,,,48,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Ellensburg, WA","Prosser, WA","I attend an international GIS Users Conference (Intergraph/Hexagon) every year (except this year, due to a budget shortfall). I have attended the annual PNW GITA Conference several times (depending on budget and location). I attend local GIS Users Group meetings (and am currently serving as president of one local group). I attend periodic workshops, when available locally, or when budget allows for travel.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),527,2,1,0.666666667,0.333333333,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,1,3
528,2014-07-11 11:20:12,2014-07-11 11:42:04,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1405092012_53c000acdc93b3.04015870,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,11,no,yes,sometimes,yes  ASPRS,networking,"networking, continuing  education",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,"mix of federal, state, local and private",OTHER,otherOTHER,transportation,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,image enhancement,,,17,17,17,0,6,0,6,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Knowledge and communication of that knowledge mean more than gender,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,There are not many of us.  Good to compare notes.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,"A bit intimidating with all the testosterone flying.  But, I hold my own.",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,,3,5,3,4,4,2,,Image enhancement,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,,,,,,,"fundamentals.  THey can train you to edit anything, but it is the basic fundamentals or core that the industry is based upon.  Technology has diminished whata you need to know or understand by replacing it with a buttin that does it for you.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,core fundamentals.  why is it doing what it does.  how is it derived.  from what is it derived.  things like that,,,,,,,,,,Certified Photogrammetrist,Photogrammetry,,,,"I sort of fell in to the job.  I never knew it existed.  I began in the graphics dept. of a geospatial company.  Since then, I have worked in the analog wet lab, ortho and lidar departments.  I also achieved certified photogrammetrist status last year.",,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,26,26,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,I have had managers who have encouraged and listened to me and some who preferred I remain quiet.,Yes,No,"The current challenge is I am soon to be unemployed due to a rif.  Relocation is out of the question, so my career in this industry is potentially done.",not available,5,My child is my priority,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,If they say I can- I will,,White,,,,,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Wisconsin,Wiscsonsin,,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),528,6,11,0.352941176,0.647058824,,17,17,17,TRUE,17,0,6,0,6
529,2014-07-11 12:50:54,2014-07-11 13:16:08,Complete,,,English,http://mail.wavecable.com/Redirect/www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1688147/Women-in-GIS,http://mail.wavecable.com/Redirect/www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1688147/Women-in-GIS,1405097454_53c015ee12d441.18247353,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,skills updates are offered and often paid for by employer and can take place during paid time/regular hours,,,,,,,,,Company provided and/or encouraged,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,4,not applicable,not often,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,other,,develop and maintain county-wide geodata,,,programming,,cartography,,,,,,,,7,7,5,2,2,0,2,0,5,"none at my level because I just entered the field. department manager is one of the women in the group. with an odd number of people, the ratio between man and women can't be 1:1",,,,,,Positive: there are even female managers,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I have had both and have had good experiences,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,1,4,5,3,4,4,1,,"problem-solving, communication, software knowledge",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"prioritizing, making phone calls",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"technical skills, learning to use multiple styles of communication, developing a thick skin - usually someone being brusque is not mean or angry, just busy and preoccupied",,Psychology,Other,,Elementary Education,Other,,,,GIS Technology,GIS,,,,found mention of it on the internet during a map search,,,,,,,,,,Media,,,,yes,no,"Had one six-month internship that was stated from the beginning as not leading to a full-time position. Had a second one that led to a part-time position - mostly due to budget constraints. Internships were quite different from each other and gave a broad range of examples of what ""GIS-ers"" do as well as honing some technical skills. I am still in the part-time position.",18,1,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,I've just begun my GIS journey and have had no trouble so far...,No,No,,Just the general daily challenges that most people - men AND women face.,4,Balance in all areas of one' life is important - to both men and women.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,No,"I think policies should be developed that allow for a better work-family balance for BOTH men and women. If we're looking for equal, let's create equal.",Yes,,Yes,Yes,My boss does the same thing.,,White,,,,,,,56,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Bremerton, WA","Port Orchard, WA",ArcGIS and Python Using GeoLynx SharePoint for users,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,Equal should mean equal. Either I'm a professional or I'm not.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),529,3,4,0.428571429,0.571428571,,7,7,7,TRUE,5,2,2,0,2
531,2014-07-11 16:34:29,2014-07-11 17:25:52,Complete,,,English,,,1405110869_53c04a55c1ef08.10960574,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,it is necessary to keep up with the changing software to remain efficient in my job.,,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,40,60,no,no,yes,yes. gis groups mtgs.,encouraged by mgmt.,"support, connections, network",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,17,17,17,,7,,7,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I do not have a gender bias.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,,no,no,I do not feel that gender separation is appropriate in a professional environment.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I know many women and men that work in GIS and enjoy meeting people in general.,Already know women,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,I was initially hired by one of my professors. He felt that I was dependable and hard working and gave me a chance to prove myself.,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,0,4,4,5,4,5,0,,"I am reliable, efficient, hard-working and get along well with others.",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,I have little patience for people that produce excuses instead of results and put their work off on others.,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"Be confident, always quality check your work and deal with others professionally.",,geography (GIS),Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Introduced to it by a professor that thought it would suit me.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,It provided me a valuable chance to build my technical experience and learn how to interact with others in a professional environment.,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,It is important to a a healthy and happy home life as well as a rewarding career.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,Being female is not a disability. We do not need accommodation for a role that we choose to adopt. Men can share the family burden if we ask/allow them to.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,A flexible schedule suits my life and allows me to meet my work responsibilities as well. Many of the men and women in the office work flexible hours.,,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Sacramento and San Francisco Ca.,"Sacramento, Ca.","I have taken several classes from ESRI, attend the ESRI conference about every other year and have attended numerous wildlife biology lectures and conferences related to species modeling and habitat prediction.",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,"We are no more or less valuable than the men in the industry. Calling myself a ""woman in GIS"" would feel like I was trying to make myself sound more important to cover some implied inadequacy.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),531,40,60,0.4,0.6,,17,17,17,TRUE,17,,7,,7
533,2014-07-11 18:56:13,2014-07-11 19:41:16,Complete,,,English,,,1405119373_53c06b8dcdbc67.19103009,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,6,yes,sometimes,not sure,general socializing,to keep up appearances,better relations with coworkers,,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,other,,natural resource management,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,data manager,,,6,6,6,0,2,0,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,"As an introvert, I don't have the energy to socialize much outside of the workday.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It depends.  Sometimes it doesn't seem to matter but sometimes I get tired of listening to men ramble on about how they seem to know everything without the openness to learn or understand that others might know better than they do.,Used to it,,,,,,,Male banter,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,4,4,4,4,2,,"data management, analysis, communicator",,,,,,,,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,tolerance for software glitches,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, good data management skills",,environmental studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,ecological horticulture,,,,,college courses,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,I worked hard as an intern and the organization kept offering me better and better jobs.,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,It depends.  I learned a great deal about working/living in a male-dominated world before I got this position and I think that has really helped me get ahead.,Yes,Yes,"In this organization, particularly on my job track, men are more comfortable taking direction from other men and don't seem to like being challenged by ideas that they didn't come up with.",Haven't figured this one out yet.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,No,I think men should step up as full partners.  Implementing policies that are geared towards women holds women back at work and forces women to remain as full time workers and full time caregivers.,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Olympia, WA","Olympia, WA",Edward Tufte's lectures GIS conferences programming classes,,No,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),533,2,6,0.25,0.75,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,0,2,0,2
534,2014-07-12 01:30:36,2014-07-12 02:22:32,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405143036_53c0c7fc865718.35465186,,,,I agree,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,2,no,not much,no,there are none,there's not really a GIS community in my city,i would like to participate so i could meet new contacts for better jobs and learn new things related to GIS,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,Yes - Motive - Hear about jobs/freelance opps,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,water and wastewater systems,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"i don't think there's a difference associated to genre, it's all about the experience",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,i alredy do,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,it doesn't matter as long as it's kept in a professional level,Used to it,,,,,,,,5,"for every job i have ever had, i've always had my resume sent in by someone who knows me, after that i have to prove my value during the interview or the tests.  and i think this is how it mostly works in this country (Colombia) for non politic related jobs",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"there's not really a community in my city, it has mostly been a learning path with coworkers. the only people who could have a knowledge level high enough to mentor me would be the university professors, but they won't have time for you unless you are working for the university.",,,More interested in peer to peer than mentoring,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,5,4,0,2,4,3,3,4,0,,creativity and networking abilities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,Networking/politics,,,"fundamentals of cartography, coordinate systems etc. as my professional training was not addressed to the area of geography and geomatics.",,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,sanitary engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,,,,"i had an elective course on GIS, i liked working with ArcGIS so much, some years later i specialized (1 year university program) in GIS","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,7,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,there are not really much opportunities in this country and it has nothing to do with genre,Yes,No,there are too many professionals and no so many stable-well paid positions...,"there's a lot of information on the internet , a lot of things i can lear to set my self apart from other engineers so i can advance on my career path, still, the titles are required...",4,"all though times have changed, the female roll on family is still more absorbent than the males roll.",,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,"it doesn't have any, but i would... as i would not be opposed to man having those arrangements available",,,,American Indian or Alaska Native,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,,Other:,in my country it really doesn't since there's not much of a GIS field...,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia","Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),534,1,2,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
535,2014-07-12 13:27:23,2014-07-12 14:02:04,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405186043_53c16ffbc096d2.52365687,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,I am constantly learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,no,no,no,no,I'm not a social person,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,Land Development,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,other,,Database Managment,Data Entry,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,,"With only 2 people in my department - one male, one female.  The genders are equally represented",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would want the most experienced person regardless of gender,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,I refrain from gender related professional groups.  I think it only serves to emphasize gender - something that should be a non issue.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I would like a few female friends and I would like to hear about their experiences,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"I'm used to it having worked in arch/engineering for years (male dominated fields).  Sometimes it can feel like there is a spotlight on you.  A woman stands out in a sea of men.  I feel like I need to be ""on my game"". I can't just blend into the background.",,,,,Self-conscious,,I am in a male-dominated field,,5,"I have worked with people in the past who have moved on to other jobs.  In several cases, they have recruited me.",,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I have actually never had a real mentor.  Only bosses and co-workers to fill that role.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,2,5,5,4,5,5,2,Database creation and management,"Data organization, process development and documentation, cartography",,Project Management,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,In my job I'm not getting as much experience in spatial analysis as I would like so I'm weak in that area,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Database management, basic computer programming languages, data acquisition and transformation",,Landscape Architecture,Landscape Architecture,,Library Science,Other,,,,,,,,,I first heard about GIS while working in a landscape architectural firm 20 years ago.,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,no,no,,29,3,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,I took a difference path than most and changed careers.  I am kind of self taught through books and online classes.,Yes,No,To really progress in the field I will need to be more proficient in computer programing,"There are many resources, there just isn't a lot of time in the day!",5,I refuse to give up my life for my job.  Work is important but so is my home life.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"Employers do not need anymore reasons to not hire women.  Another policy around women would make it even worse.  It's already a challenge to get some employers to hire childbearing age women - they are afraid they'll get pregnant and take time off or quit.  Of course the employers don't give that as a reason, they make up something else.   Women need to get their partners to participate more.  They need to stop shouldering all that responsibility by themselves.  The change needs to take place in the home not the workplace.",No,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Going in to a job, I explain what I want/need.  If they aren't open to that then I don't want to work there.  Luckily my company is flexible for everyone and my employer believes in family and obligation.  I make sure though that my work is up to par and my employer knows I'm always doing my best.",,White,,,,,,,52,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Tucson, AZ /Bend, OR","Boise, ID","I am constantly taking classes either in GIS or basic office/data software and processes, online through ESRI.com and/or Lynda.com",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,5,I'm tired of sex being an issue.,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),535,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
537,2014-07-13 14:12:33,2014-07-13 14:29:42,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/vSDDYsS3Vi,http://t.co/vSDDYsS3Vi,1405275153_53c2cc1157b656.88241910,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,"i am not required, but i do continue to keep up to date with technical concepts.",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,15,no,yes,yes,"yes, GeoNYC, MaptimeNYC, OpenStreetMap",i lead many of these meetups,"create community, awareness, and partnerships. stay up to date on latest tech",,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FLAGGED - Of interest,start-up,,,start-up,,,,other,,open source,,,,,,,other,,,business development,,,17,17,17,0,3,,3,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"awkward, but i also try to recreate it as empowering. being different can be an advantage.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"finding mentors in general can be hard. as i am in a more diverse startup space then before, mentoring from female executives is now possible.",,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,3,5,5,5,5,5,"event planning, social media, partnership building, presentations, executive leadership, company relationships, marketing, design",working with a range of people,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,modern software development methodologies and business practices - especially those outside of GIS. geo is being modernized and paying attention to contemporary trends will be critical to long term success in the field.,,Anthropology,Anthropology,,Media Arts and Sciences,Other,,,,,,,,,once working professionally in the open source geo field.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,14,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"somewhere in between - yes there is bias, but i've also been supported by amazing teams.",Yes,Yes,,finding good teams to work with - creating open conversations about equity - these are helpful in dealing with all challenges.,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"emphasizing work-family balance for both genders doesn't isolate women. it also begins to prioritize that work for men. in the end, i think men will need to shoulder more responsibility.",No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"New Yok, New York","New York, New York",every open source conference.,,No,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,1,1,"i think it's important to have women only groups. so i don't think it alienates. however, i think GIS is too narrow. many women are concerned about mapping - they are using, creating, and building maps. there is no reason to isolate these people. GIS is just one aspect of a really exciting, creative geo space.",,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,537,3,15,0.166666667,0.833333333,,17,17,17,TRUE,17,0,3,,3
540,2014-07-13 23:44:54,2014-07-14 00:06:38,Complete,,,English,,,1405309494_53c35236b656b4.06491928,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,Yes,Yes,Yes; open source gis monthly meetings,"Interest, socializing, personal growth","See above - interest, socializing, personal growth",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,2,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,A good mentor is not based on gender.  I am likely to have both male and female mentors...and they help me navigate different situations and grow in different ways professionally,,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It's par for the course.  Very rarely have I felt differnt being the only woman in the room.  But I do notice it.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,I feel that I have received profession employment notice through personal connections,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,I feel there is a great network of women in giscience - and that by participating in the community it is easy to get to know the giscience women (there are really just a few people that you see everywhere!),,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,3,5,4,5,4,4,4,,Critical thinking and hard work,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,Over thinking and worrying that I am not smart/good enough,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,Strong theory...and confidence!,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,As an undergraduate,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,,"I think there are plans and people who want to ""help women"" in the field, possibly because it sounds like the good thing to do...but then we still have the problem of these ""open minded"" people who still tell us things like "" you might be happier if you just got married and had some children"" or give us career advice of what to do before we have children...   I am actually sort of tired of male colleagues with wives that don't work that tell me that I should be doing more of the dept service because I don't have a family...or telling me that I haven't done enough work (while I am busy doing all of the things they do AND the work that their stay at home spouse is doing)",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,,,,,,,,,,36,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,A lot of self study,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),540,2,2,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
544,2014-07-14 05:35:07,2014-07-14 06:12:45,Complete,,,English,,,1405330507_53c3a44b255232.34993547,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,no,no,no,no,it is not common here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,19,19,19,0,7,0,7,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I think the important it is not the gender but how you ""interact"" with your mentor and the lind of relationship you both establish.",,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,"for me ""only-woman"" approaches are as bad as ""only-men"" ones.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,I do meet other women working in GIS,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No problem with that,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,3,4,4,3,4,4,3,,teaching and organizing,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,creativity,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Knowledge base - Core geospatial abilities and knowledge,,Environmental Sciences,,,Geography - RS and GIS,Geography - GIS,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,bachelor courses,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,15,13,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,,The main problem is the financial issue that is making very hard to obtain a steady job,5,"Because I work for living, and not the other way around!",,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",6,6,No,No,No,"I think that responsabilities sharing depends on any family or region. Our sharing is ok but I do know couples with a more unbalanced situation. On the other hand, policies SHOULD be implemented for a better work-family balance but not specifically towards woman (but towards the whole family)",Yes,Yes,No,No,"We do have some arrangements but I am not using them as the financial situation is quite hard. I think I better not to use them, but I do not feel comfortable as I think I should use them. It is kind of a personal conflict as on one hand I would like to use them but on the other hand I think I should not.",,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Barcelona, Spain","Barcelona, Spain",Anual research conferences,,No,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),544,,,,,,19,19,19,TRUE,19,0,7,0,7
