More women power into SA’s male-dominated ICT job market

The Commission for Employment Equity’s latest report shows the ICT sector is employing more African females now compared to two years ago.

The changes reveal a total of 9 971 females became employees in the sector between 2020/21 and 2022/23, while the total for males was 3 970.The growth has been among African females, increasing from 47 567 in 2021, to 54 338 in 2023. ICASA’s state of ICT report shows the total employment in the telecoms sector increased by 46.36%, from 22 055 in 2021, to 32 280 in 2022.

Zandile Mkwanazi, CEO of GirlCode, says there is growing awareness of the importance of gender diversity in tech, which has encouraged more women to pursue careers in the field. Moira de Roche, non-executive director of the Institute of IT Professionals SA and chairperson of the IFIP International Professional Practice Partnership, stresses that to really fill the skills gap, more women must be employed.

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