Top 10 Cities for Women in Tech in 2018, according to Google Diversity Report. The company revealed that women make up just 31 percent of their overall workforce. When looking specifically at tech roles within the company, women hold just 20 percent of those positions, up from 17 percent three years ago. Outside of Google and across the tech industry as a whole, PayScale reports that women women make up just 21 percent of executive level positions.
SmartAsset, personal finance company used the data from the U.S Census Bureau and came up with its list of Best Cities for Women in Tech in 2018 based on gender pay gap, income after housing costs, women’s representation in the workforce and employment growth.
Top 10 Cities for Women in Tech:
1. Washington, D.C.
Gender pay gap: 91 percent
Income after housing costs: $56,188
Tech jobs held by women: 38.5 percent
Four-year employment growth: 33 percent
2. Kansas City, Missouri
Gender pay gap: 102 percent
Income after housing costs: $57,386
Tech jobs held by women: 26.5 percent
Four-year employment growth: 16 percent
3. Baltimore, Maryland
Gender pay gap: 86 percent
Income after housing costs: $53,322
Tech jobs held by women: 31.9 percent
Four-year employment growth: 36 percent
4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender pay gap: 94 percent
Income after housing costs: $49,099
Tech jobs held by women: 31.7 percent
Four-year employment growth: 19 percent
5. Albuquerque, New Mexico
Gender pay gap: 96 percent
Income after housing costs: $53,181
Tech jobs held by women: 28.2 percent
Four-year employment growth: 8 percent
6. St. Paul, Minnesota (tie)
Gender pay gap: 89 percent
Income after housing costs: $49,300
Tech jobs held by women: 26.4 percent
Four-year employment growth: 41 percent
Gender pay gap: 83 percent
Income after housing costs: $58,253
Tech jobs held by women: 33.1 percent
Four-year employment growth: 14 percent
8. New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender pay gap: 99 percent
Income after housing costs: $42,045
Tech jobs held by women: 36.3 percent
Four-year employment growth: 20 percent
9. New York, New York
Gender pay gap: 88 percent
Income after housing costs: $55,377
Tech jobs held by women: 26.4 percent
Four-year employment growth: 17 percent
10. Indianapolis, Indiana
Gender pay gap: 99 percent
Income after housing costs: $50,894
Tech jobs held by women: 26.3 percent
Four-year employment growth: 12 percent
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