Technology And Working Women

 Technology And Working Women in the Pandemic 

• 57% of women in tech feel burned out at work this year, compared to 36% of men.
• Women in tech are nearly twice as likely as men to have lost their jobs or been furloughed due to the pandemic.
• 72% of women in tech have worked at a company where bro culture is pervasive.
• 78% of women in tech feel they have to work harder than their coworkers to prove their worth.
• Women in tech are 4X more likely than men to see gender bias as an obstacle to promotion. 39% of women see gender bias as a barrier to promotion in 2021.
• Women of color are less confident than white women about their promotion prospects—and that gap has increased by 3X over the past year.
• 37% of women of color in tech feel that racial bias is a barrier to development.

These were the basic statistics that would help give an overview of the status of the women over this pandemic.

Women are divided into various categories, therefore it's necessary to take each one into consideration.

The working females:

In contrast with other industries, the number of women employed in the UK tech sector has risen slightly over the past year.

While across the wider economy, female workers are more likely to have been furloughed or made redundant than their male counterparts and are also having a tougher time getting hired, the percentage of women in the tech sector rose to 20% last year, from 17% in 2019.

The main problems faced are:

Women in tech have been more likely to lose their jobs than men

Women are more likely to feel a greater childcare burden due to COVID-19 

Amidst this lockdown when the school life of kids, working situations have changed drastically, the role of a mother and a female has increased proportionately.

For women, the pandemic has brought forth the age-old dilemma of balancing childcare with work, and it’s done so suddenly and uncompromisingly.

The mental health impact

The sudden and unexpected nature of the pandemic has caused an upsurge in people suffering from poor mental health due to uncertainty.