Apr 28, 2023
By: Rahul Verma
Women in tech mostly work for non-tech companies, with only 21% of the IT services tech workforce being women. Despite the high demand for tech skills, women must overcome significant skills gaps to enter and diversify this field.
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Let’s look at the skills women in tech want to build.
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In information technology (IT), data management is a crucial process encompassing collecting, organizing, storing, and retrieving data.
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According to the survey, 33 percent of respondents believe leadership and management skills are crucial for women's advancement in the tech industry.
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The survey revealed that 32 percent of respondents consider project management skills essential for women to thrive in tech.
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Programming language skills were deemed crucial for women to advance in the tech industry by 29 percent of the survey respondents.
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According to the survey, 28 percent and 26 percent of the respondents believe that women require cybersecurity and cloud computing skills to progress in the tech industry.
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Business analytics and application development skills were considered essential for women to advance in the tech industry by 26 percent of the survey respondents.
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The survey found that 25 percent of the respondents believe that technical writing, IT policy, and governance skills are necessary for women to advance in the tech industry.
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