SPONSORED: When one considers that nearly half the global workforce is female, it’s alarming to discover that, in the IT sector, the ratio of men to women remains closer to 80 to 20. It’s clear that despite efforts to encourage women to enter the IT workforce, we’re still far from gender equality in the sector.

This is surprising when one notes that an increasing number of employers are seeking out employees who have strong people skills, effective problem-solving abilities and good communication capabilities – all attributes strongly associated with women – as they recognise that diversity of thought leads to better problem-solving.