Women have always been a "scarce species" in the programmer's workplace, but the situation is changing.
On October 24, on the day of Programmer's Day, Tencent Classroom and Hunting officially released the "Big Data Report on the Workplace Power of Chinese Female Programmers". The report showed that the field of programmers is no longer the exclusive domain of men. In the three years from 2018 to 2020, female programs The growth rate of employees is nearly 70%, a significant increase.
More and more women are joining the ranks of programmers, their average monthly salary has reached 15,000 yuan, and the salary increase has exceeded that of male programmers;
In addition, the report shows that female programmers show higher enthusiasm for learning and consumption and younger characteristics-female programmers spend 1.5 times as much as male programmers, and girls after 00 are more willing to become programmers.
In terms of salary, the Internet industry has always been at the forefront of leading various industries, and programmers have become a profession that has attracted much attention because of high salaries.
The report shows that the average monthly salary of female programmers is 15,000 yuan. From the comparison of the average annual salary increase of male and female programmers in 2018, 2019, and 2020, it is found that the year-on-year increase of female programmers is 7.1% and 4.8% respectively, which is higher than that of men by 2.8%. %, 4.4%, the absolute value gap has narrowed from 14% in 2018 to 11%.
The salary income of female programmers is approaching that of men. It is foreseeable that the "scissors gap" between male and female programmers' salary will be further narrowed.
Female programmers' learning investment is 1.5 times that of men, and girls after 00 are more willing to become programmers.
In addition to sketching the portraits of female programmers in China, the report also pointed out that the development of female programmers is showing two major trends: younger and more willing to invest in learning and consumption.
The report shows that post-00 girls take the highest proportion of women in IT courses of all ages, post-00 girls are more willing to be programmers, and the gender bias in the career of programmers is expected to be further reduced.
Programmers need to constantly update their knowledge structure in order to keep up with the Internet's short-term and fast-paced trend. Once left behind, they are easily eliminated.
The report shows that female programmers study longer than male programmers, with an average of about 20 minutes per class. Accordingly, they are more willing to pay for self-improvement. Female programmers spend 1.5 times more on learning than male programmers. .
These data also show that female programmers have stronger motivation and learning ability. The prejudice of female programmers of "poor code level" and "insufficient learning motivation" needs to be reversed.
In fact, female programmers are more eager to learn. The report shows that female programmers believe that continuous learning ability is the most important workplace ability.
Java advanced, products, front-end development, Python, etc. are relatively more popular courses for female programmers.
Female programmers are under great pressure in the workplace, and the way to relieve pressure is to learn new skills.
Compared with men, female programmers face a more complicated workplace environment and more workplace pressures, such as technology updates, work-family balance, fertility issues, etc. This is the current situation that female programmers have to face. The report shows that the top 3 sources of stress for female programmers are learning new knowledge, high-intensity work, and less room for promotion than expected.
Although the working environment of female programmers is unsatisfactory, their ways and attitudes to deal with pressure are not negative. Half of female programmers choose to face pressure positively, turn pressure into motivation, and insist on learning new skills. 31.8% of people can accept it calmly and think it is normal to have stress.
Regarding the current situation of female programmers in the workplace, Ma Cen, senior consultant of the National Strategy Center of Liepin and senior researcher of Liepin think tank, said that women have advantages in communication and coordination and promotion of work, team atmosphere improvement, stable work performance, and time spent on learning , More energy, but the interruption of their careers during marriage and childbirth makes it difficult for them to keep up with the needs of business development after returning to the workplace.
Generally speaking, female programmers have their own advantages and disadvantages. The key lies in whether they can use their strengths and bring higher value to the team and the enterprise.
The superiority of IT technology lies in the rapid development of Internet technology. All walks of life are striving to keep up with high technology. In this era, enterprises have to rely on the support of IT technology.
Students who have just entered university or want to change careers should make preparations to enter the IT industry as soon as they see here. "One step faster" is the advantage to gain a foothold in society.
I really like IT, a vigorous and full of new knowledge. My goal is to become a powerful female IT.