Women in Tech Day: Celebrating Equality & Inclusion in Cyber
From Cyber Magazine:
Celebrated on 4 April, Women in Tech Day promotes the achievements of women in the technology and encourages efforts to close the gender gap
Despite efforts to increase the number of women in tech, the gender gap across the sector continues to widen.
Women currently make up less than one third of the global technology workforce, according to The World Bank.
Additional data from Accenture reinforces this, revealing that not only are fewer women entering tech roles, but those who do often leave the sector by their mid-thirties.
In cybersecurity specifically, this trend continues. According to the 2024 ISC2 Women in Cybersecurity Study, women made up between 20% and 25% of the industry in May. A similar study conducted by LinkedIn and published in May 2024, found that women made up just 17.9% of the cybersecurity workforce, illustrating that considerable work is needed.