Connecting Young Women With Computer Technology: The Career Women In Information Technology Program |
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Information technology has become a critical part of our culture because of its ability to make all sorts of connections: between computers, information and most importantly, people. But in a field where the idea of the network is so important, women have for the most part yet to plug in to the most powerful collections of people. Part of the problem is simple numbers. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, women received just 29% of all the degrees awarded in the computer and information sciences during 2001. That's about the same level as ten years ago. Numbers are just one part of the situation, though. There's a sense among some in the industry that women who have risen to positions of influence in the field are now reluctant to put that power on the line for other up and coming women who need mentoring. It just seems too risky. But as the women in our story point out, it's a risk worth taking. Greg Dahlmann reports. (6:26)
This story features interviews with: Lucy Sanders, Executive in Residence for ATLAS, University of Colorado, Boulder, and co-founder of the National Center for Women In Information Technology; National Center for Women in Information Technology; Meg Hourihan. Co-founder of Blogger and currently the co-founder and lead developer of Kinja; Halley Suitt, veteran marketer and sales rep for numerous IT products, organizer of IT conferences.
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