Women in IT – Myths and Reality

Since childhood, we are surrounded by stereotypes about what professions are “suitable” for men and women. We can hear that programming is about logic and attentiveness, which means that women with their “female logic” have no place in IT. Such prejudices have nothing to do with reality, but often make women underestimate their capabilities and be afraid to try themselves in development.

Ada Lovelace, Margaret Hamilton, Grace Hopper

Myth 1: Men are more inclined towards technical sciences than women.

In fact, research shows that intelligence, logical and critical thinking are not gender-specific. Programming is not an exclusively “male” field – it is a field for those who love to solve problems, regardless of gender. Stereotypes simply dictate that math and programming are for boys, and humanities are for girls. If you hear it all the time, you might believe it.

Myth 2: Only men make technological breakthroughs.

History shows that women played an important role in the development of programming. Ada Lovelace was the first programmer and creator of binary code, Margaret Hamilton developed software for the Apollo 11 mission. The concept of a "bug" was also invented by a woman - Grace Hopper. There are many such examples of women pioneers in programming!

Myth 3. Women don’t work in IT.

Every year, there are more and more girls in the IT world. Currently, women make up about 35% of the tech workforce. This is a significant improvement from the early 2000s, when this figure was only 9% (according to Women Tech Network .

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Progressive companies, which are the majority in IT, strive to overcome inequality and stop evaluating specialists by gender. Prejudices regarding the gender and age of applicants are becoming significantly less.

Dear girls, we are sure: the world of IT is open to you!

Don't be afraid to try and reach heights.