Several recent dissertations and other investigations have dealt with the above problem. Women are passing gradually in the role of operators of information technology in working environments lead by men.
Women use methods and hardware designed by men.
Women's innovative contribution is not utilized. The employment capacity of Information Technology is expanding. The export of Finnish Information Technology is, at present, bigger than that of forestry. The biggest obstacle in the development of this trade is the lack of highly educated and skilled labour. This is one of the reasons why companies have to move part of their business activities elsewhere.