This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted in Finland on the opinions on women working in the fields of information technology and ICT in Finland in 2017. According to the survey, nearly half of both men and women agreed that more women should be working in IT and ICT in the future. Nearly 20 percent of the male population somewhat or strongly opposed to more women having an information technology oriented career.
Do you agree with the statement: "More women should be working in the fields of IT and ICT?"
the survey respondents are a representable sample of the whole population
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Seuraavaksi esitän sarjan väittämiä sukupuolten asemasta Suomessa. Näissä vastausvaihtoehdot ovat
täysin samaa mieltä, jokseenkin samaa mieltä, jokseenkin eri mieltä tai täysin eri mieltä.
Q Teknisten ja ICT-alojen työtehtävissä tulisi olla
nykyistä enemmän naisia?
ICT= tieto- ja viestintäteknologia"
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Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (June 15, 2018). Do you agree with the statement: "More women should be working in the fields of IT and ICT?" [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913910/survey-women-working-it-ict-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Do you agree with the statement: "More women should be working in the fields of IT and ICT?"." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913910/survey-women-working-it-ict-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (2018). Do you agree with the statement: "More women should be working in the fields of IT and ICT?". Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913910/survey-women-working-it-ict-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Do You Agree with The Statement: "More Women Should Be Working in The Fields of It and Ict?"." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913910/survey-women-working-it-ict-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Do you agree with the statement: "More women should be working in the fields of IT and ICT?" Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913910/survey-women-working-it-ict-finland/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
