{"id":337321,"date":"2017-04-01T03:05:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T19:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1471543"},"modified":"2017-04-01T03:05:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T19:05:30","slug":"job-satisfaction-survey-says-tech-while-bad-is-better-than-other-industries-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/job-satisfaction-survey-says-tech-while-bad-is-better-than-other-industries-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Job satisfaction survey says tech, while bad, is better than other industries for women"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tech may grab headlines for its misogyny<\/a> and racial biases, but when it comes to job satisfaction, professional women still rank it as the best industry to work in, according to a survey by the company InHerSight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s\u00a0sad for the state of women in tech and shows just how low of a bar industries have set for promoting and supporting women in the workplace.<\/p>\n

As Women\u2019s History Month draws to a close, here\u2019s a look at the InHerSight data, which shows what technology does better \u2014 and worse \u2014 than other industries.<\/p>\n

According to the InHerSight data, women remain underrepresented in the tech workplace. Only 28% of all tech jobs are staffed by women, but women still prefer working in the industry to any other.<\/p>\n

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Mainly that\u2019s a matter of benefits. Women surveyed by InHerSight ranked tech highly for its paid time off and its flexible work hours \u2014 as well as its offerings for maternity and adoption leave.<\/p>\n

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Again, it\u2019s helpful to remember that this is on a sliding scale, Just because tech is scoring well in the survey doesn\u2019t mean that tech is actually doing well on these issues. It just means that tech is doing better than any other industry that women work in (that is just beyond depressing).<\/p>\n

Where tech companies fail, is in providing leadership and top management opportunities for women, according to the company\u2019s data.<\/p>\n

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Among big companies Procore, Hubspot, CA Technologies and Ericsson and Facebook take the top five slots.<\/p>\n

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Technology companies often say they are unfairly targeted for their response to problems in the workplace, but that\u2019s only because the wider community holds the industry to what it feels to be a normal standard. By which I mean, the results of this survey certainly don\u2019t paint the valley in the best light, just the least bad light.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s leading by example in one way, and falling well short of where the industry should be the standards of the people who matter most\u2026 its employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Tech may grab headlines for its misogyny and racial biases, but when it comes to job satisfaction, professional women still rank it as the best industry to work in, according to a survey by the company InHerSight. That’s\u00a0sad for the state of women in tech and shows just how low of a bar industries have set for promoting and supporting women in the workplace. As Women’s History… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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