546,2014-07-14 06:32:36,2014-07-14 07:03:42,Complete,,,English,,,1405333956_53c3b1c480b738.22947895,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,23,no,yes,yes,all,enjoy socialisation,"crucial connections with coworkers, introductions to others",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,30,30,30,0,7,0,7,2,3,"There are more women in my department than I have ever worked with before, so while it would be great to have more, I no longer feel like an outright minority",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"It would depend very much on the individual, but historically male mentors have failed to understand some of the pressures on me. I have also felt uncomfortable in the past going to male mentors about harassment or having been assaulted, when I think a female mentor would be more willing to believe me.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,Women relate to sexual harassment,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I would like to help younger women, but I do also feel frustrated that I need to take on this responsibility when my male peers have no such obligations",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,No,I have a sufficient base at work that I do not need to see other women to feel as if I belong,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"As if I had to do well to represent all of us. I'm not unaccustomed to it, but it is always a bit of pressure, even if there are no men being actively hostile (which there sometimes are)",Used to it,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,Male banter,0,Never through a friendship that didn't directly arise out of work or a course,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,3,3,2,2,1,2,0,,"programming, analysis, creative model-building, paper writing",,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,Writing/editing,,"prioritising, asserting self",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"learning to think like a programmer, for all newcomers; learning to assert self, stop saying sorry, stop picking up the slack for others for women in particular",,Computer Science,Computer Science,,,,,Computational Social Science,Computational Social Science,,,,,,it was taught in my high school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,8,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"Obviously there are challenges regardless, but moving into adult relationships, my male coworkers have been supported by their partners while my female coworkers have done the supporting. I have had two relationships fail because I was focusing on my own work, while my male coworkers have all gotten married working the same hours and doing less housework. My male coworkers feel no pressure to have children, are not judged by how they dress, don't have to consider whether their interest in an older mentor will be interpreted as sexual.","I took my current job in part because it allowed me to move to a country (UK) where there is mandatory paid maternity leave (and a culture of taking it and then returning to work, unlike France). Subsidised childcare would be helpful too. Ideally I would have a partner who was supportive in practical ways (cooking, cleaning, organisational work), but that's a long-term cultural shift.",5,"The lack of balance ultimately leads to bad work, I've found",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"Because statistically, the problem is that the men are not doing their share of the work (household responsibilities, caring for children, etc). The policies should be geared toward men.",Yes,Yes,No,No,I am held to a different standard than my peers. I don't totally understand why.,,White,,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Fairfax, VA",United Kingdom,,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,"The category has always been useful to me in my conversations with other women, but I have always been wary of allowing it to define me. The way I am treated has to do with the environment, not with my performance or status as a researcher. I'm a woman, and they're being weird about it.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),546,7,23,0.233333333,0.766666667,,30,30,30,TRUE,30,0,7,0,7
547,2014-07-14 06:34:22,2014-07-14 06:44:30,Complete,,,English,,,1405334062_53c3b22ec28690.78404411,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,15,no,Sometimes,yes,"yes NYS GIS, ESRI",Network,Meeting new people,Yes - Motive - Networking,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Utilities,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,I'm just more comfortable with females in general.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Hard working, fast learner",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Work ethic,,,,,,,,,,not patient,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming and Web Apps (APIs),,yes,Unknown,,,,,,,,,,,,Through my Geography program at Michigan State University.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,8,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"East Lansing, MI","White Plains, NY",ESRI NYS GIS,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),547,5,15,0.25,0.75,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
548,2014-07-14 07:01:11,2014-07-14 07:35:23,Complete,,,English,https://m.facebook.com,https://m.facebook.com,1405335671_53c3b8779e50f8.45463859,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,9,3,not applicable,Yes,Yes,Yes,"Networking, learning new things",Staying current and meeting people that could build spin ur network if resources,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,3,3,3,,3,,3,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,1,0,5,5,5,5,5,0,,"Simple analysis, cartography, data management",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,Leadership/Management,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, modeling",Programming,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Modeling programming,,Geography,Geography,,GeoEnvironmental,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,GeoSpatial technology,GIS,,,,Under grad in the geography department,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,I feel it might be more dificult for women in a programming career,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lancaster, pa","Harrisburg, pa","GIS day conferences, committees",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),548,9,3,0.75,0.25,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,3,,3
549,2014-07-14 07:42:39,2014-07-14 08:01:21,Complete,,,English,,,1405338159_53c3c22f9f9ad1.56130136,,,,I agree,yes,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,10,no,No,Not frequently,N/A,Too busy,N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,University,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,15,15,9,6,0,2,2,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,"I would like to meet other professionals, not necessarily women",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,I didn't mind,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,3,1,4,5,3,4,4,1,,Organization and written communication,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,Perfectionism,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography,Geography,,City Planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"I was offered a full-time position, but took another job",2,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,6,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Blacksburg, VA","Atlanta, GA",,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),549,1,10,0.090909091,0.909090909,,15,15,15,TRUE,9,6,0,2,2
550,2014-07-14 07:53:41,2014-07-14 07:58:24,Complete,,,English,,,1405338821_53c3c4c5ac4625.94868757,,,,I agree,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,550,,,,,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
552,2014-07-14 08:07:20,2014-07-14 08:21:53,Complete,,,English,,,1405339640_53c3c7f80cf934.38385255,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,"Not a need, per se, but I do anyway",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,0,not applicable,no,yes,"ESRI, IMGS",,learning!,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,public health,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,scientist,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,5,3,I am the only GIS person,,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,There are differences in experiences in this work environment,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Odd question, I *do* meet other women in GIS",Already know women,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,Fellowship position,,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,2,,4,5,5,5,4,2,"I guess teamwork can = collaboration, but we do a LOT of collaboration here, both internal & external","cartography, teaching, presentations",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,being too outspoken,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,spatial statistics,,Elem Ed,Other,,Geog,Geography,,Geog,Geography,,,,,,U-grad elective,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,11,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,More due to the economy than anything else,Yes,Yes,"Challenges are more related to where I work & what I do here, rather than GIS",my mentors here,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,No,"Family policies should be geared towards both sexes (I say this as a single, child-free woman)",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,A lot of people here do; I telework alternate Fridays & am off the other Fri (due to working an extra hour each of the 9 days),,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Chapel Hill, NC","Atlanta, GA","With budget cuts, we're allowed one conference a year, *if* we're lucky. That seriously cuts back on my hearing about others' work and new info.",,No,No,Yes,No,Yes,,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),552,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
554,2014-07-14 08:32:16,2014-07-14 08:45:08,Complete,,,English,,,1405341136_53c3cdd0c70c23.61227533,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,5,5,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,,,other,,planning,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,4,4,4,,2,,2,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Personality and teaching style is more important to me.,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I usually do not feel uncomfortable because I am confident in my skills and knowledge.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I don't really know how to approach someone to ask if they will be a mentor.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,1,1,0,2,4,4,4,3,,,"Writing, bike facility knowledge",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,"Programming, project management experience",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,Programming,,Management and Human Resources,Business Related,,Urban Planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,Through my Urban Planning program,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,8,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,I'm new in my career as a planner/GIS professional,No,,,My supervisor is helpful,5,I don't like my work to consume my life. I like to be able to feel I can generally leave my work at work and not worry about it when I leave.,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,I think the policies should be available to all genders.,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Milwaukee, WI","Fort Wayne, IN",,,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),554,5,5,0.5,0.5,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,2,,2
555,2014-07-14 08:34:04,2014-07-14 08:59:05,Complete,,,English,,,1405341244_53c3ce3ce997d9.36777919,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,3,yes,no,yes,professional meetups,depends on topics of meetings,may learn something new,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,teaching,,,5,5,3,2,1,1,2,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,is a personal connection a relative or a friend or both? Is the personal connection the person hiring or recommending you for a position? only the latter has occurred for me.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,generally haven't looked for one - especially at this stage of my career,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,3,5,5,5,3,,data acquisition and spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming for the internet,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"data acquisition, data quality, spatial analysis, cartography",,mathematics,Math,,Geography (GIS),Geography - GIS,,Civil & Environmental Engineering,Civil & Environmental Engineering,,,,,,grad school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,26,24,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,somewhere in between - balancing family and profession are difficult regardless of the profession!,No,No,,,5,There is a lot of self-generated pressure to do well at your job without neglecting your children.  Need flexibility in the workplace.,,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,I hope to retire soon but if you had asked me this 10-20 years ago my answer to the second would have been no.,,White,,,,,,,55,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Buffalo, NY","Buffalo, NY",,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,No,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),555,2,3,0.4,0.6,,5,5,5,TRUE,3,2,1,1,2
557,2014-07-14 08:48:27,2014-07-14 09:33:08,Complete,,,English,,,1405342107_53c3d19b45d014.48402491,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,20,21,no,yes,yes,no,"I am a scientist, and GIS is a tool. I attend gatherings related to my area of research, not to my tool. If I were a carpenter, I would not attend a Screwdriver Conference.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FLAGGED - Of interest,other,academia,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,,other,other,geology,hydrogeology,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,10,10,8,2,2,2,4,0,3,"We are partially funded by external grants, and many of our staff are ""soft money"" positions, meaning that they are ephemeral positions. So, they are less stable than fully funded positions. We have more women in these soft money (temporary) positions than men.",,,,,,,,,,Negative: males receive more promotions or are in better roles,,,,I don't have a preference.,I only care about the level of expertise and the ability of a mentor to communicate.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,"I am also a geologist, which is a very male-dominated profession. I am used to being the only woman in the room, and so that is normal to me. I don't feel like I need a support group because I am a woman. Although, maybe I do and just don't know it.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I like to meet anyone that has knowledge to share.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,"As I am also a geologist, which is a male-dominated profession, I am used to being the only woman in the room. It does not intimidate me (any more).",Used to it,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,0,"I have heard about open positions through personal connections, but have applied and competed for them.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I have subject-matter mentors, but it is more difficult to find GIS/tool mentors. I tend to use the internet for my technical support.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,5,3,4,5,5,3,,"problem solving, adapting analytical techniques to natural resource problems",,,,,Reasoning,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming - the software platform keeps changing their programming language, and I have fallen behind",Programming,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,basic geospatial concepts and customization/programming,,Geology,Geology,,Geology,Geology,,Geological Sciences,Geology,GISP,GIS,,,,In grad school.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,"I have had a lot of GIS interns. If they perform well, I generally funnel job opportunities their way and serve as a reference for them. But the jobs are generally not GIS jobs, but hydrology jobs with a GIS or spatial analysis component.",26,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"I have faced gender bias as a woman, but not as a GIS professional (as a geologist).",Yes,Yes,"Some of the gender challenges have not to do with being blocked from succeeding, but with additional tasks that are expected of me that are not expected of men. So, the additional work prohibits me from attaining the goals that would allow me to work my way up the career ladder. From my perspective, some men are unfettered with these same obligations.","Without changing my disposition, which would allow a bit of ruthlessness into my psyche, I don't see things changing much. This ruthlessness would evidence itself in my refusal to serve as caretaker and technical support to practically everyone. If I had a mentor, that person could likely guide me through this particular obstacle court.",5,"If things are out of balance, it is untenable for the long term. Something will give.",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,I would hope that any policy could be crafted to cover both men and women.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"When I say I am comfortable, I mean that I feel that I have the right to avail myself of those arrangements. That being said, I do not feel as comfortable as the men at using them often. I work longer hours and hold myself to high accountability for my time, whereas the men really sail in and out of the office whenever they want. I think I am trying to ""earn"" the flexible work arrangements, whereas the men don't see it the same way.",,White,,,,,,,47,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,graduate school,"University, State Geological Survey","I frequently attend continuing education classes related to GIS, remote sensing, and statistics. I take advantage of online training as well as in-person classes. Unfortunately, after 20 years, the level of continuing education that I need is quite advanced, and those types of classes are few and far between. Most classes are introductory, intermediate, or they are for application areas that are not of interest to me (e.g., transportation, crime analysis, etc.). It is difficult to find the types of classes that I need.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),557,20,21,0.487804878,0.512195122,,10,10,10,TRUE,8,2,2,2,4
560,2014-07-14 08:51:57,2014-07-14 09:09:40,Complete,,,English,,,1405342316_53c3d26cef1336.51424548,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,N/A,N/A,No,I'm the only GIS analyst,N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Other - only GIS person in dept.,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,Occupational health and safety,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,5,3,I'm the only GIS analyst in my branch.,,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I want the most qualified. I can work with either gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It might be interesting to hear if any women who do work in a group experience problems in a male-dominated culture.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,I don't think about my gender and feel fine.,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,My PhD advisor recommended me when the Geography Department was approached about finding a GIS analyst for the CDC/NIOSH (my current place of occupation).,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,I haven't actually tried to find a mentor.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,,5,5,5,5,5,5,,My greatest GIS skill is my ingenuity. I am a problem-solver and creative thinker.,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Creativity,,,,,My GIS weakness is programming and model automation. I need to continue my training in this area.,Programming,Modeling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would recommend focusing on advanced GIS development: learn computer programming.,,English Lit,Other,,Physical Geography,Geography,,ABD,Unknown,Writing; GIS,GIS,Writing,,,I learned about it during my Master's program in Geography.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,"I am an ORISE Fellow still. My internship has lasted for two years, but my supervisor wishes for me to transition into a federal FTE.",7,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,"I require advanced training. Available funding would be the only roadblock. Other than that, the Branch leaders don't see much use in GIS at the moment, but I'm working hard to change their minds. A project I originated and proposed was recently funded (3-4 years). This has helped to secure my position for the meantime.",5,I don't live to work! I only work so I can live. :),,,,,,,,,,,,,"Work to live, not vice versa",5,6,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Cincinnati, OH","Cincinnati, OH",I will attend the NIOSH Science Meeting this month to present a poster on my work in hopes to further my career.,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),560,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
561,2014-07-14 09:30:39,2014-07-14 09:54:38,Complete,,,English,,,1405344639_53c3db7febcb52.65471071,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,6,yes,yes,yes,"yes, but not extra activities, like a beer after job..or watching the futbol game..",maybe they feel uncomfortable,no benefit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Not interested,,,,,,other,University Research assistant,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,other,,Research,,,programming,,,,other,,,Linked data reseracher,,,7,8,1,7,0,1,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,yes,"I went to Informatika Feminale in Bremen for a Summer Course, and it was very nice. Vder smart women and we could work together and help each other, shate knowladge...it was very nice. Higly recomend, mostly when you are starting!!",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"If the women is not into competition like it usually happens , yes.",,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"A lot of times, they are nice, they want you to speak and say something. Sometimes they ignore you. After presentations, going to talk to the presenter ig he is a boy is not a good idea. it can be miss understood, beter to make the Q infront of everyone.",,,,,,,,,1,"Yes, I think it was thanks to my teacher. He knew me, and I saw the job offert and he was the coordinatior, I asked him about it. I got the job in this way.",,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,0,2,2,3,2,2,0,0,,Networking skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Networking/politics,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,Geography,Geography,,Geotechnologies,GIS,,not yet,,Summer Course in IT,,,,,is part of my Bachelors professional career possibilities,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I didnt have the enought Programming skills!,4,12,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,but I think they selected me because there where not enough women apply for the posstion and they had to include at least 4 women,Yes,Yes,"It will be hard to get a mangment possition as a Women, as it is not usual, and we need to be the best.","encourage more women to study this type of Careers. Helping them to build seçf-confidence. Sharing news as it was normal, but nos as ""look, she was succesful, you can also do it!"", but more like sharing facts.",3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,its a personal opinion,,White,,,,,,,28,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Barcelona-Münster,Münster,FOSS4G,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,"Its just a way to count gender diferences. But I think the problem is in the younger ages. I think, womens that are different,a nd want to do something technical, usually acchive it, does that are a little bit stoped by sourranding influences will need more time to achive their dreams. At the end, they all will achive them if they really want.",,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,561,1,6,0.142857143,0.857142857,,8,8,8,TRUE,1,7,0,1,1
