Now-a-day, everyone is talking about the equality of men and women. But still, we can see male dominance everywhere. 

Many NGOs and government organizations are working to reduce this gender gap. However, it is not possible to fill this gender gap in a short period of time.

Women are undoubtedly underrepresented in the tech workforce. In the tech industry, women face many problems, such as fewer growth opportunities, less pay than men, sexual harassment, etc. 

In this article, we will discuss all the important statistics about the women’s global workforce, women’s workforce in tech, barriers to women in tech, why women quit their tech jobs, etc. 

Women in Tech (Top Picks)

1.  Globally, women make up 47.70% of the total workforce as of 2023. 
2. 83.60% of tech companies hiring and training process is unbiased as of 2023. 
3. 57.40% of women were in the total workforce in the United States. Still, it is 2.60% less than the peak of 60% in 1999. 
4. In Georgia, women’s representation in STEM is 56%, which is the most in the world.
5. The black women CEO in Fortune 500 companies get 38% less pay than the men CEO. 
6. 14.1% of all women in the tech workforce are white in the United States. 
7. Women pursuing computer science degrees have declined by 18% in recent years. 
8.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has predicted that STEM field occupations will increase by 11% by the end of 2030. 
9. 37% of women respondents say they leave their tech industry because of poor company culture. 
10. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has predicted that STEM field occupations will increase by 11% by the end of 2030. 
11. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there were cut in pay. The average cut pay of women CEOs was 27%, while the average pay of Men CEOs was increased by 1%.
12.  Only 31% of women said their mental well-being was good after the COVID-19 Pandemic, while 67% of women said their mental well-being was good before the COVID-19 Pandemic. 
13. According to 53.8% of female respondents, being taken seriously because of gender perceptions was the biggest challenge in technology. 
14. The share of women in the total workforce will be 47.6% by the end of 2029 in the United States. 
15.  In the total women workforce, 28.3% of women will have Bachelor’s degree in the United States by 2029. 

Women in Tech (General Statistics)

16. 83.60% of tech companies hiring and training process is unbiased as of 2023. 
17. 75.50% of tech companies say they have implemented an equal pay policy in their workplace. 
18.  At the internship level, women make up 39% of the total tech workforce. 
19. In entry-level roles in computer science-related jobs, women make up 32.80% of the total workforce. 
20. 50.20% of the college-educated workforce in the United States are women.
21. The unemployment rate for white women is 3.2% in the United States as of 2023. 
22. Asian women have the lowest unemployment rate among all, with 2.7% in the United States as of 2023. 

Here is a table showing the unemployment rate of women in the United States as of 2023. 

The ethnicity	Unemployment rate of women
White	3.2%
Asian	2.7%
Hispanic	4.7%
Black	5.6%

23. Divorced women are more likely to participate in the workforce, with 63.7%, while married women participate in the workforce, with 60.8%. 

Source: explodingtopics.com, bls.gov. 

Global Women Workforce Statistics

Globally, women are very close to men in the workforce. They are just 2.30% behind men in the total global workforce. 

But there are also many countries where men are behind women in the total workforce, like Georgia.

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about the global workforce of women and the American workforce of women. 

24. Globally, women make up 47.70% of the total workforce as of 2023. 
25. 57.40% of women were in the total workforce in the United States. Still, it is 2.60% less than the peak of 60% in 1999. 
26. According to Statista, In 2022, the total women workforce was 32.9% in the world. 

Here is a table showing the total women’s workforce from 2019 to 2022. 

Year	Women workforce
2019	30.8%
2020	31.5%
2021	32.2%
2022	32.9%

27. The proportion of women in technical roles is 26.7% in the world as of 2023. 

Here is a table showing the proportion of women in technical roles in the world from 2019 to 2022.

Year	Women workforce in technical position
2019	22.4%
2020	23.1%
2021	24%
2022	25%
2023	26.7%

28. In Amazon, women make up 45% of the total workforce. 

Here is a table showing women’s representation in some of the leading tech companies in the world. 

Tech companies	Women representation
Amazon	45%
Facebook	37%
Apple	34%
Google	33%
Microsoft	29%

29. In Facebook’s total tech jobs, women make up only 24%.

Here is a table showing women’s representation in tech jobs in some of the largest tech companies in the world. 

Tech companies	Wonem’s representation in Tech jobs
Facebook	24%
Apple	24%
Google	25%
Microsoft	23%

30. In 2022, there were 74.09 million women employed in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the number of employed women from 2010 to 2022 in the United States. 

