This March 8, we are once again asking ourselves an uncomfortable but urgent question: who is making the decisions that shape our present and our future?
Technology is not neutral. It is designed, developed and implemented from specific spaces. And today those spaces are not sufficiently diverse, equitable and representative. In a strategic sector for economic development, innovation and competitiveness, gender inequalities are not a detail: they are a structural problem.
Within the framework of Women's Day, from Girls in Technology we launch Parity in Code, a new research that analyzes the participation of women in technology companies in Argentina. Because if we want to build a fairer future, we first need to understand what the present is like.
From slogan to data
When we say we want more women in technology, we are not just talking about vocations or training. We are talking about employment, leadership and decision-making in one of the most strategic sectors for economic development and innovation.
What does the research data show?
Women represent the 36% of people working in the technology companies surveyed.. While this is evidence of progress in access, it also confirms that their share remains a minority in a key sector.
But the gap is not homogeneous: it deepens when we look at technical and leadership roles, where the female presence is significantly lower. In other words, not only are there fewer of us, but we also have less participation in the spaces where the direction of products, strategies and priorities of the sector are defined.
The glass ceiling is also in technology
Inequality deepens as one moves up the organizational structure. Although 7 out of 10 companies have at least one woman on the Board of Directors or Board of Directors, in large companies only 20% of management positions are held by women. The greater presence of women is concentrated in intermediate positions, which reveals a glass ceiling that limits access to the highest decision-making levels.
This implies that even when women enter the sector, their access to power and strategic leadership continues to be restricted.
More training, same barriers
One of the most revealing data from the study is that 76% of women working in technology companies have a university degree or postgraduate education, compared to 54% of men.
In other words, women have, on average, a higher level of education. However, this does not translate into equal opportunities, positions or conditions. The problem, then, is not one of talent or preparation. It is structural.
Why does this matter?
These numbers are not just internal industry statistics, but have a direct impact on how the platforms we use and the technology solutions that organize work, education and the economy are designed.
When women do not participate on equal terms in technological development, the future is designed to be incomplete. The challenge is not one of talent: it is structural. It involves reviewing hiring practices, growth opportunities, organizational cultures and access to decision-making positions.
8M: an opportunity to look forward
The 8M is not only a date of commemoration, but a moment to put on the agenda the issues that are still pending.
Parity in Code seeks to provide evidence to strengthen the public and sectoral conversation about the gender gap in technology companies. Because transforming the ecosystem requires data, but also collective commitment.
From Chicas en Tecnología we continue to promote research, community and articulation with the sector so that more and more women not only have access to the industry, but also lead and define the course of technological development.
