'When we ask women what is inhibiting them from applying for an internship, they will often say entry requirements.”
Any one of us could probably recall a depressing “women in tech” headline. Wise says that 23% of the people working in Stem roles in the UK are female, while PwC states that just 5% of leadership positions in the technology industry are held by women. In a sample of 1,000 US consumers by LivePerson, a US software company, only 8.3% could name a famous woman in tech; that fell to just 4% when LivePerson discounted any responses naming Siri or Alexa.
According to recruitment organisation Stem Women, the percentage of women graduating in computer science in 2016-17 was just 15%. Yet the tech industry depends on more young women to diversify its heavily male workforce. “Teaching them to code is one step, but getting them through the interview process for industry opportunities is another,” says Sparta Global’s diversity and inclusion lead, Gaia Caruso. “Many young women express a fear of coming across as ‘cocky’ or ‘demanding’ in the workplace, particularly if they are working in a temporary intern position.
The tech companies have a job to do, Caruso suggests: “When promoting internships, use gender-neutral job descriptions to reduce impostor syndrome among women looking to enter a male-dominated industry. When screening potential interns, use diverse hiring panels, remove gender-biased interview questions, and actively report diversity and inclusion for hiring. When interns are on site, don’t allow your commitment to promoting a culture of gender-equality slide.
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