How to Get More Women Hired for Technical Roles (More stats that social networking pays off)

This is a great article on: “How to Get More Women Hired for Technical Roles” by Joseph Walker, shared through the Wall Street Journal on Facebook.

Note: “At IBM about 30% of the women it hires worldwide come from such referrals.”

I agree the language in job announcements needs to be significantly improved, not only for attracting women, but attracting the right pool of candidates across the board.

http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SBB0001424052970204520204577249441813206790/How-to-Get-More-Women-Hired-for-Technical-Roles?mod=e2fb

What are your thoughts on the strategy, stats, and changing the language in job announcements?