Technology industry seeing improved gender diversity

BENGALURU: A sharp rise in enrollment of women coders for the fifth edition of Tech-Gig’s Geek Goddess clearly shows that the technology industry is seeing improved gender diversity, said Ram Awasthi, Vice President, Technology, Times Internet.

The fifth edition of the coding challenge for women saw 73,000 registrations from nearly 39,000 in the first edition. “Biggest change is that we started from 39,000 registrations in the first edition and this year – in the fifth edition – we have crossed 73,000. This number is quite encouraging and shows the interest women (are) taking in coding,” said Awasthi, adding that this certainly shows improvement in gender diversity in the technology industry.