565,2014-07-14 10:03:08,2014-07-14 12:41:33,Complete,,,English,,,1405346588_53c3e31ce67d51.81258923,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"There is a need, but since my position makes me a GIS end-user, I haven't had formal training in almost 10 years.",,,,,,,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,12,no,rarely,"GIS Coordinator, yes, not in our department",yes; social after work,n/a,socialize with coworkers,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,planning,,,,,,,other,,,"planning, grant administration",,,1,1,0,1,0,0,,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I would want someone who would match my interests, the way I solve problems, etc.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,"I am more of an end-user, so it's not a  high priority for me.  I have former Master of Urban Planning female classmates who work in GIS.",,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Sometimes I notice it.  Glad to provide a female perspective in/presence to the meeting.,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,2,Architecture job between undergrad and grad school.  First planning job out of grad school was because of my GIS internship.,,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,0,5,5,5,5,5,3,,"graphics, design",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Design,,,,,,,,,"have a hard time saying ""no"", staying organized",,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,project management,,BS Architectural Studies,Planning/Architecture,,Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Planning,Planning,Other,,,Urban GIS,GIS,,,,University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,The internship lead to a full-time position with another community.,14,3,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,"I think GIS is technical enough that the right personality is needed, regardless of gender.  Maybe the female imbalance has more to do with not encouraging females to look into science, technology, and math disciplines in the elementary through high school years.",No,No,,,5,Family at home.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Milwaukee, Wisconsin","Skokie, Illinois",Some ArcView/ArcInfo training in 2005.  State (annual) and national (when in Chicago) planning conferences.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),565,7,12,0.368421053,0.631578947,,1,1,1,TRUE,0,1,0,0,
566,2014-07-14 10:04:15,2014-07-14 10:22:50,Complete,,,English,,,1405346655_53c3e35fbfd6b4.71590086,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,So I can teach new techniques to others,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,33,67,no,yes,sometimes,"yes, I organize gis day",when i have time,creating community,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,other,,,modeling,,,10,10,5,5,1,3,4,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,Women seem to be slightly jaded and hard on other women,,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,memorable but haven't had it happen recently,,,,,,,,,1,Former mentor from long ago helped me get current job,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,3,2,2,2,4,1,1,2,,"programming, being able to teach",,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,hard to pin down exactly what I do,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"communication of ideas, programming",,"stats, natural resources",Math,,natural resources,Environmental Science/Studies,,natural resources,Natural Resources,gisp,,,,,shown it 20 years ago at work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,19,19,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,I think there used to be a bias but much less so.  It was hard for me in the beginning to be taken seriously.  Less now.,Yes,Yes,Doing it all (personal and professional) as a woman is difficult,babysitters help,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,I think people find it difficult that I work from home a lot but I get the job done.  wish I felt more comfortable about this though.  I try not to talk about my work arrangements much with coworkers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Ithaca NY,NJ,ESRI online MAc Urisa,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),566,33,67,0.33,0.67,,10,10,10,TRUE,5,5,1,3,4
567,2014-07-14 10:04:41,2014-07-14 20:10:14,Complete,,,English,,,1405346681_53c3e379ebbf95.98134467,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,8,no,No,Yes,"Yes, NYS GISA conferences, ASPRS",,Networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,Professor,,,4,4,4,,1,,1,5,2,In higher ed - need more female mentors for students. Official or not.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Not generally an issue, benefit of being in my generation.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Small department,,,,,,,,,,,,1,3,3,3,5,5,5,4,3,,Communication,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Inability to say no.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,,,,Unknown,,,,,Remote sensing,GIS - Remote Sensing,,,,,,Discussion with professionals in surveying field as a high school student,,From a GIS professional,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,16,16,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,,Yes,No,,I haven't hit any major road block. But I've worked hard to get here.,Yes,No,"Location, opportunities in region.",,4,Working mother - always a challenge when job requires long hours,,,Family issues can curb prof development,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,"There are men that face similar challenges, though I'd argue it is less common",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,42,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Melbourne, Australia","Syracuse, NY","NYSGISA events (conference and summit), ASPRS national and regional meetings",,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),567,1,8,0.111111111,0.888888889,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,,1,,1
568,2014-07-14 10:17:01,2014-07-14 10:33:33,Complete,,,English,,,1405347421_53c3e65d32f846.33155009,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,HHS,,,programming,,,,,,,,,,25,25,23,2,13,1,14,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,5,2,1,1,1,2,1,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Electronics Engineering,Engineering,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,17,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Atlanta, GA",,,,,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),568,,,,,,25,25,25,TRUE,23,2,13,1,14
569,2014-07-14 10:25:26,2014-07-14 10:39:31,Complete,,,English,,,1405347926_53c3e856d35da6.05958565,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,0.2,0.8,no,Yes,No,Yes,,"Collaboration, Understanding and Relationships",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,Health,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,5,5,5,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,,"Geography, Water Resources",Geography,,GIS,GIS,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Through geography courses in undergraduate work,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,The economy has been rocky throughout my career which has meant a lot of jumping around but it has helped my career in being able to adjust to the environment.,Yes,No,I say it will be a challenge because moving into a managerial role with many others with over 15 years of experience will be difficult and I may have to wait over a decade to move up in the ranks.,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,6,No,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Minnesota,"St. Paul, Minnesota","Esri UC, Esri courses, Minnesota GIS/LIS Conference, HAZUS",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),569,0.2,0.8,0.2,0.8,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,1,,1
572,2014-07-14 10:16:33,2014-07-14 10:53:04,Complete,,,English,,,1405347393_53c3e641cc5ce6.33800863,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,yes,no,no,no,distance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,education,,,,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,12,12,12,,6,,6,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,used to it,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"collaboration, interdisciplinarity",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,keeping up with technology,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,watching out for yourself and your career trajectory,,physics,Physics,,geography,Geography,,geography,Geography,n/a,,,,,on study abroad to switzerland during undergrad,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"in between - until recently, not so hard but in the last couple of years I hit the so-called ""glass ceiling"" and experience increasingly bias and lack of recognition and double standards - I have had to ask and fight for every increment in salary (although happy what I'm paid)",Yes,Yes,I see male colleagues getting promotions and recognitions while I have to struggle for them or do not receive them despite similar or better performance,"I have already tried to reach out to others including women but most people tell me ""you'll land on your feet"" and don't step up - I am seen as a mentor myself to younger women and they see me as very strong but there are still biases and struggles that are clearly gender related",5,"however I don't like this term ""balance"" because it implies separate domains and I try to integrate them instead in a more entrepreneurial way ; also this term seems to be only applied to women",,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,makes me a target but I use it anyway,,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"manhattan, kansas","dallas, texas",n/a,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),572,1,1,0.5,0.5,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,,6,,6
576,2014-07-14 11:02:21,2014-07-14 11:14:19,Complete,,,English,,,1405350141_53c3f0fdccfb36.89462767,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,no,Occasionally,No,N/A,N/A,N/A,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,I have been a member of a female professional group in the past.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,At this time I don't feel the need to meet other GIS professionals of either gender,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It makes me feel that female voices are not being heard.  I tend to be quiet in meetings (no matter the gender ratio).,,,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,2,"I got my current job through a connection at my previous job; he was asked to apply for the position but didn't want to and made the connection for me, since I was a better match.",,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,Male connection,Yes,Many people/women who are doing the kind of work I'm interested are very busy and I would feel like I would be taking up too much of their time in a mentoring relationship.,,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,3,1,0,3,4,4,4,3,1,,Organization and time management,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Working in teams larger than 2-3 is a challenge for me,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,Being able to communicate about their work to non-GIS professionals,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Marine Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,"In my first job after grad school, a colleague was using it and taught me how to use it.",,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,20,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,It's hard to make the case that even though I've taken on many more responsibilities in recent years that my job title should be upgraded.,"Not really available, other than talking to my colleagues within my organization.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,Both men and women should be encouraged and policies should be institutionalized that  enable them to achieve work-family balance.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,The men in my organization also take advantage of them and I don't see any negative consequences for doing so.,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Albuquerque, NM","Atlanta, GA",Mentor for Introduction to GIS for Conservation (1/2/2011 - 1/14/2011) CanVis - Visualization Software (1/19/2011) Census Data Basics/Beyond Census Data Basics/Using Census Data in GIS (1/25/2011 - 1/26/2011) Monitoring our Conservation Work (6/6/2011) American Evaluation Association Summer Evaluation Institute (6/13-15/2011)  Essential Competencies for Evaluation  Design Principles for Dashboards  Enhanced Group Facilitation  Graphic Design for Presentations  Handling Evaluation Data American Evaluation eStudy - Introduction to Evaluation (March 2012) American Evaluation Association eStudy - Automating Dashboards using MS Excel and Word (January 2013),,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),576,50,50,0.5,0.5,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
580,2014-07-14 12:12:41,2014-07-14 12:34:08,Complete,,,English,http://www.linkedin.com/lite/external-redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit%2Ely%2F1iKjLbA&urlHash=LfXZ,http://www.linkedin.com/lite/external-redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit%2Ely%2F1iKjLbA&urlHash=LfXZ,1405354361_53c4017983e058.93262436,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,no,no,"yes, GIS meet ups",,"problem solving, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Planning and Zoning,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Teach other GIS users,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,5,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I don't feel GIS has a gender slant to the same degree as IT. GIS isnt just IT; it also decision making based on the information deducted from the GIS. Its a tool.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,0,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Logistics, strategic planning, ie planning ahead so I can complete high quality projects on time",,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,Strategic thinking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm a Gen X er. I don;t really have the patience to spell everything out to teh new college grads; I wish they were a little more independant. Maybe I'm a little too independant.,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"Get enough GIS training that you are confident in your skills, whatever level that may be.",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,Rural sociology and economic development,Rural sociology and economic development,,,,Classes in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,The internship gave me real world experience an was very important to my undergrad work. It helped me change career paths away from just GIS work into more broad planning work. I found just GIS work to be boring; too much time in a cubicle.,12,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,No,"We need policies that support both men and women. My husband is very willing to stay home with a sick kid, but his boss really dislikes it. THAT has to change.",Yes,Yes,No,No,There is no replacement for being in the office.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Seattle, Washington","Homer, Alaska","too numerous to list. At this point since I have a family, I stick to online courses, and occasional conferences or seminars. I feel that I am able to get all the training I need.",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),580,2,2,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
582,2014-07-14 12:38:03,2014-07-14 14:28:20,Complete,,,English,,,1405355883_53c4076be4d797.28315605,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,11,no,no,yes,"training, planning","I'm the main GIS person here, so I provide training.",To develop the GIS program at my organization,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,public health,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,0,4,"We do not have a ""GIS section"".  I am the only dedicated GIS person in my organization of 95; there are about 5 other people who occasionally use GIS, but they are primarily epidemiologists, not GIS analysts.  In my department of 17, I am the only person who does GIS at all.",,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I focus on getting the job done.  I don't look at sex, rather job skills/knowledge when I seek advice.  I have sought advice from both men and women over the course of my career.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,"If there were female professional groups, I would feel that we would be excluding a valuable source of information.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"It's always good to meet anybody, male or female in GIS because I am usually the sole GIS person on a project.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Thirty years ago, I was occasionally the only woman in the room.  These days, it rarely happens.  I'm fine with it when it does happen. The people around me are very professional.  We are all working for the same goal.  I have GIS skills that they need to do their projects; they have other skills need to do the project (statistics, medical background, etc.).  So we all are needed and contribute to that common goal.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,1,5,4,5,4,5,1,"I have always provided GIS support to projects that were led by and composed of people with non-GIS backgrounds.  From my viewpoint, it is very important to educate the other team members and ""sell"" management on using GIS.","problem solving, educating others about GIS, remote sensing, artistic ability in making ""pretty"" maps",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,"statistics, programming",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Statistics/math,,"Get some programming background.  Learn web development/web mapping.  To improve chances of getting a job consider a degree in a field that uses GIS (public health, planning, forestry, environmental studies, etc.)",,Geological Sciences,Geology,,Geological Sciences,Geology,,,,,,,,,"In school in the early 1980's, I took a geography class called ""Computer Mapping"".  It was not really GIS, but close enough. Later, I saw and learned ArcInfo at work.",,,,Already in related field as GIS technology developed,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,32,28,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,"I'm not sure that I understand the question. Do you mean promotions, more money, moving up the management ladder?  I like doing the technical aspects of the job, so I have never wanted to ""advance"" in my career.  So, I essentially am at the some career level as I have always been.",No,,I plan to retire in 3 years.  I am not planning on any other steps in my career.,,5,"If I have to work a rigid 9-5 schedule, then I am not as efficient with research, writing and other challenging parts of my job.  As an example, on day last week, I had to write on a scientific paper.  I was able to do this at home to avoid distractions.  I wrote some in the morning, experienced fatigue-induced writer's block, was able to take a nap, and then finish the paper by midnight.  If I had to do that at work with distractions and no nap, it probably would have taken me all week to finish.  Notice, this was not about family issues  -- just getting the job done in the most efficient way possible.",,,,,,,,,,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,4,,No,No,No,"Some men do take on their fair share of family responsibilities, so to say that a policy is geared for women, implies that men do not need the same kind of support. Certainly any policies developed should consider all women and all men and their situations.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,I am comfortable doing this because I do a great job.,,White,,,,,,,58,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"ESRI training in Vienna, Virginia","Silver Spring, MD",ESRI training classes (multiple) ASPRS conference ESRI Federal Users Conference,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,,1,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),582,7,11,0.388888889,0.611111111,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
584,2014-07-14 12:51:16,2014-07-14 13:05:44,Complete,,,English,,,1405356676_53c40a84b970f5.77293856,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,yes,yes,yes,sometimes,"I sometimes participate and am always invited. However, often these are right after work and I have family responsibilities which means making a choice.","It is an advantage to participate. They often talk about new research ideas, funding proposals, or just become better friends which allows them to collaborate in a different way.",,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,,OTHER,otherOTHER,,,education,other,,,,,,,,,other,,,faculty,,,6,6,5,1,5,1,6,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I pick mentors based on the skill sets they can provide and not their gender.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I am often the only woman in the room. In terms of the intellectual aspect this is never a problem, but when it comes to understanding the work/life balance it is a problem. The men just don't have the same types of responsibilities a mother of a young child does and often they don't understand the strict schedule I keep to keep my family schedule consistent.",,,,,Self-conscious,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,3,3,3,3,,"collaboration, using spatial and aspatial data and then communicating it to a wide audience, using lots of different software packages to answer a problem",,,,,,,,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Figuring out new software,I tend to do a lot of work for free to help people out with their projects,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,building technical proficiency and advocating for fair salary,,Health,Other,,Epidemiology,Other,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Peace Corps,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,no,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,Flexing my schedule when others don't often characterizes me as someone who doesn't work as hard or who isn't part of the team.,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"State College, PA",,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),584,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,6,6,6,TRUE,5,1,5,1,6
585,2014-07-14 12:51:37,2014-07-14 13:01:14,Complete,,,English,,,1405356697_53c40a99c90a09.59599251,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"Yes, but my company does not provide support for skill updates, I am expected to learn on my own.",,,,,,,,,,Needed - but no company support,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,1,yes,Sometimes,Not often,Not often,I'm often traveling for work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,international development,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Data collection and management,,,2,2,2,0,1,0,1,0,,Not applicable,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I'm more interested in technical skill acquisition where gender doesn't matter,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,The subset of GIS in which I work is very limited.,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I don't have a mentor,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,3,4,3,5,4,2,,Organization,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to general audiences,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,My dad is a GIS professional,,From a GIS professional,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,Introduced me to industry specific knowledge,3,3,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,Difficult more for the economic times in which I was job searching,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,No,No,,,White,Asian,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"St. Paul, MN",Washington DC,,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),585,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,1,0,1
589,2014-07-14 14:10:08,2014-07-14 14:15:43,Complete,,,English,,,1405361408_53c41d00e51c43.93471329,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,10,yes,yes,I dont know,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,University,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,5,3,4,5,5,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,,,,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,23,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Galveston, TX","Miami, FL",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),589,2,10,0.166666667,0.833333333,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
