Empower women - We are committed to creating a more diverse, more secure industry and championing women in cybersecurity - Women in cybersecurity

Facts

56%

of women working in IT globally

agree that there are now more women in IT and tech roles in their organization than two years ago.

Only

10%

of women

surveyed work in a majority female team, with 48% in a male-dominated environment and 39% in an evenly split workplace.

As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, where do women stand in technology and IT? Kaspersky decided to build on the research it began in 2018, and in 2020 the company spoke to women in Europe, North America, Latin America and the APAC region to find out how they now feel and what has changed over the past two years. There’s plenty of good news: 57% of the women surveyed agree that gender equality has improved in their organization. Even COVID-19 has brought benefits, with working from home helping women feel more autonomous in their roles — boosting their confidence as well as their career prospects. But there’s still a lot to be done in the field to truly empower women.

Check out all the numbers, data and facts in the Kaspersky Women in tech report for 2020-2021

Many women believe that their career in IT is not always advancing as fast as some of their male counterparts, simply because they face far more challenges during their career path. Our goal is to motivate as many women as possible to pursue a career in IТ and the cybersecurity field and empower them to achieve their true dreams and unleash their hidden potential.

Women in tech project features personal career growth stories, podcasts and general advice from our female employees in the field of cybersecurity and IT, who share their personal experience, talk about their education and how they built their careers. All this helps to prove to many women by concrete examples - nothing can hold them back.

Women in cybersecurity stories

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Have the courage to become the first

Lama Alshemali

Intern at Kaspersky’s Saudi Arabia office

Olga Svistunova

Maria Isabel Manjarrez Roa

Maria Losyukova

Genie Sugene Gan

Career Insights

All Insights

Three key career insights from a General Manager

Andrea Fernández

General Manager, SOLA Region at Kaspersky

Nurturing tomorrow’s female STEM leaders

Evgeniya Russkikh

Head of Cybersecurity Education at Kaspersky

Women in the spotlight: how to tackle rising cybersecurity risks?

Anna Larkina

A privacy expert

What can a community do to bridge the gender gap in the tech field

Trishia Octaviano

Academic Affairs Manager for Asia-Pacific

News hub

All News

Kaspersky holds “Women in Technology” panel in Turkey

On the final day of summer camp training for 800 students from various Turkish universities organized by BUSIBER Bogazici University MIS Cybersecurity Center and Cyber Technology clubs, Kaspersky contributed by a full day training and held a “Women in Technology” panel dedicated to the growing role of women in cybersecurity. The panel was moderated by İlkem Özar, Kaspersky’s General Manager in Turkey, and also feautred several industry experts as speakers. They discussed ways to further strengthen the position of women in IT and explore future opportunities for their advancement in the field.

Kaspersky expert presents her research at European Women in Tech forum

Anna Pavlovskaya, Senior Digital Footprint Analyst at Kaspersky, recently spoke at European Women in Tech forum, and presented her research on psychological portraits of cybercriminals. She analyzed informal discussions between participants of darknet forums to reveal their motivations and driving forces. On 4 September, Anna conducts the webinar, unleashing more insights of her research. Click on the title to register for webinar!

Why women should consider cybersecurity to help close the skills gap

Lisa Kilpatrick, General Manager for North America, at Kaspersky, says that, although technical roles such as threat hunters or analysts are at the forefront of cybersecurity, positions in sales, marketing, and many other jobs behind the scenes are necessary for the stability of the industry. If these business functions are left unfilled, it would upset the necessary balance in the industry, as it cannot thrive on highly technical experts alone.

Letters to the Past

Ahead of International Women’s Day, in Kaspersky’s special project “Letters to the Past”, female Kaspersky employees share what advice they would give to their past selves. Find their inspiring stories here, proving nothing can hold you back.

New episode of Kaspersky’s Webby awarded podcast talks about women in gaming

Kaspersky's Fast Forward podcast kicks-off the second season, with the new episode focusing on why gaming development can play a key role in building a diverse community and how women-centering gaming events empower young girls.

Kaspersky GR official appointed IWEF Vice-Chairperson

Genie Gan, Head of Public Affairs in APAC, and META for Kaspersky has been appointed as Vice-Chairperson of the

Finding the right answers on your cybersecurity career path

Our experts share their advice and answers to the most common questions about cybersecurity careers for women on an interactive timeline.

Where are all the women in IT?

The research paints a detailed picture of the gender makeup of IT teams across Europe in 2018.

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