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SmartAsset study on U.S. women in tech

Overview

A SmartAsset report evaluating 50 major U.S. cities has ranked locations for women in the technology sector based on gender pay gaps, tech employment concentration, the share of women in the workforce, and adjusted median earnings.

Initial findings highlighted Austin, Texas, as the 6th ranked city, noting that while women make up nearly 23 percent of the local tech workforce, they earn 80 percent of what men earn. Other Texas cities like Fort Worth, Dallas, and Arlington showed varying levels of pay parity.

Subsequent details of the study identified San Jose as the top-ranking city, where women earn approximately 80.5 percent of male earnings despite a high median income. Detroit was noted for having the highest share of women in the tech workforce at 39.7 percent, while Bakersfield, California, was identified as having the largest pay disparity.

Entities

SmartAsset · Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · Memphis · Atlanta · Dallas

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    SmartAsset study ranks U.S. cities for women in tech

    A SmartAsset study of 50 U.S. cities ranks San Jose as the top location for women in tech, while Detroit holds the highest share of female tech workers.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    SmartAsset report ranks U.S. cities for women in tech

    A SmartAsset study ranks U.S. cities for women in tech, finding Austin at No. 6 despite a significant gender pay gap, while Dallas and Fort Worth rank in the middle of the pack.

Sources

kesq.com · keyt.com · localnews8.com