590,2014-07-14 14:17:02,2014-07-14 15:20:12,Complete,,,English,,,1405361822_53c41e9ee1dc24.59349945,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,,no,yes,no,no,do not know about it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,,other,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,0,0,0,0,0,0,,1,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,the experience is the most important thing,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,sometimes lonely and some other specialty or success to be within the field,,,I feel empowered/special,,Self-conscious,,,,4,most were small development projects that has limited time and just need some GIS work,,,,,,,,,Through consulting/contracting,,,,Yes,usually I am the only one who works GIS and others are either IT or the specialized in the core field,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,5,2,1,4,5,5,4,5,2,Cartographic skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Architect,Planning/Architecture,,Urban Development,Planning,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Post graduate institution,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,10,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,No,need to be continuously updated with technology,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,Other:,Egyptian,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Cairo, Egypt","Cairo, Egypt",,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),590,,,,,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
593,2014-07-14 14:35:35,2014-07-14 15:17:13,Complete,,,English,,,1405362935_53c422f739f738.33395513,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,9,no,yes,yes,"yes, when available",Enjoy their company and like networking,Networking and coordination,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,State Clearinghouse,,,,,,administrator,other,,,Coordination Liaison,,,12,12,12,,3,,3,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,"Either way, if it GIS is doesn't have to be gender specific.  I don't feel it makes any difference.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,"Again, don't feel that gender makes a difference.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"No issues, it was fine.",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,I knew someone at this organization before accepting my current position.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,3,4,4,4,5,5,5,,"Project and people management,  coordination",,Project Management,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Communications, app development, IT infrastructure",,Geography & Env Sciences,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,"Started in Env Sciences, that lead to Geography then GIS","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,21,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,I has taken a lot of hard work but I don't feel gender has had any effect positive or negative.,Yes,No,I think the biggest challenges are staying current with GIS technology and software.,Attend free training whenever possible.,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,Increasing the amount of time allowed for maternity leave would be great!,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,I work very hard and flexibility does not mean I am not doing my job.,,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lawrence, KS","Lawrence, KS","When possible, I attend the Annual Esri Conference, Kansas Association of Mappers, local user groups and free training.  I also take advantage of free on-line training.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),593,3,9,0.25,0.75,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,,3,,3
594,2014-07-14 14:51:01,2014-07-14 15:14:09,Complete,,,English,,,1405363861_53c42695d6df70.45990014,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,1,no,No,No,No,No,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Electric co-op,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Utilities,,,,,,,other,other,,Editing,Data entry,,4,4,3,1,2,1,3,0,3,"The women are all techs, the analysts are all men, but there are male techs too.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,Its just more comfortable.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0,0,0,,0,,0,0,,Inter personal,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programing,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Not sure,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Class,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,1,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,"As a young woman I feel that I am percieved as being unlikely to stay in a job, which is probably true.",,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,Yes,No,Men should also have more.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"We have flex hours, so I work four 9hour days and one 4 hour day.",,White,,,,,,,25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Texas a&m college station, texas","Corinth, texas","Have almost completed masters degree, in thesis edits.",,No,Yes,No,No,Yes,,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),594,3,1,0.75,0.25,,4,4,4,TRUE,3,1,2,1,3
595,2014-07-14 14:58:35,2014-07-14 15:16:21,Complete,,,English,,,1405364315_53c4285b7124c0.35864007,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,6,yes,Very rarely.,Not that I know of.,"Sometimes for special occassions, like a returning colleague.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,academia/university,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,,other,,,,,,analysis,,administrator,,,,,,,12,12,8,4,2,1,3,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Gender is less important than their personality and ability to mentor.,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I've known many of these individuals for a long time and so it was is not intimidating or anything.  If it were a situation where I didn't know the other individuals, I may feel uncomfortable.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,0,5,3,4,4,4,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Environmental Studies,Environmental Science/Studies,,Geography: Remote Sensing and GIS,Geography - GIS,,Currently pursuing PhD in Geography: Remote Sensing and GIS,Geography - GIS - Remote Sensing,,,,,,During a senior level course in environmental studies.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,14,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,It was easy until we had a family.  Maintaining a balance between work and family is a huge challenge that most men don't have to deal with on a daily basis.,Yes,Yes,"Pursuing my PhD is my next challenge.  Again, that balance between work, school and home is very difficult.  I think more pressure is  on women to manage the household and perform at work. Given my unique family situation I am unable to find a job in the corporate world where you have set hours.  That is what keeps me in my position.  The men I work for and with have done a great job accommodating my personal situation.  I am grateful.",Not that I know of.,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,,No,No,Yes,Yes,"I always ensure my work is done and if I need to leave early one day, I stay late another day.  And that is what makes me feel okay about taking advantage of the flexibility I have in my current position.",,White,,,,,,,43,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lawrence, KS","Lawrence, KS","Multiple ESRI online courses, ASWM webinars, numerous local and state-level conferences. Coursework in the Geography Dept.",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),595,2,6,0.25,0.75,,12,12,12,TRUE,8,4,2,1,3
596,2014-07-14 15:22:42,2014-07-14 15:38:06,Complete,,,English,,,1405365762_53c42e022753c8.27081667,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,16,yes,y,n,"y, workshops and conferences, meetings",get socialized and updated GIS info,same as above,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,academic,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,2,,2,,2,4,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,social,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,3,3,2,5,3,5,3,,GIS applciations and development,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,breadth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,anything,,geology,Geology,,geography,Geography,,IT,IT,,,,,,work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,10,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,attending conferences and reading papers,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,abroad,"Newport, KY","KYGIS, COSIT, GISCience",,No,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,5,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),596,7,16,0.304347826,0.695652174,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
599,2014-07-14 15:43:02,2014-07-14 16:00:04,Complete,,,English,,,1405366982_53c432c6bca287.99186911,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,10,4,no,no,no,no,no time; unaware of activities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,4,5,"I should clarify, I am the only person doing GIS in my department.",,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,Unsure is they are good or bad and if I want to be involved.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I haven't really looked for a mentor, but there are no obvious mentors available.",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,4,5,5,5,2,,critical thinking and problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I take on too much,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,programming,,mathematics,Math,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't recall where I originally heard about GIS.  It was approx. 13 years ago that I asked for an ArcGIS license and started learning.,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,15,13,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,,I worked hard to get where I am so I wouldn't say it was easy but I also wouldn't say it was difficult.,No,No,,There is no advancement from here only saving for retirement and hoping the State doesn't cut the budget so drastically as to lose my job.,5,It is important to ME to have work-life balance.,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,"I still have to get the work done, but I have flexibility during the workday on the hours I utilize.",,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lawrence, Kansas",The University of Kansas,"ESRI User Conference, Mid-America GIS Consortium",,No,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,599,10,4,0.714285714,0.285714286,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,0,1
600,2014-07-14 17:07:52,2014-07-14 17:29:52,Complete,,,English,,,1405372072_53c446a81ada13.87479753,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,11,no,yes,no,sometimes,,earn trust/respect from coworkers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,land surveying,,,12,12,12,0,1,0,1,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,Powerful. Proud that i've made it in a male-dominated field.,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,5,3,5,5,5,,Technical; boundary analysis; data post-adjustment (GPS data),,,,,,,,,Data representation,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Technical; decision-making; managment,,Science (GIS-Geomatics),GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,Friends at school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,There will always be gender based challenges in a male-dominated world. Women have to earn their respect in this field. Men can be skeptical of women being in a technical field.,Great mentors,5,"Family/personal life keeps a person sane. Without it, work life suffers.",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,4,No,Yes,No,That's gender biased...exactly what we're trying to steer away from!,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi,"Austin, TX",Many survey-related classes; project managment; work ethics,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),600,1,11,0.083333333,0.916666667,,12,12,12,TRUE,12,0,1,0,1
601,2014-07-14 17:15:44,2014-07-14 17:30:07,Complete,,,English,,,1405372544_53c448803d3c15.65587394,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,4,yes,yes,no,yes - company socials,enjoy everyone's company,"have fun, reinforce my status as ""one of the gang"" so that I'm not forgotten about",,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,local government GIS,,,,analysis,,,other,,,tech support,,,24,24,24,0,6,0,6,0,3,"I was the first female hired at my company, and they have made a concerted effort to hire more based on my emphasis. However, we receive no maternity benefits, which is a handicap to attracting the best and brightest in our field",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I want a mentor who can help me make the most of myself professionally, so whoever is most qualified, male or female, is best.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Interesting to learn more about the challenges faced. I'd also like to know what the true ratio of men to women in our field is,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,Male dominated/egos of men annoying,,,Yes,"Most of the time, no big deal, but I can tell that conversation is censored to ""appropriate"" topics that would not offend women.",Used to it,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Just don't have the time to seek one out, and I work for a small company.",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,0,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Project management, data management,",,Project Management,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,web based application development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,technical proficiency in real-world situations,,journalism,Other,,geography,Geography,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,during master's degree course of study,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,13,3.5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,I actually think my gender might help me get a job because companies want the diversity and I am in the minority. The bigger challenge will be breaking into a new market when I don't have networking connections established.,"Wish there were GIS web development bootcamps, since that's the hot job right now.",5,I have two lovely children that I want to see more than on weekends.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,"There are some biological accommodations (maternity leave, access to facilities for using breast pumps) but I think paternity leave should be standard along with maternity leave. Paid is nice, but 6 weeks unpaid should be the minimum standard",Yes,No,,,,,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Columbia, MO","Des Plaines, IL",Several ESRI training courses online,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),601,1,4,0.2,0.8,,24,24,24,TRUE,24,0,6,0,6
602,2014-07-14 17:30:21,2014-07-14 17:54:53,Complete,,,English,,,1405373421_53c44bed602df0.87540567,,,,I agree,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,no,no,NA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,Building/community development,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,0,0,,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,It doesn't matter if they are male or female.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,smart.,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,1,3,5,5,5,5,4,,communication with different professions types,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,communication,,Psychology,Other,,Urban and Regional Planning,Planning,,,,"GIS, GISP, CAPM",GIS,GISP,Project Management,,Grad School.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,Never had a GIS specific internship but all other internships I did do GIS. Internships are a must do.,14,,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,,No,No,I'm the dept. director not sure what my next steps are.,Mentors & contacts.,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,,No,Yes,No,Don't think policies should be written for gender/race/religious/etc factors.,Yes,No,,,no flexible work arrangements.,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Milwaukee, WI","Chicago, IL",I'm required to take 32 CE a year.  Everywhere.,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),602,2,2,0.5,0.5,,0,0,0,TRUE,,,,,
605,2014-07-14 19:57:52,2014-07-14 20:35:52,Complete,,,English,,,1405382272_53c46e80baadd2.57992903,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,7,no,Group lunch,,GIS user monthly meeting,,learn new projects,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,economics and stats,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,1,1,1,0,1,,1,5,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,2,through professor or previous supervisor,,,Through a colleague,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,1,,"self-learning, problem solving",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,get bored easily with same tasks,,,,,,,Bored if not busy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,Unknown,,1,Unknown,,,,,,,,,From a senior student,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,3,3,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,27,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Saskatoon, SK, Canada","Halifax, NS, Canada",,,No,Yes,Yes,No,No,,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),605,3,7,0.3,0.7,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,0,1,,1
607,2014-07-14 21:30:11,2014-07-14 21:56:36,Complete,,,English,,,1405387811_53c484237cdf16.11391611,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,7,no,no,yes,"yes, continuing education",Technical updates and learning about research trends,Longlife learning,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,,OTHER,otherOTHER,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,teaching,,,5,5,2,3,1,1,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Along my career I have had great mentors both male and female.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Primarily for networking.,,,Interested in networking,,,,,,,,Yes,Doesn't make any difference.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,5,5,4,5,5,5,,Management and spatial data quality,,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,QC/QA,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and big data applications,,Geography,Geography,,Planning,Planning,,Geoagraphy and Project Engineering,Geography - Project Engineering,,,,,,Undergraduate course,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,23,23,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,No,Keeping track of tech changes in order to learn and implement new ideas.,knowledge of human resources applicable laws,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Juan,Puerto Rico","San Juan,Puerto Rico",ICA Conference Local ESRI Local Planning Society about GIS FTA GIS in Transportation Public and Private Universities Conferences Webinars,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,1,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),607,1,7,0.125,0.875,,5,5,5,TRUE,2,3,1,1,2
609,2014-07-14 23:49:41,2014-07-15 00:17:56,Complete,,,English,,,1405396181_53c4a4d5c578c4.02154465,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,24,yes,Sometimes,Yes,Both,"I enjoy spending time with the people I work with. I'm also just an intern, and want to get to know as many people as possible",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,large GIS company,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,other,,general GIS,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,30,30,30,,6,,6,1,3,"My boss is a woman, which makes all the difference",,,,,,Positive: there are even female managers,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"Most of my company is very male-dominated, and it's nice to have someone to connect to",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"I wouldn't be against it, but there are enough other women with me because I'm at a very large company",Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Not bad--takes some getting used to but I never felt that my comments were invalidated,Used to it,,,,,,,,1,I had a school connection who referred me to the person I interviewed with for this position,,,,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,0,5,1,3,1,1,0,I'm currently an intern,"Planning, editing",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Writing/editing,,Little programming experience,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Programming, general skills",,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,Geography course,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,n/a,I'm currently in an internship,0.5,0.25,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,I'm early on in my career--GIS is becoming more competitive,"More information, GIS networks",4,For both men and women--most people have a life outside of work,,,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,I think that policies geared specifically toward women perpetuate an idea of the burden of child raising etc falling on women,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,21,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Hanover, NH",USA,College GIS courses,,No,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,Depends on the context of the term,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),609,6,24,0.2,0.8,,30,30,30,TRUE,30,,6,,6
610,2014-07-15 00:20:45,2014-07-15 01:53:33,Complete,,,English,,,1405398045_53c4ac1dcf0485.77363444,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,"GIS methods and software change often, which requires a person to update their skills",,,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,Specific mention: Software,Specific mention: Methods,,,,,,,,,yes,1,7,no,Not often,Yes,Esri User Conference and sessions at AAG meetings,To learn new skills,Networking and staying current,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,human geography related coursework,,,2,2,2,0,1,,1,4,3,I get along with my male colleagues in my department.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"As long as the person is sincere with advice and not arrogant about their GIS abilities, then I don't have a preference.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,,yes,I would like to join a female professional group devoted to GIS or geospatial technology,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,It would be great to share our experiences in terms of teaching or learning new GIS skills,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,A male grad student helped me obtain a GIS internship by talking with his supervisor.,,,,,Through fellow student,Through internship,,,,,,Male connection,Yes,GIS mentors are difficult to find. You will get ridiculed if you ask for help in this profession. I feel most GIS users expect you to solve complex problems with little to no help. Also it is difficult to find a mentor who knows how to prepare you for a GIS career.,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,4,3,0,3,3,4,3,3,4,Technical writing ability- 5,I am approachable and an effective communicator. I acquire data from multiple sources and use it to analyze and solve problems.,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Second guessing myself,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"Take computer science courses - database management, scripting (python and javascript), and learn HTML",,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,As a freshman reading about it in my Human Geography textbook and reading it in the course catalog,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,Internships are helpful if the supervisor knows GIS (there are some cases where organizations have esri site licenses and don't know a thing about GIS) and if a supervisor is willing to answer questions without shaming a student.,16,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,My challenges are not related to GIS.,yes,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Omaha, NE more so in Lincoln, NE","Wayne, NE","Esri education user conference, Geography Faculty Development Alliance, some sessions at the AAG meetings.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),610,1,7,0.125,0.875,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,0,1,,1
