This blog was originally going to be titled ‘Women in Tech’ and was going to read something along the lines of, “the number women in the technology industry has increased so much. Girl Power!”  

But when it came to finding statistics to back up what I thought was the case, there was nothing! 

Instead, I just found report after report stating quite the contrary. 

The sad truth is the technology industry in Britain is booming, but women make up only 17% of IT specialists in the UK and this figure hasn’t changed in 10 years.  

Stay with me, I promise this blog post isn’t all doom and gloom.  

After feeling rather disheartened, and pretty much giving up on the idea of writing this blog post I started to think… But where did I get the idea that the number of women in tech has increased if that simply isn’t true?  

And then, it came to me, it’s because in the Salesforce ecosystem I see hundreds of brilliant female consultants, developers and administrators alike all smashing it every single day!  

And the statistics for women in Salesforce make for a much more positive story.  

Women working in Salesforce in the US sits at a much healthier 36.1% and 33.6% globally, an increase from 29% in 2012. Additionally, women in leadership roles have increased from 14% in 2012 to 25.5% today.  

And these statistics aren’t just true for the Mothership, they are seen throughout the Salesforce ecosystem. In a 2018/19 Salesforce survey 32% of people who responded identified as female, up from 28% in the previous survey, and I'd put money on that in the next survey this figure rises again!  

So why is Salesforce so ahead of the game? Well probably because there are brilliant groups and enterprises by women for women within Salesforce inspiring us all.  

Ladies Be Architects for one, founded by Gemma Blezard in 2017. This group runs study sessions and produces podcasts and blogs providing female developers and architects with a great platform to unite and learn as one. Brilliant!  

As well, in the UK, we have SuperMums founded by Heather Black in 2016. Since then, this enterprise has trained 400 mums to become Salesforce superstars with the mantra of “empowering flexible working”. Epic!

Additionally, there are a number of women specific Trailblazer community groups, where women can network and share knowledge in a supportive environment. Fantastic! Sign me up.

These are a few I have come across during my short time in Salesforce, but I know there are lots more out there - inspiring women to blaze their trails in Salesforce.  

Now I can say it. Girl Power!