--- title: ISACA survey finds 47% of women in tech have faced... description: A new ISACA workplace survey finds 47% of women in tech report facing gender discrimination, up from 42% in 2024. Women also report lower confidence in their... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/isaca-survey-finds-47-of-women-in-tech-have-faced-gender-discrimination-xuwajzhrq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ISACA survey finds 47% of women in tech have faced gender discrimination | daily.dev og:description: A new ISACA workplace survey finds 47% of women in tech report facing gender discrimination, up from 42% in 2024. Women also report lower confidence in their... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/isaca-survey-finds-47-of-women-in-tech-have-faced-gender-discrimination-xuwajzhrq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XUwAjzhrQ.png og:image:alt: ISACA survey finds 47% of women in tech have faced gender discrimination og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ISACA survey finds 47% of women in tech have faced gender discrimination **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new ISACA workplace survey finds 47% of women in tech report facing gender discrimination, up from 42% in 2024. Women also report lower confidence in their influence on company strategy (53% vs. 66% for men), higher burnout rates (64% vs. 57%), and fewer clear promotion paths. Despite this, most respondents expect more women to join tech within five years, with calls for more mentorship, role models, and women in lecturing positions. A separate 2024 analysis found women in European tech earn 26% less than men on average. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What percentage of women in tech report experiencing gender discrimination at work 47% of women in tech report having been treated unfairly at work because of their gender, according to an ISACA workplace survey, up from 42% two years earlier. Women also report lower confidence than men in having real influence on company strategy (53% versus 66%) and higher rates of burnout (64% versus 57%). _daily.dev surfaces workplace culture and diversity reporting for developers tracking the state of tech careers._ ### Why do women in tech say they struggle to advance in their careers The top barrier cited by women in tech for career advancement is the absence of a clear route to promotion, named by 41% of women compared with 33% of men, according to an ISACA survey. Overall, one third of all respondents, regardless of gender, pointed to this same lack of a defined promotion path. _Developers weighing career moves follow workplace surveys like this one on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Fewer women than ever in UK's 'old boys' club' cyber industry](https://daily.dev/posts/fewer-women-than-ever-in-uk-s-old-boys-club-cyber-industry-ztvfxnhqz) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Cybersecurity Still Struggles to Retain and Elevate Women…Why?](https://daily.dev/posts/cybersecurity-still-struggles-to-retain-and-elevate-women-why--cdqkizuye) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI widens the gender gap](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-widens-the-gender-gap-urxhg1plg) · LeadDev · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Did we manage to solve the gender bias in AI yet?](https://daily.dev/posts/did-we-manage-to-solve-the-gender-bias-in-ai-yet--05dp6y3ye) · Code Like A Girl · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Over 26% of European game professionals were laid off in the past year, more than 10% still searching for jobs](https://daily.dev/posts/over-26-of-european-game-professionals-were-laid-off-in-the-past-year-more-than-10-still-searchin-yed2lhmit) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/isaca-survey-finds-47-of-women-in-tech-have-faced-gender-discrimination-xuwajzhrq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"ISACA survey finds 47% of women in tech have faced gender discrimination","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/isaca-survey-finds-47-of-women-in-tech-have-faced-gender-discrimination-xuwajzhrq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/isaca-survey-finds-47-of-women-in-tech-have-faced-gender-discrimination-xuwajzhrq"},"datePublished":"2026-10-13T10:09:17.857Z","dateModified":"2026-10-13T10:13:14.885Z","description":"A new ISACA workplace survey finds 47% of women in tech report facing gender discrimination, up from 42% in 2024. 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