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The Business Issues The Board Wants IT To Address
The Business Issues The Board Wants IT To Address
Work location and remote working has risen to become one of the five most important
factors for engaging and retaining key technology talent during, and after, Covid-
19.
IT leaders will need to rethink how they attract and engage their employees in a
world where physical location is no longer a prime asset.
South America is a leader is a leader in this area compared to the rest of the
world, with 16% of its technology leader�s female.
The continent has 60% more female IT leaders than the UK (10%). This survey
suggests this could be interpreted as the reward for being a growing hub for female
STEM entrepreneurs and actively running multiple programs to get women into the
world of technology.
Despite the low level of women in technology leadership roles, 24% of IT leaders
feel that their organisation is successful at promoting diversity, and this has
improved trust and collaboration in the technology team (67%), access to the right
skills (56%) and their teams� ability to innovate (53%).