Security News > 2020 > March > Economic impact and perceptions around the cybersecurity gender gap

If the number of women working in cybersecurity in the United States equalled that of men, the economic footprint of the U.S. cybersecurity industry would increase by $30.4 billion, according to Tessian.

The report highlights the potential impact of expanding gender diversity in cybersecurity as well as current perceptions around gender bias in the field.

Key findings 82% of female cybersecurity professionals in the U.S. believe that cybersecurity has a gender bias problem, compared with 49% of those in the UK. The cybersecurity gender pay gap in the U.S. is 17%. In the UK, it's 19%. U.S. respondents are three times as likely to believe that a more gender-balanced workforce would be an effective tool for recruiting more women to work in cybersecurity than UK respondents.

61% of U.S. respondents cite lack of qualified talent as a reason why 4 million cybersecurity jobs will be left unfulfilled by 2021, while only 33% of UK women cite lack of qualified talent as a barrier.

Factors discouraging women from joining the cybersecurity industry 42% of respondents believe a cybersecurity skills gap exists because the industry isn't considered 'cool' or 'exciting'.

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