Technology has become deeply integrated into every aspect of modern life, from how we live and work to how society functions. However, a persistent gender gap remains in the tech industry, with women holding only 29% of digital sector roles.
To shed light on this issue, AIPRM has compiled updated statistics for 2024–2025, examining gender diversity in tech both in the U.S. and around the world. The report outlines disparities in employment, leadership, and pay, and explores what the future may hold for women in technology.
While women made up 35% of the tech workforce in 1984, that figure had dropped slightly to 32% by 2023. In the U.S., there were 19% fewer women than men working in tech roles in 2023, a gap that only slightly narrowed to 18% in 2024.
Leadership positions show even greater disparity. Only three companies on the Fortune 500 Global List of Tech Companies are led by female CEOs. Globally, just 14% of tech leaders were women in 2023, showing minimal improvement from 8% in 2015.
In Europe, Luxembourg had the highest proportion of women in tech in 2024, with 74.5% of its employed female population working in the field. Romania had the lowest, with only 40.2%.
In the U.S., Maryland emerged as the top state for women in tech, and data science and analysis is the most gender-diverse tech field, with 46% of these roles filled by women.
However, representation of Black, Latina, and Native American (BLNA) women remains low, falling from 4.6% in 2018 to 4.1% in 2022.
A majority of women (70%) in tech say they must work harder than their male counterparts to gain equal recognition. Still, there is optimism: only 8% of people surveyed believe the gender gap in tech will never close.
Despite some progress, the percentage of female tech leaders has stalled, remaining unchanged at 14% between 2022 and 2023, according to the Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report—highlighting the continued need for action and reform in the tech sector.
