![]() “It’s a whole new way of flexible, digital working. Svenja de Vos, Chief Technology Officer at Leaseweb Global, said that the flexibility of remote working can also serve to benefit women in the workplace. These organisations are taking on the responsibility to attract female talent and provide more equal opportunities for growth. However, while it’s true that the business world is still quite a way off from achieving gender parity, more organisations now recognise the importance of diversity in the workplace. For women who work in tech industries, I think they are probably impacted in the same way as women in other industries who are working from home – trying to juggle work with homelife, and for those with school aged children, also juggling everything with homeschooling.” Flexible options ensure positive change “So it’s women who are bearing the brunt of holding societies together during the pandemic – be it in healthcare, social care, education and at home. “The potential impact of COVID-19 on gender equality is such a huge topic: apparently 70% of all health and social-services staff globally are women” adds Tulin Green, Senior Director, EMEA Marketing at Commvault. International Women’s Day highlights the importance of supporting women and men alike through agile working structures that level the playing field, and empower people to be the very best at what they do, no matter what their circumstances.” “A Boston Consulting Group report found that the increase in remote working has had a major impact on women, who have spent on average 15 hours more per week on domestic work during the pandemic. ![]() “In this new reality of pandemic uncertainty, gender imbalances have been exacerbated,” explains Liz Cook, People Director at Six Degrees. The truth is, we are still living and working in an imbalanced world. I’m a CTO.” A problem exacerbated?Ģ020 was a year of massive societal upheaval, and 2021 has begun with equally as many uncertainties. We aren’t there until we stop using “woman” as an adjective in business. It’s hard to carry both the weight of the job and the weight of damaging the chances of other women if you fail. The research out there is massive, and frankly, sometimes overwhelming. We have to work harder at it, but the rewards are incredible.”ĭebra Danielson, Chief Technology Officer & SVP of Engineering at Digital Guardian agrees: “Women are still paid less. The sad reality right now is that it takes longer as a woman to gain credibility. This desperately needs accelerating, and further proves that there is still so much work to be done. It shows an astonishingly slow pace of progress and highlights that we need to focus on equity just as much as we do equality. “It still floors me when I read that women make nearly 20% less than men, and that they won’t reach pay equity with men until 2059. “When it comes to the tech industry, women are still significantly underrepresented,” said Caroline Seymour, VP Product Marketing at Zerto. ![]() In keeping with this theme, we spoke to nine industry experts about why it is important to challenge gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination and break down the barriers that women continue to face in the workplace. ![]() The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day – #ChooseToChallenge – encourages everyone to call out gender bias and inequality, hailing the notion that from challenge comes change. For example, in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sector, women make up just 24% of the UK’s workforce – with an even smaller proportion in leadership positions. The unfortunate reality is in certain industries men continue to dominate careers. International Women’s Day enables us to celebrate the incredible achievements of women across the globe – and there are no shortage of talented, hard working women to celebrate. ![]() © Monkey Business Images Nine industry experts discuss why it is important to challenge gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination in the workplace on International Women’s Day 2021 ![]()
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