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ukAPwCUKresearchreport78%ofstudentscan'tnameafamousfemaleworkingintech3%offemalessayacareerintechnologyistheirfirstchoiceWomeninTechTimetoclosethegendergapRealisingthepotentialoffemalestochangetheworldContentsIntroduction1Threekeythemesemergingfromourresearch5Ourcalltoaction:fourstepstotake11Despitedecadesofprogresstowardsworkplaceequality,womenremainwoefullyunderrepresentedintheUK'stechnologyworkforce.
Thefiguresspeakforthemselves:accordingtoWISE1,just23%ofthepeopleworkinginSTEM(Science,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics)rolesacrosstheUKarefemale-andonly5%ofleadershippositionsinthetechnologyindustryareheldbywomen2.
ofleadershippositionsinthetechnologyindustryareheldbywomenOnly5%Only23%ofpeopleworkinginSTEMrolesintheUKarefemaleWhat'smore,theimbalancedoesn'tappearlikelytoberedressedanytimesoon:theUK'sfuturepipelineoftechnologytalentisalsoheavilyskewedtowardsmen,withwomenaccountingforjust15.
8%oftheUK'scurrentgenerationofengineeringandtechnologyundergraduates.
Thislackofastrongtechtalentpipelineisstartingtoimpactorganisations.
OurGlobalCEOSurvey3revealsthattwothirdsofUKCEOssayrecruitingpeoplewithdigitalskillsisdifficult,comparedwithonly43%ofCEOsintheUSandjust24%inChina.
CEOssaythatSTEMskillsarealsohardertorecruitintheUKthanelsewhere.
Andbehindthesoberingstatistics,itseemstherearewidersocietalproblemsatplay.
Astudy4bytheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)foundthatgirlsstilllacktheconfidencetopursuehigh-paidcareersinscienceandtechnology,despitetheirschoolresultsbeingasgoodas–orbetterthan–thoseachievedbyboys.
1https://www.
wisecampaign.
org.
uk/statistics/women-in-stem-workforce-2017/2https://techcrunch.
com/2016/05/10/the-lack-of-women-in-tech-is-more-than-a-pipeline-problem/3www.
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bbc.
co.
uk/news/education-317337421PwCStatisticscorrectasof2017ImpactsbeyondtheworkplaceSo,whatdoesthispersistentgenderimbalancemeanInourview,thegapbetweenmenandwomenstudyingandworkingintechnologyisn'tjustunjustifiableinsocietalterms,andunfairwithregardtofemaleskillsandparticipationintheworkforce.
Italsomeansthat–asourpersonalandworkinglivesbecomeincreasinglyshapedbytechnology–technologyproductsandservicesarebeingdevelopedanddeliveredbasedontheperspectivesofonlyonehalfofthepopulation,andnotdesignedwiththeneedsofeveryoneinmind.
Womenmakeuphalfofconsumersandtechnologycompaniesneedtoreflectthisintheirworkforcedesigningthoseproducts.
Afurtherimpactofthegendergapisthatit'spreventingwomenfromplayingtheirfullroleinshapingthefutureofoursociety–orinrealisingthepowerfulpotentialfortechnologytomaketheworldabetterplace.
Ourresearchshowsclearlythatimprovingtheworldisseenasamoreimportantgoalbyfemalesthanmales.
Workingintechnologycanprovidewomenwithawaytodothis.
Again,thestatisticstelltheirownstory.
Inourstudy,50%ofthefemalesweinterviewedsaythemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingtheirfuturecareeris"feelingliketheworkIdomakestheworldabetterplace/hasawiderimpact".
Thecorrespondingfigureformenisonly31%.
Infact,femalesratetheopportunitytomaketheworldabetterplaceasthesecondmostattractiveattributeofacareer,withonly"havinginterestingwork"rankinghigherforthem.
