GENDER DIVIDE

New report on women in STEM reveals gender divide in business roles 

A new global report released by Catalyst, a global non-profit organisation that aims to expand opportunities for women at the workplace, reveals new layers of inequality for women in business roles in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) industries. 

According to the report, titled 'High Potentials in Tech-Intensive Industries: The Gender Divide in Business Roles', only 18% of women opted for a business role in a tech-intensive industry immediately following their MBA, compared to 24% of men. 

53% of women who started out in a business role in a tech-intensive industry post-MBA left to take a position in another industry, compared to 31% of men. The report is the first by Catalyst to study men and women in business roles in technology-intensive industries such as high tech and telecommunications, oil and gas, and automotive manufacturing. 

"STEM companies face a serious talent drain as women take their skills elsewhere, but these organisations also have a remarkable opportunity to turn things around by focusing on how they can make all their talent—men and women alike—feel equally valued," Deborah Gillis, president and CEO, Catalyst said in a statement. 

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