With continual pressure being put on companies to address gender inequality in the workplace, research shows that we are making progress, albeit slow.
The problem of a gender imbalance in some industries isn’t solved simply by just hiring more women. Trying to balance the scales in the tech world often starts with making STEM subjects more attractive options for young women.
Progress has been made, with the percentage of women working in STEM rising from 13% in 2014 to 24% in 2018, but there’s still clearly a way to go.
We spoke to five inspirational female tech figures working in the North to find out what they would say to today’s women looking to work in tech.
