Much has been made of the potential of the more flexible, remote working models created by the pandemic to benefit levels of diversity and inclusion, particularly for women. However, this year’s Harvey Nash Group Digital Leadership Report, the world’s largest and longest-running survey of senior technology decision makers, finds that this is yet to show through.
The report reveals that the percentage of women in tech leadership is virtually unchanged (12%) while the proportion of women in technology teams as a whole is approximately the same too (24%). The figures have been at about this level for many years.
A number of other key findings continue the discouraging picture:
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The report reveals that the percentage of women in tech leadership is virtually unchanged (12%) while the proportion of women in technology teams as a whole is approximately the same too (24%). The figures have been at about this level for many years.
A number of other key findings continue the discouraging picture:
- Nearly six in ten tech leaders (59%) say their organization does not have an inclusion steering committee with genuine powers.
- 42% have not created employee support networks and 36% have not carried out any inclusion training or communications.
- Of those that have, opinion is split down the middle as to whether they have been successful.
- The great majority have not tried mandatory quotas for candidates (75%) or hiring decisions (79%).
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