2WomeninTech–Timetoclosethegendergapofthefemalesweinterviewedsaythemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingtheirfuturecareeris"feelingliketheworkIdomakestheworldabetterplace/hasawiderimpact"Inourstudy50%Amissedopportunityforbusinesses…Thegenderimbalanceintechnologydoesn'tjustrepresentamissedopportunityforwomenandsociety,butalsoforbusinesses.
There'sagrowingbodyofevidence–supportedbyeverydayexperienceinorganisationsacrossthecountry–thathavingamorediverseworkforce,includinganequitablegenderbalance,makesforabetterbusiness.
Thisreflectsthewiderangeofbenefitsthatflowfromworkplacediversity,rangingfromtheabilitytoengagecustomersmoreeffectivelybymirroringwidersociety,toenhancedabilitiesinareaswherewomenareespeciallystrong,suchasproblem-solvingandemotionalintelligence.
Putsimply,diversityisabusinessadvantage.
AndotherresearchstudiesbyPwCconfirmthatthebenefitsofdiversityincludehavingahead-startwhenitcomestoattractingthebesttechnologytalent.
Indeed,ourrecentreport–"TheFemaleMillennial–Theneweraoftalent"5–findsthatcreatingandsupportingadiverseworkforceisaprerequisiteforwinningthebattletoattracttoday'stopfemalerecruits.
Inthestudy,83%ofBritishfemalemillennialsstatedthattheyactivelyseekoutemployerswithastrongrecordondiversity,equalityandinclusion–andwhiletheysayemployerstalkaboutdiversity,66%donotfeelopportunitiesareequalforall.
…andfortheUKasawholeAswellashavinganegativeeffectonindividualsandbusinesses,thegendergapintechnologyalsohasimplicationsfortheproductivityandcompetitivenessoftheUKeconomyasawhole.
Ifhalfthepopulationisbeingoverlookedasasourceoftechnologytalent,thentheUKiseffectivelytryingtocompeteinternationallywithonehandtiedbehinditsback.
SofortheUK'sbusinessesandeconomytorealisetheirfullpotential,it'svitalthatwebuildupastrongpipelineofwomenintechnology.
Again,recentPwCresearchunderlinesthepoint–andillustratesthechallengefacedinallindustries,ourownincluded.
Our"WomeninWork6"reportshowsthattheprofessionalandtechnicalservicessector,ofwhichPwCisamember,hasthefourth-highestgenderpaygapofallindustriesat23%.
IfUKbusinessesareabletoattractmorewomenintohigher-payingsectorssuchastechnology,thiswillhelpreducethegenderpaygap–andalsoincreasefemaleeconomicempowerment,tothebenefitoftheUKeconomyandsociety.
5Sources:http://pwc.
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com/press_room/2015/03/british-female-millennials-are-the-most-confident-and-ambitious-of-any-generation.
htmlandhttp://www.
pwc.
com/femalemillennial6Source:PwCWomeninWorkIndexwww.
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co.
uk/womeninwork3PwCofBritishfemalemillennialsstatedthattheyactivelyseekoutemployerswithastrongrecordondiversity,equalityandinclusion83%Researchapproach,methodologyandsampleThe"WomeninTechnology"studywasconductedonPwC'sbehalfbytherespectedresearchhouseOpinium.
Itinvolvedasurveyof2,176studentsacrosstheUKbetween27Januaryand6February2017.
Theserespondentsincluded:Theoverallgendersplitofthesurveysamplewas1,102femalesand1,074males.
Forthepurposesofthestudy,pre-universitystudentsaredefinedasthosecurrentlystudyingforA-Levels,BTECorequivalentandplanningtobeginauniversitycoursein2017.
RespondentsweresourcedfromtheUCASdatabaseandfromalinksentoutbyPwCtomembersofitsnetwork.
Theinterviewees'viewsandperceptionsonarangeofissueswereelicitedandrecorded,andtheresultsanalysed.
