Martina kerlund Diligence in diversity

With pandemic restrictions easing, it's all systems go for the gaming industry; with operators and suppliers alike, especially as the world braces itself for the ever-expanding (and might one add, omnipresent) collaboration of “confident and competent” women in the industry

With pandemic restrictions easing, it's all systems depart for the gaming industry; with operators and suppliers alike, especially as the man braces itself for the ever-expanding (and power I add, omnipresent) collaboration of “confident and competent” women inwards the industry. Martina Åkerlund, CEO of Triggy AB, speaks with Isabella Aslam on her views around gender equation and individuality within the gaming business.

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“I imagine it’s best when we combine men and women, just same I imagine it’s topper when we combine different ages, expertise and ethnic backgrounds. We all have wide-ranging perspectives, experiences and other shipway of solving things. So I cogitate we are e'er topper when we render to mix in and incorporate as a great deal as possible.”

With a warm belief that women should be treated inward no more way of life dissimilar to men, Åkerlund both values and welcomes diversity within the workplace.

Having to a greater extent women involved inwards the gaming industry is something she aims to counsellor with her visions for expanding a new US tech team, alongside the young technology team up already operating inward Stockholm.

“In the near future, we would the likes of to experience to a greater extent women in the company. Now that we are expanding inward the US, we are hopefully looking for at getting a woman on room at that place as well. We testament continue expanding our tech team up externally to get flexibility,” she added.

Some studies paint a picture that only when 25% of all tech jobs are held by women.

Figures present that during pre-school, 64% of girls pick out to see almost technological studies, as opposed to 83% beingness boys. Moreover, only if 30% of females pick out to study science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) subjects at university, in comparing to 54% of males. type A shocking figure of 3% of women take a tech-based job as a calling choice, inwards compare to 15% of males.

Åkerlund continues: “From my perspective, it’s all well-nigh the individuals, the great individuals and talented people. Gender is non of import to me. I would enjoy to piece of work with a team of women, simply similar I would erotic love to put to work with a team of men.”

As we live in a beau monde where women institutes the like Women Who Code and Global Gaming Women acclaim women for workings or integrating themselves in the tech or STEM industries, it’s refreshing to see, but as for now, it’s clip to closely the grammatical gender gap...Don’t you think?

The good interview testament be included inwards the September/October edition of Gambling Insider magazine, come out inward early September; you can buoy record the July/August edition here.