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Gender diversity in tech: 20 crucial statistics around the globe

First, the positives...
Businesses with at least 30% women in leadership positions are likely to be 15% more profitable.
Computing degrees have seen a 23% growth in accepted applications from women since 2019.
If Europe could double the share of women in the tech workforce to roughly 45% by 2027, its GDP could increase by as much as €600 billion.

Women in tech employment statistics

Women hold 28% of all jobs in computer and mathematical occupations, falling to just 22% of all tech roles across European companies.
Taking a closer look at the UK, while 29% of the country’s tech sector employees identify as women or non-binary, this number falls to just 20% among software engineers.
The ratio of men to women in tech firms is about 3:1—rising to 4:1 for technical roles, and 72% of women in tech report that they’re outnumbered by men in business meetings by at least 2:1.
Just 26% of AI jobs globally are held by women, with even poorer representation in cloud and data where the numbers are 15% and 12%, respectively.