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Most women in IT work overtime to advance in their careers (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

submitted 1 month ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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As a historically male-dominated industry, many IT companies have been described as having limited career development opportunities for female employees, according to Acronis. Issues like lack of mentorship, inadequate policies for work-life balance, and sometimes even a culture of exclusion have contributed to this. To gain insight into the current state of gender diversity in IT, Acronis commissioned a survey of full-time female employees to gauge their sentiments on equality in the IT industry and … More → The post Most women in IT work overtime to advance in their careers appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] MalReynolds 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most people in IT work overtime to advance in their careers, get a fucking union guys.

[–] BobbyShmurda@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I was working 60+ hours a week chasing promotions, pay raises, and bonuses. Then I'd have to read and study a couple of hours at night to stay current.

Burned myself out. So not worth it.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

Most women in IT have to work overtime for a chance to advance in their careers, in an attempt to avoid being completely overlooked, or actively excluded by the boys club, as many still are.

FTFY

(obviously op didn't write the headline, but I absolutely despise this passive tone whoever did, chose)

[–] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In my experience everyone has to work overtime to make a career. Or at least that's what my bosses kept saying. These issues mentioned in the post aren't exclusive to women, not even in the slightest.

But reality is that there's often hardly any career to make, and I ended up having to find different jobs to actually progress. Been at two different studios and now a third with a similar function, and unless it's a big corporation, it's not that easy to move up. Heard claims on several occasions that "everyone is replaceable".

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago

The survey findings discovered that while 32% of respondents already think that men and women are treated equally in the workplace, 31% of women strongly believe that men are promoted faster. 71% of women reported working longer hours to improve their chances of career advancement.

How many men work longer hours to improve their chances of career development?

There isn't even a link to the study / questionnaire / whatever. What a shit article.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Exactly. Everyone is deemed replaceable in the name of profit, other than the higher-ups. So overworking isn't the solution, making yourself visibly more irreplaceable than your immediate boss(es) is how you advance in your career.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What in the world is going on in the background? Are they in a middle of a war?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

IT... IT never changes.