Fewer women on Microsoft by cuts in mobile operation – IDG.se

The last year Microsoft has made substantial changes in the workforce, thousands of employees lost their jobs when the phone production would be restructured. And it should also be the reason why the proportion of women now reduced the company.

Last year, 29 percent of the employed women, has now fallen to 26.8 per cent according to its own figures IDG News reports about. In terms of number of employees means that 5,701 fewer women working in the organization compared with 5316 fewer men.

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 In a blog post discussing Gwen Houston, Director of Diversity and Inclusion issues, reduction and says it is a result of a business decision made in achieving the company’s long-term goals.

“The cuts in the workforce, as a result of the restructuring of our phone manufacturing, affected factories and production units outside the US that manufactures telephones and other hardware, where a higher percentage of the jobs are held by women, “she writes.

 

 The decline was greatest among the jobs that are considered non-technical. Looking at all job categories are female employees in all areas, either the same number or a smaller percentage. In the leading roles in the company are no changes, however, there are fewer women working in technical roles at work, retail and factory production.

 

 For this judge, it looks like that activities which Microsoft bought Nokia, which later was cut down, had a better gender balance compared to the rest of the business.

 

 Altering large companies takes time writes Gwen Houston in his speech. But it goes slowly forward. Microsoft is recruiting more and more women, especially since direct from various technical courses and engineering courses. 23.7 percent of the students admitted are women, the proportion of women in the technology-heavy roles in the company’s 17 percent.

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 In Sweden, the business is primarily focused on the sales and market area. Admittedly, some of the 600 employees developer, but it is not the primary business. There are differences between different disciplines, but in terms of the whole organization, Microsoft Sweden has gone from 25 percent of women 2005 to 31.6 per cent this year. At middle management level of 19-42 percent.

 

 - This is a problem that the whole IT industry contend with, even though Sweden is a leading country, it is difficult to achieve 50/50. There is no QuickFIX. It’s about what it’s like studying IT-related subjects, and although there are many who would be able to study so they do not think they can, Samuel Skwarski, press officer at Microsoft in Sweden.