Year	Number of employed Women
2010	65.71 million
2011	65.58 million
2012	66.92 million
2013	67.58 million
2014	68.61 million
2015	69.7 million
2016	70.87 million
2017	71.94 million
2018	73.06 million
2019	74.08 million
2020	69.23 million
2021	71.75 million
2022	74.09 million

31. In 2022, the employment rate of women was 54.7% in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the employment rate of women in the United States from 2010 to 2022. 

Year	Employment rate of women
2010	53.6%
2011	53.2%
2012	53.1%
2013	53.2%
2014	53.5%
2015	53.7%
2016	54.1%
2017	54.6%
2018	54.9%
2019	55.4%
2020	51.5%
2021	53.2%
2022	54.7%

32. In the total women workforce, the share of Cloud computing jobs was 15% worldwide.

Here is a table showing the shares of professional clusters in the total workforce of women in the world. 

Professional Cluster	Share of jobs
People and Culture	65%
Content Production	57%
Average	49%
Marketing	40%
Sales	37%
Product Development	35%
Data and AI	26%
Engineering	15%
Cloud Computing	12%

33. In tech companies that have more than 10,000 employees, women’s representation is 26.2%.
34. 21.10% of Software engineers in the United States are women as of 2023. 
35. 20% of more than 30 years old women are still in junior positions.
36. Computer programs written by women were accepted on GitHub 78.6% of the time. 

Source: Zippia, Statista, explodingtopics.com, dataprot.net.

Women In Tech and STEM Workforce Statistics

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are important parts of the tech industry. Many STEM graduates start their careers in the tech industry. 

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about women in the tech and STEM workforce. 

37. In the United States, women’s representation in STEM is 48%. 
38. In Georgia, women’s representation in STEM is 56%, which is the most in the world.

Here is a table showing the leading countries where women’s representation in STEM is the most. 

Leading Countries	Women’s representation in STEM
Georgia	56%
Mongolia	53%
Kiribati	52%
Cambodia	51%
North Macedonia	51%
Dominican Republic	51%
The United States	48%
Serbia	48%
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	47%
Philippines	47%

39. Women are underrepresented in engineering, computer, and physical science jobs, with 15%, 25%, and 40%, respectively. 

Here is a table showing women’s representation in the STEM field. 

STEM field	Women Representation
Health-related	74%
Maths	47%
Life Science	48%
Physical Science	40%
Computer	25%
Engineering	15%

Source: Finance Online, Zippia.

Women In Leadership Positions Statistics

Not having a women role model is one of the most important reasons women quit their tech job. The representation of women in leadership positions is very less. 

Women’s representation in leadership jobs in the GAFAM is an average of 29.6%. In other organizations, it is less than this. 

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about women in leadership positions. 

40. In Google, women’s representation in leaders’ jobs is 28%. 

Here is a table showing women’s representation in leaders’ jobs in some of the tech companies in the world.

Tech Companies	Women’s representation in leaders’ job
Amazon	29%
Facebook	34%
Apple	31%
Google	28%
Microsoft	26%

41. Only 10.90% of women hold CEO or senior leadership roles in the total workforce. 
42. Almost 5% of women are CEO of large companies. 
43. In Fortune 500 companies, there are only two black women CEOs. 
44. The black women CEOs in Fortune 500 companies get 38% less pay than the men CEOs. 
45. The representation of women in the role of senior vice president has increased from 13% to 18% since 2019. 
46. In the largest 3,000 companies in the United States, there are only 5.50% of women CEOs.
47. Women hold 20% of senior positions in software engineering positions. 
48. 14.30% of board seats are held by women in tech companies.  
49.  Women-led tech companies perform 3X times better than male-led companies.    

Source: Zippia, explodingtopics.com, dataprot.net.

Women In Tech By Ethnicity Statistics

Women are already underrepresented in the tech workforce. Additionally, there are some ethnic women groups who are more underrepresented in the total women workforce. 

In this section, we will discuss all the women’s ethnic representation in the women’s workforce, and we will also see the total women’s workforce by ethnicity. 

50. 14.1% of all women in the tech workforce are white in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of women workforce in tech by ethnicity. 

Ethnicity	Percentage of women in tech workforce
White	14.1%
Asian	9.6%
Black	2.2%
Latin	1.7%

51. Among all the Software engineer women, 52.30% are white women. 
52. Among all the Software engineer women, 33% are Asian/Asian American women.

Source: Finance Online.

Women In Technology Education Statistics

The beginning of women’s underrepresentation began with women’s technology education. But these numbers are not concerning like the workforce numbers because, in education, women are not so much underrepresented. 

