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%.