Analysis

March 1, 2023

In Europe’s sweeping tech layoffs, women are more affected than men

Data shows women are being disproportionately affected by layoffs — further reducing female representation in the tech industry


As tech company layoffs hit European workers in 2022, founders and investors raised concerns that the cuts would put the ecosystem even further behind on diversity.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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