June 23 celebrated the contributions of women in engineering and brings attention to the ongoing gender gap in STEM fields. “To succeed in this digital-first future, both women and men need to be technologists.” However, write McKinsey’s Kweilin Ellingrud, Lareina Yee, and María del Mar Martínez, “The challenge is especially acute for women, who continue to be underrepresented in STEM.” At European tech companies, for example, women are approaching parity in employment representation overall, but they hold just 22 percent of technical roles, such as developers and data engineers. Bridging this gap is critical—not just for equity, but also to fuel innovation and progress in the digital economy. Explore these insights to better understand the barriers and unlock opportunities to build a more inclusive, future-ready workforce.