554femaleuniversitystudents532maleuniversitystudents548femalepre-universitystudents542malepre-universitystudents4WomeninTech–TimetoclosethegendergapOur"WomeninTechnology"researchWhat'sclearisthatthegenderimbalanceintheUKtechnologyindustryisamajorproblemwithmultipleimpacts.
Giventhiscontext,wedecidedtoconductaresearchstudytoinvestigatetheissue,analysetherootcausesandidentifypotentialsolutions.
Theresearchapproach,methodologyandsamplearesummarisedintheaccompanyinginformationpanel.
Intherestofthisreport,weexaminethefindingsindetail–anddrawoutsomeconclusionsandsuggestionsonthebestwayforward.
ThreekeythemesemergingfromourresearchAcloseanalysisofthefindingsfromourstudyrevealsthreekeythemes–eachwithmajorimplicationsforfutureeffortstoclosethegendergapintechnology.
GirlsarelesslikelytostudySTEMsubjectsatschool–andthisgapcontinuesthroughtouniversityOurresearchconfirmsthatthegenderbiasstartsinschoolandcarriesonthrougheverystageofgirls'andwomen'slives.
Bothbeforeuniversityandatuniversity,moreboysthangirlsparticipatinginourresearcharestudyingallSTEMsubjectswiththeexceptionofbiology.
Overall,83%ofmalesarestudyingSTEMsubjectsatschool,comparedto64%offemales.
Thisbreaksdownto17%ofthemalesstudyingphysics,comparedto7%offemales.
Thecorrespondingbreakdownformathsis28%maleand20%female.
Asimilardivergenceemergesatuniversity,whereoverhalf(52%)ofmalesarestudyingaSTEMsubject,comparedtoonly30%offemales.
Thebiggestgapisinengineering–asubjectbeingstudiedby13%ofmaleuniversitystudentswesurveyedandonly2%offemales.
Mathsisbeingstudiedby6%ofmalesand4%offemales.
Forfemalestudents,chemistryandmathsshowthebiggestdrop-offbetweenA-levelsanduniversity,whereasformalesthebiggestdrop-offsareinbiologyandmaths.
"Ichosenottopickascience-basedsubjectasIfeelthatisnotmystrongpoint.
AlthoughIdidwellatsciencewhendoingmyGCSEsIacknowledgedthatitbecomesincreasinglydifficultatA-Level,whichiswhyIchoseothersubjects.
"Femalepre-universitystudent15PwCofmalesarestudyingSTEMsubjectsatschoolcomparedto64%offemales83%AvarietyofbarriersandinfluencesSo,whatfactorsareputtinggirlsoffSTEMsubjectsOurresearchshowsthattheirmainreasonsfornotchoosingtostudySTEMtopicsinclude:beingbetterorgainingbettergradesinhumanitiesorotheressaybasedsubjects;notfindingSTEMsubjectsasinteresting;STEMsubjectsnotbeingrelevanttothecareertheyplantochoose;teachersnotmakingSTEMsubjectsappealing;andtheneedtogetthehighestpossiblegrade,asthisinfluencesbothuniversityentranceandfuturecareeroptions.
AfurtherfindingisthatgirlsaremoreinfluencedthanboysbytheirlikelychoiceoffuturecareerwhenchoosingA-Levelsubjects.
Some53%ofgirlssaytheirpreferredcareerwasafactorintheirchoiceofA-Levels,comparedtojust43%ofboys.
Sogirlsarethinkingahead–butthefuturethey'reenvisagingforthemselvesdoesn'tusuallyinvolveacareerintechnology.
6WomeninTech–Timetoclosethegendergap"AlthoughheavilyinvolvedinSTEMsubjectsatayoungerage,IwasdiscouragedbythesexismthatsurroundedmewhenItookpartincompetitionsandconventions.
"Femalepre-universitystudentofmalesarestudyingaSTEMsubjectatuniversity,comparedto30%offemales52%FemalesarelesslikelythanmalestoconsideratechnologycareerTheSTEMgendergapatschoolanduniversitycarriesonthroughtogirls'careerchoices.
