Can Women Raise Their Profile within the Cybersecurity Industry?

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As most organizations race to close the gender gap, the cybersecurity industry lags behind. A recent study found women make up only 11% of the global information security workforce, and the majority of women are underpaid compared with their male counterparts and likely to experience some form of discrimination at work.

The gender disparity is particularly disappointing given the projected workforce gap: 1.8 million cybersecurity roles are expected to go unfilled by 2022. From unconscious bias to poor recruiting tactics, female professionals looking to enter the cybersecurity space find themselves face-to-face with a number of barriers to entry.

Cybersecurity's gender discrimination problem is leaving its mark on the industry — demand for skilled security experts is quickly outstripping supply. Unless action is taken to attract, retain, and develop female professionals, the number of vacant positions will continue to grow
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https://www.darkreading.com/careers...29406?_mc=rss_x_drr_edt_aud_dr_x_x-rss-simple

This is concurrent with the views expressed in "Women in the Security Profession: A Practical Guide for Career Development", Sandi J. Davies, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-12-803817-8

What are the problems associated with women in security, and cybersecurity in particular? Should we encourage women in this field? Would the inclusion of women have a positive effect on the industry?
 
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Semi-necro alert.

Jayson Street's keynote address at SkyDogCon is quite thought provoking. I'd encourage all to grab a coffee, it's pretty long, but worthwhile:
[video=youtube;8iV8XQ1P9Co]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=8iV8XQ1P9Co[/video]
 
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