The ISACA-AFAI association, SheLeadsTech, a program aimed at better representation of women in leadership roles in tech, and Femmes@Numérique, a collective aimed at strengthening female representation and the attractiveness of the digital sector among women, have published the results of the 3e edition of the SheLeadsTech barometer.
“Concrete actions” for an “inclusive environment”
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Last year, the barometer showed a certain slowdown in the feminization process for certain tech positions and professions. This time, the results highlight a “real commitment” companies, which “do not settle for promises, but implement concrete actions, thus creating an inclusive and conducive environment”notes Gina Gulla-Menez, head of the SheLeadsTech program.
The barometer was established based on a questionnaire sent to companies, in the form of open and closed questions. Four areas were discussed: attracting women to digital, retaining female digital talent, allowing women to progress in the sector, and opening up cybersecurity to women.
Learning, “a fundamental key”
80% of the companies surveyed say they have reviewed their recruitment practices to attract more women into digital professions, a figure up 12 points compared to last year. Recruitment practices which involve better knowledge of tech professions in schools, better promotion of female successes, and a certain neutrality in job offers.
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As such, nearly 3 out of 4 companies in the panel (74%) declared having carried out actions with schools to raise awareness of digital professions, “insisting on the fact that digital has no gender”. In addition, 66% of them have carried out communication and recruitment campaigns against gender stereotypes. “Learning is a fundamental key to taking your first steps in tech”notes the press release.
A figure which contrasts with the Boston Consulting Group barometer, published last June. In the main European markets (France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and Sweden), the report revealed that only 10% of start-ups were created by women.
3 out of 4 companies raise awareness on the subject of sexism
77% of companies say they arrange working conditions so as to create a good balance between private and professional life, and 75% say they raise awareness internally on the subject of sexism. More than 7 out of 10 companies say they have set up a women's network internally or externally, to find out about rights, come together for regular actions and also to report reports.
In order not to discourage young women wishing to move into digital technology, 68% of companies say they are raising awareness among the female public about the advantages of careers in the sector. In particular, on attractive salaries and favorable working conditions, which can quickly give rise to management positions. In a report published last November, the High Council for Equality pointed out the glass ceiling in the digital sector, with only 22% of management positions occupied by women. In addition, regarding remuneration, a study carried out by 50inTech highlighted an average income gap in tech in Europe of 19% between women and men.
Making cybersecurity attractive
Finally, more than 6 out of 10 companies say they have implemented specific measures to recruit women in cybersecurity. A sector which generally faces a shortage of candidates, despite advantageous salary conditions. During the InCyber Forum, which was held at the end of March in Lille, Vincent Strubel, director general of the National Information Systems Security Agency, emphasized the need to make IT professions more attractive. cybersecurity. In 2021, France had only 11% female profiles in cybersecurity.
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