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Kathleen Martin
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The new year is here, bringing a heap of possibilities, especially for women who are wanting to enter the tech world. With role models such as Melanie Perkins Co-founder and CEO of Canva, Angela Lam CIO of Shell Australia, and Rebecca Chenery who won CIO of the year in NZ, the future is bright.
Here at Talent, we help businesses build top tech teams, and therefore, know first-hand what top companies and leaders are doing to help attract women through their doors. Last year, we hosted a women in tech event as we wanted to delve deeper into the challenges women were facing and what needed to change. Off the back of this, we released a research report ‘Women in Tech: Are we there yet?’ which we shared with businesses that we work with globally, to encourage them to make a tangible change for women in their organisations.
So, what does 2022 have in store for the tech market, and more specifically women in the tech market? Let’s delve into it.
It’s About More Than Money
Salaries are on the rise – big time! In the last year alone, we have seen increases in both contract and permanent rates of between 20-30%. With the industry growing at an exponential rate, tech talent is hard to come by. Mix that with border closures and you have got yourself an industry where candidates are calling the shots.
Not only that, but the rewards of creating an inclusive workplace are stacking up. According to Diversity Council Australia’s Inclusive @Work Index report, workers in inclusive teams are 11 times more likely to be highly effective than those in non-inclusive teams and 4 times less likely to feel work has a negative or very negative impact on their mental health.
It’s not just about money though. Flexibility, benefits, and parental leave are among a stack of offerings businesses are using to get tech candidates through the door. With flex work now entirely normal, any pre-conceived negative biases around women requiring flexibility for families is diminished (think, school picks up and drop offs etc). The proof is in the pudding that you don’t need to be in an office working 9-5 to get the job done, and tech companies are recognising this. With the short talent pool, more organisations are embracing working mothers and with this they are needing to rethink how they engage and retain this workforce, leading to a more inclusive workplace.
Our Seat At The Table
The tech market is an exciting place to be for women who are wanting to join or are looking to go down an entrepreneurial path. Currently, only one in five of NZs high growth start-ups have one woman in their founding team.
Working to change this, are organisations such as The Ministry of Awesome, which are supporting an increase in the number of women start-ups in NZ. From our experiences in the tech sector and working with global clients, we know first-hand that it’s crucial to have diversity to innovate. Women need to have a seat at the table otherwise an organisation risks missing the mark when creating, designing and marketing their product/s. We all know that women in tech are bringing new perspectives and new ways of thinking. Plus, we are also exceptional problem solvers if we do say so ourselves!
Continue reading: https://womenlovetech.com/why-2022-is-the-year-for-women-in-tech/
Here at Talent, we help businesses build top tech teams, and therefore, know first-hand what top companies and leaders are doing to help attract women through their doors. Last year, we hosted a women in tech event as we wanted to delve deeper into the challenges women were facing and what needed to change. Off the back of this, we released a research report ‘Women in Tech: Are we there yet?’ which we shared with businesses that we work with globally, to encourage them to make a tangible change for women in their organisations.
So, what does 2022 have in store for the tech market, and more specifically women in the tech market? Let’s delve into it.
It’s About More Than Money
Salaries are on the rise – big time! In the last year alone, we have seen increases in both contract and permanent rates of between 20-30%. With the industry growing at an exponential rate, tech talent is hard to come by. Mix that with border closures and you have got yourself an industry where candidates are calling the shots.
Not only that, but the rewards of creating an inclusive workplace are stacking up. According to Diversity Council Australia’s Inclusive @Work Index report, workers in inclusive teams are 11 times more likely to be highly effective than those in non-inclusive teams and 4 times less likely to feel work has a negative or very negative impact on their mental health.
It’s not just about money though. Flexibility, benefits, and parental leave are among a stack of offerings businesses are using to get tech candidates through the door. With flex work now entirely normal, any pre-conceived negative biases around women requiring flexibility for families is diminished (think, school picks up and drop offs etc). The proof is in the pudding that you don’t need to be in an office working 9-5 to get the job done, and tech companies are recognising this. With the short talent pool, more organisations are embracing working mothers and with this they are needing to rethink how they engage and retain this workforce, leading to a more inclusive workplace.
Our Seat At The Table
The tech market is an exciting place to be for women who are wanting to join or are looking to go down an entrepreneurial path. Currently, only one in five of NZs high growth start-ups have one woman in their founding team.
Working to change this, are organisations such as The Ministry of Awesome, which are supporting an increase in the number of women start-ups in NZ. From our experiences in the tech sector and working with global clients, we know first-hand that it’s crucial to have diversity to innovate. Women need to have a seat at the table otherwise an organisation risks missing the mark when creating, designing and marketing their product/s. We all know that women in tech are bringing new perspectives and new ways of thinking. Plus, we are also exceptional problem solvers if we do say so ourselves!
Continue reading: https://womenlovetech.com/why-2022-is-the-year-for-women-in-tech/