In this section, we will see all the important statistics about women in technology education. 

53. Women pursuing computer science degrees have declined by 18% in recent years. 
54. Only 6.3% of Black or Hispanic women receive degrees in Computer science.  
55. 25% of Asian women receive degrees in computer science. 
56. Only 27% of women said they would like to pursue a career in the tech field. 
57. 74% of high-school girls express interest in the STEM field. 
58. 16% of women earned bachelor’s degrees in Computer and Information science. 
59. 21% of women graduated in engineering technology. 
60. 27% of women pursue degrees in economics.
61. 38% of women graduated in Physical Sciences. 
62. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has predicted that STEM field occupations will increase by 11% by the end of 2030.

Source: explodingtopics.com, womentech.net.

Women In Tech Startups Statistics

Startup culture is growing day by day. Women are also not behind anyone in this field. Women are starting a new business. Women form almost 50% of startups in the United States. 

In this section, we will see all the statistics related to the women startups, their age, ethnicity, etc. 

63. 49% of all startups were formed by women in the United States in 2021.
64. But, only 2.5% of all startups had solely woman founders. 
65. 42% of all businesses in the United States are owned by women.  
66. Startups that are led by women CEOs make 0.89 cents for every dollar. 
67. 17% of tech startups founder were women in 2017. 
68. 16.8% of startups have at least one women CEO. 
69. 68.9% of women business owners are Gen X in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the women business owners by generation. 

Generation	Share of women
Millennials	10.7%
Gen X	68.9%
Baby Boomers	19.4%
Post War	1%

70. Black women own 21% of businesses.  

Here is a table showing the percentage of women owners by ethnicity. 

Ethnicity	Share of Women
Black	21%
Asian	9%
Latina	18%
Native American	1.4%
Pacific Islander	0.3%

Source: explodingtopics.com, dataprot.net, incfile.com. 

Why Women Quit Tech Jobs?

There are many reasons that women quit tech jobs. Every day women face many challenges in the tech industry. 

In this section, we will discuss all the important statistics about why women quit tech jobs. 

71. 37% of women respondents say they leave their tech industry because of poor company culture. 

Here is a table showing why women leave the tech industry. 

Reasons	Share of respondents
Poor company culture	37%
Dissatisfaction with the current job	31%
Interested in other industry	22%
Lack of diversity	10%

72. Around 50% of the women with engineering degrees do not enter the engineering field or quit soon after. 
73. The rate of leaving tech jobs is 45% higher in women than men. 
74. 28% of women quit tech jobs because of fewer career growth opportunities. 
75. 60% of the time, women are offered less salary than men for the same job role. 

Source: Statista, dataprot.net. 

The COVID-19 Impact on Women in Tech

The COVID-19 Pandemic impacted all aspects of human life. During the Pandemic, the remote work culture has become a trend among employees. 

But Pandamic also impacted negatively on woman’s work-life. In this section, we will see all the important statistics about the COVID-19 impact on women in tech. 

76. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there were cut in pay. The average cut pay of women CEOs was 27%, while the average pay of Men CEOs was increased by 1%. 
77. Only 31% of women said their mental well-being was good after the COVID-19 Pandemic, while 67% of women said their mental well-being was good before the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of TMT sector women rating each aspect of their life “good” before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The aspect of life	Before the Pandemic	After the Pandemic
Productivity at Work	74%	49%
Motivation At Work	74%	42%
Loyalty to Employer	73%	57%
Work-life Balance	70%	32%
Physical Health	69%	42%
Job Satisfaction	69%	47%
Mental well-being	67%	31%
Ability to “Switch Off”	65%	46%

Source: Explodingtopics.com.

Barriers to Women In Tech Statistics

There are many barriers to working women in the tech industry. Women face many problems, from the Gender pay gap to sexual harassment.  

In this section, we will discuss all the important statistics about barriers to women in tech. 

78. According to 53.8% of female respondents, being taken seriously because of gender perceptions was the biggest challenge in the technology industry. 
79. 9.9% of females did not face any challenges in the technology industry. 

Here is a table showing the biggest challenges for women in the technology industry. 

Challenge	Share of Respondents
Being taken seriously because of gender perception	53.8%
Gender Pay Gap	37.9%
The glass ceiling	30.9%
Having no women role model	30.5%
Sexism in the company	30.2%
Lack of diversity in the workplace	26.7%
Lack of diversity in the team	20.4%
Conservative career perspectives as a part-time employee	18.5%
No challenges	9.9%

80. 25% of women think they are managed differently just because of their gender. 
81. 10% of women report unwanted sexual attention in the tech industry.

