To commemorate the International Day of Girls in ICT, industry experts have called for gender equality in the sector.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, on the average, in Nigeria, women make up merely about 22 percent of the total number of engineering and technology university graduates on a yearly basis.
While the Information Technology (IT) industry often talks about inclusion and diversity, much more work needs to be done.
There is undeniably a gender divide in all businesses, and one of these historically male-dominated industries is technology.
For Global Head of Zoho for Start-ups, Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy, knowing the importance of equal gender representation in tech is one thing, and doing what it takes to support to become an ally, is an entirely different thing.
She said “To support gender equality in tech, the key players who have the power to propel this movement and those that can translate mere words into actions, need to have infinite compassion, and courage born out of empathy and kindness to constantly work on changing the stereotypes.”
While making recommendations to amplify support, Krishnamoorthy said there should be support for equality from early education on diversity and inclusion.
Continue reading: https://www.tekedia.com/as-experts-advocate-gender-equality-in-tech-industry/
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, on the average, in Nigeria, women make up merely about 22 percent of the total number of engineering and technology university graduates on a yearly basis.
While the Information Technology (IT) industry often talks about inclusion and diversity, much more work needs to be done.
There is undeniably a gender divide in all businesses, and one of these historically male-dominated industries is technology.
For Global Head of Zoho for Start-ups, Kuppulakshmi Krishnamoorthy, knowing the importance of equal gender representation in tech is one thing, and doing what it takes to support to become an ally, is an entirely different thing.
She said “To support gender equality in tech, the key players who have the power to propel this movement and those that can translate mere words into actions, need to have infinite compassion, and courage born out of empathy and kindness to constantly work on changing the stereotypes.”
While making recommendations to amplify support, Krishnamoorthy said there should be support for equality from early education on diversity and inclusion.
Continue reading: https://www.tekedia.com/as-experts-advocate-gender-equality-in-tech-industry/
