August: News from Ingenjören in English
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Large differences in gender distribution at consulting companies
Only 7 out of 53 technology and IT consulting companies have an even gender distribution – which means that at least 40 percent of the employees are women or men. This is shown by a new review of 53 technology and IT consulting companies conducted by the skills management platform Cinode.
Of the larger consulting companies, Tyréns has the most even gender distribution – 43 percent of the employees are women. But several large companies are close to 40 percent, including WSP, Norconsult, Ramboll and Exsitec.
The most female-dominated company is Complyit, technology consultants in life science, with 74 percent women. The most male-dominated are Apper systems, Proact and Prevas (17–19 percent women).
Compared to 2021, when Ingenjören last wrote about Cinode’s gender equality report, the proportion of women has increased in 31 companies and decreased in 5.
When it comes to boards, the difference is also large between the companies. 5 companies have no women on the board at all. 19 have an even gender distribution. Of the larger ones, four have exactly 50–50: Ramboll, Afry, Knowit and Sogeti.
Among the larger ones with a low proportion of women on the board are TietoEvry and Rejlers. At the other end, with a clear female dominance on the board, is Tyréns with 78 percent women.
Britta Hedman is the chair of Engineers of Sweden at Tyréns. She has worked for 30 years in civil engineering and is used to women being in the minority. But at Tyréns, things are different today.
– Sometimes there are only 1–2 men in these contexts internally. But in a customer context, I can still be the only, or one of few women.
Britta Hedman says that the gender distribution varies between different technical areas and departments at Tyréns. When it comes to environmental issues, there are more women, but among designers and in planning there are more men.
Does gender distribution matter?
– Yes, I think so. The fact that it is so even means that it is largely a non-issue in our projects. That’s nice.
Tyréns’ HR manager Minna Hallin says that the company has worked consciously to achieve an even gender distribution. Diversity provides more perspectives and it results in better deliveries to customers and better profitability. Minna Hallin also points to the world situation, that the president of the USA prohibits work for equality and inclusion for example.
– In these times it is important that we confirm that diversity continues to be important – for us as a society and for us at Tyréns.
See the results for all 53 companies, and read the entire article in in Swedish: Stor skillnad i könsfördelning på konsultbolagen
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These are the countries with the best work-life balance
For the third year in a row, Remote has ranked the countries in the world with the best (and worst) conditions for a good work-life balance . And for the third year in a row, New Zealand is in the top with a total score of 86.87 out of 100.
Compared to the first ranking in 2023 Sweden has dropped from place 11 to 20. This also means that Sweden falls significantly behind its Nordic neighbors, all of which are in the top ten.
One explanation for the drop is that Sweden this year receives a lower score in the category that measures the number of average working hours per week. Also, Sweden receives a lower ranking when it comes to safety.
Other findings in this year’s ranking:
- European countries continue to dominate. Of the 20 countries in the top 10, 16 are European.
- Norway climbs in this year’s ranking and overtakes its Nordic neighbors. One explanation for this is, among other things, that Norway has extended parental leave.
- Argentina climbs from 19th to 14th place and is now one of the highest-ranked countries in the Americas. An increase in the minimum wage (implemented in January 2025) and increased population happiness are part of the explanation.
Read the entire article in in Swedish: Här är länderna med bäst balans mellan jobb och fritid.
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Scania wants to make it easier to come out as trans
Coming out as a transgender person at work can feel so hard that many people don’t dare to do so. Being the manager of an employee who comes out can also be a challenge.
Support and advice for both managers and colleagues can now be found in the folder that Akademikerföreningen at Scania has been working on. The folder contains both information and concrete tips on how to meet and support transgender colleagues. What is important to create psychological safety, respect and an inclusive culture in the workplace? There are also several tips and a checklist for managers.
– We see that the rights of trans and non-binary people are being questioned and it feels extra important that companies like Scania and TRATON don’t back down. Now it is even more important to invest extra resources in inclusion, says Lisa Lorentzon, chair of Akademikerföreningen at Scania.
Akademikerföreningen at Scania hopes that the company’s operations in other countries will be inspired by the folder and produce something similar.
The folder is produced in English, but it will also be translated into Swedish. It is available in both printed and digital format. Download and read the folder: Transpeople & nonbinary at Scania and TRATON.
Read the entire article in in Swedish: Scania vill sänka tröskeln att våga komma ut som trans
More to read in English
All articles in Ingenjören that have been translated into English
The guide from Ingenjören in English
Information in English from Engineers of Sweden (including button for Google Translate-version of the entire Engineers of Sweden website)