611,2014-07-15 00:35:37,2014-07-15 00:54:38,Complete,,,English,,,1405398937_53c4af9994a825.47533540,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,5,no,Yes,No,"Yes, socializing.",I like the people I work with.,"Good, collegial relationships.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,Instruction,,,3,3,1,2,1,1,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with other women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"It's helpful to have a female perspective on the field, the working environment, etc.",,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Earlier in my career, a bit defensive and disgruntled. I'm less sensitive about it now, in part because I now work in a more comfortable situation overall.",,,,,,,,,4,"Got my current position through personal connections, as well as the two prior positions.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,5,0,5,5,5,2,4,4,Instruction.,"Problem solving, instruction and analysis",,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Analysis and problem solving.,,Biology,Biology,,Human Ecology,Environmental Science/Studies,,Natural Resource Policy (in progress),Natural Resource Policy,,,,,,Was sent to a workshop.,,,,,,,,,Conference or seminar,,,,,no,n/a,,23,16,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"Yes and no. I've largely created my own positions and had to work hard to get there, however, I had little competition because GIS is in great demand and there were few pros in my area. I also had special, unique skills for teaching and collaborative decision-making.",Yes,Yes,I'm pursuing a PhD in a department with one female faculty member who is my advisor. It's very challenging to deal with egos and dismissal of our work.,"My advisor, members of my committee, and several colleagues have helped a lot with advice and encouragement.",5,"You are more efficient in the workplace when your home life is settled, and a good working environment makes home life better.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,"I couldn't do the job without these accommodations. I need to care for my son, and he must come first.",,White,,,,,Other:,Mixed bag,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Houston, TX","Machias, ME","So many! AAG, Esri UC, NCGE, Maine GIS User Group, Northeast Arc User Group, Maine Municipal Assoc., and many more.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),611,3,5,0.375,0.625,,3,3,3,TRUE,1,2,1,1,2
614,2014-07-15 07:15:48,2014-07-15 09:23:40,Complete,,,English,,,1405422948_53c50d648fee65.66604376,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"as the technology changes, I must be studying and reading to redefine strategies and new solutions to my clients",,Technology constantly changing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,4,no,yes,yes,yes,It's important to mix up and know the other professionals in the field,Share knowledge and experiences,,,,,Yes - Motive - Meet new people (outside work),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private services provider,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,education,other,other,data visualization,data analysis,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,other,project manager,proposal writing,project integration,6,6,6,0,2,0,2,0,4,"it is not a matter o gender, it's matter of skills",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,as long as my mentor has the professional and mentoring skills,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,not applicable,Yes,Share experiences,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Good,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,4,Al the times that I moved from an organization was through personal connections,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"Not much, at least in my area",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"Problem solving and project design, manager",,Project Management,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"programming, financials",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,web development applications,,,Unknown,,MSc. Biology,Science - Other,,,,,,,,,I studied forest variation ans included GIS and Remote Sensing while doing my Master's degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I was an intern in NASA as part of my studies,23,20,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,Be included in engineering like environments,"GIS discupline is young a formal professional organization helps a lot, URISA is a very good one",5,to feel free to make any decision you have to be balanced,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,No,Yes,No,"to everybody, house and family responsibilities are for men and woman",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Juan, Puerto Rico","San Juan, Puerto Rico","Various Seminars, I prefer URISA's",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),614,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,0,2,0,2
616,2014-07-15 08:08:04,2014-07-15 08:21:12,Complete,,,English,,,1405426084_53c519a454e582.40552936,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,5,no,no,yes,yes,NEFL users group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,County,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,8,8,8,,3,,3,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,3,4,4,3,5,2,,Database Administration,DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Computer Information Systems,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,,Internship,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,20,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,,,,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Jacksonville, FL",St. Augustine FL,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),616,3,5,0.375,0.625,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,,3,,3
617,2014-07-15 08:11:51,2014-07-15 08:42:12,Complete,,,English,,,1405426311_53c51a87114b92.24430258,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,5,no,some do,yes,yes - during work hours or conferences,its good for networking and fun,,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,GIS Dept within Land Management,,,,analysis,,,other,,,Data updating,,,11,11,11,,3,,3,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,I dont think it is necissary to have female only professional groups ---I dont think it is a bad thing.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Sure - I really like GIS and find it to attract interesting people,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It depends on the situation.,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,3,1,3,4,3,4,4,,,My ability to learn new things and retain GIS specific problem solving techniques,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"understanding the core geography, and develop programming skills, data base via IT",,Political Science,Political Science,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,An Internship,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,I think internships are 1 of the most important things a new GIS professional person can do!,12,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,I think it wasnt anymore difficult than any other route.  I worked hard but many of my male collegues worked hard as well.,Yes,No,I think staying current in this ever changing profession is going to be difficult.  I am getting older and the technology continues to change quickly.,I think a good project management training would help me advance.  I think confidence and a desire to manage people is a road block to that advancement.,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,I think it should be geared to both men and women.  I think balance in life and career for everyone would help everyone.,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Milwaukee WI,NE Florida,ESRI Conferences URISA,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),617,3,5,0.375,0.625,,11,11,11,TRUE,11,,3,,3
618,2014-07-15 08:34:03,2014-07-15 08:52:52,Complete,,,English,,,1405427643_53c51fbbd03a62.13043696,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,50,50,no,a little,a little,"yes, all",continuing education,"networking, keeping up to date on developments in the field",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,environmental,,other,other,utility,landrights,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,project management,,,,,2,,1,,1,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"typically I am the only GIS representative in such a situation, so I feel confident.",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,in two instances I obtained jobs due to professional connections that I maintained even after I had left organizations.,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I dream of a mentoring service set up like a dating service. You find a match and communicate!,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,5,5,4,5,4,4,,GIS project management,,Project Management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,javascript,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,web application development,,business administration,Business Related,,,,,,,,,,,,researched graduate programs,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,25,18,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,"it was easy to get in at 25 years of age. However after age 40, age discrimination makes it much more difficult to get a new job.",Yes,Yes,"the challenge is time. I want to complete an associate program in web-based application development. However due to children and the need to work full time, this is difficult.","the field of GIS is constantly changing, especially toward web application development. to be successful in this skill I must first obtain the education, and second acquire a job where I would be immersed in it. Due to family commitments and age discrimination obstacles, this may not be possible.",4,you must have experiences beyond work to remain an interesting person!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,American Indian or Alaska Native,,,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Norman, Oklahoma","Palm Coast, Florida","user groups esri conferences online courses (python, ArcGIS server, html, etc)",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),618,50,50,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
621,2014-07-15 11:17:39,2014-07-15 13:48:56,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,1405437459_53c54613edb1f5.31089143,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,There's always new technology and one must keep reasonably current.,Inherent aspect of technology field,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,2,no,yes,yes,"yes, Mostly various confrences/work groups.  ESRI, Geo Alberta, MISA",Get to learn things and make some connections,usually exposed to new ways of thinking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,GIS team of IT,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,other,,,SQL DBA,,,5,5,4,1,2,0,2,2,4,We pick the best person for the job.  Gender isn't a big factor.  But it generally works out to about a even spilt.,Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I want the best person for me.  Picking based on gender eliminates half the population.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"There aren't many where I'm located.  Being in a technical field, it might be nice.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,this is a misleading question.  I would like to meet other people in GIS/Data.  That includes women.,Already know women,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Like other women should make an effort to be there too.  Most are just as capable as I am, and there's nothing to be scared of, so where are they?",,,,,,,,,0,"I have been sent job ads by people that wanted me to apply, but I'm certain I got the jobs on my own merits.",,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"If I want a business/management mentor, not an issue.  If I want a technical mentor, not so easy.  I'm very skilled and very specialized, and live in a area with small population so it's tough to find someone to guide me.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,3,2,5,4,4,5,4,4,3,Technical - Troubleshooting!!! Technical - Data integration,SQL/Data integration,,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Admitting that I need remedial training in a few areas,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Besides the technical knowledge (SQL is pretty handy) You already have the skills from general life.  Your Resume doesn't have to be only work (or GIS) related, include things from committees or hobbies.  Particularly the ""soft"" skills.",,Computing and Information Systems,Computer Science,,,,,,,,,,,,Got thrown into it as part of my first job,,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,12,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,"I got lucky with my first job.  If I hadn't, I wouldn't be where I am now.",Yes,No,"There is little room for advancement in my organization.  If I want to move up, I'll likely need to change.  Which also means I'll likely need to move to a new city many, many hours away...","Professional organizations, Co-workers, online communities",5,"How can you be productive, if you're stressed out about stuff at home?",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,Men should be EXPECTED to fill family needs the same way women are.,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"My work doesn't have a formal arrangement, but my manager is very accommodating.  If I need to be late or leave early, she's happy to let me do it and work through a lunch or two.",,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Grande Prairie, AB","Grande Prairie, AB",Several ESRI/MSSQL specific ones.  Mostly on Server and data management.  Variety of conferences.,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),621,2,2,0.5,0.5,,5,5,5,TRUE,4,1,2,0,2
622,2014-07-15 11:35:24,2014-07-15 12:07:53,Complete,,,English,,,1405438524_53c54a3c1c2176.25637181,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"Yes, I am a GISP1",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,4,no,no,once a year,once a year,,"networking, commiserating",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,3,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Easier to talk to,,,,,,,,,,Women easier to relate to,Yes,"I am used to it now, don't think about it, but like it when there are other women there too.",,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,0,3,4,5,5,5,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Geography, BA",Geography,,"Geography, MS",Geography,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,Geography classes,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,Yes,,,5,Peace of mind,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,There needs to be more flexibility for both women and men when it comes to taking care of family responsibilities outside of the workplace.,Yes,Yes,,,,,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Alabama,"Tuscaloosa, AL",ERSI online webinars and training modules Statewide Alabama GIS conference (happens once a year),,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,No,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),622,1,4,0.2,0.8,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
624,2014-07-15 11:41:14,2014-07-15 13:22:57,Complete,,,English,,,1405438874_53c54b9adc25a4.22227035,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,"It is constant and hard to keep up with- changes in data formats, software changes, both open source and commercial, desktop and web, and with the increasing types of (mostly) online mapping tools and programs such as GeoCommons, MangoMap, ArcGIS Online.",,,,,,,,,,,"Difficult to do so (too busy, etc.)",,,,,,Specific mention: Web/mobile GIS,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,No,I am the only GIS person in organization.,I participate as I can.,Useful for learning things and connecting with people.,See above. I think overall the GIS culture (in the US) is a 'boys club' but it's changing. It may take longer for salaries to equalize between men and women.,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Other - only GIS person in dept.,,other,higher education (public university),Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,support GIS-related research and teaching,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,,2,"I am speaking for our campus now; for % women at my rank in GIS, maybe 60% men, 40% women.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"All things equal, I'd prefer a female who understands challenges and opportunities in the profession and life particular to women (will he shake your hand upon introduction?, pay and other equality issues, women receiving awards and being invited/able to speak at conferences, receiving scholarships, and other promotions, what it's like to be a mother and working full-time.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,,no,,"I don't have much experience here, or much of an opinion.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Similar reasons as given for mentoring question above, unique issues for women in GIS.",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,That I stood out a bit; I don't think in general people listen as much to women as they do to men and I think men are more liable to volunteer a comment or ask a question.,,,,,Self-conscious,Voiceless,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,I haven't really looked.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,3,2,1,5,4,3,5,5,2,"Ability to teach myself new things, communicate to various academic disciplines, and teach GIS skills to numerous levels of users and from all different areas of study/research.","organization, efficiency, pretty good communicator and instructor, curiousity and interest, well-rounded",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,"assertiveness in showcasing GIS to administrators, showing it off to maintain support levels, would like to know more programming",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,"programming, open source software, databases, problem-solving in general, assertiveness and confidence",,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,Through job in graduate school and via students in same graduate program,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,12,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,In between; I've always worked hard. I feel lucky to have a good job but I also had good credentials and experience.,Yes,No,"Where I work, there is no structure for promotion and being the only one in a GIS position, no opportunities to move up unless I give up GIS. I'm trying to move to a different type of position here, but keep getting derailed and pulled over into the tasks/duties of the place as a whole, which are not GIS-related due to budget and staff shortages, and I think a misunderstanding of the content and value of my work.","Online forums, list servs, friends",5,"It's very important to me as GIS is very intensive work and 40 hrs/week is too much for someone who is also a parent. I wish many jobs would offer schedules for those that want it that are more aligned with kids' school schedules more part-time options, volunrary furloughs, work from home, etc.",,,,,,,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,Flexibility is more important than hours,,,,5,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,,Yes,No,"Somewhat comfortable working from home a bit, but our organization seems to be becoming more corporate in spirit and rigid in implementing new policies.",,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Richmond, VA","Lawrence, KS","Too many to list, a regional GIS conf. every 2 yrs., off and on to the big ESRI conference in San Diego, numerous tutorials/webinars, classes in graduate school and at conferences",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),624,1,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
625,2014-07-15 12:40:26,2014-07-15 13:11:10,Complete,,,English,,,1405442426_53c5597a5b3922.41075009,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,2,no,sometimes,yes,yes,networking,knowing people and their projects,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,,other,,State GIS Clearinghouse,,,programming,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,,3,,3,3,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I just want good information, doesn't matter the gender.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,no,no,no,"I don't have an opinion about what gender I interact with, I just like to get my job done well regardless.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,I like GIS regardless of gender dynamics.,,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I don't recall feeling anything, we got the job done.",Used to it,,,,,,,,1,"I met one of my online MGIS professors at the Esri DevSummit, and he later offered me a job as a programming course grader.",,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,1,5,5,4,5,5,5,4,,"System analysis, programming, GIS technical support",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Cartography,,,,,,,,Cartographic design,,,,,,,,,,,,Knowing and completely understanding GIS technology,,"2, BA's in Political Science and International Studies",Political Science,International/Public Affairs/Studies,"1, MGIS",GIS,,,,,,,,,"I started working at the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency as an office assistant during undergrad, then they offered me a full time GIS position when I graduated. I had no idea what GIS was, but I needed a full time job. Got in the position, learned GIS, everything made sense (as opposed to politics), and I loved it!",,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,no,n/a,,8,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,"It's been challenging at times, but I really like the challenge of learning new concepts and applying them to my work. I wouldn't call it difficult because I enjoy it.",Yes,No,"GIS has such a huge scope now, it's going to be challenging to pick which direction to specialize in. That's totally separate from gender though. Earlier in my career, I unnecessarily felt the need to prove my technical skills more since I am female. In my experience though, GIS professionals just want the right answers regardless of gender, but I didn't know that when I first started.",Any challenges I've faced in the past were due to me not wanting to ask people questions. I've found that the GIS community is generally extremely helpful and answers are only a phone call or email away.,5,Life is more than work!,,,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,No,No,"In my experiences and observations, the men and women I know share in work and family responsibilities fairly equally. Giving preference to women isn't fair to men in those situations. Policies enhancing general work-family balance are good, but they shouldn't be directed towards women. That idea only reinforces gender-specific stereotypes that women do primary family care which isn't true anymore. I know a fair number of single fathers and families where the dad works closer to the kids.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"They know I have priorities outside of work, but I still want to get my job done. Besides, I can write a lot more code from my couch than sitting at my desk with office distractions.",,White,,,,,,,30,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Lincoln, NE","Lawrence, KS","Esri DevSummit, programming courses, obtained my MGIS from Penn State",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,"I don't really care. At the end of the day, the data or piece of code I worked on doesn't care if I was a man or woman, it just has to be accurate and work.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),625,3,2,0.6,0.4,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,3,,3
629,2014-07-15 16:41:54,2014-07-15 17:19:13,Complete,,,English,,,1405456914_53c59212d37bb8.27622393,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"GIS software changes constantly with changes in technology, so it's a necessity to learn the new skills.",,Technology constantly changing,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,5,3,not applicable,no,yes,"yes, biannual NMGIC meetings; vendor based seminars; conferences",Meet new contacts & learn the latest technology,Sharing of experiences in GIS is the greatest benefit,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Utilities,,,programming,analysis,,administrator,other,other,,Supervisor,Website developer,,8,8,8,,5,,5,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,My focus would be on learning more efficient skills or techniques by the most qualified person.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I am part of a women's organization for utilities, but it's not GIS specific. That is enjoyable and I find it important to emphasize to young women the potential of a GIS career.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,I meet quite a few women in GIS through my local GIS connections & through conferences.,Already know women,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It can be frustrating, but I believe it's a combination of the lack of understanding of what GIS can provide along with being the only woman trying to provide technical insight.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,"I have been hired for various jobs, in various states, without having a personal connection to the hiring managers.",,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,"Since I'm the Supervisor for the GIS Team, as well as many other roles, all of these are high priorities for me to accomplish my goals.",Ability to figure out new software & techniques with little or no guidance. Developing tools for my team & internal customers to reach their goals.,,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Figuring out new software,Finding the time to truely implement & follow up on all the GIS tools provided to our internal customers.,,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Analysis, Modeling, & GIS websites. Focus on the data that is available (or could be available) for analysis utilizing the GIS data, then ask how it can be best used. GIS Websites are fun & can be easily used by the consumer, if the story is correctly displayed.",,,Unknown,,Geography,Geography,,,,GISP,GISP,,,,Undergrad taking environmental classes,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,Gave me the connection/interest for continuing to Graduate school.,17,17,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,"I think women have an inherent need to do whatever needs to be done, even if it something out of her task zone. This can misinterpretted forcing her to continue to do a mininal task. Women need to make sure not to fall into this role, no matter the career.",Yes,No,"GIS is often still considered a minimal perk to many. The battle is more exposure of GIS to those in your business. Once it becomes a necessity for your customers, next steps will come more naturally. Most organizations limit GIS growth to minimal heights of success. Until that is restructured, the next steps are more difficult to reach.","GIS is gradually gaining a foothold in many industries. Until it's relavent to the commoner, there is little more than self-promotion in one's organization. I just continually find ways to incorporate GIS into our daily processes, making it an invaluable resourse to all.",4,"Having a job is important, of course, but one still needs time to decompress. Otherwise it will only lead being a less productive employee.",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"Unfortunately, I think this would take us backward in equality. Has to fair across the board.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I often have to work from home in the evening on database issues, if this occurs (& my workload is not effected) I will leave early or come in late on another day.",,White,,,,,,,44,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Boone, NC","Albuquerque, NM",GIS Leadership Academy SDE database administration SQL Administration EGUG ESRI International Users Conference WEI NMGIC (various webinars),,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),629,5,3,0.625,0.375,,8,8,8,TRUE,8,,5,,5
