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(Paragraph 1) The technology industryor at least its largest players will likely continue to close the gender gap in the year ahead. Deloitte Global predicts that large global technology firms, on average, will reach nearly 33 overall female representation in their workforces in 2022 up slightly more than 2 percentage points from 2019 figure 1). The proportion of women in technical roles will also nudge up, though it has tended to tag the overall proportion of women by about 8 percentage points (Paragraph 2) A 2-percentage-point increase, though small, actually represents notable progress, Moving the needle is difficult, and even aggressive campaigns to recruit hire. retain and promote women have been found to work slowly. But while this progress is a step in the right direction going forward tech companies may need to work even harder to improve these numbers. (Paragraph 3) With research showing that diverse teams perform better and are more innovative, leaders across industries recognize that a diverse workforce--by gender, race age and other social factors-is good for business. As the tech Industry seeks to shape a prosperous future for themselves. It is aiming to be more representative of that future (Paragraph 4) Our analysis of 20 large technology companies that provide annual workforce diversity reports shows that they have maintained their momentum on the gender front in the past two years. Despite women being disproportionately affected by pandemic driven spikes in global unemployment and reductions in tabor force participation, many of these organizations have managed to keep female representation on an upward trajectory. In part, this may have been because the technology sector was better prepared than most to pivot quickly to remote work and flexible work models when the pandemic began, relying on a ready familiar connectivity and collaboration tools (Paragraph 5) Moreover, many large enterprises have had workforce diversity pledges and programs in place for several years, and this prior commitment to diversity Gender and otherwise) may have helped them weather the crisis. Further, employment in the tech sector, including for women, began to recover earlier than any other Industries, possibly making it easier to maintain progress in gender equity (Paragraph 6) If tech companies continue to commit to gender equity, not only will this give women more opportunities, but it will also enhance the overall performance and diversity of the workforce What is the main idea of paragraph 1? Women should always be given the same opportunities as men. There is a reduction in women's participation in tech jobs. O Tech jobs are not the right jobs for women. There is an increase in women's participation in tech jobs. QUESTION 2 In paragraph 4, "pivot" means: To invent something To move backwards To let go of something To make a change QUESTION 3 According to the author, employment in the tech industry has: recovered earlier that most industries o none of the above 0 recovered later than most industries will never recover