Source: Statista, dataprot.net. 

Women Workforce In The United States (Predictions For 2029)

The U.S. department of labor has released its report on the workforce of the United States. In this report, they have given some of the workforce’s predictions for 2029. 

In this section, we will discuss all the important predictions related to the women’s workforce in the United States. 

82. The share of women in the total workforce will be 47.6% by the end of 2029 in the United States. 
83. The share of white women in the total workforce will be 35% by 2029. 

Here is a table showing the total representation of women in the total workforce of the United States by ethnicity. (2029)

Ethnicity	Share of Women
White	35%
Black	6.9%
Hispanic	5.7%
All Other Groups	9.3%

84. By 2029, the age group of 35 to 44 will make up 21.5% of the total women workforce in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the share of the age group of women in the total workforce of women in the United States. (2029)

Age Group	Share of Women
16 to 19 years	3%
20 to 24 years	9.1%
25 to 34 years	21.2%
35 to 44 years	21.5%
45 to 54 years	19.7%
55 to 64 years	16%
Above 65 years	9.5%

85. In the total women workforce, 28.3% of women will have Bachelor’s degree in the United States by 2029. 

Here is a table showing the educational attainment of the women workforce in the United States by 2029. 

Educational Attainment	Share of women
Less than a High School Diploma	4.9%
High School Graduates	21.4%
Some Collage But No Degree	14.6%
Associate Degree	12.5%
Bachelor’s Degree	28.3%
Advanced Degree	18.3%

86. 28.8% of white women in the total women workforce will have Bachelor’s Degree in the United States by 2029. 

Here is a table showing the educational attainment of white women in the total women workforce in the United States by 2029. 

Educational Attainment	Share of white women
Less than a High School Diploma	4.7%
High School Graduates	21.2%
Some Collage But No Degree	14.4%
Associate Degree	12.8%
Bachelor’s Degree	28.8%
Advanced Degree	18.1%

87. 22.1% of black women in the total women workforce will have Bachelor’s Degree in the United States by 2029. 

Here is a table showing the educational attainment of Black women in the total women workforce in the United States by 2029. 

Educational Attainment	Share of Black women
Less than a High School Diploma	5.4%
High School Graduates	25.5%
Some Collage But No Degree	18.5%
Associate Degree	13.1%
Bachelor’s Degree	22.1%
Advanced Degree	15.4%

88. 37.4% of Asian women in the total women workforce will have Bachelor’s Degree in the United States by 2029. 

Here is a table showing the educational attainment of Asian women in the total women workforce in the United States by 2029. 

Educational Attainment	Share of Asian women
Less than a High School Diploma	4.9%
High School Graduates	14.9%
Some Collage But No Degree	6.5%
Associate Degree	6.7%
Bachelor’s Degree	37.4%
Advanced Degree	29.6%

89. 19.5% of Hispanic women in the total women workforce will have Bachelor’s Degree in the United States by 2029. 

Here is a table showing the educational attainment of Hispanic women in the total women workforce in the United States by 2029. 

Educational Attainment	Share of Hispanic women
Less than a High School Diploma	16.7%
High School Graduates	27.5%
Some Collage But No Degree	16%
Associate Degree	11%
Bachelor’s Degree	19.5%
Advanced Degree	9.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor.

Conclusion: Women in Tech Statistics (2023)

Globally, women are close to men in the representation of the total workforce. They make up almost 48% of the total global workforce. 

But, In the United States, women are underrepresented in the total workforce. Women did not even makeup 30% of leadership position representation in GAFAM. But the representation of women in GAFAM steadily increases year by year.

In the women’s workforce, Black women are the most underrepresented in the United States. White women make up most of the workforce. 

While working in the tech industry, women face many barriers in their careers. Women quit more tech jobs than men. Women are more likely to pay less than men in the tech sector. 

Women in tech statistics are changing day by day; for more latest updates, keep revisiting this article. We will be updating this article from time to time. 

FAQs

Why is there a lack of women in tech?

Apart from sexism, no role models, and less pay, there is one big reason why women leave tech. That reason is motherhood. The tech industry makes it difficult to have a tech career with motherhood. 

Is tech still male-dominated?

Yes, with many efforts to increase female representation, the tech industry remains male-dominant as of now. 

What challenges do women face in tech? 

There are many challenges that women face in tech. But here are some of these:
Lack of women role models
Gender biases
Less Pay
Sexual Harassment

Source: demandsage