633,2014-07-15 20:46:55,2014-07-15 21:05:05,Complete,,,English,,,1405471615_53c5cb7fc95404.05036611,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,9,16,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,software,,,,analysis,,,other,,,support,,,25,25,25,0,9,0,9,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,2,"Professors who vouched for me, provided references.",,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,1,5,5,5,3,5,1,Customer service/people skills,"ArcGIS Online, Mobile applications, ArcPad, General ArcGIS Desktop",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Python/Programming, Server",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Servers,,,,"Python, python, Python...coding and programming",,Anthropology,Anthropology,,"Archaeology, GIS (2 degrees)",GIS,Other,,,,,,,,While working as an archaeologist,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,20,5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,No,No,No flexible work arrangements offered.,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,multiple,"Redlands, CA",,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),633,9,16,0.36,0.64,,25,25,25,TRUE,25,0,9,0,9
638,2014-07-16 04:04:50,2014-07-16 04:23:53,Complete,,,English,,,1405497890_53c632224faf41.76500188,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,8,12,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,student,OTHER,otherOTHER,,,education,,,,,,programming,,,,,,,,,,2,2,1,1,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,GIS MAP,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,GIS statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Statistics/math,,,,,Unknown,,Agriclutrue,Other,,,,,,,,,GIS training,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,,2,1,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,,No,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,,Asian,,,,,,,,,,,,Lanzhou,Beijing,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),638,8,12,0.4,0.6,,2,2,2,TRUE,1,1,1,,1
639,2014-07-16 06:08:13,2014-07-16 06:15:21,Complete,,,English,,,1405505293_53c64f0da1b308.80511897,,,,I agree,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,1,6,yes,no,no,no,none locally,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,federal,,,federal,,,,other,,military,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,simulations,,,5,5,5,,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,1,4,5,3,5,1,,"data mining, QA/QC",,,,,,,,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,QC/QA,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,geography,Geography,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,15,5,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,networking,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Norfolk, VA","Suffolk, VA",VBS2,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),639,1,6,0.142857143,0.857142857,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,1,,1
640,2014-07-16 09:53:53,2014-07-16 10:04:54,Complete,,,English,,,1405518832_53c683f0ea5d03.92795364,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,4,yes,Sometimes,Yes,Some,"Child at home, typically don't","Corporate sanctioned events I make a point to go to.  Beneficial to be seen, and participate in activities with other leaders ""men""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,Commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Professional Services,,,,,,,other,,,GIS Project Management,,,75,75,74,1,10,1,11,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would rather pick the mentor with the best skills who can train me.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,Always good to make connections with other like minded women in the industry,,,Interested in networking,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Fine, I'm confident in my ability.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,Haven't looked for a job in many years.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Not many in Project Management for GIS,,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,4,4,5,5,5,Communication - 5,"Organization, people skills, emotional intelligence",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"GIS specific up to date software knowledge skills, I am not as operational as I once was.",,,,,,,,,,,Staying current with GIS updates,,,,,,,,,"Cloud implementations, big data, FISMA, Emotional intelligence, leadership",,Geology,Geology,,Management,Business Related or MBA,,,,Project Management,Project Management,,,,Interview,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,17,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,"Mainly male dominated management structure, it is difficult for them to always understand and acknowledge the strengths a woman has and know how to best utilize these.",Yes,Yes,"Sure, it's hard for some men to follow female leadership. We have to work harder for the same steps that a man would take.",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,No,Yes,Yes,"Now that I have a child, he comes first, job second. Period.",,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Baltimore, MD","Vienna, VA","Esri International User Conference, Esri Federal User Conference.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,“woman in GIS”,640,1,4,0.2,0.8,,75,75,75,TRUE,74,1,10,1,11
641,2014-07-16 10:30:03,2014-07-16 10:58:03,Complete,,,English,,,1405521003_53c68c6bd7c814.79104755,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,8,no,no,no,no,not that social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,support non or semi GIS staff,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I work in a very non sexist organization.,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,,"attention to detail, compassion for needs of others, long-time experience with GIS software and at my division.",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,"Not that social, not much programming expertise.",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"technical expertise, teamwork",,general,Unknown,,,,,,,,,,,,While taking drafting courses at a Community College.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,At the time (1990) there were no GIS courses where I live - I was trained on the job.,23,22,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,Somewhere in between.,,No,I am not planning a next step - I am now thinking of retirement!,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,No,No,Yes,,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander,,Other:,light brown,64,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,Olympia Washington,Olympia Washington,ESRI instructor led training ESRI on-line training Training sessions put on in our workplace by non-ESRI Books Mentoring Professional E-mail lists,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,"I live in a very liberl town, and work at a very liberal and progressive (and very politically correct) state agency - I don't run into much bias against women. I've lived long enough to feel that we are coming in to the time of post feminism, racism, etc., and that many of the issues you may be querying about in your survey, don't apply so much any more - at least in my world! I also feel a lot of pride in women's accomplishments, and in women in general - so - I like seeing women singled out, or generalized, for thier acomplishments and successes! (Maybe I'm a female chauvinist? :)",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),641,3,8,0.272727273,0.727272727,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
643,2014-07-16 12:37:32,2014-07-16 13:00:33,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405528652_53c6aa4caa1e03.40355389,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,Yes,Yes,Yes; local user group meetings and social events,I feel they are valuable networking experiences. I am able to share knowledge and experiences. I also enjoy the social interaction with people who work in the same field.,knowledge and experience sharing; networking; it is fun,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,mapping,,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,,,manager,,,5,5,5,0,0,0,,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"share experiences, knowledge",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,ambivalent,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,,analytical,,,,,Reasoning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,lack of willingness to take risk,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications/speaking/self confidence,,,,,,,programming - demand continues to grow,,Earth Sciences,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,,,,,,In college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,15,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,No,"It was easy for me to get into the field (mostly because of timing and lucky circumstances), but it is difficult to remain in the field (especially as a woman) due to the increasing demand for time spent on the job vs. personal time. Those who have more balance between work and life in my company tend to be the first to be let go during lean times. This is very stressful when you have children.",Yes,Yes,"I see the only real challenge to be the increased pressure to devote more time to the job as the ladder is climbed, leaving less time for my family and for myself.",Work-life balance is the big challenge.,5,"The more in balance the two are, the more efficient one will work. I feel that when we work longer hours, yes, we get more done, but not at the same rate...efficiency declines.",,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,"I am all for voluntary policies, but not compulsory (required by law), unless they do not discriminate based on sex, race, etc.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"I feel comfortable, but I am very careful not to give the appearance of taking advantage.",,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Charlotte, NC","Charlotte, NC","SERUG, International User Conference, SCARC, Python, Advanced Analysis",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),643,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,0,0,0,
644,2014-07-16 13:04:21,2014-07-16 13:24:21,Complete,,,English,https://www.linkedin.com/,https://www.linkedin.com/,1405530261_53c6b0955ddc32.19706594,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,0,not applicable,no,yes,no,family,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,for profit,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,engineering,,,,,cartography,administrator,other,other,,enterprise data mgmt,gis/data needs assessments,,2,2,2,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I would prefer a mentor with current, real-life experience across a broad market. Not just GIS experience gleaned a decade ago in local gov or environmental gis only. Seems to be a lot of 'county-gis centric' stasis. Parcel data.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"As long as the men were smart it wasn't an issue. In old-school rooms where the men were limited or dull, then 'Mad Men' stereotypes abound and I don't have much use for the time waste.",,,,,,,,Male banter,0,"Never obtained a job, but certainly my personal connections have contributed to an employer receiving 'inside information' about me as a candidate.",,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,Yes,"I don't find older women, who have similar experience in the GIS/IT fields, and also who have the business drive to include PMP and Business Analysis in their portfolio.",,,,,,,,No senior female GIS people,,,,4,,,3,5,5,5,5,5,,"Observation and analysis of business needs, planning the solution roadmap.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Executing the roadmap.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Business analysis (know how to code switch between lay persons business problem and a spatial solution implementation), The external influences on GIS evolution - software, BYOD, cloud, market constraints, tech capabilities.",,English Writing,Other,,Geography (GIS),Geography - GIS,,,,,,,,,I was a field archaeology technician for KCI and their CAD guy used a bit of GIS for site mapping. I took that little bit of info and explored it on my own from there.,,,,,Working in a related field,,,,,,,,,yes,no,It gave me a real-life project for my resume which was useful up to 10 years later.,10,8,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,,"I woldn't use easy/hard to characterize, but what it certainly wasn't, was Direct. It was convoluted, but I can't imagine being in a school to paycheck career path like for example, a surgeon's career path. A Dr. has schooling, residency, career all kind of feeding into the next step. GIS has no infrastructure like that, but also is not codified with standard certified classification levels.",,,"Unclear question. I can't imagine any career step as not having challenges. Who would say, no matter their career, 'No, there are no challenges ahead. I just have to show up and pick up my new set of keys.'","user groups, networking groups, google.",5,Because it's my life.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,Yes,"While my husband is full time father at home with no outside job, I use a breast pump 3x a day at the office for our infant's milk. He doesn't need that breastfeeding/breastpumping policy - I do.",Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,41,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Indiana PA (at IUP),Lewisburg PA,"I got my PMP certification. I take many webinars each year to keep up my PDU's. I also take many web GIS training sessions on ESRI's training catalog. Plus PAGIS, ESRI MUG and ESRI UC.",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,1,5,"a woman engineer is called an engineer. a woman doctor is called a doctor. there can be a Women in GIS networking group, but as a professional identity across the group I am a GIS professional (small P, since my GISP hasn't come through yet).",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),644,1,0,1,0,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
645,2014-07-16 13:27:55,2014-07-16 13:47:23,Complete,,,English,,,1405531675_53c6b61b169814.10841743,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,6,yes,Occasionally,Some,"Part of that boys club mentality, the guys got the ESRI conference this year",see above,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Natural and cultural resources,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,9,9,9,,3,,3,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I think it's more a personality than gender thing,,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,I mean I guess it wouldn't hurt,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,"Just good experience, talk about stuff",,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Didn't think that much about it,Used to it,,,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Tough finding that balance of knowledge but who still respects you,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,0,5,1,3,3,3,1,,aerial interpretation and fine detail work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Remote sensing,,Attention to detail,,,,,,"web publishing, programming",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Humanities,Other,,GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,Pima Community College,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,16,4,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,,I probably need to keep up with things more with the ESRI classes or something,5,A balance can make a better worker and a better person,,,,,,,Balance helps you be a better worker,,,,,,,6,4,Yes,Yes,No,I don't think any policy should be geared towards a gender,No,Yes,Yes,No,I would have gone with sometimes.  I use them sometimes but I get shit about it.,,White,,,,,,,45,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,"Tucson, AZ","Tucson, AZ",,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,No,3,3,"I can see where it could be a good thing, a bonding thing of sorts, but I can also see it separating women.  It would probably depend on the environment in which it was used.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),645,3,6,0.333333333,0.666666667,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,3,,3
648,2014-07-16 17:47:53,2014-07-16 18:01:52,Complete,,,English,,,1405547273_53c6f3096341c8.61279981,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"I would say that it is not required of me from my boss, but of course I am continuously learning and growing as a GIS professional and love learning new applications and software",,,,,,,"Not required, but do it for personal benefit",,,,,,,,Specific mention: Software,,,,,,,,,,no,2,12,yes,sometimes,yes,"yes, I am heavily involved with SoCal URISA and CGIA",I am a board member and conference planner for some organizations,It is great networking and fun,Yes - Motive - Networking,Yes - Motive - Fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Engineering & Survey,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,other,Survey,transmission engineering,,,,cartography,,other,other,other,Drafting,Design,Database Management,3,3,3,,2,,2,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"I don't think that a persons sex should make a difference, experience can be learned from anyone who is willing to teach",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Sometimes a little intimidated,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,3,2,5,5,5,5,5,3,,ability to learn new software and immplement it into our processes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Figuring out new software,"web mapping, developing",,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,developing and web development,,,,,,,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,Through my company,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,yes,yes,Well I did my internship at my employer so I already was working as a gis tech when I went through the intern program for college credit,12,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"In some ways,  as a mother of 3 I have had to take some steps back in my career as I have children and have other priorities, I feel that the choices I make are best for me and my family but not always best for my career",,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,"I guess I am not sure that ""policies "" are the answer, I think having a flexibility to adapt to family needs is most important.",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,38,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Diego, cA","San Diego, CA","URISA Leadership Acadaemy ESRI Virtual Campus Course FREE WEBINARS are available from many vendors workshops, conferences",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),648,2,12,0.142857143,0.857142857,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,2,,2
650,2014-07-16 17:57:06,2014-07-16 19:31:50,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,1405547826_53c6f532ab9cd5.45051256,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,13,yes,Y,Y,Y both,Enjoyable,Brings us together,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,ESRI,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,,,,,,,,,administrator,,,,,,,24,24,24,,6,,6,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,As long as they know what they are doing and can teach I am fine.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,To get their feel and thought on in this field. When I first came on board there was less than 1% women in this field. It has grown since then.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,It never bothered me.,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,Wanting to move from dept. to dept. networking my way to the wanted position.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,1,5,,Organization!,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Change,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Knowledge of GIS in her background , willingness to be very flexible.",,,Unknown,,Business,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,Started working as a temp at ESRI and went off from there. Worked in many different departments learning GIS.,,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,ESRI,,,n/a,n/a,,35,16,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Older female now out trying to still climb that professional latter.,,5,Women should be able to have families and earn a pay check as well. To balance without long hours at the office and sacrifice family.,,,,,,,,,,,"Women have it harder, particularly those w kids",,,6,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,No,"The comments of ""we really need you"" or the constant phone calls from the office. I might as well be there",Black or African American,,,,,,,,52,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Redlands, CA","Atlanta, GA",PUG All ESRI USER CONF.  THIRD PARTY USER CONF.  TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR 3rd Party GIS planning meeting,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,2,5,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),650,3,13,0.1875,0.8125,,24,24,24,TRUE,24,,6,,6
652,2014-07-16 18:10:49,2014-07-16 18:31:12,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,1405548649_53c6f8693d6009.70938578,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,8,yes,y,n,n,have to get home to kids and family,y,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,other,private commercial,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,engineering,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,project management,,,3,3,3,,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"Have had both, and learn different things from esch.",Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,1,First job from college came from professor sending around my resume.,,,,Through a professor,,,,,,,,,Yes,Hard to find people to really click with where it is beneficial to both of us to be mentor and protege.,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,2,5,5,5,5,5,5,"Also quality control, training others and public speaking.","public speaking, organization and project management with many topics.",,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and hard science.,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"comunication, writing, time management, being able to work as w I th any team member, don't cone in with a chip on your shoulder.",,geology and anthropology,Geology,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,First internship.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,Got to learn how to run the esri software for real!,25,25,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Required much moving around and moving jobs to get a promotion,Yes,Yes,Keeping up with new technology and trends gets more difficult.,,4,I share family duties with my husband so we are a team.,,,,,,,,Balance should be for men and women,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,No,Whomever wants to stay with the family should be able to.  Not gender specific just who feels they want the job!,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,50,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,ohio,arizona,,,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),652,1,8,0.111111111,0.888888889,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,,1
