While there’s been meaningful progress, cultural and societal expectations continue to have a dampening effect on the number of women in leadership positions.
Less representation at the executive and board levels creates unique challenges for women. This is magnified in tech, which has traditionally had far fewer women in top management roles.
Some modern organizations are proactively working to address this imbalance, but many women struggle to deal with challenges like unfounded concerns about their technical abilities, being overlooked for opportunities because of gender or biases based on race, age, and appearance, and imposter syndrome that keeps marginalized but well-informed female experts from engaging with peers.
As a woman in the software tech industry for over 20 years, I’ve seen it all firsthand and I’m extremely fortunate to work for a company now that truly provides equal opportunities for all. To help other women succeed in that world, I’d like to share what I’ve learned along the way.
Continue reading: https://fortune.com/2022/03/30/women-tech-careers-bias-gender-gap-priya-rajagopal/
Less representation at the executive and board levels creates unique challenges for women. This is magnified in tech, which has traditionally had far fewer women in top management roles.
Some modern organizations are proactively working to address this imbalance, but many women struggle to deal with challenges like unfounded concerns about their technical abilities, being overlooked for opportunities because of gender or biases based on race, age, and appearance, and imposter syndrome that keeps marginalized but well-informed female experts from engaging with peers.
As a woman in the software tech industry for over 20 years, I’ve seen it all firsthand and I’m extremely fortunate to work for a company now that truly provides equal opportunities for all. To help other women succeed in that world, I’d like to share what I’ve learned along the way.
Continue reading: https://fortune.com/2022/03/30/women-tech-careers-bias-gender-gap-priya-rajagopal/
