Female leadership in tech is falling

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The tech industry has never been viewed as a female-friendly field, and high-profile departures at YouTube and Meta have made that perception worse.

, there's a lack of adequate training for women when they get hired for roles, and even after they advance into leadership and managerial roles.

The result, said Byham, is that women tend to get left behind to figure out how to be leaders on their own. Compounding the problem is the fact that on average, most companies don't offer leadership training to employees until nearly four years after they start their role. Companies need to be more intentional when developing teams or training leaders and managers because if they don't, they'll lose this talent, she said.

Women often take on "office housekeeping or non-promotable tasks," Byham said, and these tasks can include planning the company holiday party, or other administrative duties.

 

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