The Future of Tech Is Female How to Achieve Gender Diversity

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branson, Douglas M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment.

Personnel management.

Information technology--Management.

Kvinder.

Teknologi og samfund.

Teknologisk udvikling.

Konsforskelle.

Women.

Women executives--Recruiting.

Women executives.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, 2018

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An accessible and timely guide to increasing female presence and leadership in tech companies Tech giants like Apple and Google are among the fastest growing companies in the world, leading innovations in design and development. The industry continues to see rapid growth, employing millions of people: in the US it is at the epicenter of the American economy. So why is it that only 5% of senior executives in the tech industry are female? Underrepresentation of women on boards of directors, in the C-suite, and as senior managers remains pervasive in this industry. As tech companies are plagued with high-profile claims of harassment and discrimination, and salary discrepancies for comparable work, one asks what prevents women from reaching management roles, and, more importantly, what can be done to fix it? The Future of Tech is Female considers the paradoxes involved in women's ascent to leadership roles, suggesting industry-wide solutions to combat gender inequality. Drawing upon 15 years of experience in the field, Douglas M. Branson traces the history of women in the information technology industry in order to identify solutions for the issues facing women today. Branson explores a variety of solutions such as mandatory quota laws for female employment, pledge programs, and limitations on the H1-B VISA program, and grapples with the challenges facing women in IT from a range of perspectives. Branson unpacks the plethora of reasons women should hold leadership roles, both in and out of this industry, concluding with a call to reform attitudes toward women in one particular IT branch, the video and computer gaming field, a gateway to many STEM futures. An invaluable resource for anyone invested in gender equality in corporate governance, The Future of Tech is Female lays out the first steps toward a more diverse future for women in tech leadership.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

1 Industries That Do Not Hire or Promote

2 The Paradox

3 Qualifications and Reservations

4 Poor Performances by Female CEOs

5 Once upon a Time

6 Basic Education

7 The Distant Past and Near Future

8 Women to Try Harder

9 Mandatory Quota Laws

10 Certificate and Pledge Programs

11 Comply or Explain Regimes

12 Mentoring and Sponsorship

13 Mandatory Disclosure

14 Proposals for STEM Education

15 The Industry’s Answer

16 Leavening STEM Education

17 Paying Close Attention to the Pool Problem

18 Enlarging the Pool

19 Measuring What You Intend to Manage and Ways to Manage It

20 Adopting a Version of the Rooney Rule

21 Theoretical Feminist Views

22 Reforming the Gaming Industry

23 Final Observations

Appendix A. Publicly Held Information Technology Companies

Appendix B. Women Senior Executives in Publicly Held Information Technology Companies

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4798-1970-0

OCLC:

1039718575