Business manager has fallen from the top spot In the year 2000, Tony Blair was prime minister, Britney topped the charts, and children wanted to be… teachers and business managers. Every year since the Millennium, pupils in secondary school have been asked about their career expectations, specifically what they see themselves doing aged 30.
Nearly double the number of boys described themselves as ‘very well suited’ to a career in tech compared to girls . Girls were twice as likely to say they were ‘not very well suited’ to the industry and half as likely as boys to desire a career in tech . Girls were also far less likely to believe there is nothing holding them back from a tech career .