New survey reveals huge gender gap in British IT sector

Dev Kundaliya
clock 22 April 2020 •
The gender gap in the UK's IT industry is still significant
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The gender gap in the UK's IT industry is still significant

Experts believe this gap is due to lower participation of girls in STEM subjects

Reflecting a gender diversity crisis in Britain's IT industry, a new research has found that just one in six IT jobs in the country are currently occupied by females. The research, which was commissioned...

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