Gender parity critical to Africa’s cybersecurity resilience

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Gender parity critical to Africa’s cybersecurity resilience
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In Africa, parity for women in technology-related fields and positions is still far from a reality with female representation in cybersecurity-related professions particularly limited. Reports estimate that only 9% of cybersecurity professionals across the continent were women, significantly lower than the global average of 25%.

“Africa has a distinct set of cybersecurity challenges that require a targeted approach,” explains Houvet. “As cyber threats escalate in complexity, women have the potential to introduce diverse perspectives and a different approach to problem-solving that can be essential to developing innovative cybersecurity strategies.

Houvet points out that “while pockets of progress do exist, significant gender gaps remain in key areas such as STEM skills, for example, which require urgent intervention as men fill more and more technical roles.” In South Africa, only 13% of STEM field graduates are women, as are only 38% of tertiary graduates in ICT programmes. Females hold a mere 25% of technical roles in large tech companies.

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