More women in Tech. Fewer women leading

Every March invites me to pause, and on a personal level, it’s a moment to acknowledge the progress made toward equality, but also to reflect honestly on the challenges that still remain. In recent years, we have seen encouraging signs: more women are pursuing careers in technology, science, and data. At the same time, initiatives to promote diversity within organizations have grown, along with conversations around female leadership and inclusion programs across the sector. However, when we look at who occupies decision-making roles in technology (who leads teams, defines strategy, or drives innovation) the reality still reflects an uneven path. From my experience working in IT, one question keeps coming up: if more women are studying STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and developing technical skills, why is it still so difficult to see them in technical leadership roles? With that question in mind, I reviewed several recent reports and what I found is that