653,2014-07-16 18:36:56,2014-07-16 18:54:51,Complete,,,English,,,1405550216_53c6fe883aefb0.70218734,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,7,29,no,Not really,Yes,No,Busy with family outside of work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,transportation,,,,,,,,,,cartography,,,,,,,,7,7,7,0,4,,4,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I felt fine/normal,Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,0,5,5,4,5,5,5,,"Cartography, data interoperability, data organization",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,Data representation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Customization/programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Business skills, soft skills",,Business/IT,Business Related,,Geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,Through an undergraduate technology class,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,11,11,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,Yes,No,,"Availability is the biggest roadblock - the higher up you move, the less positions there are and the tougher the competition",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Because they are my right! They are there to be taken advantage of and used!,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Fort Collins, CO","Tallahassee, FL","Local user groups, formalized software training",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),653,7,29,0.194444444,0.805555556,,7,7,7,TRUE,7,0,4,,4
654,2014-07-16 18:37:06,2014-07-16 19:09:46,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,1405550226_53c6fe92bfbcd1.99379945,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,Professional development is supported by my direct supervisor but availability is very much management dependant.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,10,yes,Yes,No,Yes - lunch and learns,"To meet, coordinate with other GIS folks",See a variety of GIS applications within the disipline.,,,,Yes - Motive - Community (GIS Specific),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Consulting,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,,,other,other,Oil & Gas,Civil engineering,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,10,10,9,1,2,1,3,0,4,"Personally, I work better with men, who tend to be more straightforward to work with. On the other hand, it is important to include women in the disipline.",,Prefer to work with men,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,"Again, because I find men more strAightforward to work with.",,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,Follow online female career groups but they are limited and events are unusual outside major e Cities.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,Indifferent,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Sometimes I don't notice.  Other times I am made to feel excluded by sexist comments or male collegues changing the way they act/speek in the presence of female company.,,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,Male banter,1,Summer technical position through my father in law's connections.,Through a family member,,,,,Through internship,,,,,,,Yes,"As I progress in my career, it's a matter of finding a GIS person with advanced knowledge.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,5,5,5,5,1,5,,"GIS, detailed oriented, organized.",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,Attention to detail,,,,,,Not always thinking out of the box.  Frustration with others' incompetence.,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"Learning the basics, learning to ask questions and learn.",,Environmental Science - Physical Geography,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,Advanced Diploma in GIS,GIS,,,,Took a course in university and then had exposure through summer paid internship with Geological Survey of Canada.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,13,13,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,,Not GIS specific but the challenge of balancing family and keeping ahead in my career is incredibly difficult.,Yes,Yes,"Don't have the time or the will to dedicate to get ahead, at the expense of family commitments.",It seems like the issue of work life balance still being a woman's problem will never change.,5,Because no matter what my family is most important to me but I'm still a very driven personality.,,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,"Still get comments aaa out not being in the office for a given period of the day, even if I've worked overtime or off hours to make up time.",,White,,,,,,,39,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Vancouver, BC","Edmonton, AB",ESRI UC,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),654,3,10,0.230769231,0.769230769,,10,10,10,TRUE,9,1,2,1,3
658,2014-07-17 02:49:52,2014-07-17 03:02:30,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,1405579792_53c7721007c8b7.60546433,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,0,no,No,Yes,"Happy hour, user groups",As time allows for social contact and networking,"Learn new things, learn who knows what so I know who to ask if I need help on a project",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,"Public safety, fire",,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,1,1,1,,1,,1,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4,2,4,4,4,4,4,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Communications,Other,,,,,,,,,,,,Project at work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,,,20,4,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,46,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Austin Texas,Austin texas,,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),658,4,0,1,0,,1,1,1,TRUE,1,,1,,1
660,2014-07-17 10:08:21,2014-07-17 10:19:10,Complete,,,English,,,1405606101_53c7d8d5929732.38558656,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,4,no,no,no,GISMO,scheduling,"training, networking",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,other,private,Private,otherPrivate,transportation,environmental,,other,other,engineering,planning,,programming,analysis,cartography,,other,,,data manager,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It can be an asset to be a little bit different,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,2,"Alumni network, colelagues",,,Through a colleague,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,4,4,4,4,3,,problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,management,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,programming,,biology,Biology,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,college engineering,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,17,17,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,Yes,,No,No,,,4,burnout,,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,reinforces stereotypes and imbalances,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,"more productive, win-win",,White,,,,,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,swarthmore PA,ny ny,"esri online and in-person training, local conferences",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),660,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
664,2014-07-17 12:40:24,2014-07-17 13:10:24,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405615224_53c7fc781ae7e7.35780024,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,i do this on my own through courses and tutorials,,,,,,,,Relying on web-based learning opportunities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,1,not applicable,no,yes,meet-ups,everyone has to,"being up to date, getting new contacts",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,private company,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,publishing house,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,project management,,,4,4,4,0,3,0,3,3,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,i have had both when i started working after graduating and both were very skilled and eager to share their knowledge and experience with me.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,it is always interesting to meet other women in gis and exchange experience,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,i don't have the right contacts who can or want really help me.,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,4,0,5,5,4,5,4,2,,cartography,,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,software development,,,,,Software application development,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"analysis issues, project management",,,Unknown,,cartography and gis,GIS,,,,,,,,,in high school,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,"i got a full-time position in gis after completing the internship, but in an other company than the internship took place.",7,7,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,,,3,i dont know.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,Yes,No,Yes,i dont need them.,,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"vienna, austria, europe","vienna, austria, europe","agit and gi forum in salzburg, austria several times, esri uc 2005 in san diego, ca",,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),664,3,1,0.75,0.25,,4,4,4,TRUE,4,0,3,0,3
665,2014-07-17 12:46:30,2014-07-17 12:53:19,Complete,,,English,,,1405615590_53c7fde6744850.85314163,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,3,not applicable,no,yes,some,time,learning/network,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Time constraints,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,property tax,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,3,,3,2,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It does not bother me,Used to it,,,,,,,,2,People I know recommend me for positions,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,3,2,5,5,4,5,5,,database management,DBA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,GIS,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,,,Computer Integrated Manufacturing,Computer Science,,MBA,Business Related or MBA,,,,,,,,,When I came to the county was very important,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,no,n/a,,18,6,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,,No,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,No,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Indianapolis, IN","Indianapolis, IN",,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),665,3,3,0.5,0.5,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,3,,3
666,2014-07-17 12:51:05,2014-07-17 13:09:10,Complete,,,English,,,1405615865_53c7fef9135d52.80117604,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,10,40,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,university,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,environmental,education,,,,,,,analysis,,,other,,,trainer,,,6,6,6,,1,,1,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"experience, personality, and knowledge more important than gender",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,I generally prefer not to segregate by gender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,collaboration,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I've been in IT and agriculture a long time, so used to it. at least no line at restroom!",Used to it,,,,,,I am in a male-dominated field,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"at job 27 years, never had a mentor",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,,4,3,4,4,4,4,,"training, climate analysis using GIS",,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,Training/Team development/Teaching,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,,Agronomy,Other,,Horticulture; Instructional Technology,Other,,Horticulture & Forestry,Horticulture & Forestry,,,,,,free training by ESRI back in 1988,,,,,,,,,,,ESRI,,,no,n/a,,35,26,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"trying to make full professor, but difficult due to gender and age",general daily challenges; should have learned to be more confident and demanding along the way,5,need balance to do both well,,Everyone wants work-life balance,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,lots of folks take advantage,,White,,,,,,,59,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,Knoxville TN,Knoxville TN,annual ESRI Users conferences and workshops annual EdUC conferences and workshops  T3G workshop National Weather Service training teacher training IT training,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),666,10,40,0.2,0.8,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,1,,1
667,2014-07-17 17:33:17,2014-07-17 17:46:19,Complete,,,English,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,http://t.co/hqnNjDvWcq,1405632797_53c8411d4806b3.49659572,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,5,yes,yes,yes,"yes, PUG",networking,yes,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,,Petroleum,,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,2,2,2,,2,,2,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer to network with men.,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,4,In my industry it is all about networking and personal connections.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,2,4,2,5,5,3,3,,,"software application, teamwork, and geospatial knowledge",,,,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Figuring out new software,planning and organizing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"teamwork, communication, critical thinking",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,work,,,,,,,On the job,,,,,,,n/a,n/a,,32,14,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,I'm outspoken so it was easy enough for me to verbal communicate what I want.,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,No,,,White,,,,,,,53,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,"Oklahoma City, OK","Oklahoma City, OK","ESRI online courses, and ESRI classroom",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,,667,2,5,0.285714286,0.714285714,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,2,,2
668,2014-07-17 18:57:02,2014-07-17 20:08:54,Complete,,,English,,,1405637822_53c854be2bdef8.54118024,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,11,yes,Sometimes,Rarely,Some of each,To build camaraderie and to network,"Resources for me to reach out to, visibility of me, my team, GIS technology",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,Private consulting firm,Private,otherPrivate,,environmental,,other,,Engineering,,,,analysis,cartography,,other,other,,Data management,Marketing,,4,4,3,1,2,,2,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,"She would have specific advice on managing/interacting the male-dominated top of our company, the male-dominated clients, as well as advice on life/family-career balance.",,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,,"It's not very active, but the (very few) senior women in my company started a women's STEM group that is valuable. I am considering joining other specific groups (women in GIS, women in science & engineering, etc.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"For reasons similar to wanting a female mentor: comparing experiences, trading tips & tricks.",,,,Looking for career advice/meet women leaders,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,Yes,"Simultaneously proud and uncomfortable. Besides being the only woman, I am also often the only GIS professional. I'm Glad to provide a unique viewpoint, sad my company isn't more diverse, often wonder how many men dismiss my thoughts/comments/viewpoint out of hand based solely on my gender.",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,1,"As a high school student, I found a student position at my father's office because he let me know the position existed. It wasn't his department and he was not part of the hiring decision, but I'm sure he was part of the reason I got that job. Similarly, my first job in college (student assistant in a different agency) I only learned of the position by my mother letting me know a position was available (in a place her friend worked). My hiring in that position was likely not influenced by that tenuous connection at all, beyond the knowledge of the open position.",Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"No one in my company knows as much about GIS as I do. There isn't anyone to mentor me in my discipline. Until a year or two ago, there were also no women in my office in higher positions than me. No Female to talk to or observe in a position of leadership.",,No one else who does GIS,,,,,,No senior female GIS people,,,,5,4,1,5,5,4,5,4,3,,"Complex cartographic design, spatial suitability analysis, the ability to speak ""engineer"" or ""geologist"" and non-GIS",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,,,,,Spatial analysis,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,,"I don't program/code or know any python, I don't have any marketing experience or project management experience",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,"Learn all the ways the technology can be applied (not that you have to be able to do them all, but that you know they can be done), learn to explain those in GIS and Non-GIS terms. Learn python. Know that your thoughts & views are valuable even if you're the only woman in the room.",,Geology,Geology,,GIS,GIS,,,,GIS,GIS,,,,"That first job, while still in high school, turned out to be data entry and GIS.",,,,,,,,Via an entry level job,,,,,,n/a,n/a,"I had student positions, that we're similar to internships but we're not actually internships.",9,9,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,,"Technically, no. Professionally, yes and I'm still struggling.",Yes,Yes,GIS isn't easily recognized as a valid science by most of the engineers I work with. Women in management are few and far between. To be the GIS manager or GIO I think my company needs will be a huge challenge for me.,Now there are a few more women in management than there were when I started. And there is the effort I mentioned to create/maintain a STEM women's group within my company. Those things will help.,5,"I'm not the kind of person to want to only work all the time and nothing more. I need time for my hobbies, taking care of my self, spending time with my parents as they age, my in-laws as they age, time to start my own family. 40 hours of my week is more than enough of my time to give to my job. I don't mind working a little overtime on specific (short term) projects, but my time outside of work is at least equally, if not more, valuable to me.",,Everyone wants work-life balance,,Career is only one aspect of my life,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,"I'd like to point out that my answers above are in general with the generations older than me. I feel the balance is shifting and more men are more equally sharing the care of family. The work-life balance matters more to my generation's men and the generations younger than me.  I do feel looked down on for using the flexible schedule, even though I get my work done, and spend as many hours as others.",,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Sacramento, CA; Eugene, OR, Online via Penn State","Rancho Cordova, CA","ESRI UC, NACIS annual meetings, AWRA special session on GIS.  MGIS from Penn State World Campus",,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,No,4,4,"It is accurate, useful and also separatist. Both good & bad.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),668,2,11,0.153846154,0.846153846,,4,4,4,TRUE,3,1,2,,2
669,2014-07-17 20:07:20,2014-07-17 20:17:05,Complete,,,English,http://lnkd.in/,http://lnkd.in/,1405642040_53c86538737342.10489879,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,,not applicable,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,education,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,,,,,other,,,educator,,,1,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Through a family member,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,1,1,5,5,4,4,4,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,geography,Geography,,geography,Geography,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,,6,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,4,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),669,,,,,,,,0,FALSE,,,,,
671,2014-07-17 22:57:01,2014-07-17 23:16:05,Complete,,,English,,,1405652221_53c88cfd6fda77.48899643,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,"Software keeps changing, certification programs keep changing",,,,,,,,,,,,New versions of software,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,20,80,yes,yes,yes,no,need time for family,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,,education,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,10,10,1,9,0,2,2,1,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,Sometimes it is more competitive with the female mentors,,,Benefit to male mentor,,No cattiness with men,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,"Depends on the individuals in group, it is beneficial to some extent",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"Like I did not belong, inferior",,Makes me uncomfortable/intimidated,,,Self-conscious,,,,1,A previous boss recommended me for a job,,,Through a colleague,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"When I was younger, I didn't know the value of a mentor and never sought one out, but it is very helpful to know local culture and to find support",Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,4,5,2,4,1,3,2,3,2,knowledge in different subjects to apply technical skills,statistical modelling,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ArcGIS in-depth knowledge,,,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,,,,,,,,,Work on an actual project in school to learn the tools more in-depth,,Computer Science,Computer Science,,Geography,Geography,,Biology,Biology,,,,,,"During my undergrad program, the Geography professor mentioned the new field of GIS - 1990","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,6,1,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"I am a mother so balancing work+family is always a bigger challenge for Moms, part-time work would help a lot, even 75% time, I would be happy to make less and buy time","I would really like to see part-time work promoted for parents and viewed as a professional work option, we can reduce the unemployment and help families out",5,"I cannot neglect my kids, without my family in town, I am always on call for my kids",,,,,,Family is more important to me than career,,,Kids and work are tough to balance,,,,,7,4,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,No,"I always feel guilty even though I end up working at home late into the night, many of us call it the 3rd shift; you do tend to be regarded as a slacker by other co-workers if you leave early.",,,Asian,,,,,,40,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,KS,OH,AAG ESRI online courses courses at work,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,2,5,We are all professionals and using such a term does a disservice to women,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),671,20,80,0.2,0.8,,10,10,10,TRUE,1,9,0,2,2
672,2014-07-18 00:44:40,2014-07-18 01:23:40,Complete,,,English,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,http://www.gislounge.com/women-gis-survey-masters-thesis/,1405658680_53c8a6381aae03.83568717,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,25,no,yes,yes,"fairs, conferences","networking, exchange","networking, exchange",Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,state,,,state,,,education,other,,research,,,,analysis,,,other,,,monitoring,,,3,2,2,,1,0,1,5,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I only had male mentors but not out of choice.,,,,,,,,,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,99,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,,4,3,5,4,4,,,diverse interests and organization,,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,basics of cartography,,,Unknown,,,,,Hydrogeology,Hydrogeology,,,,,,"lectures, applications such as mapping, modeling, spatial analyses","In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,20,10,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,,Yes,Yes,"Women juggle not only their jobs but kids, husband, household, etc. It requires a high degree of organization, persistance and understanding from the family to keep going.",My backbone is my family.,5,"to stay healthy, have a functional family, be useful for society",,,,,,,,,,,,Unhealthy not to have a life outside work,,5,6,Yes,Yes,No,"The change should take place in education (princess vs spiderman culture), media, language --it may not be a solved with policies or restrictions",Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Physical presence does not always mean good productivity. I prepare many things while doing ordinary household stuff and only bring them to paper or maps when back in the office.,,,,,,,Other:,dont understand the given responses to that question,,,,,,,,,"it is part of my job to attend conferences, publish regulary, teach and train.",,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,5,4,"Visibility is important. It is not good, if it becomes exclusive or operates in isolation",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),672,1,25,0.038461538,0.961538462,,3,3,3,TRUE,3,,1,0,1
