Despite the progress made in the last decade or so, there are still far too few women in the cybersecurity field—even as the field struggles to find skilled candidates. In fact, while women comprise 51 percent of the population, they represent less than 25 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. And compounding this situation further, women have been disproportionately impacted by pandemic-driven unemployment. When we consider these factors together, it’s clear that there’s an opportunity for alignment—getting more women into the cybersecurity space. It’s a win-win.
The Opportunity for Women in Cybersecurity
Pandemic-related unemployment hit women much harder than men (for instance, one in four women reported job loss due to a lack of childcare—twice the incidence of men). Yet in some ways, the pandemic did not hit the technology sector as hard, partly because these companies were more equipped to switch to flexible work arrangements and remote work. Consequently, leading global technology enterprises were able to reach “almost 33 percent overall female representation in their workforces in 2022, up slightly more than two percentage points from 2019,” according to research by Deloitte Global.
Although this development is positive, there is still much work to be done in the technology industry in comparison to other sectors. For comparison to tech’s 24 percent representation, women make up 47.7 percent of the global workforce overall. Additionally, they represent 50.2 percent of the workforce among those with a college degree. Within the tech field, cybersecurity in particular presents a huge opportunity for women who are looking to do a career pivot or grow in their current cyber career.
Continue reading: https://insights.dice.com/2022/08/24/a-place-for-women-in-cybersecurity/
The Opportunity for Women in Cybersecurity
Pandemic-related unemployment hit women much harder than men (for instance, one in four women reported job loss due to a lack of childcare—twice the incidence of men). Yet in some ways, the pandemic did not hit the technology sector as hard, partly because these companies were more equipped to switch to flexible work arrangements and remote work. Consequently, leading global technology enterprises were able to reach “almost 33 percent overall female representation in their workforces in 2022, up slightly more than two percentage points from 2019,” according to research by Deloitte Global.
Although this development is positive, there is still much work to be done in the technology industry in comparison to other sectors. For comparison to tech’s 24 percent representation, women make up 47.7 percent of the global workforce overall. Additionally, they represent 50.2 percent of the workforce among those with a college degree. Within the tech field, cybersecurity in particular presents a huge opportunity for women who are looking to do a career pivot or grow in their current cyber career.
Continue reading: https://insights.dice.com/2022/08/24/a-place-for-women-in-cybersecurity/
