Simon O’Dea reports at Statistica that a recent report produced by Deloitte Access Economics for the Australian Computer Society has revealed that women are working in less than one-third of Australian ICT positions. Women represent 28 percent of the ICT workforce, compared with 45 percent across all professional industries.
With so much evidence that practical IT skills are learnt on the job, and through gaining Sector Four credentials, there is a key role for IP owners and industry associations to take a stronger role in addressing the imbalance.
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