ABSTRACT The roles of women in the workforce have changed significantly over the past several decades. While there has been considerable progress made by women into leadership positions, this progress has been slow. This article explores factors that may impact the ability of women in information technology (IT) to move into leadership positions. Data collected for the Society of Information Management IT Trend Study for 2015, 2016, and 2017 were analyzed, and corporate characteristics that impact female advancement into leadership positions were explored. Results suggest that there are opportunities for women in IT. The percentage of women in positions of leadership is steadily increasing in a wide range of industries. However, there is an evidence to suggest that industry’s gender composition as well as company size (revenue) may impact the gender of the IT leader. Also, some interesting differences in performance measures based on the leader’s gender are discussed.

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IT 管理中的女性：显着的收获和持续的挑战

摘要 在过去的几十年里，女性在劳动力中的角色发生了显着变化。虽然女性在担任领导职位方面取得了相当大的进步，但进展缓慢。本文探讨了可能影响信息技术 (IT) 领域女性进入领导职位的能力的因素。分析了为 2015、2016 和 2017 年信息管理协会 IT 趋势研究收集的数据，并探讨了影响女性晋升到领导职位的企业特征。结果表明，女性在 IT 领域有机会。在众多行业中，女性担任领导职位的比例正在稳步上升。然而，有证据表明，行业的性别构成以及公司规模（收入）可能会影响 IT 领导者的性别。此外，还讨论了基于领导者性别的绩效衡量标准的一些有趣差异。