673,2014-07-18 07:59:30,2014-07-18 10:03:31,Complete,,,English,,,1405684770_53c90c22be8a73.94572647,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,GIS technology is always advancing to new ways of implementation in every work day in any type of work.,,Technology constantly changing,Inherent aspect of GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,5,no,Sometimes.  Not often.,Yes.,Trainings and Projects Proposals for standarizing GIS use.,I like to know what is happening with the technology.,Knowing what is going on and what will happen.,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - New Software/Tech,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,other,Planning,GIS Division for Local Government,,programming,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,technician,instructor,,6,6,6,0,1,0,1,0,3,"I am the only woman with an official GIS position.  Other coworkers are IT Administrator, Draftsman, Assistant Engineer, Graphics and Design Technician and Office Administrator who had to forcedly learn GIS technology because of department necessity.  Is not about having more women in the department, is more about having the people with GIS knowledge.",Gender does not matter – only being qualified,,Only GIS person in dept,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I had female and male mentors and learned a great deal from both of them in different aspects.,Skills most important,,,,,,,,,,Benefits from both,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,no,yes,I have yet to see that a GIS profession is marked by gender.  To be part of a Female professional group would be a great support if the before mention is happening.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,It is always good to meet other women in GIS position from other work environments to know what is happening.,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,"Because I am the only woman with a GIS position I am usually the only woman in the room.  It has yet to make me feel uncomfortable because I have been able to demonstrate my knowledge with GIS, and as a result, I have had the respect of my peers.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,I've been working as a GIS Analyst for 8 years in two different sectors; private company and local government.  Both opportunities came from my knowledge and experience with GIS.  None of them had been obtained by a personal connection.,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"After completing a Basic GIS course, professionals have added in their resumes that they are ""experts"" in GIS technology.  After being hired for a GIS position, they show that their knowledge is not to par for the work that it is done or it is needed for the position.",,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,Training skills,"Analysis and Modeling, Database Desing and Maintenance, Planning and Organizing, Problem Solver and Desicion Maker",,Project Management,Organizing/Planning,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Programming (Python) and Database Design and Maintenance,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,,,,,,Environmental Regulations and Permits,Environmental Regulations and Permits,,,,Elective for my Bachelor's Degree,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,14,9,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,Yes,Not many woman here have the amount of GIS knowledge I've been privileged to have.,Yes,No,"As always, new environment, requires new knowledge.","I guess the major roadblock into advancing in my career would be Politics and the current bad economy.  GIS offices, departments and professionals has been punished by the ever changing political visions and needs.  Current bad economy has led to companies and government to not hiring.",5,"There has to be a balance between a professional career and a personal life.  But in generally, this is not the case.",,,,,Balance doesnt exist- people are getting burned out,,,,,,,,,4,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,No,Yes,"My department in Local Government has an established work schedule (8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm).  Because of this schedule, I am able to have a balanced work-life/work-family.",,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,32,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"San Juan, Puerto Rico","San Juan, Puerto Rico",(1) Conferencia de Usuarios GIS en Puerto Rico (annually). (2) Conferencia “Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Municipios: Aplicaciones para la innovación en Planificación” (3) Simposio: Futuro del Profesional de SIG en P.R.,,Yes,Yes,No,No,Yes,Yes,2,3,"Because I have yet to experience this situation, I cannot give a real opinion.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),673,1,5,0.166666667,0.833333333,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,0,1,0,1
674,2014-07-18 11:12:39,2014-07-18 11:43:40,Complete,,,English,,,1405696359_53c939670037e3.75311556,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,2,13,no,yes,yes,both,because I enjoy my work and my colleagues,a better work environment,,,,,,,,Yes - Motive - Coworker Relationships,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,environmental,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,15,15,15,0,2,0,2,0,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I would want a mentor that fit with my work goals. I don't think the gender perspective is that important.,Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,"I don't have any insight on this really. Not sure if they are good or not, but would be open to joining one.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,It felt like an accomplishment.,,,I feel empowered/special,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,I haven't had time to find a mentor.,,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,5,5,4,5,4,4,4,4,3,,"being able to provide technical solutions to non-gis staff, learning new software, analysis, mapping",,,,,,,Cartography/Mapping,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,Translating technical knowledge to nonexpert,,,Figuring out new software,project management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Organizing/planning/time management,,,programming and software development,,Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Spatial Analysis,GIS,,,,GIS and Remote Sensing,GIS and Remote Sensing,,,,During my Bachelor's of Science degree in Environmental Science which fell under the Geography Department,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,helped me prove my abilities in GIS,10,10,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,Higher up spots are hard to come by in the public sector where people stay until retirement,It is difficult to stay on top of new software and tools.  A one stop shop that is clear would be helpful,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,,Yes,Yes,,Yes,Yes,No,,,,,,,,Hispanic/Latino,,,37,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toronto, Ontario","Toronto, Ontario",ESRI User Conference ESRI seminars/ceritificates Regional conferences for Conservation Authorities,,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),674,2,13,0.133333333,0.866666667,,15,15,15,TRUE,15,0,2,0,2
680,2014-07-18 12:51:31,2014-07-18 13:02:04,Complete,,,English,,,1405702291_53c950938030a9.83896047,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,3,3,not applicable,No,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,retail marketing,Private,otherPrivate,,,,other,other,retail,distribution,,,analysis,cartography,,,,,,,,6,6,6,,3,,3,0,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Motivational,,,,,"Support with work/life, family balance",Sharing experiences of women,,,,,Yes,Like an outsider,,,,,Self-conscious,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,2,5,5,5,5,2,1,,analytics,,,,,,,,,,,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming,Programming,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,programming and analytics,,Arts (Geographic Analysis),GIS,,Spatial Analysis,GIS,,,,,,,,,University,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,yes,,5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,Yes,Yes,No,Should be the same for both genders,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Toronto Ontario,Brampton Ontario,,,No,No,No,No,Yes,No,5,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),680,3,3,0.5,0.5,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,,3,,3
681,2014-07-18 13:36:06,2014-07-18 13:46:33,Complete,,,English,,,1405704966_53c95b064221e3.72148849,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,5,no,no,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,public works,,,,,,,other,,,technician,,,7,7,7,,2,,2,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference whether I network with males or females.,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,0,0,4,5,4,3,,,,"Organized, thoughtful, easy going, sommunication",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,analysis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"analysis, communication",,1,Unknown,,,,,,,1,Unknown,,,,Intro to geography course in college,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,"I wish I would have gotten an internship, I found it difficult to apply for them while working at another job to support myself",15,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,,Yes,No,,Learing skills and advancing without someone else feeling like I am trying to take their job,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,No,,,,,White,,,,,,,35,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Seattle, WA",,URISA conference,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),681,2,5,0.285714286,0.714285714,,7,7,7,TRUE,7,,2,,2
687,2014-07-18 17:36:09,2014-07-18 17:50:28,Complete,,,English,,,1405719369_53c993490cce01.51974680,,,,I agree,yes,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,5,2,not applicable,Yes,Yes,Conferences,Gain Knowlege,networking,Yes - Motive - Networking,,,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,University,Education/Higher Ed/Academia,otherEducation/Higher Ed/Academia,,,education,,,,,,programming,analysis,,,,,,,,,7,7,5,2,4,1,5,4,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,Can exchange Ideas,,,,,,Sharing experiences of women,Interested in technical advice,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,,Comunication and leadership,,,,,,,,Leadership/Management,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ready to take up new chalenges,,Computers,Computer Science,,Geoinformatics,GIS - Geoinformatics,,Geomatics,Geomatics,,,,,,internet,,,,,,,,,,Media,,,,yes,yes,,2,2,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,Yes,No,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,6,Yes,Yes,Yes,,No,Yes,Yes,No,,,,Asian,,,,,,24,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Pune, Maharastra","Ahmedabad, Gujarat","? Presented poster in Geomatrix 2011, IIT pawai on crime mapping  ? Attended Geospatial world forum 2011 , Hydrabad  , India  ? Attended India Geospatial forum 2012 , Gurgaon , India  ? Presented paper in Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment  December 2013 , Ahmedabad , India  ? Attended International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing conference December 2013 , Ahmedabad , India  ? Attended Workshop on Big Data Analytics, Hadoop, & Map Reduce ,February 2014 , Vadodara , India  ? Attended workshop on Open Data by the World Bank on March 13, 2014, IIM Ahmedabad , India.  ? Attended ESRI Eductional and User conference 10th to 18th July 2014, San Diego, USA.",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,4,2,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),687,5,2,0.714285714,0.285714286,,7,7,7,TRUE,5,2,4,1,5
688,2014-07-18 17:38:36,2014-07-18 18:01:07,Complete,,,English,,,1405719516_53c993dc6393b9.54800785,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,4,4,not applicable,no,no,no,I think I would feel out of place. The one near me is mostly older guys.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Discouraged (general),,,,,state,,,state,,,education,,,,,,programming,,cartography,,other,,,web-developer,,,5,5,5,,2,,2,5,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a female mentor.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,3,Three of my past jobs have been through a connection with the person hiring or a friend of the person hiring.  All most all of them were through connections with guys and not females.,,Through a friend,,,,,,,,,,Male connection,No,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,1,5,3,4,4,4,4,1,,Webmapping,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Complex database management,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,coding languages,,Geography,Geography,,Cartography & GIS,GIS,,,,,,,,,Classes offered as an undergraduate.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,,,5,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,No,No,Yes,,Yes,Yes,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,Yes,No,Yes,,Yes,No,Yes,No,,,White,,,,,,,29,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Portland, Or",,,,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,,Yes,4,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),688,4,4,0.5,0.5,,5,5,5,TRUE,5,,2,,2
690,2014-07-18 21:51:20,2014-07-18 22:14:48,Complete,,,English,,,1405734680_53c9cf189f0ae2.06815549,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,1,1,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,other,QSR,OTHER,otherOTHER,,,,,,,,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,,,,,,,2,2,2,,1,,1,0,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would prefer a male mentor.,Likely more 'connected',,,Benefit to male mentor,,,Special connections thru men,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,I don't see a point of purposely segregating myself,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I know what I am doing, and don't have a problem with it",Used to it,,,,,,,,2,Former boss friends with the hiring boss; the person leaving a position a friend from school,,Through a friend,Through a colleague,,Through fellow student,,,,,,,,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,5,3,4,4,2,3,5,3,,Problem solving,,,,,,Critical thinkingProblem solving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Leadership,,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,Technical skills,,"Geography (GIS), Employment Relations, French",Geography,,Spatial Analysis,GIS,,,,,,,,,Randomly took GIS101 in 2nd year of university,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,no,,5,5,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,Yes,Yes,No,No,You have to be really good and be able to show it to get ahead,Yes,Yes,Being young and not being 'one of the boys' poses a challenge. Also not few leadership positions exist that are specific to the GIS field.,Networking,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,6,No,No,No,Men are equally capable of caring for children if they chose to do so.,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Generally my job doesn't require travel so being away from the office is noticeable to others.,,White,,,,,,,26,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada","Toronto, Ontario, Canada","Esri and Esri Canada technical courses and user conferences, MapInfo and Environics events",,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,,2,5,"Reinforces the stereotypes, means that women are somehow different and need special treatment. Similarly to 'glass ceiling' makes you think that women just have to accept the fact that they cannot compete with the men. I want to be evaluated based on the work I deliver, not based on who I am as a person.",,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),690,1,1,0.5,0.5,,2,2,2,TRUE,2,,1,,1
697,2014-07-21 10:10:22,2014-07-21 10:24:18,Complete,,,English,,,1405951822_53cd1f4e28aed6.28137353,,,,I agree,no,yes,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no,2,4,no,no,no,n/a,n/a,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,,,,other,,land records,,,,,,administrator,other,,,records mantainence,,,6,6,6,0,2,0,2,1,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,,,,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,no,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"I searched for a mentor in my former position (planning, not GIS). I wanted a female mentor, but they were all ""too busy."" I have an informal mentor now. He is a man.",,,,,,,,,,Hard to find time for mentoring,,4,1,0,4,2,4,3,4,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"geology, geography",Geography,,community planning,Planning,,,,,,,,,In college.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,5,2,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,I don't think women face gender-based bias,Yes,,No,No,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,5,No,No,No,I think work-family balance policies can benefit everyone. They should be available to all/,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,"I have used flexible work arrangements in the past. I am not using them right now, but I am considering using them.",,White,,,,,,,33,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Bloomington, IN; Cincinnati, OH","Indianapolis, IN",,,No,Yes,No,No,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),697,2,4,0.333333333,0.666666667,,6,6,6,TRUE,6,0,2,0,2
699,2014-07-21 11:45:47,2014-07-21 12:24:57,Complete,,,English,,,1405957547_53cd35ab6089a5.89248961,,,,I agree,no,no,yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,3,6,no,no,yes,"yes, the ones during working hours, local gis meeting",after hours takes away time from my kids and family,"yes, for GIS Day planning, it is very rewarding giving back to the community by teaching kids about GIS",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,,,,,,,,,local government,,,local government,transportation,environmental,,other,other,water & wastewater,electric distribution,,,analysis,cartography,administrator,other,other,,supervisor,project coordinator,,9,9,9,,3,,3,0,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,"It doesn't matter gender, as long as they are knowledgeable, hard-working, and able/willing to be mentor.",Skills most important,Personality fit most important,,,,,,,,,,I would like to network with both men and women.,no,no,no,"I am indifferent on this.  It seems like the wrong thing to do - to have a gender specific group.  However, I have attended these in the past and made a lot of great contacts.  In general, women sometimes tend be very judgemental towards each other, which is another reason I shy away from these.  That being said, I have not experienced that (judgement) very much at all in the GIS community.  Or I am too dense to notice.  I am a registered land surveyor, and may have been desensitized a bit coming from that background.  The GIS community is awesome.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"It feels normal.  I have no issues with it.  I work hard, and my work speaks for itself.  I have learned to adapt to situations and communication styles and this is usually an advantage when in these situations.",Used to it,,,,,,,,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,"When pursuing my land surveying license, it was difficult to find a mentor - which is required and ideal.  In the GIS community, we just all work together and help one another.",,,More interested in peer to peer than mentoring,,,,,,,,,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,,"interpersonal communication, adaptability, time-management skills",,,Organizing/Planning,,,,,,,Listening/customer service/communications,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,memory of specific details,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"interpersonal communication, adaptability, time-management skills",,GIS - Geomatics,GIS,,,,,,,,,,,,"researched, found online",,,,,,,,,,Media,,,,yes,no,i learned that i did not want to do what I though i would want to do when I graduated.  Hydrographic Surveying.,11,7,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,Yes,No,No,"I have a  land surveying license, GISP certification, 2 young children, a happy marriage, and a great job doing what I love.  It was not easy to get, and is not easy to manage, but it is worth it.",Yes,Yes,"Management is the next level beyond supervisor.  This will be challenging in general, but also more so due to my gender.  As everything else, I will, more than likely, have to work harder than those around me at that level.  It is often difficult to get management to listen to my concerns or recommendations with departmental issues or project related issues.  But, I am persistent :)","Pray for God to guide you each day in your choices and to help you through difficult times.  Remember that he will be with you through the fire and the trials.  Remember that those who anger you, control you.",5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,7,Yes,Yes,No,,Yes,Yes,No,,,,White,,,,,,,34,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,"Corpus Christi, Texas","Austin, Texas",Esri User Conference Local GIS meetings Online web training,,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,,Yes,3,3,,,,,,,,,,GIS professional (no gender),699,3,6,0.333333333,0.666666667,,9,9,9,TRUE,9,,3,,3
700,2014-07-21 12:41:37,2014-07-21 13:16:35,Complete,,,English,,,1405960896_53cd42c0ed7058.36853424,,,,I agree,no,yes,yes,As needed depending on project needs.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,6,4,not applicable,yes,yes,"rarely socialize after work, basically never attend meetups",I'm married and do not live in the city which is where most of these events take place.,"Bonding, knowledge/opportunity sharing, etc...",,,Yes - Motive - Social,,,Yes - Motive - Learning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No - Barrier - Child/family care issue,,No - Barrier - Location,,,,,,,,non-profit,,,non-profit,,environmental,education,other,other,socioeconomic,human-environment interactions,,,analysis,cartography,,other,,,data integration,,,10,10,10,,6,4,10,5,4,"The previous question is oddly worded so I will try to answer here. Including me, 2 of the 6 women in my GIS department are at my official rank and 3 of the 6 women work at my level (one woman is not my rank but does work at my level).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,I don't have a preference.,I have had only male mentors in GIS and they have been excellent.  I would still definitely like to have a female mentor as I think a women would be more sensitive to specific challenges and issues facing women generally.,,,,Benefit to female mentor,,,"Women understand career, etc.",,,Limited chances for female mentor,,I would like to network with both men and women.,yes,no,yes,The main reason I don't participate in professional groups is because I am married and live in the suburbs so it is difficult to make time to go in to the city for these opportunities.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes,Yes,"Why not?  I do think that women in many professions tend to be more competitive with each other than with male peers, but I would still like to meet men and women who work in GIS.",,Like to meet men and women,,,,,,,,,No,,,,,,,,,,1,Assuming you are referring to GIS jobs only?  I knew a number of people in the GIS division at my place of work before I started working here.,,,,,,,,Through networking,,,,,No,I have not actively sought a mentor.  The senior staff at my place of work are good mentors.,Have never looked for a mentor,,,,,,,,,,,5,4,0,5,5,4,4,5,2,,"interpersonal, data acquisition and documentation, analysis.",,,,,,,,,Data representation,Listening/customer service/communications,GIS analysis/GIS skills,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"need to improve project management skills, need to develope new skills, i.e. Python scripting",Programming,,,,,,,,,,,Management skills/networking/politics,,,,,,,,"Python scripting, and general familiarity with ArcGIS toolboxes and Help which is a very useful resource.",,Earth and Environmental Science,Environmental Science/Studies,,Geography/GIS,Geography - GIS,,,,conservation biology and environmental policy,Conservation Biology and Environmental Policy,,,,In a mini-course on GIS for conservation that I took as part of a certificate in conservation biology and environmental policy.,"In college, a required, general curricula, core course or course catalog (undergrad or graduate)",,,,,,,,,,,,,no,n/a,,15,6,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,No,No,No,No,"My impression is that there is not a gender bias in GIS, but that is probably because I do not work in Industry or private sector GIS, but rather in research and education. At my place of work women are well-represented, though the senior staff are all male.",Yes,Yes,"I have some self-esteem issues which I think are not uncommon for women professionals.  It is difficult to assert myself sometimes