10 Reasons Why More Women Should Work in Software Engineering

There are few careers that offer as many opportunities, in salary and flexibility, as software engineering. Yet the percentage of women employed as engineers at tech companies is disturbingly low. This was made more transparent recently when for the first time, major tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Linkedin released their diversity numbers. Women hold just 15% – 17% of the technical roles at these organizations. These numbers are troubling, but they aren’t really unexpected, and are indicative of a wider problem across the entire computer science industry. The solution is shifting the cultural perception and understanding the true benefits that these jobs provide. By doing this, women can expose themselves to a whole new world of employment possibilities. Read 10 Reasons Why More Women Should Work in Software Engineering.