"A recent whitepaper titled "FOMO at work: The opportunity gap between men and women in tech" from global tech company Acronis found that only 60% of women in tech believe they have equal access to development opportunities, compared to 75% of men. Additionally, 63% of women reported that work-life balance obstacles "significantly" or "extremely" affect their career advancement, and nearly half indicated that bias is one of the biggest barriers to reaching leadership roles."
"Women Techmakers is losing its association with one of the industry's largest players. In response, women in the program said they felt abandoned by Big Tech companies like Google. Vassiliki Dalakiari, a former Women Techmakers ambassador and AI research and development manager, told CNN, "We need to keep speaking up until we are heard. Google helped us do that, and they decided to quietly turn their back on us.""
Career advancement for women in tech is getting harder as only 60% of women report equal access to development opportunities versus 75% of men. Sixty-three percent of women say work-life balance obstacles significantly or extremely affect career advancement, and nearly half identify bias as a major barrier to leadership. Big Tech companies are scaling back programs that supported women's advancement, such as Google's transfer of Women Techmakers to Technovation and removal of program content. Five-day return-to-office mandates from firms like Amazon, Salesforce, and Dell disproportionately harm women's work-life balance and may reduce advancement opportunities.
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