In celebration of International Women’s Day last 8th March 2025, Kaspersky is launching “Confronting IT's Career Barriers”, an interactive game-like test that delves into the obstacles — both visible and invisible — hindering career progression in tech. Inviting users to make a stark choice between gender and work-life balance barriers they’d be ready to cope with at workplace, the project aims to raise awareness of the impact they have not only on individual careers but also the broader industry and offers ways to tackle them.
The tech industry continues to face structural inequalities that shape career opportunities and workplace culture. From the glass ceiling and pay gaps to work-life balance struggles, these barriers influence how professionals — especially underrepresented groups, including women — progress in their careers. Despite ongoing discussions about diversity, the numbers tell a different story: women only hold 10% of senior positions in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), compared with 25% in other fields.
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