Women are under-represented in the fast growing digital sector: they only represent 15% of IT students and 21,7% of them are working is this sector. In an article published by Les Echos today, Thaima Samman, President of the European Network for Women in Leadership, along with Catherine Ladousse, President of Cercle Inter’Elles and Claudine Schmuck, President of the IT group of Sciences Po Alumni, call on the government to take decisive measures to involve more women in the tech sector. They are supported by 25 women’s organisations, including: Alter Egales, IT group of Sciences Po Alumni, Duchess France, Elles bougent, Elles@ESIEA, Fédération des femmes administrateurs, Femmes business angels, commission du Syntec Numerique,Cercle InterElles, Financielles, Grandes écoles au Féminin, Girlz in web, JUMP Equality, Social Builder, Voxfemina, WomenUp, to name a few.

Women are facing more obstacles than their male counterparts to make their way in the tech industry, yet, the article points out how gender diversity is also a matter of performance for digital companies: having more women involved in the IT sector would increase the economic growth of the EU by 9 billion a year! Diversity is a driver of creativity, innovation and growth, especially in the highly competitive digital sector. Therefore, 25 women’s networks are taking a stand today #4WomenInTech.

http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/editos-analyses/0211070157078-il-est-urgent-de-renforcer-la-presence-des-femmes-dans-la-tech-2010928.php