• Corpus ID: 17363094

Women In Tech : Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition

@inproceedings{Smith2015WomenIT,
  title={Women In Tech : Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition},
  author={Virginia Smith},
  year={2015}
}

• Virginia Smith
• Published 2015
• Economics

There remains a staggering absence of women in technology-related fields. Enabling diversity is not only a social imperative, but also a competitive advantage for companies and institutions resulting in demonstratively greater returns. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive look at technology’s gender gap and give evidence of the benefits of gender diversity. Acknowledging this divide is merely a first step. We further devise and execute a broad study of women in technology, and our results reveal key barriers that reduce the presence of women across all levels. The survey results were the jumping off point for the first Women In Technology Leadership Round Table, an event aimed at developing solutions to prevent the attrition of women in the technological workforce. We detail the results of this round table and the solutions developed therein, including roadmaps and specific action items needed in order to realize each solution. Finally, we summarize with an ongoing call to action, which acts as a continuation of our efforts to develop sustainable solutions that will address barriers to women and help produce diversity in the technology ecosystem.