Why is gender diversity a thing and why do we care?

When we first started velv we had the intention of providing the best services with the best people out there.

In the past years it has been noticeable that women (or who identifies as woman) representation on the Tech world falls short when comparing it with the male (or who identifies as man) representation. For all of us that have been to Tech conferences, for example, this is very clear.

That’s why movements such as Women in Tech or Women who Code and so many others, are so important in order to bring awareness to this gap.

For us specifically, working in the IT industry, it is still very clear that there is a great gap between different genders.

Even though the top country for women in tech is Portugal (according to the women in tech statistics assembled by Honeypot back in 2018) which for us, represents a huge opportunity as it provides a bigger and more diverse pool to choose the best professionals for all our projects, there is still a lot of work to do on the #GenderDiversityInTheWorkplace in a lot of companies here in Portugal and all over the world. It is important to highlight that we condemn any kind of discrimination towards non-binary (those who identify as having no gender or being without a gender identity), as well as the LGBTQ community, or towards other minorities.

Here at velv (Onrising group) women occupy more than 30% of the workforce and about 35% of them are on managing or leadership positions.

It is a concern for us to be able to provide great working conditions for all, with parity on the wages and perks. Again, our goal is to work with the best people, regardless of age, gender or religion and provide them the best working conditions possible.

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