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STUDY REVEALS THAT 78 % OF WOMEN IN IT HAVE SUFFERED GENDER DISCRIMINATION
A survey conducted by Yoctoo indicates life is still challenging for women working in the IT sector .
Ensuring the value of women in the technology sector is properly recognized is a constant challenge . It is what the third edition of The Main Challenges of Women in Tech Survey shows , conducted by Yoctoo , a recruitment and selection consultancy specializing in the IT sector . It reveals that 78 % of women have already suffered discrimination .
Unfortunately , it is in businesses where discrimination happens most , with 61 % of cases occurring there , followed by 36 % in the school environment and 32 % in the recruitment process .
Paulo Exel , Director , Yoctoo , said : “ We need to identify these actions and fight for all women to be recognized and valued .”
Among the most common situations are manterrupting , which are interruptions made by men ( pointed out by 46 % of women ); mansplaining , which consists of a man explaining something obvious to a woman ( 35 %); and
We need to identify these actions and fight for all women to be recognized and valued .
bropriating , which is when a man takes credit for an idea from a woman ( 33 %).
About 21 % of women report bullying , and 19 % complain of gaslighting , a form of psychological abuse that makes women doubt their sense of self and sanity .
Prejudice begins even before hiring . About 22 % say that the female gender has trouble during recruitment processes – which increases to 53 % when they are still studying technology .
Once hired , 61 % of female respondents say they have to prove their technical skills all the time , and 46 % say
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