Only27%ofourfemalerespondentsoverallsaytheywouldconsideracareerintechnology,comparedto62%ofmales.
Andonly3%offemalessayacareerintechnologyistheirfirstchoice,against15%ofmales.
Similarly,5%offemalessaytechnologyisoneofanumberofchoicestheycouldconsider,comparedto19%ofmales.
2Yes–thisismyrstchoiceMaleFemaleYes–it'soneofanumberofchoicesI'dconsiderYes–it'snotmyrstchoicebutIwouldconsiderthisNo–probablynotNo–denitelynotDon'tknow0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%Figure1:Thinkingaboutyourfuturecareerplans,wouldyouconsideracareerintechnology715%19%28%26%11%0%3%5%19%42%26%5%Figure1illustratesthestarkcontrastbetweenfemalesandmalesintermsoftheirreadinesstoconsideracareerintechnology.
Indeed,61%offemalesinourstudysaythey'vebeenputoffacareerintechnologybecausethey'vebeengivensolittleinformationoradviceaboutwhatworkinginthesectorinvolves.
Atthesametime,26%offemalestudentssaytechnologyistoomale-dominated,and20%thatit'snotcreativeenough.
"IcouldpassexamsinSTEMsubjects,butnottothesamegradeasessaysubjects.
IalsofoundthatIdidnotenjoythelessonstothesamedegree-Iprefersubjectswhereitisabouttheargumentsyoumake,ratherthangettingthe'right'answer.
"Femalepre-universitystudent7PwC7Source:PwCWomeninTechnologyresearchstudyoffemalerespondentssaytheywouldconsideracareerintechnology,comparedto62%ofmales27%OnlyAviciouscircleWhat'sclearisthatthere'saviciouscircleofperceptionandrealityintermsofgenderimbalance.
Andthatschools,universitiesandindustryarefailingtoshowyoungpeople–andespeciallygirls–therealitiesoftechnologyjobsandcareersintoday'sworld.
Technologycareersarenowhighlycreative,particularlyaroundunderstandingpeople'sbehaviour,andworkingouthowtodevelopdigitaluserexperiences.
Examplesoftechnologybeingusedtounderstandemergingbehavioursincludetheinnovativecustomerjourneysthathavebeencreatedintheretailsectorandthenewpatientexperiencesbeingdevelopedinhealthcare.
Intermofthelatter,womenaremoreinvolvedwithhealthcarethanmen–accountingfor77%ofNHSemployees8–and,accordingtoresearchfromtheUS9femalesmake80%ofbuyingdecisionsabouthealthcareproductsandservices.
Combinedwithwomen'sgreaterdesiretomakeapositivedifferencetotheworld,theseattributessuggestfemalesareactuallybetterpositionedthanmentocreatetechnologytohelpmeetthehealthcareneedsofcitizensandcustomers.
Alackofadviceinschoolsontechnologycareers…Despitesuchexcitingopportunities,girlsaren'tconsideringtechnologyasacareer–partlybecausenobodyisputtingitforwardasapossibleoption.
While33%ofmalerespondentssaythey'vehadacareerintechnologysuggestedtothem,thefigureforfemalesisonly16%–aglaringlackofadvicethat'shelpingtoreinforcethestereotypeofamale-dominatedindustry.
Incaseswherethesuggestionofatechnologycareerismadetoeithergender,ateacheristhepersonmostlikelytodoso.
Butourresearchsuggeststhatthestereotypeoftechnologyasbeing"forboysonly"isprevalentamongstteachersandschools,whoaremuchlesslikelytosuggestatechnologycareertogirls.
Justoveronefifth(21%)offemalestudentssaymoreinformationwouldmakethemmorelikelytoconsideracareerintechnology.
