, Houston was ranked the third-best city in the U.S. for women in Tech, right behind Washington D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. The only other city in Texas that made the top 10 was Fort Worth, which was positioned at #6.
The study compared 59 U.S. cities ranking them based on income for women in tech gender pay gap, women as a percentage of tech workers as well as three-year growth in tech employment. Notably, the report states representation of women in the tech workforce has not improved since 2021. Women have only made up about one in four tech workers over the past several years.
"Women earned 98% of what men do in the tech workforce on average," the study said. "Also, women tech workers earn $65,662 after housing expenses are accounted for . Between 2017 and 2020, total tech employment grew by 13% and in that workforce, 27.5% of workers are women."