Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/09
By: Jiang Ming-yan and Kuan-lin Liu
Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) A global survey by the international online hotel booking website,
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Booking.com, has found that 90 percent of the women in the tech industry who responded think there are too few female role models and leaders in the male-dominated sector, and many of them think gender discrimination there was worse than expected.
The results of the survey carried out by the travel company were published Thursday. They highlighted the lack of women in leadership positions in the tech industry worldwide and how it was a key reason behind the gender barrier for entry.
The respondents — roughly 700 women working in the tech sector but in non-tech positions — said that more women in positions of power would encourage entry-level female employees to climb up the corporate ladder in the industry, according to the company’s report on the results.
The lack of women in charge was seen as contributing to the industry being heavily male dominated, according to the report. [FULL STORY]