A look at the everyday sexism faced by Indian women working in tech; around 36% of India's 5M tech workers are women, of which 7% hold executive-level positions
Tech helped more Indian women join the workforce, but they're still fighting to be treated equally. Tweets: @itikaspunit and @anupkaphle Tweets: @itikaspunit : All this plays out very subtly — like when there's a birthday in the team and the women are the ones cutting and distributing the cake — but it can have serious consequences. “I was denied promotion only twice in my career, when I was pregnant with my two kids.” Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : Technology helped more Indian women join the workforce, but they're still fighting to be treated equally @Raksha_Kumar on the enduring sexism of India's tech industry, for this week's #longreads in @restofworld https://restofworld.org/...
Technology helped more Indian women join the workforce, but they're still fighting to be treated equally @Raksha_Kumar on the enduring sexism of India's tech industry, for this week's #longreads in @restofworld https://restofworld.org/...
Sexism in tech is everywhere, but in India it is often exacerbated by social expectations around women's roles. Lots of powerful accounts in this piece by @Raksha_Kumar about the little differences that add up to create a hostile workplace culture https://restofworld.org/...
“Most ‘bros’ are scared of women who hold strong opinions,” said the software coder from Chandigarh. When she spoke about a particular algorithm being biased towards men, for instance, people wouldn't believe her, she said. 😬😬😬 https://twitter.com/...
We spoke to a range of women who have faced bias in India's tech workplace, but the burden is greater for those who come from otherwise disadvantaged backgrounds, such as women from oppressed castes or rural communities https://restofworld.org/...
All this plays out very subtly — like when there's a birthday in the team and the women are the ones cutting and distributing the cake — but it can have serious consequences. “I was denied promotion only twice in my career, when I was pregnant with my two kids.”
The Indian IT sector has been a boon for women in the country. We all know women who were “allowed” to work because an IT office feels relatively safer, and many provide cabs. But inside these offices, thousands of women are still fighting to be treated equally.