As a chief executive in the tech industry, I know first-hand the challenges our industry faces when it comes to increasing diversity. Recent statistics from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) show that women make up about half of the workforce in the United States, but fill only 26 percent of professional computing jobs.
Across India, women held just 26 percent in IT and ITES roles, according to the Zinnov-Intel India Gender Diversity Benchmark Report 2021. The report further highlights that the Indian corporate ecosystem has only 11 percent representation of women in senior leadership roles, 38 percent in the junior level, and 20 percent in mid-level roles.
In this article, I have distilled my learnings about the state of women in tech and across industries, their current challenges, barriers to inclusion and advancement and what businesses should do to level the playing field for women.
Women want more opportunities to train
What we hear from our clients repeatedly is that women want professional development and training opportunities. And they want this more than work-life balance, even more than a bigger paycheck or employer-sponsored childcare.
Women want to be adequately compensated
While women crave opportunities to advance professionally, there’s no shying away from other issues they also face as women in tech. While an equitable salary is a leading challenge, work-life balance, and lack of equity with male counterparts are other key challenges.
Continue reading: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2022/05/when-women-win-we-all-win-heres-how-to-bring-women/amp
Across India, women held just 26 percent in IT and ITES roles, according to the Zinnov-Intel India Gender Diversity Benchmark Report 2021. The report further highlights that the Indian corporate ecosystem has only 11 percent representation of women in senior leadership roles, 38 percent in the junior level, and 20 percent in mid-level roles.
In this article, I have distilled my learnings about the state of women in tech and across industries, their current challenges, barriers to inclusion and advancement and what businesses should do to level the playing field for women.
Women want more opportunities to train
What we hear from our clients repeatedly is that women want professional development and training opportunities. And they want this more than work-life balance, even more than a bigger paycheck or employer-sponsored childcare.
Women want to be adequately compensated
While women crave opportunities to advance professionally, there’s no shying away from other issues they also face as women in tech. While an equitable salary is a leading challenge, work-life balance, and lack of equity with male counterparts are other key challenges.
Continue reading: https://yourstory.com/socialstory/2022/05/when-women-win-we-all-win-heres-how-to-bring-women/amp
