Empowered: Women’s Career Myths

Women are already in the cybersecurity industry, And so it was, winning based on talent, persistence, effort and results. However, this rapidly growing sector is currently facing a serious problem problem: you have 3.4 million vacancies and there are no suitable profiles to fill these positions. This is the fertile ground that awaits girls and adolescents that we must encourage to dream about technology career.

Kaspersky studio who tried to analyze the presence and evolution of women in the technology industry, reveals that when choosing a profession, school-aged girls do not take into account the sector Technology as an alternative to work and, in fact, young women at the age of 16 are choosing a career and rejecting technology.

The reasons are varied, one of them may be that the cyber security industry is involved in several myths, the main one being the belief that you have to be an engineer or an expert with post-graduate studies and technical specializations to get into it. Nothing further from reality; In fact, top business and soft skills managers want new hires in the cybersecurity is exactly soft skills: analytical skills, communication and thinking critical, because they are not easy to obtain
like technical skills.

As career, there are many more employment opportunities in an industry that may not be so obvious, such as product management, project management, technical support,
training, communication (including journalism), marketing, law, etc. There is not just one path that leads to a profession in the world of cybersecurity.

Another myth is the opinion that it is cyber security sector it is still a territory reserved for the male gender; There are many companies today that understand this diversity and
Inclusion is not only an ethical issue, but also a business efficiency factor. But myths aside, I will share some realities about what the female presence represents today
this sector.

76% of Latin American women consulted in kaspersky studio they responded that, in their experience, gender did not matter for advancement in the industry because advancement depends on abilities, and 67% She said her skills and experience were considered more than her gender when applying for her first job in the industry. Soft skills like
empathy, the ability to recognize and active listening are just some of the skills that are recognized in women and that are a factor of diversity in management teams.

Another interesting fact is that 71% of women answered that they were confident that their opinion was respected from the first day of working in the industry, and 53% said that the number of women in management positions has increased has increased in recent years in their organizations.

As I said at the beginning, it is a conquest through which we have succeeded the foundation of talent, persistence, effort and results, In addition, companies have found that they can benefit from the different perspectives of men and women on the same topic or situation.

The cyber security industry awaits the talent of girls and adolescents who are digital natives and for whom technology has been a part of their lives from the earliest days.
years.

Who have the privilege today Being part of this sector, we had to learn from it, we didn’t grow up with technology as our great ally and, despite this, we managed to break through, climb positions and, above all, continue to learn about topics that are vital for today . companies and users: security, privacy and data protection of billions
human beings. It is a market that is waiting for them.