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Organisations map gender imbalance in IT workforce |
The gap between males and females remains a live issue for those working in the UK IT professional workforce.
Currently females account for just one in five IT professionals, according to research published jointly by BCS, e-skills UK and Intellect. The low uptake by females in IT at both Secondary and Higher Education levels directly impacts upon the proportion of females employed in today’s IT professional workforce.
In response to this problem BCS, e-skills UK and Intellect, in association with BERR, have produced the ‘Women in IT Scorecard’. It forms an evidence base for data and commentary, from females taking IT related qualifications, to being employed as part of the IT professional workforce. The work was undertaken to identify drivers of the gender imbalance, and to provide an agreed bank of data at a time when there are many voices in the debate.
BCS, with representatives from e-skills UK and Intellect will be holding a ‘Women in IT Away Day’ strategy meeting on the 26 and 27 March 2009 to discuss what actions can be taken to address the gender gap in the IT profession.
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