India, Oct. 16 -- Only 53% of women working in technology believe they have enough authority to contribute to company strategy and direction, compared with 66% of men, according to a new global survey by ISACA. Which simple means only about one in two women working in technology believe they have enough authority to contribute to company strategy and direction, compared with about two in three men.

The gap extends to spending and personnel decisions, highlighting differences in workplace influence even as the technology industry seeks to improve women's representation.

The findings are part of ISACA's 2026 Tech Workplace and Culture survey, which covered 1,025 technology professionals globally between July 17 and August 3, 2026. The sur...