Powerhouse women leading in adtech: Diversity makes us stronger
Audrey Michelin, director, account management ANZ at Open X discusses how companies can make real and long-lasting progress towards creating a diverse workforce.
The tech industry is booming, with many talking about talent gaps; and despite the war for talent, the tech industry somehow lacks diversity.
Women, minorities, and LGBT+ people continue to be underrepresented. For instance, when it comes to women, out of the largest 1,000 companies, fewer than one out of five are Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) and Chief Information Officers (CIOs). Conversely, it’s very easy to identify leading men in technology. To change this, young women must be able to identify with role models in the field. The same goes for other underrepresented groups.
Australia is improving in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) scores, with the second-largest increase in DEI progress since 2019, up by 7% to 55%.2 Diversity has been shown to provide businesses and industries commercial benefits, and it is time to set a focus on equal opportunities for leadership positions starting with women. It is time for women in tech to break the industry’s glass ceiling and for companies to expand their efforts to ensure greater workforce and leadership diversity.
