There is a significant lack of IT professionals. Only 13% of the workforce in the IT sector are women. Only 1% of the ICT companies in the country are led by women. If I had one word to describe it, it would be "prejudice".
Significant Challenges:
Criticism & judgements
Security issues
Families and teachers discourage girls from pursuing challenging jobs in technology because girls are told that they are not supposed to be good at this subject.
Stereotypes, lack of proper balance between employment and family care. Some challenges are related to the working environment. Gender bais, credibility is another issue women face when they try to get into the IT sector. And the male dominated climate.
Continue to block women's progress in the IT sector.
I see myself as being part of the solutions to this challenge in following ways -
1. IT scholarship may be a convenient motivation to create awareness among students.
2. Some proper steps for the working women that maybe ensure by the concerned authority.
3. Increasing women participation in executive rules and committees, providing promotions and increment to anyone who deserved it.
Developing an action plan
- Nowshin Tory
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