The tech industry is notoriously known for its ‘bro culture’, where even the largest tech companies are known for its male-oriented hiring. Interestingly, the Big Five only have a workforce of about 34.4% women, as per Statista. As a result of a biased hiring culture, a challenge as old as time has dropped its anchor in Silicon Valley – the gender pay gap.
Our own homegrown research found, 15% of women working in IT expect to get a raise compared to 27% men, the 2022 State of IT report stated. While these numbers talk about how women in tech perceive their advancement in career, a lot of companies are taking charge and changing this narrative. But it’s a slow process. To truly be able to make an impact and drive pay parity in Silicon Valley, representation is a given.
So to be fair and aboveboard on what a woman in technology is really facing on ground, we talked to six women who have built their careers in technology. From a chief technology officer at Cnvrg (an Intel company) to a data protection general manager at Amazon Web Services, these solid women in leadership talk about how they view the gender pay gap in the tech industry and what tech companies can do to promote pay equity in the workplace.
1. ‘How Much Do You Want?’ Take This Question Off the Interview Process
Leah Kolben, chief technology officer and co-founder at cnvrg.io
Our own homegrown research found, 15% of women working in IT expect to get a raise compared to 27% men, the 2022 State of IT report stated. While these numbers talk about how women in tech perceive their advancement in career, a lot of companies are taking charge and changing this narrative. But it’s a slow process. To truly be able to make an impact and drive pay parity in Silicon Valley, representation is a given.
So to be fair and aboveboard on what a woman in technology is really facing on ground, we talked to six women who have built their careers in technology. From a chief technology officer at Cnvrg (an Intel company) to a data protection general manager at Amazon Web Services, these solid women in leadership talk about how they view the gender pay gap in the tech industry and what tech companies can do to promote pay equity in the workplace.
1. ‘How Much Do You Want?’ Take This Question Off the Interview Process
Leah Kolben, chief technology officer and co-founder at cnvrg.io
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