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leavesgirlswithlittleunderstandingofwhatworkingintechnologyinvolvesThatschoolsarenotyetprovidingtheguidanceyoungpeopleneedisfurtherunderlinedbythefactthatonly19%ofallstudentssaythey'velearnedaboutcareeropportunitiesintechnologyfromtheirschool.
Indeed,morehavelearnedfromusingtechnologyortheirownresearch.
However,thelackofencouragementmeansfemalesarenotsufficientlyinspiredorinterestedtofindoutforthemselves:31%ofmaleshavelearnedabouttechnologyfromtheirownresearch,againstonly12%offemales.
"Iprefercreativesubjectstoacademicsubjects,andthejobsintheSTEMindustrydonotappealtome.
"Femalepre-universitystudent[Ididn'tchoosetechnology]"becauseIdidn'twanttobeinamaledominatedenvironment.
"Femaleuniversitystudent"Thereisastereotypethatempiricalstudiesaremalesubjectsonly,andtheinstitutiontowhichIcurrentlybelongperpetuatesthisbeliefobliquely.
Ifeltdiscouragedfromtakingthesciences.
"Femalepre-universitystudent8Source:http://www.
nhsemployers.
org/~/media/Employers/Publications/Gender%20in%20the%20NHS.
PDF9http://www.
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html8WomeninTech–Timetoclosethegendergapofallstudentssaythey'velearnedaboutcareeropportunitiesintechnologyfromtheirschool19%Onlyofmalerespondentssaythey'vehadacareerintechnologysuggestedtothem,thefigureforfemalesis33%While16%onlyAshortageoffemalerolemodelsisamajorbarrier–asisalackofunderstandingofhowtechnologycanenablewomentochangetheworldWhenaskedwhichindividualstheywouldmostaspiretobelikeintheirfuturecareer,34%ofallstudentssayasuccessfulbusinesspersonality/prominentdierenceintermsofgender.
Butwhenaskedtonamearolemodelwhohasinspiredthemtopursueacareerintechnology,83%offemalerespondentsshowingacleargendergap.
Meanwhile,66%ofrespondentsoverallareabletonameafamousmanworkingintechnology,whileonly22%cannameafamousfemalewhodoesthis.
Andwherestudentscansuggestarolemodelintechnology,themaleswhoarementionedaresuggestedbyfarmorepeoplethaneachfemalementioned.
Also,12%offemalessaytherearen'tenoughgoodrolemodelsforthemintech,comparedtoonly8%ofmales.
Soit'sclearthatfemalessuerfromadearthoffemalerolemodelswho'vebeensuccessfulintechnologyandwhomtheycanaspiretoemulate.
3AlanSugarAlanTuringBillGatesElonMuskMarkZuckerbergRichardBransonSteveJobsTimBerners-LeeAdaLovelaceEllenPaoGraceHopperMargaretHamiltonMarieCurieMarissaMayerSherylSandbergDon'tknow/no-oneFigure2:Pleasenamearolemodelintechnologywhohasinspiredyoutoconsideracareerintechnology83%59%FemaleMale9PwCcannameafamousfemaleworkingintechnology22%OnlyGirlswanttomaketheworldabetterplaceAnequallysignificantgenderdifferencethatemergesfromourresearchisthatfemalesaremuchmorecommittedtochoosingacareerthatenablesthemtomakeapositivedifferencetotheworldaroundthem.
Overall,40%ofstudentssayanimportantfactorintheircareerchoiceisfeelingthattheworktheydohelpsmaketheworldabetterplace.
Butthisfigurerisesto50%amongfemalesandfallsto31%amongmales.
Incontrast,malesaremorelikelytocitesalaryasanimportantfactor–with44%ofmalessayingthis,versus32%offemales.
Girls'greaterdesiretoimprovetheworldisahighlysignificantfinding.
Technologynowmakesahugedifferencetoindividualsandsocietiestheworldover,deliveringdramaticimprovementsinpeople'slives.
