José Antonio Gallego

StackOverflow is well known in the programming world. On the one hand, it is a portal of questions and answers where developers selflessly help each other with technical issues. It has around 100 million visitors per month and is one of the 50 most popular websites in the world. But it is also famous for its annual reports that analyze the most popular programming languages, or the average salary of its users depending on their role and country based on a survey of 65,000 users. The report includes demographic data, drawing attention to the fact that only eight percent of surveyed users are women.

BBVA’s Head of Diversity José Antonio Gallego reflects on some of the challenges facing diversity and inclusion with some historic examples of measures adopted in different social environments. The conclusions could serve the corporate world.