There are so many obvious reasons why having more women in tech can benefit the sector: It can lead to better problem-solving, increased revenue, greater innovation, more role models for future generations and the list goes on.
But if we pick out any research paper on the topic, it paints a clear picture that as a sector, the tech industry globally continues to be dominated by men, with women only making up a small portion. And that's just one of the challenges.
On International Women's Day, we asked 41 female tech leaders what they believe are some of the biggest challenges faced by women in tech today. Their insights, compiled in the article below, highlight not just the obstacles faced but also the solutions needed to address them.
Prefaced by Aimee Chanthadavong - read it here: https://lnkd.in/gK37AaQe
In no particular order, our thanks to the incredible women who kindly shared their insights:
- Wendy Zveglic, VP of Engineering at Fluent Commerce
- Yenny Wong, Director, Talent Acquisition APJ & EMEA, New Relic
- Liz Adeniji, Area Director APJ at Twilio Segment
- Zoe Broster, Head of Security Operations Centre - UK at Orange Cyberdefense
- Olivia Arnold, Communications Manager, Women in Data®
- Jo Bishenden, Managing Director for Apprenticeships at QA Ltd
- Marisa Pereira, VP of People & Organization at Storyblok
- Daria Kępa-Green, Director of Marketing at Cytora
- Olga Noha, Chief Marketing Officer, SplitMetrics
- Karin Örarbäck, Chief Marketing Officer at AMRAX
- Carin Van Vuuren, CMO, Greenhouse Software
- Belinda Jurisic, Vice President of Channel Strategy and Management at Veeam Software
- Nicky Watson, Chief Architect and Co-Founder of Cassie (Syrenis Ltd)
- Irina Soriano, VP of Enablement at Seismic
- Jennifer Aubert Parker, Chief Commerical Officer, Convera
- Nia Cross Castelly, Co-Founder of Checks by Google
- Susanne Haspinger, Co-Founder and COO, Hololight
- Helen L., Senior Product Operations Manager, Dext
- Karolina Plaskaty, Chief People Officer at Varda - Field Data Exchange
- Danielle Supkis Cheek, VP, Head of Analytics and AI, Caseware
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