BOOK
Women in IT
(2014)
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Abstract
Gender diversity still poses a major challenge in the IT and telecoms industry, with women making up less than 20 per cent of the IT workforce. This ebook seeks to encourage more girls and women to consider a career in IT by showcasing the lives and careers of female IT professionals, entrepreneurs and academics. Its aim is not only to demonstrate the advantages of a career in IT to girls and women, but also to emphasise the proven benefits of gender diversity in the workplace
Despite the rapid growth of the IT and telecoms industry and the career opportunities it offers, gender diversity still poses a major challenge, with women making up less than 20 per cent of the IT workforce. This ebook seeks to highlight the issues and to encourage more girls and women to consider a career in IT by showcasing the lives and careers of female IT professionals, entrepreneurs and academics. Full of inspirational stories and useful career advice, its aim is not only to demonstrate the advantages of a career in IT to girls and women, but also to emphasise the proven benefits of gender diversity in the workplace.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | i | ||
| CONTENTS | iv | ||
| FOREWORD | vi | ||
| PREFACE | vii | ||
| SECTION 1 SOME BACKGROUND | 2 | ||
| 1 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... THESE ARE THE REAL FIGURES | 3 | ||
| THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE | 3 | ||
| WHERE ARE THE PROBLEMS? | 4 | ||
| ANY POSITIVES? | 4 | ||
| IT DEPENDS HOW YOU LOOK AT IT | 4 | ||
| THE EDUCATION PICTURE | 5 | ||
| WHEN THE WORK IS THERE | 5 | ||
| CONCLUSION | 5 | ||
| 2 THE GENDER CONUNDRUM | 6 | ||
| SKILLS GAPS, JOB MARKETS AND THE POWER OF DIVERSE TEAMS | 6 | ||
| WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS? | 7 | ||
| COMPUTING CAN BE FUN | 8 | ||
| GIRL GEEKS AND CODER CHICKS | 8 | ||
| SECTION 2 IT PROFESSIONALS | 10 | ||
| 3 MAGGIE PHILBIN | 11 | ||
| ABOUT MAGGIE | 12 | ||
| 4 ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON | 13 | ||
| ABOUT ANNE-MARIE | 14 | ||
| 5 TRUDY NORRIS-GREY | 15 | ||
| ABOUT TRUDY | 16 | ||
| 6 REBECCA GEORGE OBE | 17 | ||
| ABOUT REBECCA | 18 | ||
| 7 MICHELLE BARNETT | 19 | ||
| 8 MAGGIE BERRY | 21 | ||
| NETWORK | 21 | ||
| MOVE JOBS | 21 | ||
| FIND A MENTOR | 22 | ||
| BE CONFIDENT | 22 | ||
| KEEP IN TOUCH | 22 | ||
| MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES | 23 | ||
| ABOUT MAGGIE | 23 | ||
| 9 HEATHER DUNLOP-JONES | 24 | ||
| A COUPLE OF TIPS | 24 | ||
| ABOUT HEATHER | 25 | ||
| 10 ELIZABETH SPARROW | 26 | ||
| ABOUT ELIZABETH | 27 | ||
| 11 SARAH BURNETT | 28 | ||
| ABOUT SARAH | 29 | ||
| 12 LOUISE BENNETT | 30 | ||
| ABOUT LOUISE | 31 | ||
| 13 SUE SUMNER | 32 | ||
| ABOUT SUE | 33 | ||
| 14 SARAH WINMILL | 34 | ||
| ABOUT SARAH | 35 | ||
| 15 KATE RUSSELL | 36 | ||
| ABOUT KATE | 37 | ||
| 16 SUSAN COOKLIN | 38 | ||
| ABOUT SUSAN | 39 | ||
| 17 MANDY CHESSELL | 40 | ||
| ABOUT MANDY | 41 | ||
| 18 LYN GROBLER | 42 | ||
| WHY SHOULD YOU CONSIDER IT AS A CAREER OPTION? | 42 | ||
| MY ADVICE IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A CAREER IN IT | 43 | ||
| WHY I CHOSE IT AS A CAREER | 43 | ||
| THE FUTURE… | 43 | ||
| ABOUT LYN | 43 | ||
| SECTION 2.1 ENTREPRENEURS | 45 | ||
| 19 DAME STEPHANIE SHIRLEY | 46 | ||
| ABOUT STEPHANIE | 47 | ||
| 20 DR KATE HO | 48 | ||
| ABOUT KATE | 49 | ||
| 21 ELIZABETH VARLEY | 50 | ||
| NO-ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR START-UP… | 50 | ||
| TALK ABOUT YOUR START-UP… | 50 | ||
| LAUNCH EARLY, ITERATE OFTEN | 51 | ||
| ASK FOR HELP | 51 | ||
| GET GOOD AT NETWORKING | 51 | ||
| LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS NEED | 51 | ||
| BELIEVE IN YOURSELF | 51 | ||
| BREATHE | 52 | ||
| ABOUT ELIZABETH | 52 | ||
| 22 CARY MARSH | 53 | ||
| ABOUT CARY | 54 | ||
| 23 KATHRYN PARSONS | 55 | ||
| ABOUT KATHRYN | 56 | ||
| 24 GILLIAN ARNOLD | 57 | ||
| ABOUT GILLIAN | 57 | ||
| 25 EILEEN BROWN | 59 | ||
| ABOUT EILEEN | 60 | ||
| SECTION 2.2 ACADEMICS | 61 | ||
| 26 PROFESSOR DAME WENDY HALL | 62 | ||
| ABOUT WENDY | 64 | ||
| 27 DR SUE BLACK | 65 | ||
| ABOUT SUE | 66 | ||
| 28 PROFESSOR LIZ BACON | 67 | ||
| ABOUT LIZ | 68 | ||
| 29 DR HANNAH DEE | 69 | ||
| TIPS FOR MEN IN TECH: HOW TO MAKE THINGS MORE INCLUSIVE | 69 | ||
| TIPS FOR WOMEN IN TECH: HOW TO HELP YOURSELF GET ON | 70 | ||
| ABOUT HANNAH | 71 | ||
| 30 PROFESSOR MARGARET ROSS MBE | 72 | ||
| ABOUT MARGARET | 73 | ||
| 31 PROFESSOR CORNELIA BOLDYREFF | 74 | ||
| ABOUT CORNELIA | 75 | ||
| 32 NELA BROWN | 76 | ||
| ABOUT NELA | 77 | ||
| SECTION 3 AN INTERVIEW WITH KAREN SPÄRCK JONES | 78 | ||
| 33 COMPUTING’S TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO MEN | 79 | ||
| ABOUT KAREN | 85 | ||
| USEFUL LINKS | 86 | ||
| ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS | 86 | ||
| RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS | 87 | ||
| REPORTS AND STATS | 88 | ||
| LECTURES AND AWARDS | 88 | ||
| OTHER ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND INTERVIEWS OF INTEREST | 88 | ||
| Copyright | 90 |