Only 32 percent of tech industry professionals are women — a decline from the 35 percent recorded in 1984. In 2023, the percentage of women in tech leadership roles dropped to 28 percent. In fact, a staggering 50 percent of women in tech roles leave their positions by age 35, and 32 percent of women in technical and engineering roles often find themselves as the sole woman in the room at work. 

What Does Being a Senior Level Woman in IT Look Like?

According to a 2023 survey conducted by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org, a lack of representation contributes to a weak pipeline from the manager and director level to the senior level. Combine this with director-level women leaving their positions at a higher rate than in the past, and there are simply fewer women up for senior leadership positions than men.

To get an idea of how it feels to be a woman working in a senior position within the information technology field, we spoke one-on-one with five colleagues from different DataArt locations around the globe: a solutions architect, two senior developers, a head of research and development and an engagement manager. Here are the lessons they’ve learned from climbing the corporate ladder in tech.

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