Women in Technolgy

When it comes to gender equality in the tech industry, the numbers probably won’t surprise you. Only 19% of venture-backed companiesare founded by women, and women make up just 8% of partners at 100 of the top venture capitalist firms.

Although many attempts are being made to encourage women into tech, we are still far from gender parity in the industry. What would the world look like if there were equal numbers of men and women in the sector? We asked three women in tech, from CEO's to developers, for their thoughts.

With greater equality, the tech world would benefit from both work titles free of gender and diverse perspectives – it would produce better products designed and marketed to women (which are not just covered in pink). It would also mean a better world – more diverse voices would mean products and services that work for everyone.

I don’t want my accomplishments to be attributed to my gender. I can manage, lead and create just as easily when leaving gender out of my job title. My work speaks for itself – as it should. Titles like “#Girlboss” actually diminish the power of women. We use this label to describe female bosses based on their gender instead of the job they are doing. 

If we do achieve gender parity in tech, it will create more opportunities to design technology for all.