
“If young women can see a career path which has been enjoyable and rewarding for another, they are more likely to follow it themselves,” said Maggie Philbin, a presenter for BBC Breakfast News on their regular “Tomorrow’s World” features, in a statement supporting the research.
The RIM research also found that a greater number of young people would enter the IT industry if provided with information about the sector while at school.
A lack of information means 43 percent of young people do not consider a career in IT because they believe it is boring, while 30 per cent of young people are put off because IT is perceived to be "geeky".