Challenges Faced by Women in Technology:Jordanian Experience in Academia

There is a massive gap between the number of men and women employed in academia worldwide, especially in thetechnology field. Jordan suffers from such a lack of gender diversity. In this research, a questionnaire was used to collect demographic,social, obstacle, and discipline-specific data from women about their participation in the technology field in academia. The resultsshowed that women face multiple barriers that prevent their advancement in academia in the information technology field. Supportingwomen in academia and enabling them can benefit society and women in technology in general, especially at the entry level. For thesereasons, Jordanian universities must plan to support women at work in academia in general and in the technology field morespecifically. (PDF) Challenges Faced by Women in Technology: Jordanian Experience in Academia. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370268418_Challenges_Faced_by_Women_in_Technology_Jordanian_Experience_in_Academia [accessed May 28 2023].