Rewards &
Resilience

The dual experience
of women in tech

 

 

Women make up around 50% of the UK workforce. Yet in tech, just 24% of roles are filled by women. In tech leadership, that figure drops to just 5%.


AND Digital’s latest report, “Rewards & Resilience: The dual experience of women in tech,” examines the underlying causes of these statistics through a comprehensive survey. We surveyed over 200 female tech leaders and interviewed leading role models in depth; to learn about the experiences, challenges and opportunities women face in their roles as Tech Leaders.
Rewards & Resilience

The state of play for women tech leaders

As told by the women leading the way

A tech career can offer huge financial, intellectual and wellbeing rewards for all, yet women still only occupy 5% of tech leadership roles. Why is that?

 

To find out, we surveyed and interviewed 200+ women. What we uncovered was a story of duality: of women's determination, success and love for what they do, balanced by bias, imposter syndrome and a lack of support.

 

Our Rewards & Resilience report aims to:

 

  • Help more women reach leadership positions without having to display the resilience required of their predecessors, a resilience that isn’t required of men.
  • Present recommendations to harness the positivity as well as address the challenges for women in tech leadership.
  • Support aspiring women leaders with a ‘handbook’ of insights and advice from the report’s contributors.
  • Help the tech sector realise the full potential of more women, so they can help shape a better, stronger, more inclusive industry.

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Report highlights

We surveyed over 200 female tech leaders and interviewed leading role models in depth; to learn about the experiences, challenges and opportunities women face in the industry

  • Rewards 86.5% of women hope their experiences can contribute to the broader narrative of women in tech
  • Resilience 80% of women have experienced challenges on their journey to becoming a leader
  • Rewards 89.3% of women in tech leadership roles love their jobs
  • Resilience 90.7% of women have faced gender bias in their journey. More than 1 in 10 experience it regularly
  • Results 78.6% of women in tech leadership roles believe they're succeeding

REAL STORIES, REAL VOICES

Interview: Dame Stephanie Shirley on Rewards & Resilience

 

It’s appropriate that, in a report entitled Rewards & Resilience, its foreword comes from someone who was part of the origins of the UK tech industry – someone whose resilience extended to changing her name so that men wouldn’t realise they were dealing with a woman.

In a new interview especially for AND Digital, Dame Stephanie (‘Steve’) Shirley shares her thoughts on the modern experience of women in tech. She explores the biggest obstacles still to overcome. And, based on the insights of Rewards & Resilience, she considers the critical changes companies need to make to create truly inclusive workplaces.

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