The CrowdMed cofounder thinks
women in the technology industry need to be take a cue from the men around them and be more arrogant and grandiose in their self - assessments.
By LAURA LOREK Publisher of Silicon Hills News Being
a woman in the technology industry is not easy.
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The blockchain
technology space is particularly male dominated, with
women making up just between 4 and 6 percent of people
in the
industry.
But she's keen to emphasize that innovation is about more than just
technology, citing the example of a local female entrepreneur
in the construction
industry who couldn't find workboots for
women and started a company to manufacture them.
«A confluence of
industry events has brought [the lack of
women and minorities
in technology] to the center stage, from the threats and harassment that have characterized the debate
in the gaming world to the publication of hiring data and diversity statistics
in the tech
industry,» Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told the audience during his keynote address at CES.
It requires the focus and attention of companies and both men and
women to actively encourage and support
women in technology through long - term investments
in education and mentorship initiatives, all while fostering an
industry - wide culture of inclusion.
Being a
women in the male dominated
technology industry isn't easy.
More than two dozen
women in the
technology start - up
industry spoke to The Times
in recent days about being sexually harassed.
Peterson is a renowned innovator
in the
industry, and
in 2013, she was featured on CRN Magazine's «Distinguished List of
Women in Technology —
Women of the Channel.»
The
technology industry has a big problem with diversity, one that seems to be getting worse:
In 1991
women held 37 % of computing jobs; today they hold only 26 %.
I love software and
technology and would love to see more girls /
women get involved
in the
industry!
Many
in the
technology industry have noted that both lawsuits were filed by
women who are Asian - American, just like Pao.
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Authors of a paper recently published
in the Journal of
Technology Transfer interviewed 10
women who successfully transitioned into university faculty or instructor positions after working as corporate scientists or
industry or government researchers.
Women lag behind men
in the lucrative computer science and
technology industries, and one of the possible contributors to this disparity is that they're less likely to enroll
in introductory computer science courses.
One reason girls may be uninterested
in technology is that they don't know any
women who work
in the
industry.
The arts can also be a useful gateway into careers not
in the creative
industries — for example, the engineering sector has shown that
women are likely to find their way to engineering through studying design and
technology and art and design, rather than just through mathematics or science.
Middle level educators need to actively recruit professional
women in STEM careers from a wide range of stakeholders such as colleges and universities, NASA,
industry,
technology fields, and engineering companies.
The event attracted several speakers, among them David Smith, TIGA award winning Interactive Selection and Founder of
Women in Games WIGJ as well as industry legend Nicole Lazzaro — Voted by Gamasutra as one of the Top 20 women working in video games, and Fast Company as one of the 100 most influential women in techno
Women in Games WIGJ as well as
industry legend Nicole Lazzaro — Voted by Gamasutra as one of the Top 20
women working in video games, and Fast Company as one of the 100 most influential women in techno
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«We are thrilled to support an organization that provides such wonderful opportunities to
women in this
industry who are interested
in growing
in their careers and knowledge of
technology,» states Rosemary Gould Esposito, CEO and co-founder at The MCS Group.
Among them are Niki Black, legal tech writer and speaker; Carolyn Elefant, founder of MyShingle; Joan Feldman, editor -
in - chief of Attorney at Work; Mary Juetten and Jules Miller, the
women who cofounded Evolve Law before selling it this year to Above the Law; Sarah Glassmeyer, project manager specialist at the ABA Center for Innovation; Ivy B. Grey, author of American Legal Style for PerfectIt, a proofreading and editing software for lawyers, and a frequent contributor to Law
Technology Today; Margaret Hagan, director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School; Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership; Lisa Needham, editor at Lawyerist; Jean O'Grady, blogger at Dewey B Strategic; Lisa Salazar of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog; and Nicolle Schippers, legal
industry advocate at ARAG North America.
María Jesús González - Espejo, founding member of the Instituto de Innovación Legal along with Laura Fauqueur, made several requests to the Minister: the review and modernization of law degree studies so that new lawyers can meet the technological challenges; more investment
in technology that will benefit both legal professionals and citizens; more support for initiatives such as #HackTheJustice; the promotion of partnerships between public and private sector; more transparency and open data from institutions and finally, policies that promote greater diversity and
in particular an increased presence of
women in the governing bodies of organizations and companies
in the legal
industry.
Women are under - represented
in the highest paid, over-50's age group and
in some higher - paying sectors such as Pharmaceuticals and Energy, whilst being over-represented
in other
industries offering below - average remuneration such as
Technology, Media and Telecommunications and the public sector.
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