where are the women in it?
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CompTIA's Nancy Hammervik presents data on the lack of women in information technology and shows how we can add interest more women into an IT career.TRANSCRIPT
Step Up & Make a Difference Nancy Hammervik , SVP, Industry Relations
April 22, 2014
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Where Are the Women in IT? Open Dialogue
Though the IT industry is brewing with opportunity, women are still poorly represented in the field.
What are the barriers preventing female professionals’ entry into IT?
How would you describe a career in the high-tech industry?
What personality traits make for a good employee in IT?
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What Makes a Career in IT so Attractive?
Low Unemployment:
– 2.9% for IT workers, compared to 6.7% generally
Multitude of Jobs:
– 500K core IT job openings in the U.S. in Q1 2014
– 10% of all job openings are IT-related
High Salary:
– IT workers earn more than twice the national average yearly salary ($76,000 vs $35,000)
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2x the
national salary
500K
IT job openings
2.9% unemploy
-ment
79% of female IT professionals believe their job provides them with a sense of personal accomplishment
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report being satisfied with their jobs vs.
84%
74% of men
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U.S. Labor Force Characteristics
The workforce is split evenly between men and women.
Yet, women only account for 28% of core IT occupations.
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28
72
IT Workforce
Women Men
More than half the students entering US colleges are women but only
are graduating with IT degrees
THE RESOURCE POOL
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of graduates with computer & information science degrees are men
18%
82%
How do we advocate change to encourage more women to enter the IT workforce?
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A Plethora of Job Openings
By 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates there will be nearly 1.5 million computing-related job openings.
At current rates, the U.S. will only be able to fill 30% of those jobs with college graduates.
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Garnering Girls’ Interest in IT Careers
Despite 95% of young girls liking or loving technology, only 9% say they’re definitely interested in an IT career.
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CompTIA’s Solution: the Dream IT Platform
Equip members to go into their communities and schools and speak directly with young women and girls about IT careers
Goal: Create a grassroots movement and reach 10,000 women and girls with information about the value of IT professions
Online resources: – Presentation materials
– Speaker bureau outlining processes for community groups/schools to request IT speakers, and for speakers to submit presentation proposals
– Career resource center with career stories, tips, links
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Climbing the Corporate Ladder
325,000
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS
150,000 MADE IT TO MIDDLE MGMT
7,000
MADE IT TO VP, SVP OR C-SUITE McKinsey study of 60 Fortune 1000 companies
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ON AVERAGE WOMEN MAKE UP
53% OF ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS
45% MANAGERS
30% DIRECTORS 27% VPs 24% SVPs 19% C SUITE
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Female Representation in Management U.S. ranks at the low end of countries with high numbers of women in management positions.
At just 22%, we’ve got nothing but room for improvement.
Source: Grant Thorton Base: http://www.internationalbusinessreport.com/
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9%
14%
22%
26%
35%
39%
41%
43%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Japan
Germany
United States
Sweden
Peru
Lithuania
Indonesia
Russia
Most companies aren't training women for leadership roles.
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Only
11% with
70%
of businesses globally have a program to support and mentor women, of companies not
even considering starting such programs.
PRESERVING AND PROTECTING The attrition rate of women in the high-tech sector is twice that of men.
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of women in tech leave their organizations mid-way through their careers -- a costly loss of talent.
56% Reducing the attrition rate by just would add more than staff to the IT workforce.
25% 200,000
WHAT CAN WE DO
Promote from within
Offer training and skill development
courses
Company recognition programs
Get involved
Keep track of and share
accomplishments – internally and
externally
Volunteer for special projects
Bring the NextGen in
Encourage each other
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Get out of your comfort zone –
take risks
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Additional Resources
CompTIA IT workforce-related industry research that’s been published:
– Women Set on the Path to Success With a Career in IT
– IT Industry Outlook 2014
– International Technology Adoption & Workforce Trends
– Quarterly IT Business Confidence Index
– Generational Research on Technology and its Impact in the Workplace
– Youth Opinions of Careers in IT
– State of the IT Skills Gap
– Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification
National Center for Women and IT’s Girls in IT: The Facts
CompTIA Advancing Women in IT Community
Creating IT Futures Foundation
CompTIA certification and training resources
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