{"id":1966728,"date":"2023-07-07T14:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-in-tech-industry-disproportionately-affected-by-big-tech-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T18:15:37","slug":"women-in-tech-industry-disproportionately-affected-by-big-tech-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-in-tech-industry-disproportionately-affected-by-big-tech-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech industry layoffs disproportionately impact women."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomen-in-tech-industry-disproportionately-affected-by-big-tech-layoffs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966728&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Women Disproportionately Affected by Tech Layoffs, Diminishing Diversity Efforts<\/h2>\n<p>Over the past year, the mass wave of technology company layoffs has had a significant impact on women, undermining the efforts of Big Tech to promote diversity while cutting costs.<\/p>\n<p>According to data provided by Layoffs.fyi to Axios, approximately 45% of the employees laid off from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-massive-tech-company-announces-it-is-leaving-california\/\" title=\"Another Massive Tech Company Announces It Is Leaving California\">tech companies<\/a> between October 2022 and June 2023 were women. While this means that the majority of layoffs were male employees, the numbers highlight a stark contrast with the low percentage of female tech employees. A 2021 report from the Computing Technology Industry Association revealed that women only make up 26% of the tech workforce nationally.<\/p>\n<h3>Uncovering the Gender Breakdown<\/h3>\n<p>Layoffs.fyi conducted a data analysis of 3,404 self-reported layoffs to determine the gender breakdown of the affected employees. This analysis utilized a gender name analyzer, although it is important to note that the data may be limited in scope due to its opt-in nature.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the data could be influenced by the nature of the layoffs themselves. A separate analysis by Layoffs.fyi revealed that companies laid off more employees in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-in-tech-industry-disproportionately-affected-by-big-tech-layoffs\/\" title=\"Tech industry layoffs disproportionately impact women.\">human resources department compared<\/a> to tech engineers.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that Big Tech companies have taken drastic measures to reduce costs and streamline their operations in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/financial-markets-brace-for-stagflation\/\" title=\"Financial Markets Brace for Stagflation\">post-pandemic economy<\/a>. For instance, Google dismissed 12,000 employees worldwide in January, while Meta cut over 11,000 employees in November following a significant drop in its stock value. Amazon also made headlines by firing more than 10,000 employees from its corporate offices in November.<\/p>\n<p>These layoffs have undoubtedly had a profound impact on the workforce, particularly on women, and have raised concerns about the progress of diversity initiatives within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-says-adam-schiff-and-john-brennan-are-more-dangerous-than-the-mob-at-the-capitol-video\/\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard Says Adam Schiff And John Brennan Are More Dangerous Than The Mob At The Capitol (VIDEO)\">tech industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Layoffs.fyi data, women bore the brunt of tech company layoffs, undermining diversity initiatives as firms aimed to cut costs. 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