South Africa is seeing an increase in the number of women taking up technical roles within the data centre industry, with the gender pay gap slowly narrowing.
This is particularly the case with local multinational firms bringing an emergence of the “new dawn”, and intentionally defying the status quo in the male-dominated sector. “We are starting to see an increase in women being interested in the technical roles within the data centre environment. And that includes anything from cable engineers to mechanical and electrical engineers.“Across the industry, there's been an increased focus on the skill-set of the employee. The industry places much focus on skills, and the salary is not necessarily determined by gender.
“Companies are now closing in on having both genders remunerated according to their roles, especially if all skills requirements are met. The processes may already be in place, but it will take time to completely close that gap,” asserts Nkalitshane. Ashika Maken, human resources manager at Africa Data Centres, says the growing interest from international hyperscalers that want to invest in building data centre operations in Africa has led to a direct increase in interest from more women applying for roles in the sector, particularly in key accounts management, finance, and health and safety.
This is largely due to the low number of girls who take up STEM-related subjects at school, which hinders them taking up ICT-related courses at tertiary-level institutions.
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