Diversity in Tech: My Unfiltered Thoughts

Hey all 👋 as a woman in tech, I’ve seen the positive impact of diversity — but I’ve also experienced firsthand the challenges that come with a lack of it. In this blog post, I will share my unfiltered observations and thoughts about this important issue.

First, why is diversity important?

Diversity is essential because it allows us to harness the power of different perspectives, experiences, and ideas. By bringing together people with diverse backgrounds and skills, we simply create better solutions to complex problems.

Whilst I am speaking firsthand about my experience with gender diversity, there is so much more to diversity beyond gender, age, or race. True diversity includes a wide range of identities and experiences, and is valuable because it brings diversity of thought to the table.

My Observations

Here are some of my main observations about diversity from my time at university and in the industry:

1) Hiring quotas are only the first step

Hiring quotas are a method of allocating a target percentage of jobs to a certain demographic. While hiring quotas can help boost the number of women in tech companies, it’s not a remedy for the problem.