We reflect on the journey of women in the tech field based on statistics and the experience of our colleague  Svitlana Krainyk , Senior Test Automation QA at Netminds. IT is not about gender; it's about knowledge. But has it always been this way? A few years ago, women in technology were more of an exception. Today, their presence has significantly increased. According to DOU, the share of women in Ukrainian IT grew from 7% in 2011 to 24% in 2023. ( dou.ua ). According to Eur