The business case for diversity is clear: As a recent McKinsey report reveals, the relationship between diversity in executive teams and financial outperformance is strong and strengthening over time.
Yet women remain underrepresented in tech in general and tech leadership in particular. There's some good news — more women are earning STEM degrees than ever — but the industry is rife with inequities. While the percentage of women employed across job sectors in the U.S. has reached 47%, representation at the five tech giants is only 34.4%.
We are, however, beginning to see positive changes at smaller tech companies with Arum Kang at the helm of Coffee Meets Bagel, and Anne Wojcicki leading 23andMe. As a woman CEO at a tech company, I’m committed to inviting more women to have a seat at the table and encouraging my peers to do the same.
But how can we get more women at the top in tech across the board?
Acknowledge unconscious bias.
Women are four times more likely than men to consider gender bias an obstacle to promotion, a recent TrustRadius report found.
Unconscious bias is real. In the tech world, where "bro culture" dominates the landscape, acknowledging gender bias is the first step toward addressing the problem. Businesses must take a hard look at their own preconceptions and craft plans to combat them.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/03/04/leadership-in-tech-how-can-we-get-more-women-to-the-top/?sh=21e3143d2808
Yet women remain underrepresented in tech in general and tech leadership in particular. There's some good news — more women are earning STEM degrees than ever — but the industry is rife with inequities. While the percentage of women employed across job sectors in the U.S. has reached 47%, representation at the five tech giants is only 34.4%.
We are, however, beginning to see positive changes at smaller tech companies with Arum Kang at the helm of Coffee Meets Bagel, and Anne Wojcicki leading 23andMe. As a woman CEO at a tech company, I’m committed to inviting more women to have a seat at the table and encouraging my peers to do the same.
But how can we get more women at the top in tech across the board?
Acknowledge unconscious bias.
Women are four times more likely than men to consider gender bias an obstacle to promotion, a recent TrustRadius report found.
Unconscious bias is real. In the tech world, where "bro culture" dominates the landscape, acknowledging gender bias is the first step toward addressing the problem. Businesses must take a hard look at their own preconceptions and craft plans to combat them.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/03/04/leadership-in-tech-how-can-we-get-more-women-to-the-top/?sh=21e3143d2808