Forexample,mobiletechnologyisplayinganincreasinglypivotalroleindisasterreliefeffortsaroundtheworld10,anddevelopingcountriesareattheforefrontofusingmobilehealthtechnologies,overcomingtheirrelativelackofphysicalhealthinfrastructure11.
Givenfemales'greaterdesiretohaveapositiveimpact,moreunderstandingoftransformationaleffectslikethesewouldencouragemoreofthemtogetinvolvedintechnologyasacareer.
"IdoslightlyregretnotchoosingaSTEMsubject,butIwasputoffitatschool,andnevertoldtheimportanceofstudyingsciencesinparticularatA-Leveltoboostmycareerprospects.
IwasalsoneverfullyengagedinSTEMsubjectsatschool–itwasnotmadeinterestingandnooneencouragedmetopursueit,evenknowingthatIwasverygoodatit.
"UniversitystudentTechnology,automation,gender–andthefutureofworkAlongsidethefindingsonsubjectandcareerchoices,ourresearchrevealssomefascinatinginsightsintostudents'expectationsforthefutureofworkinaneraofincreasingautomation.
Fifty-fivepercentofmaleand46%offemalerespondentsexpectthattheirfuturecareerwillbeovertakenbyautomationatsomepointinthefuture–with15%ofallstudentsexpectingthistohappenwithinthenext20years,21%after20years,and14%aftertheyretire.
Giventhattheimpactofautomationisalreadystartingtobefelt,it'sinterestingthatsomanystudentsthinkit'sstillsomeyearsaway.
Studentsalsohavemixedviewsonwhethernewtechnologycreatesordestroysjobs.
While76%ofallrespondentsexpectnewtechnologytomakesomejobsredundant,58%expectittocreatenewtypesofjobsand63%expectittochangetheskillsemployerslookfor.
Femalerespondentsareslightlylessoptimisticthanmalesthatnewtechnologywillcreatenewtypesofjobs,with54%offemalessayingitwouldcomparedto62%ofmales.
Allofthispointstoaneedforyoungpeopletobebetterinformedaboutthedisruptiveimpactsandopportunitiesthattechnologyisopeningupintheworkplace.
PwC's"FutureofWork"12reportfoundthatoverhalf(53%)of10,000adultconsumerssurveyedacrossChina,Germany,India,theUKandtheUSthoughttechnologybreakthroughswouldtransformthewaypeopleworkoverthenextfivetotenyears.
Andwithmanytraditionallymalemanufacturingjobsalreadyhavingbeenautomated,morefemale-orientatedofficeandclericaljobsarenextinline.
Bothgendersneedtoadapttothisreality–andabetterunderstandingoftechnologywillhelpthemdothis.
Aswellasrecruitingpeoplewithdigitalskills,organisationsneedtoupskilltheirworkforcetobeadaptive,creativeandcriticalthinkers.
Withthecurrentpaceoftechnologicalchangeitishardtopredictwhatjobswilllooklikeinthefuture,soitisimportantthatemployeesareabletorespondtothenextskillschallenge.
PwC'sGlobalCEOSurvey13revealedthattheskillsmostindemandarepeople-orientatedskillssuchasadaptabilityandproblem-solving(98%ofUKCEOsratethemasimportant),leadershipandcollaboration(both96%)andcreativityandinnovation(both93%).
Thosethatcandisplaytheseskillswillbeinhighdemand.
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uk/news/business-3471596211Source:http://healthmarketinnovations.
org/blog/developing-countries-lead-way-mobile-health-technologies12Source:http://www.
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com/gx/en/issues/talent/future-of-work/journey-to-2022.
html12www.
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com/davos10WomeninTech–Timetoclosethegendergapofmaleand46%offemalerespondentsexpectthattheirfuturecareerwillbeovertakenbyautomationatsomepointinthefutureofstudentsexpectnewtechnologytochangetheskillsemployerslookfor63%55%Ourcalltoaction:fourstepstotakeTakentogether,thethreekeythemesemergingfromourresearchpointtofouractionstoboostthenumberofwomenworkingintechnology.
