There's a lot more to be known
about the state of women in tech.
Find out how well do women developers fare in today’s technology-driven world.
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Decoding the state of women in tech
It's 2018. And the world is surging ahead with tech.
As the push for diversity in technology continues, we set out to discover what the reality is for women in this tech-driven world.
We surveyed over 1000 women developers from all over the world and got a mixed bag of good and bad.
Bottom line: Despite the tech industry's best efforts to achieve gender equity, there's a lot of work to be done.
Nearly 1,000 experienced women developers participated in our survey
Below 30 years of age
From many countries
Working in different sectors
The challenge of hiring women developers
Hiring women developers is still a significant challenge
And this challenge comes along with its fair share of issues like...
Pay
disparity
Recruiting
bias
Lack of
mentorship
Limited
opportunities
The size of the company doesn't matter
Whether it's a small startup or a large enterprise, women developers don't bag the majority of the tech roles. Women developers represent only one-third (proportion ranging from 0% to 30%) of a tech team.
Impact of education on career growth
Do women lack formal
training in Computer Science?
As it turns out, no they don't.
86% of the respondents said they have a formal degree in computer science.
A degree helps them get started in a tech career as a software developer, but the skills and the experience that they gather, rarely translate into leadership roles. Only 2% of the respondents held senior leadership roles in tech companies.
The under-representation of women developers is consistent across several job roles.
Even though women developers are well-versed in in-demand languages, moving up the ranks is still a challenge.
Software Developer
System Administrator
QA Developer
Product Designer
Engineering Manager
C Suite Executives
Impact of under representation on career growth
Despite having skills, being under-represented makes women developers relook their career growth.
More than half of the respondents mentioned that they were actively looking for a new job. In fact, most developers change jobs within two years, only 20% of the developers stay on for 4 or more years.
There’s more to why women change jobs than what meets the eye.
It's not just under-representation that affects women developers. There are quite a few reasons why women want to change jobs.
This trend can also be seen across women developers from diverse cultures.
A common desire to work on innovative projects and emerging technologies made women developers of Asian and African American origin look for better jobs, while the Caucasian and Hispanic origin developers said that they look for better pay and a positive work-life balance when they're switching jobs.
Bias and gender inequality in tech hiring
There is one factor that contributes to gender inequality the most...
Almost half of the women developers we surveyed believe that there is an obvious bias in hiring women for tech roles. Women technologists also mentioned that there a few roles which are a little more challenging to break into when compared with male technologists.
Instead of turning a blind eye, women developers think that companies should try blind hiring.
Blind hiring refers to any technique that anonymizes or "blinds" any demographic-related information about a candidate from the recruiter or hiring manager that can lead to bias. Using technical recruitment software is a great way to incorporate blind hiring into your recruitment process.
Happiness at work
How happy are women technologists in their current organization?
Nearly 40% of the respondents stated that they were either happy or extremely happy with their organization, and close to 45% of the respondents said that they would recommend their organization to their peers.
What can companies do to change this?
There are quite a few things that companies could do to help women technologists to bring their best and happiest selves to work.
Encourage work-life balance
Provide better growth opportunities
Upskill or provide adequate training
Worker-friendly policies like remote-working options, child care services, and flexible schedules could also go a long way in encouraging women technologists.
What are the things companies are doing right?
Skills required to thrive in today's tech job market
What are the tech skills that companies are looking for?
An overwhelming majority of companies are looking for candidates with DevOps, mobile app developer, agile scrum master, cloud solution architect, and IT security-related skills. Other skills include .NET, Angular/ Javascript engineer, full stack developer, embedded dev skills, machine learning, etc.
What are the tech skills that interest
women technologists the most?
Software Developer
System Administrator
QA Developer
Product Designer
Engineering Manager
C-Suite Executives
Ideas to be considered and actions to be taken
In summary, here's what the tech industry can do to make gender diversity the new normal.
How HackerEarth can help your company build a strong and diverse workforce
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