  Software engineering is not only about technical solutions. To a large
extent, it is also concerned with organizational issues, project management,
and human behavior. There are serious gender issues that can severely limit the
participation of women in science and engineering careers. It is claimed that
women lead differently than men and are more collaboration-oriented,
communicative, and less aggressive than their male counterparts. However, when
talking with women in technology companies' leadership roles, a list of
problems women face grows fast. We invite women in software engineering
management roles to answer the questions from an empathy map canvas. We used
thematic analysis for coding the answers and group the codes into themes. From
the analysis, we identified seven themes that support us to list the main
challenges they face in their careers.

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