Facts
Check out all the numbers, data and facts in the Kaspersky Women in tech report for 2020-2021
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.
agree that there are now more women in IT and tech roles in their organization than two years ago.
surveyed work in a majority female team, with 48% in a male-dominated environment and 39% in an evenly split workplace.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The ‘new normal’ of women in tech: a work-life [im]balance48 % of women surveyed say they have found juggling work and family life stressful since March 2020.
6 in 10 women have taken on the responsibility for most of the household work and home schooling since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Methodology
Kaspersky commissioned Arlington Research to undertake research among men and women working in technology or IT roles in November and December 2020 across 19 global markets. This survey explored people’s perceptions of gender differences within the industry, barriers to a career in the technology and IT industries among both sexes, what has motivated men and women to develop a career in these industries and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on respondents’ career prospects.
An online survey of 13,000 respondents was conducted across 19 countries: the UK (1,000 respondents), Germany (1,000 respondents), France (1,000 respondents), Italy (1,000 respondents), Spain (1,000 respondents), the U.S. (1,000 respondents), Canada (1,000 respondents), Argentina (500 respondents), Brazil (500 respondents), Chile (500 respondents), Colombia (500 respondents), Mexico (500 respondents), Peru (500 respondents), Australia (500 respondents), India (500 respondents), Japan (500 respondents), Malaysia (500 respondents), Singapore (500 respondents) and Vietnam (500 respondents).
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Noushin Shabab
Senior Security Researcher, GReAT
Noushin Shabab works as a Senior Security Researcher at Global Research & Analysis Team. Noushin has been in cyber security for 11 years, including five at Kaspersky. Her main motivation is to help people by protecting them from cyberthreats and making their lives less stressful. Noushin has a degree in IT engineering.