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Though women account for a 40 per cent share in the engineering education space, the employment scenario does not reflect this completely. The percentage of women in the technical field is still poor. Not many prefer to take up STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) jobs, says Vineet Chaturvedi, co-founder, Edureka.
In a chat with BusinessLine , Chaturvedi noted that lack of awareness could be a major reason. “When it comes to a women's career, it is no cakewalk. There are societal factors that need to be considered. Due to the uncertainty in being able to serve a long-term tenure in a company owing to family issues, women with potential often tend to miss out on certain job roles.
“A study has confirmed that 45 per cent of women graduates from tier-I universities move out of core engineering roles after close to eight years. After quitting engineering, these women mostly move to marketing, product management or consulting, as these areas allow them a better work-life balance.”
The study further revealed that there were more women in software testing roles, compared to core programming. There is a high chance that women in manual testing could lose their jobs to automation testing, Chaturvedi said, emphasising the need for those employed in manual testing to rethink their skills and expand their survival criteria in the industry.
Robotic Process Automation, for instance, is becoming increasingly sophisticated. The RPA market is expected to be worth over $6.7 trillion by 2025. It has already found adoption in a variety of industries ranging from BPOs to automobiles and banking.
While new-age technologies such as RPA, AI and automation testing could open up job opportunities, research studies show that the global IT and BPO services industry, which currently employs 16 million workers, would see a 7.5 per cent decline in the total number of workers to 14.8 million by 2022.
This is, therefore, the right time to expand skill sets across domains. Any tech professional, not just women, should learn New Age technologies to stay relevant and take advantage of emerging technologies, as demand lies in this space, he said.
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