Theseare:Thetechnologyindustrycouldplayagreaterroleineducatingstudentsabouttechnologyandhowit'sshapingtheworldweliveinIt'sclearfromourresearchthatstudentsdon'thaveenoughinformationaboutwhatworkingintechnologyinvolves.
Thetechnologyindustrycouldworkwiththeeducationsystemtodeveloptechnologyteachingmodulesthatcanbedeliveredinschoolsbyteachersorviavirtualreality.
Theseshouldbedesignedtoeducatestudentsontheemergingtechnologythatisreshapingourworkingandpersonallives.
Itisimportantthesemodulesparticularlyhighlighthowtechnologycanbeaforceforgood,whichshouldhelpinspiremorefemalestotakeaninterestinthesubjects.
Andthisengagementneedstohappenatamuchearlierage,beforestudentsdecidewhichsubjectstheywilltakeforGCSE.
MoreinteractionwithtechnologycompaniesatschoollevelwillbenefitbothfemalesandmalesandhelptogrowthepipelineoftechnologytalentthatweneedintheUK.
Thekeyistoensurethattechnologyispresentedtogirlsasapotentialcareerchoicebypeopleinpositionsofinfluence:todayit'shardlyevenmentionedtothemasapossibility.
ThereisarealopportunityfortheindustryandeducationsectortoworktogethertohelpbuildthetechnologyskillstheUKwillneedtoprosperinthefuture.
Educatingandinspiringallstudentsabouttechnologycareersatamuchyoungeragewillhelptofuture-proofyoungpeoplewiththeskillsneededandhelptobuildarichtalentpipeline.
Thiswillhelpensurethatno-oneisleftbehindbytheFourthIndustrialRevolution.
Aswellasawareness,weneedtoincreaseaccesstotechnologycareersGreaterawarenessofthetechnologyindustryandtheopportunitiesavailableisnotenoughunlessallstudentsfeelthatacareerintechnologyiswithintheirreach.
Thereneedstobeacollectiveeffortfromthetechnologyindustrytocreatealternativeentryroutesintotheprofession.
Approachesmightincludeincreasingtheavailabilityofapprenticeshipsintechnology,technologycompaniespartneringwithuniversitiesandofferingshadowingandworkexperienceopportunitiesatyoungerages.
1211PwCYoucan'tbewhatyoucan'tsee:TheimportanceofvisiblerolemodelsatalllevelsTogetmorefemalesinterestedintechnologyasaviablecareeroptionweneedtogivethemaccesstomorerolemodelsatalllevels.
Weneedtoshoutlouderabouttherolemodelsalreadyworkingintechandworkhardertopromotemorewomentotoppositionsintheindustrysothattheybecomemorevisible.
HelpwomentoreachtheirfullpotentialintheindustryWeneedtomakesurethatthetechnologysectorprovidesanattractiveandinclusiveworkingenvironmentandthatpeopleareabletoreachtheirfullpotential.
Soaswellasattractingmorefemalesintothesector,weneedtomakesurethattheycanprogressoncethey'reworkingthere.
Thisrequiresadedicatedfocus.
Technologyorganisationscouldsetthemselvesgendertargetsandaprogrammeofinitiativestosupportwomentoadvancetomoreseniorpositions.
Thiscouldincludereversementoring,returntoworkschemestogetwomenintotechnologyrolesfollowingcareerbreaksandsponsorshipprogrammesforhighperformingfemales.
3412WomeninTech–TimetoclosethegendergapFormoreinformationaboutthisreport,orifyouwouldliketoshareyourideasforhowwecangetmorewomenintotechnologycareers,pleasegetintouch.
Pleasegetintouchtodiscussourresearchfurther,ortoshareyourideasonhowwecangetmorewomenintotechnologycareers.
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