Earlier this year, Red Hat conducted research with YouGov, which found that almost 1 in 20 people in the UK have taken up some form of computer programming since the first lockdown. Of those new coders, one quarter were women. That might not seem like a lot, but if we compare it to the fact that currently only 14% of programmers and software developers in the UK are women, it points to what may be a promising development towards redressing the gender imbalance in technology. What’s more, 71% of those women were learning to code with new employment opportunities in mind (compared to 66% of the men).
The results of our study suggest that there is a growing appetite among women for both coding and technical jobs where they can use these skills. This reasonably coincides with the fact that the demand for technical jobs and proficiencies has skyrocketed since the onset of the pandemic.
We’ve also known as far back as the early 20th Century that women make fantastic software developers (it’s a little known fact that a group of six women programmed the first computers during WW2). However, experience tells me that competence and capability aren’t always sufficient to get you where you want without the confidence and self-belief to back it up.
Continue reading: https://www.idgconnect.com/article/3630390/inclusivity-leads-to-diversity-how-men-can-be-better-allies-for-women-in-tech.html
The results of our study suggest that there is a growing appetite among women for both coding and technical jobs where they can use these skills. This reasonably coincides with the fact that the demand for technical jobs and proficiencies has skyrocketed since the onset of the pandemic.
We’ve also known as far back as the early 20th Century that women make fantastic software developers (it’s a little known fact that a group of six women programmed the first computers during WW2). However, experience tells me that competence and capability aren’t always sufficient to get you where you want without the confidence and self-belief to back it up.
Continue reading: https://www.idgconnect.com/article/3630390/inclusivity-leads-to-diversity-how-men-can-be-better-allies-for-women-in-tech.html
