Why do we need to design more genderinclusive cyberspaces?

If the companies or roles are not gender-inclusive, businesses in the cybersecurity sector face a serious risk of losing out on many good women candidates to a very competitive market.

Women comprise only 24% of the workforce in the cybersecurity industry Even though they are responsible for some of the most critical work in the sector, it is clear that they are markedly under-represented there In light of this, can a woman build her way up through an industry full of such challenges, and more importantly, is its ecosystem even prepared to see women in top positions?

In an interaction with People Matters, Shikha Kothari, Senior Security Advisor at Eden Data, which offers a retainer model of cybersecurity leadership over security, compliance, and data privacy for startups, discusses the current under-representation of women in the cybersecurity industry and how they can be successful in it. What are the top challenges women face in cybersecurity? How can they tackle them?

The cybersecurity environment is always evolving To deliver value, all professionals need to spend time in continuous education Traditionally, women have been the primary caregivers for children and ailing family members; thus, finding time is very difficult for women

To counter-fight the challenges, employers should consciously sponsor women for continuing education programmes. They should also nominate them for challenging projects and back them up with the right type of training…

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Talent retention is a massive challenge for companies around the world today. At this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, leaders voiced out some of the concerns they have observed and suggested a few solutions.

Living in the age of the Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting and VUCA, discussions on what are the best practices to attract and retain talent have dominated the subject matter of numerous conferences and forums post-pandemic. After two years of all this, the question arises, is it an inexhaustible discussion or is it time to think of the next step? This became a prime focus of discussion at the World Economic Forum's 2023 meeting in Davos 2023. Leaders took the leap to debate what actually constitutes best practices for attracting talent Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, stated, “The topic is not about what best practices are but how can we make them work ” However, she pointed out that before delving into the ‘how’ of it, it is pivotal to look at the challenges that need to be dealt with Factors like age, gender, lack of transparency, and engagement become massive stumbling blocks for talent attraction policies

Changing times and the need for a new model

Looking back to the pandemic, in a mere two weeks, almost ten million people in the US and two million people in the EU lost their jobs. This gave them the opportunity to think and reconsider whether or not their work life is serving them. As they returned to work, this in turn sparked off a global discussion around work, the workplace culture, and whether salaries were justifiable in terms of the labour levied by the organisation. …

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