Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Meg Whitman may be the leading faces for “Women In Tech,” but how does their celebrity translate for other women in the field?
Sadly, not as well as you might think. For example, did you know that although women hold 57% of all the jobs in the workforce, they only hold 25% of the jobs in the computing/technology industry?
Fortunately, many individuals and organizations are working to change this imbalance and progress is being made.
Check out the latest infographic from the WhoIsHostingThis team that uncovers more of these stats and the women who are setting out to disrupt the status quo.
Let’s keep the conversation going and motivate more girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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So many inspirational facts to share! Who knew women broke the code in World War 11
I completely agree, Toni! And I didn’t know that fact about WWII either! So cool!