Gender balance within functional tech leadership remains an unfulfilled promise, heightening the challenges of chief technology officer (CTO) and chief information officer (CIO) succession planning for chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief human resource officers (CHROs). Depending on which data set you use, typical female representation within functional tech leadership sits in the 15-25% range. While it has been moving in the right direction, it has been slow and needs much improvement.
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Leadership in Tech: Here are 4 pathways to getting more women to the top
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As technology evolves, companies without a diverse tech leadership will lose ground to competitors, including their attractiveness as a destination for women in tech. So, what can forward-looking organizations do to find female talent for their CTO and CIO roles? My advice: think about functional tech executive hiring in a less conventional way.
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