Too Few Women in IT: Now What?

Friday, November 09, 2012 | 9:00AM–9:50AM | Mile High Ballroom 1D-F
Session Type: E12
The presenters will review NCWIT resources that provide actionable and tested ideas about recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in IT. Learn interview strategies that identify candidates with functionally diverse perspectives likely to improve innovation and productivity. Hear about ways to help supervisors understand how unconscious bias and institutional barriers might lead to attrition of women from their work groups. Examine the pitfalls associated with uneven performance evaluations and promotion opportunities. Explore the "Top Ten Ways to Be a Male Advocate for Technical Women." For more information on NCWIT practices, visit http://www.ncwit.org.

Presenters

  • Deborah Keyek-Franssen

    AVP and Dean, University Connected Learning, University of Utah

  • Lucy Sanders

    CEO, National Center for Women and IT, University of Colorado Boulder

Resources & Downloads

Too Few Women in Higher Ed IT, 11-9-2102, ...
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