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Women in Health Tech

Technologies like IoT, Machine Learning, AI are changing the landscape of healthcare and helping in boosting healthcare solutions in India. It is estimated to be the fastest-growing sector and with the combination of technology it will create a new milestone in healthcare. We, at WiT, recognize the growing potential that lies in the Health-Tech industry and created a Women in Health-Tech community. The purpose of community is-to engage is conversations with the industry leaders and provide an opportunity to learn and grow to women. The community will engage in diverse topic discussions like the future of wearables, Data Analytics & Healthcare, AI & Diagnosis, etc. WiT Ace provides women an opportunity to participate in Hackathon events to solve real issues in the Health Industry and seek job opportunities through industry tie-ups.
(This is an all women community)

Current Trends in Women in Health Tech

Healthcare Industry Trends: Seven Trends in 2020
Healthcare is an essential, dynamic, and opportunity-rich industry. The demand for innovation to drive simultaneous improvement in health outcomes, affordability, quality, and access will continue to be high. As we look ahead, we suggest keeping an eye on the following seven trends. Read More
8 Health-Tech Hiring Trends for 2020
The health care ecosystem is rapidly shifting towards innovative care delivery models such as virtual, remote, and alternate care. The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), advanced data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) as well as other emerging technologies and data-driven tools

Did You Know

Women make up 40% of the world’s workforce, according to the World Bank. Yet, the technology field is notoriously male-dominated at all levels – Considerably worse than in non-technology industries
– As reported by Payscale
Only 21% of executives in tech are women – This despite evidence that more women lead to greater innovation and enhanced profitability
The two biggest barriers women say they face in the technology workplace are lack of mentors (48%) and lack of female role models (42%) ,gender bias at workplace, unequal growth opportunities and unequal pay for same skills
93% girls surveyed in India between 12 to 14-years consider Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related careers early on. However, 38% Indian teenage girls believe that they are ‘less likely’ to take up STEM because the industry is ‘male-dominated’ and many others drop out before reaching leadership levels
In the 2016–17, colleges approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) enrolled 717,506 undergraduate students – 33.7% were female. Women represented 28.1% of participants in Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology degree (Research 2018; India Under Graduate Education, data as per MHRD 2016-2017)
Indian technology industry has 26% women in engineering roles
Nearly 50% women engineers quit technology
Only 7% women reach the C-Suite Source: Nasscom Report 2017
1.5 million IT engineers pass out each year in India through over 3400+ engineering colleges peppered across the country. Statistics place employable numbers from these graduates at a mere 7%.