The top areas of interest for women in tech were data management (34 percent), leadership and management (33 percent), project management (32 percent), programming languages (29 percent), cyber security (28 percent) and cloud computing (28 percent). Percentage) revealed Skillsoft’s 2022 Women in Tech Report – India Region.
Furthermore, two-thirds of women in tech say men hold leadership roles in their organization with a ratio of 2-to-1 or higher. This ratio is even higher for those working in tech companies (72 per cent). Women also identified top challenges in technical roles, including lack of equality of opportunity (47 percent) and under-representation of women in the technology sector (46 percent).
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Furthermore, 1 in 2 women in tech believe that advanced technical skills helped them reach their current role, so the importance of upskilling and training opportunities cannot be underestimated. This comes at a time when 76 percent of IT decision-makers report skill gaps in their teams, according to Skillsoft’s Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report.
“Providing opportunities for training and professional development is a huge benefit to employers and employees alike as it can help fill critical skill gaps and help women navigate the path of career advancement,” the report said. May go.” The report highlights gaps in learning and learning. Growth opportunities in the workplace for women technical professionals.
44 percent of those surveyed ranked professional development and training opportunities as one of the top five incentives that their organizations can employ to encourage more women to pursue tech-related careers. Huh. While 47 percent of women say that seeing more women in leadership roles will encourage others to pursue tech-related careers. 89 percent of women working in technical roles say they have either worked toward certification or are in the process of obtaining one.
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About 52 percent say their employers provide training as a benefit. While 35% of women seek tech-related job fairs or networking opportunities from their organizations. As incentives for incentives, vocational development outpaces benefits such as childcare (29 percent) and work-life benefits (41 percent).
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