Brazilian tech employers are not seen by their female workforce as diversity champions and most feel their current HR strategies are failing to support them, a study says.
Some 40 percent of females in the technology sector feel the companies they work don’t place enough value in diverse teams, with 95 percent stating new perspectives, knowledge and experience would make the sector more diverse, according to the global research carried out by Booking.com.
Finding talent and supporting women who already have the skills, knowledge and expertise in the industry is key to achieving greater diversity in the technology jobs market, argues Gillian Tans, chief executive at Booking.com.
“Diversifying talent – with all aspects of [women’s] experience, origin and careers – needs to be a priority at all times,” Tans adds.
Significant changes have taken place over the last decade to bring positive progress towards making the tech sector a gender-sensitive environment, but Tans argues organizations should continue to focus on that area.