Women's Equality Day is celebrated in the US on August 26. The holiday commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote based on sex. Today, we celebrate those strong women that came before, and their efforts to ensure a brighter more equitable future for women everywhere. Yet more work is needed in the world of technology to reach gender equality.
Percentage of Women in Tech Remains Obstinately Low
According to a report from McKinsey and Company, the percentage of women in technology has been persistently low. Companies across the technology industry seek to increase the representation of women who work in technical roles—including in engineering and product management. Companies have increased their focus on gender equality in new hires and on greater equality in executive roles. But companies may be missing equitable advancement in the promotion of women.
In a recent report, Deloitte revealed there is progress, but the advances are sluggish: “Deloitte Global predicts that large global technology firms, on average, will reach nearly 33% overall female representation in their workforces in 2022, up slightly more than 2% points from 2019. The proportion of women in technical roles will also nudge up, though it has tended to lag the overall proportion of women by about 8% points."
Continue reading: https://www.designnews.com/industry/womens-equality-day-sees-slow-increases-women-tech
Percentage of Women in Tech Remains Obstinately Low
According to a report from McKinsey and Company, the percentage of women in technology has been persistently low. Companies across the technology industry seek to increase the representation of women who work in technical roles—including in engineering and product management. Companies have increased their focus on gender equality in new hires and on greater equality in executive roles. But companies may be missing equitable advancement in the promotion of women.
In a recent report, Deloitte revealed there is progress, but the advances are sluggish: “Deloitte Global predicts that large global technology firms, on average, will reach nearly 33% overall female representation in their workforces in 2022, up slightly more than 2% points from 2019. The proportion of women in technical roles will also nudge up, though it has tended to lag the overall proportion of women by about 8% points."
Continue reading: https://www.designnews.com/industry/womens-equality-day-sees-slow-increases-women-tech
