Calling all ladies

News Article - 20 February 2009
Category: Business

Businesses have been advised that they could increase the productivity of their IT departments by employing more women.

Kate Craig-Wood, managing director of Memset, explained that companies with a good gender balance at the top level perform 34 per cent better in terms of internal equity.

She added that common sense dictated that a firm that employed gender-balanced teams were likely to work better overall.

Speaking at the Intellect Annual Regent Conference 2009, Ms Craig-Wood added: [Women and men] have slightly different skills and fortes and when we mix them together that's when we are at our most productive."

However, she warned that some women may not enjoy working in an office that is largely male-centric.

The British Computer Society recently reported that according to figures compiled by e-skills UK, male professionals working in the IT and Telecoms sector earn on average around £720 a week, while female professionals earn around £500.

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