SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Women In
Product today released The State of Women In Product
Management: A Blueprint for Equity, a report that examines
the professional backgrounds, roles, responsibilities, and
challenges of product managers, and how those factors differ by
gender. This report provides a blueprint for the industry, with
actionable insights backed by data from a quantitative survey taken
by more than 2,300 product managers working in the field mostly in
the U.S. and Canada.
The Women In Product report offers recommendations companies can
take to remove barriers to entry and advancement.
"Our data showed women struggle the most with challenges
navigating how to enter the field and get promoted," said
Elizabeth Ames, CEO of Women In
Product. "But the report offers recommendations companies can take
right away to remove some of those barriers to entry and
advancement."
Within an industry already struggling with diversity challenges,
product management plays a unique role. Over the last decade,
product management has grown into an essential function, and its
leaders shape tech products and directly impact business success.
Our research identified five key obstacles to gender equity in
product management, and our report provides key recommendations for
ways companies can address and overcome the reasons those obstacles
exist.
"The product management field is ripe for change, and can set
the pace for the rest of industry," Ames said. "Chief Product
Officers like Tamar Yehoshua at
Slack, Laura Marino at TrueAccord,
or Alexandra Hardiman at the
New York Times are blazing a new trail
for women in the discipline."
To download the report, visit
https://www.womenpm.org/stateofwomenpms
Started in 2016 by several women working in product
leadership, Women In Product has grown to become a 501(c)3
non-profit organization that equips women to thrive in product
management careers at all levels, connects women in the product
field, and advocates for more diverse workplaces. Today, the
organization fosters a network of more than 30,000 constituents and
27 chapters, and hosts an annual conference that convenes more than
3,000 women in the field.
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