Calling more women to IT!
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 Karen Ambrose Hickey, EditorWe are quite proud to have Barbara Nelson, our CTO, in this article Why the IT sector needs more women by Dawinderpal Sahota.
“You see it all the time: girls who grow up loving math, and then they reach high school and don’t want to admit the fact that they have strong math skills,” said Barbara Nelson, chief technology officer at mobility services firm iPass.
“Instead, they gravitate towards industries with a more ‘human touch’.”
The articles discussed the need to move to a service-oriented approach to IT, which is where women can excel. Our Mobile Workforce Report in March, showed that mobile workers are figuring out their own technical problems. They need someone to provide the services and apps that keep the business humming. More face-to-face collaboration and vendor management should become part of the job.
And, with more mobile technology, the ability to “work shift” comes into play, helping to manage the work-life balance. Hopefully, these changes will convince more girls to stick with math and science. I’m glad that I did.
Stay tuned for more on that! Opt-in to our next Mobile Workforce Report to learn about work shifting trends.
I agree with you! I think that all fields need a good balance of people.
I loved my math and science since the 8th grade and have pursued my engineering bachelors in Telecommunications for good! The thought seems fresh and women in the IT industry do give the softer and organized touch. The Enterprise mobility will benefit not only the women but men on wheels too! The workforce management and MDM that runs hand in hand will enhance the social concern of life as well as the productivity of the firm.