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Job satisfaction is falling for women in tech. Here’s why

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Skillsoft’s 2023 Women in Tech report shows job satisfaction is falling for women in tech, despite firms’ increasing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. What’s behind it?

Inclusioneering’s founder, Jo Stansfield, MBCS, FHCA, spoke to Cath Everett to share her views, and is featured in this perceptive article in diginomica.

We link this to the Agile Inclusion Paradox: Although Agile methodologies, heavily used in tech, appear to reflect some good practices for inclusion, women and people from minoritised ethnic groups still experience significant challenges

↘ Women are often steered towards less technical work, but this tends to seen as less important by tech teams, leading to barriers to progression for women


📉 Jo’s research of tech teams found people from minoritised ethnicities to have lower job satisfaction than white people, and this appears to be due to feeling lower autonomy and ability to carry out work their way. Note this is entirely contrary to the Agile values, which empahise empowerment


🌟 YET the research also shows women and people of minoritised ethnicities have GREATER career aspirations than white people and men, and have the qualifications to back it. We have huge untapped potential in our teams.

So what do we do? Solutions are needed at all levels, and these findings emphasise how important it is for tech managers to take an active role to contextualise DEI and put it into practice in their teams. 

Read more in diginomica’s article.

Please get in touch if you are looking to increase inclusion in your tech teams.

Q&A: All things Inclusion in Tech Part 2

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In the conclusion of this two-part interview, Inclusioneering founder, Jo Stansfield, joins Bella Ikpasaja in a wide ranging discussion of all things inclusion and diversity in tech.

Listen in to learn:

  • Tools that Agile can offer to organisations to develop inclusive cultures
  • For the creative industries, how tech can inspire leaders and hiring teams
  • Hopes for the future of AI
  • What we’re seeing “on the ground” regarding digital skills
  • Looking ahead 10 years, how we see the social impact of tech evolving

If you prefer to read, you can find the the full text for this part of the interview on Bella’s medium blog.

And don’t forget to check out Part 1 if you missed it!

Q&A: All things Inclusion in Tech Part 1

By Social mission

Inclusioneering founder, Jo Stansfield, joins Bella Ikpasaja in a wide ranging discussion of all things inclusion and diversity in tech, as the inaugral speaker in her series of interviews with writers, organisational psychologiest and diversity and inclusion practitioners.

Listen to Part 1 to learn:

  • What inspired the creation of Inclusioneering
  • How Jo’s experiences returning to work after becoming a parent ignited her passion for DEI
  • How diversity impacts business outcomes
  • Effective ways to boost STEM skills for underserved communities
  • Shifts in tech and DEI that could play out over the next 5 years

If you prefer, you can read the full interview on Bella’s medium blog.

And don’t forget to tune in to listen to Part 2.