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Although the technology industry is often a world leader and innovator, it is behind the times in terms of gender equality in the workplace, according to Stanford Law School fellow Vivek Wadhwa. "Things overall are moving in the right direction, except for pockets of resistance in the tech world," says Wadhwa, who plans to publish research about the experiences of 500 women in tech jobs. Women held 57.2 percent of U.S. professional occupations in 2012, according to Department of Labor statistics. However, women account for just 25.6 percent of workers in what the agency calls "computer and mathematical occupations," according to the report. Gender bias in tech is not an issue of overt discrimination, but more about underrepresentation and subtle biases, says the National Center for Women & Information Technology's Catherine Ashcraft. To read further, please visit http://news.investors.com/technology/011014-686036-gender-bias-considered-a-reality-in-tech-industry.htm.