Only 8.2% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, according to the Women Business Collaborative's Women CEOs in America 2021 Report.
While there is less available data on female executives in the tech industry specifically, a 2020 study found nearly half of tech startups in the United States have at least one woman in an executive position.
That's a little more promising; but it doesn't change the fact that the tech industry presents women with persistent institutional barriers making it harder to rise through the ranks. Analyzing the industry as a whole, only 38% of women who majored in computer science are working in the field—compared to 53% of men—according to data from the Pew Research Center.
In other words, women holding CEO positions in tech have defied the odds. And, while it's critical to work systemically to rectify the industry's gender gap, learning from women who've established C-suite cachet can be a welcome respite for those looking to break into the field.
In honor of Women's History Month, Techopedia sat down with Susan Stone, CEO of Ubiquitous Energy, Ashley Rose, CEO and founder of Living Security, Kathy Hannun, co-founder and president of Dandelion Energy, and Agnieszka Wilk, CEO of Decorilla, to learn more about their roles and how they got there.
Here's what we learned:
Continue reading: https://www.techopedia.com/everything-is-solvable-advice-from-female-ceos-in-tech/2/34712
While there is less available data on female executives in the tech industry specifically, a 2020 study found nearly half of tech startups in the United States have at least one woman in an executive position.
That's a little more promising; but it doesn't change the fact that the tech industry presents women with persistent institutional barriers making it harder to rise through the ranks. Analyzing the industry as a whole, only 38% of women who majored in computer science are working in the field—compared to 53% of men—according to data from the Pew Research Center.
In other words, women holding CEO positions in tech have defied the odds. And, while it's critical to work systemically to rectify the industry's gender gap, learning from women who've established C-suite cachet can be a welcome respite for those looking to break into the field.
In honor of Women's History Month, Techopedia sat down with Susan Stone, CEO of Ubiquitous Energy, Ashley Rose, CEO and founder of Living Security, Kathy Hannun, co-founder and president of Dandelion Energy, and Agnieszka Wilk, CEO of Decorilla, to learn more about their roles and how they got there.
Here's what we learned:
Continue reading: https://www.techopedia.com/everything-is-solvable-advice-from-female-ceos-in-tech/2/34712
