It's never easy being the only woman in the room.
It's even harder being the only woman in most rooms. Shamefully, that's still the case for many women working in tech—women hold only 25% of professional computing occupations in the U.S. and just 28% of STEM jobs in general.
And, from our annual survey on women's representation in the tech industry, Techopedia learned one of the major things pros think holds women back from the field is education—or lack thereof. In other words, many of our respondents said they believe schools and universities don't sufficiently promote tech-related career paths to women.
There's no better way to learn how to get a job in tech than to look to those who've done it. So, we asked trailblazing women in the industry to share their advice for those just getting their feet in the door. These women haven't just "gotten a job" in tech—they've built careers, companies and cachet.
Here's who we talked to:
Our conversations centered around each of these women's individual journeys breaking into the field and their advice for young women who dream in binary code. When we asked them what they wished they could tell their past selves, when they were just starting their first tech jobs, four common themes emerged.
Here's what successful women in tech want students to know:
Continue reading: https://www.techopedia.com/4-things-successful-women-in-tech-want-students-to-know/2/34709
It's even harder being the only woman in most rooms. Shamefully, that's still the case for many women working in tech—women hold only 25% of professional computing occupations in the U.S. and just 28% of STEM jobs in general.
And, from our annual survey on women's representation in the tech industry, Techopedia learned one of the major things pros think holds women back from the field is education—or lack thereof. In other words, many of our respondents said they believe schools and universities don't sufficiently promote tech-related career paths to women.
There's no better way to learn how to get a job in tech than to look to those who've done it. So, we asked trailblazing women in the industry to share their advice for those just getting their feet in the door. These women haven't just "gotten a job" in tech—they've built careers, companies and cachet.
Here's who we talked to:
Our conversations centered around each of these women's individual journeys breaking into the field and their advice for young women who dream in binary code. When we asked them what they wished they could tell their past selves, when they were just starting their first tech jobs, four common themes emerged.
Here's what successful women in tech want students to know:
Continue reading: https://www.techopedia.com/4-things-successful-women-in-tech-want-students-to-know/2/34709
