Security News > 2020 > March > Closing the cybersecurity gender gap would boost the US economy by $30B
82% of women in cybersecurity jobs agree the industry has a gender bias problem.
A significant gender gap exists in cybersecurity, with women occupying less than a quarter of the roles.
If the number of women working in US cybersecurity did equal that of men, the economic footprint of the industry would increase by $30.4 billion, a Tessian report found.
The problem is much worse in the US, as the majority female cybersecurity professionals said the industry has a gender bias problem, compared with 49% of those in the UK. The pay gap in the UK is worse at 19%. The US gender pay gap for cybersecurity is 17%. If women's salaries equaled men's salaries in the US, an additional $12.7 billion would be added to the economy, Tessian's Opportunity in Cybersecurity Report 2020 found.
Another way organizations can bring more women into cybersecurity is by emphasizing the future-proof nature of cybersecurity.