A whopping 49% of women working in technology reported feeling under pressure to choose between their families and their careers, a 7% rise from the previous year.
\About half of them reported encountering sexism in their tech job.
The results were published in the most recent report on women in the business by internet events company Web Summit, which has been in operation since 2018.
For the report, which involved surveying over a thousand women, sexism in the tech sector persisted.
“It’s frustrating that issues like sexism, unfair pay, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance keep appearing – it often feels like we’re stuck in the same conversations,” Carolyn Quinlan said.
Vice President of Community at the organization Carolyn Quinlan stated, “It’s frustrating that issues like sexism, unfair pay, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance keep coming up—it feels like we’re stuck in the same conversations.”
Over 75% of the female participants expressed that they feel obligated to put in more effort than their male peers.
One respondent noted, “There’s always that one guy in the room who talks over me.”
Another stated that it is more difficult for women who also wish to have children to fully engage in the workforce if there is insufficient help for child care.
