Why the World Needs More Women in the Tech Industry




Why the World Needs More Women in the Tech Industry

It is no secret that women are often under-represented in the global tech-sector. According to Next Generation Recruitment article Why Aren't There More Women in Tech?, this problem is one that has been stated to commence in the early years of childhood development. Just about everything one can think of from sports, toys to clothing and everything in between, is marketed to children by gender. As a ramification, children begin to internalize and eventually, subscribe to these dominant hegemonic gender roles. Consequently, this can limit the realm of potential capabilities of both men and women. This may begin to offer a possible explanation as to why so many girls at the high school level, are often discouraged to take science, math and computing courses.What do you think, could the ‘pinkification’ of job possibilities directly impacts the amount of women who pursue math and science related degrees at the University level?


Below are some infographic images I pulled from Next Generation Recruitment to visually illustrate the growing disparity gap between men and women in the tech industry. Additionally, they highlight the dire need for greater female talent.










This is merely one theory to explain the lack of diversity in the tech industry whether you agree or disagree, I am interested in hearing my fellow classmates thoughts or if you have a new theory you would like to bring to the table, I am always interested in hearing about it!





Work Cited

1. "Why Aren't There More Women in Tech?". Next Generation Recruitment. 28, March 2018. Date Accessed 4, April 2018. Retrieved: https://www.nextgeneration.ie/blog/why-arent-there-more-women-in-tech/. Web.







Comments

  1. Sarah Cumming14 April 2018 at 10:05

    Hi Eryca!

    I really enjoyed this post because it definitely highlights a key challenge in the tech industry and is perhaps something that should have been given more attention in this course. I agree that failing to address this issue will only have more significant consequences for the younger female generation as time goes on. There needs to be better opportunities for women to succeed, and although we may be making some progress, it’s happening too slowly. I really enjoyed these infographics because it clearly illustrates the complexity and range of the issue, and really improved my perspective because of the clear inequalities that can be found in the comparisons being made. I also found it quite interesting to see how this issue is represented around the world and was somewhat surprised to see that it is the greatest in North America. Given that a lack of talent was listed as an issue, I think part of the solution needs to involve even greater investment in education for women starting at younger ages so that they have the opportunities to learn the skills that the tech industry requires. It will be interesting to see how this issue evolves over the next several years, and hopefully things start to change more significantly. Great post!

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  2. Shinjni19 April 2018 at 20:16

    Hey,

    The amount of times I have been called a bitch for doing my job is unreal. So I get this issue from the core and feel it's so hard to solve. I have conversations with my male friends, and male family and every single person gets defensive. Bringing this up in the workplace even with females is such an issue, because it's hard to talk about it without being offensive.

    As a woman in tech, it's important for me to be respected and treated equally. I know my potential and my work and because I'm a woman, these things go past peoples heads. My bosses who have been women and men, have pulled sexist behaviour thinking it was alright and when you call them out, you get in trouble. So it's hard sort of working with these issues and addressing them, and honestly I'm still figuring it out how to do so, which is hard. I advice I do have is that women to other women offer respect and support not judgement and harassment. That part can really help create an opening and comfortable environment, even if the men don't get it just yet.

    Also, notice how no guys have commented on this, I think most of it that they don't know what to say because they don't understand. And also, they don't know if what they are saying will sit well with the feminists. I think also asking the guys for their thoughts is important, even though our blood boils when we hear sexist things. I had my manager once reject a woman because she was pregnant and she was more than qualified for that job. With these issues, there needs to be education for the men to note that decision is not okay and that behaviour is terrible for a work environment.

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    1. Shinjni19 April 2018 at 20:17

      Don't mind the grammer, sort of a rant reply.

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