As we mark International Women’s Day and recognize the hugely important role women play across business, I am encouraged by signs that the gender disparity in tech is starting to be rebalanced.
Our own research in the Harvey Nash Group Digital Leadership Report, based on feedback from 87 countries, found that the proportion of women in leadership roles in tech remains stubbornly low, at just 12%. However, the number of women across the tech workforce as a whole is rising, with Deloitte predicting that it will nudge up to one-third in large global technology firms this year.
Indeed, looking at the UK, which is broadly representative of many developed markets, we are seeing some significant shifts. Data from the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) released in February revealed that more than 150,000 women have been recruited into tech roles over the past three years. That’s an uplift of 44% – more than double the increase in men (19%) over the same period. There are now over half a million women working in the sector.
More broadly, it was also heartening to see that almost 40% of UK FTSE 100 board roles are now held by women, according to data from the FTSE Women Leaders Review. A total of 414 women held FTSE 100 board roles last year, up from 374 in 2020. There’s a similar picture of rising female representation at the top table in countries around the world.
Continue reading: https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Why-we-need-to-keep-up-the-charge-on-women-in-tech
Our own research in the Harvey Nash Group Digital Leadership Report, based on feedback from 87 countries, found that the proportion of women in leadership roles in tech remains stubbornly low, at just 12%. However, the number of women across the tech workforce as a whole is rising, with Deloitte predicting that it will nudge up to one-third in large global technology firms this year.
Indeed, looking at the UK, which is broadly representative of many developed markets, we are seeing some significant shifts. Data from the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) released in February revealed that more than 150,000 women have been recruited into tech roles over the past three years. That’s an uplift of 44% – more than double the increase in men (19%) over the same period. There are now over half a million women working in the sector.
More broadly, it was also heartening to see that almost 40% of UK FTSE 100 board roles are now held by women, according to data from the FTSE Women Leaders Review. A total of 414 women held FTSE 100 board roles last year, up from 374 in 2020. There’s a similar picture of rising female representation at the top table in countries around the world.
Continue reading: https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Why-we-need-to-keep-up-the-charge-on-women-in-tech
