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The gender gap in tech
Are women really less likely than men to be hired for jobs in tech?
Are women really less likely than men to be hired for jobs in tech just because of their sex? A study claims that sexism in the recruitment process is holding women back from entering the tech sector. But the study is not all it seems. There are much better statistics that can help explain why fewer women than men work in tech in the USA and lessons to be learned from India, where there is a much smaller gender gap in the tech sector.
Presenter: Phoebe Keane
Photo: An engineer looking at information on a screen interface
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Tue 12 Mar 2019
02:50GMT
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