Why Is There a Gender Imbalance in Hospitality Technology Jobs?
Max Starkov | August 20, 2024
By Max Starkov A recent article on PhocusWire discussed the “woeful gender imbalance” existing in the travel technology space, which is “holding back the whole technology sector.” I believe the main reason for gender inequality in hospitality technology is the unsatisfactorily role both parents and educators play to foster female interest in STEM sciences and in the technology sectors in hospitality and the economy as a whole. I am a firm believer that today’s gender inequality in technology has nothing to do with machism or gender discrimination and has everything to do with family upbringing, school education and mass...
Cloud, AI and Big Data Trending Themes in Hiring in Q2 2024, Reveals GlobalData
GlobalData | August 20, 2024
Job postings increased by 7.3% YoY Cybersecurity and big data were the other noteworthy themes RTX, Cargill, LVMH, and JPMorgan Chase & Co top recruiters The global job market dynamics in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 revealed a positive year-on-year (YoY) trend, despite layoffs by major companies like Google LLC, Nestle SA, Ford Motor Co, NIKE Inc, Amazon.com Inc, and Walmart Inc. Meanwhile, travel and tourism, foodservice, and retailing saw significant YoY growth in job postings during the quarter. Key technology themes driving hiring trends included cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cybersecurity, and eco...
