ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's women are actively pursuing their career having 14 percent share of workforce in IT industry out of which 37 percent are presently working at the mid-executive positions whereas 13 percent are holding senior management positions in renowned local and multinational companies.
These findings have been disclosed in the recently research study "Pakistan Women in Technology", Technology Times website Reported.
It reveals that the participation of women in the workforce has been shown to have positive effects on a nation's economy.
"P@SHA, as the IT industry representative organization in Pakistan, undertook this research to understand the real on-ground realities of women working in technology here," Jehan Ara, President P@SHA said.
"We aimed to not only get real facts and figures on women's participation in local IT but also aimed to explore the extent to which women are enabled and equipped to succeed in IT.
We have explored key reasons which may also prevent new entries into the IT field, as well as factors affecting women's growth," she added.
According to her, one gap identified was the lack of training and mentoring programs. Most of the polled companies do not extend such opportunities to female employees, despite their proven effectiveness in enhancing the abilities of employees.
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