As Executive Director of WiCyS, I have witnessed firsthand the challenges and disparities women face in the cybersecurity field. Our latest research, the 2023 State of Inclusion Benchmark in Cybersecurity, conducted in collaboration with Aleria, gives us concrete data that brings those experiences into sharper focus.
Women in cybersecurity face exclusion
It’s one thing to know there’s a gap; it’s another to understand why it exists and how we can bridge it. This report is the first of its kind, providing a deep dive into the workplace realities of over 1,000 employees across more than 20 organisations. Women make up just 24% of the cybersecurity workforce, and they’re experiencing exclusion at twice the rate of men.