In ICT, we have a serious lack of female representation, from development to executive positions, says Phakiso Lerato Mataitsane, founder and CEO Pax Divitiae.
Women’s Month is important because women’s achievements aren’t always recognised – and women themselves tend to stay quiet, says Deirdré Van Rooy, head of marketing and communications at Altron Systems Integration.
The independent software training academy achieves gender parity, readying to welcome 50% women onto its campuses in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
Join IITPSA’s WIIT to learn work-from-home power moves this Women’s Month
Women in IT (WIIT), a chapter of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA), will host a special Women’s Month event on Friday, 20 August from 11:30am – 1pm.
Tech sector’s gender inequality status quo demands disruption
Gender disparity still plagues many ICT firms, with men earning higher salaries than women and to some extent, still being considered as better leaders.