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Kathleen Martin
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The gender gap in tech is also persistent, and shows only minor improvement in senior roles despite nearly ubiquitous corporate diversity efforts.
While women make up nearly half (47%) of the national workforce, they comprise less than one-third (28%) of tech leadership positions, according to BCG and Heidrick & Struggles. The barriers leading to the gender gap are also well documented, from sexual harassment and discrimination at industry events to lack of opportunities in professional development.
"We're not seeing enough women at C-level," said Nabila Salem, president of Revolent, in an email. "Not nearly enough."
Business interest in equality and parity for women in the workplace is declining, according to Salem. This may partly be happening due to the small increases in female tech employees, but the improvement "is really only at the most senior levels, which masks the issue rather than solving it."
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- Less than one in five CIOs at Fortune 500 identify as female, according to a report from cloud talent firm Revolent. The company analyzed public data from sources such as LinkedIn profiles and company sites to produce the report.
- The gender gap at the highest levels of tech leadership has only marginally improved over the past three years. Representation among women CIOs is up just 2.8% since 2018.
- CIOs who identify as female also have shorter tenures than their male counterparts. On average, female CIOs hold onto their roles for three years and three months, compared to four years and nine months for male CIOs.
The gender gap in tech is also persistent, and shows only minor improvement in senior roles despite nearly ubiquitous corporate diversity efforts.
While women make up nearly half (47%) of the national workforce, they comprise less than one-third (28%) of tech leadership positions, according to BCG and Heidrick & Struggles. The barriers leading to the gender gap are also well documented, from sexual harassment and discrimination at industry events to lack of opportunities in professional development.
"We're not seeing enough women at C-level," said Nabila Salem, president of Revolent, in an email. "Not nearly enough."
Business interest in equality and parity for women in the workplace is declining, according to Salem. This may partly be happening due to the small increases in female tech employees, but the improvement "is really only at the most senior levels, which masks the issue rather than solving it."
Continue reading: https://www.ciodive.com/news/women-cio-fortune-500-revolent-/606942/
