When it comes to the leaders most driving innovation in global cities, women in tech are among those groups making the greatest impact. But here’s the sticking point: females in the tech sector account for just 25% of the jobs and 11% of the executive roles in this arena. It’s also the case that far fewer women than men possess specialist digital skills.
“While it’s great for more women to enter the workforce, the transformation comes by teaching women to lead. Patriarchy is real. But how do you get women to be smart about it? Build platforms focusing on making tech accessible, and women can change the world,” says Rajashri Sai, Founder of Impactree.AI.
Hers is a tech company specializing in social impact which has developed a unique sustainability intelligence platform able to automate the entire data value chain for social development.
Speaking of the situation in her native India, Sai says: “When you look at tech as a pyramid, at the top there are companies working towards deep tech and AI models but there is a middle India and it’s focusing a lot on tech enablement. This is where women are leading; 73% of women entrepreneurs start something with a social or sustainable mission.”
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