Why Women Only Make Up One-Third of Tech Industries

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'The number of women working in STEM has grown by 31% since 2011; however, only about 30 percent of the tech sector comprises women. This begs the question: Why is there so little representation?

From the early stages of their education, women are frequently given fewer chances in STEM fields than men. Societal influences impact this discrepancy, as stereotypes, although disproved, suggest that boys excel in math and science and continue to persist in educational institutions and households. A recent study by UNESCO revealed that women represent over 30 percent of the global STEM workforce — a striking disparity highlighting the limited opportunities accessible to them in these fields.

In many tech companies, we also face the issue of workplace culture being labeled as “bro culture,” underscoring the exclusion of women in office settings that often leave them feeling undervalued and isolated. As these workplace cultures perpetuate, women leave traditional corporate tech roles to blaze their own trail, creating a corporate brain drain and the loss of diverse voices in traditional corporate industries due to the constant pressure to “prove” themselves and confront various forms of discrimination.'