The role of CEO and CFO is mostly taken on by men
Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2024 8:22 am
In the tech scene everything revolves around risk, joining a startup is a risk and perhaps women crave greater security in their careers,” Simone tells The Guardian .
It is also worth noting that while men are list of northeast cell phone numbers usually showered with praise when they display impulsive and bold behavior, in women such behavior is reviled.
“In most tech companies, the role of CEO and CFO is mostly taken on by men, while women aspire to be chief operating officer or human rights officer at most ,” says Simone. It is as if women seem destined to be the only ones to display minimally ethical behaviour in “techie” companies.
“The tech industry is still a boys’ club ,” Melissa says. In the wake of the #MeToo movement , some tech companies seem to be making efforts to give women more senior roles. The problem? Some companies are falling prey to so-called “female-washing.” “I don’t want to suggest that the fact that some women are taking on senior roles in the tech industry is rooted solely in gender. I do think, however, that organizations are very aware of what it means to place a woman in leadership positions traditionally occupied by men,” stresses Francesca Sobande, a professor at Cardiff University.
Few women make it to the top of big tech companies, but once there, is their behaviour any less ferocious than that of men? “I have witnessed some women trying very hard to emulate the behaviour of men in Silicon Valley. I have seen some really terrible things,” says Therese, who now works at Meta, the company once known as Facebook.
It is also worth noting that while men are list of northeast cell phone numbers usually showered with praise when they display impulsive and bold behavior, in women such behavior is reviled.
“In most tech companies, the role of CEO and CFO is mostly taken on by men, while women aspire to be chief operating officer or human rights officer at most ,” says Simone. It is as if women seem destined to be the only ones to display minimally ethical behaviour in “techie” companies.
“The tech industry is still a boys’ club ,” Melissa says. In the wake of the #MeToo movement , some tech companies seem to be making efforts to give women more senior roles. The problem? Some companies are falling prey to so-called “female-washing.” “I don’t want to suggest that the fact that some women are taking on senior roles in the tech industry is rooted solely in gender. I do think, however, that organizations are very aware of what it means to place a woman in leadership positions traditionally occupied by men,” stresses Francesca Sobande, a professor at Cardiff University.
Few women make it to the top of big tech companies, but once there, is their behaviour any less ferocious than that of men? “I have witnessed some women trying very hard to emulate the behaviour of men in Silicon Valley. I have seen some really terrible things,” says Therese, who now works at Meta, the company once known as Facebook.