With men dominating higher managerial positions in Europe’s technology sector, there has been no shortage of calls for greater female empowerment in the industry.
Hearing from a cross-section of female leaders in the business and political worlds, this report covers a recent event in Brussels designed to raise the issue of gender equality in the bloc’s technology sector, in a bid to encourage women from all walks of life to have the confidence to pursue ambitious and enterprising leadership roles in tech.
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Gabriel: Women ‘continue to face obstacles’ in tech sector
Tech firms in Europe are 'losing out' on a wide range of talent and diversity due to their reluctance to hire women across all levels of management, the EU Commissioner for Innovation and Research, Mariya Gabriel has said.
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The tech sector needs to take the lead on gender equality
Europe still has a gender problem in business. Data from the European Institute for Gender Equality suggests that amongst Europe’s largest listed companies, only 8% are led by female CEOs. Less than a fifth of executives are women, and only …