The attempts for ensuring women’s participation in top tech roles have been significant, especially in the recent past. However, the most pertinent question is, are the results satisfactory? The obvious answer will be ‘not yet.’
Although there are positive trends regarding top technology and women, there is room for more improvement. Data regarding the GAFAM group seconds this opinion. As per the latest information, women’s participation in the GAFAM group is 1 in 4.
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GAFAM is a term that refers to five popular U.S. tech stocks: Google , Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft.
There was a widespread belief that the year 2022 will see strenuous efforts to fill the technical gap in women’s participation. However, the tech world has failed to meet the expectations of the tech world.
Only about one out of every four GAFAM employees—Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft—are women on average. Unexpectedly, Amazon has 45% of its workforce comprised of females. There has to be more clarity on how many of them have technical or executive positions, though.
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