'A new study has shown that there’s still a long a long way to go close the gender gap in the global technology industry, with male leaders in the field still earning considerably more than their female counterparts.'
within tech professions has long been touted, and new research conducted on behalf of edtech company Fire Tech provides further evidence of this.
Upon analysing 50 of the largest and most successful tech-focused organisations on the globe, Fire Tech’s study found that almost all CEOs in the field are men, and none of the world’s top 10 largest tech firms have a woman at the helm. On top of this, Fire Tech has highlighted a number of other issues the sector must strive to address, such as the insignificant supply of skilled professionals to fill the industry’s increasing demand. The estimates that an additional 1.5m people will be needed to fill specialist IT and digital positions over the next two years.
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