Women shouldn’t be afraid to put themselves forward.
— Sarah Wood, Co-Founder of Unruly Media
The tech industry is known to be male-dominated. In general, gender inequality in the workplace has lead to discouragement of females to pursue technical experience and earn leadership positions. However, there is a growth spurt currently of female-founded, female-funded companies, and women entering the tech industry. I will provide further insight about female representation in the tech industry and show that everything is possible for women as it is for men. This blog is to encourage female leadership and employment in the tech industry. Gender inequality would be diminished because it should not have been there from the start.
Gender inequality is in the workforce with pay gaps, lack of women in leadership positions, and gender stereotypes.
Software & IT services remain the lowest in female hires. Even with a high percentage of women in industries such as Energy & Mining and Legal, there is still a less than 20% of women in leadership positions within these industries. Unfortunately, the Global Gender Gap Report notes that female-dominated industries tend to pay less than those with higher male representation. So, the gender gap remains, not only in leadership, but in paychecks, too.
{1} Monroe, E. (2018, June). Gender Inequality in Leadership. Santa Clara University. Retrieved from: https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/gender-inequality-in-leadership/ .
{2} Duke, S. (2017, November). The key to closing the gender gap? Putting more women in charge. World Economic Forum. Retrieved from: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/women-leaders-key-to-workplace-equality.
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