Women in technology: the stakes keep getting higher

The transformative power of technology is increasingly impacting all other industries. The impact of these new technologies promises to usher in a future with endless possibilities and new opportunities. Disruptive technologies, including the rise of robots and artificial intelligence, will result in a net loss of 5.1 million jobs by 2020 in 15 leading countries according to the World Economic Forum's latest The Future of Jobs report. And while the report stresses that these job losses will be offset by the creation of 2 million new jobs, it also acknowledges that women will suffer the most as many of their jobs are concentrated in areas that can be automated relatively easily, such as sales, office, administrative roles etc. Within the tech industry itself there has been little movement in the last year despite vows to address issues of #gender #diversity and women representation in leadership.