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Advancing Women in IT & Future LeadersJoint Community Meeting
March 22, 2016
Purpose
• Work together to improve ourselves, our businesses, and our industry
Benefit to You
• Networking
• Education
• Making a difference
Your Role
• Share your experiences
• Listen to what others have to say
• Get involved
Purpose
• Welcome
• Executive Council Introductions
• because I said I would - Alex Sheen
• Promise Cards
• Community Discussions
Agenda
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March 22, 2016
Sign-in Sheet
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Advancing Women In IT Executive Council
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Michelle Ragusa McBainCisco Systems
Chair
Cristina GreysmanSungard
Vice Chair
Amy BabinchakHarbor Computer
Services
Toni Clayton-HineXerox
Hilary GaddaTelePacific
Robin HaggertyEssential Enterprise
Solutions
Kirsten HoytUniversity of Phoenix
Lori JolleyAT&T
Sharron LawsonPrintfleet
Amy LubyErbs Technology
Services
Kim MinerBrother International
Angelo SimaoF2OnSite
Future Leaders Executive Council
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Brittani Von RodenCloudPlus
Chair
Rory JacksonBCT
Vice Chair
Lauren BrekkeIntel Security
Jessie DevineQuoteWerks
Victor JohnstonJohnston IT Consulting
Nadia KaratsoreosLogicNow
Brigetta KoepkeSYNNEX
Nate TeplowContinuum Managed IT
Services
Arsalan EizadiradRicoh Canada Inc.
AWIT Best Tweet! Most Tweets!
Future Leaders Best Tweet! Most Tweets!
#DreamAWIT
#FutureLeaders
MUST INCLUDE #AMM16 to qualify!
Twitter Contest
Flipgrid…
Ask a Question? Answer questions!
• Download App
• Enter #hashtags
• #CompTIAFutureLeaders
• #CompTIAAWIT
• Name
• Company
• A Memorable Promise / Commitment you made in your life
Table Introductions
because I said I would - Alex Sheen
Future Leaders choice of 2016 charity donation!
2013
My First Promise Cards
• Make them actionable and obtainable!
• CompTIA Community
• I will volunteer to be a speaker on a webinar
• I will write a blog for our community
• I will speak to students about DreamIT
What will your promise be?
• Make them actionable and obtainable!
• Business Related
• I will get certified in ______ in 2016
• I will publish monthly business goals to all of my associates
What will your promise be?
• Make them actionable and obtainable!
• Personal
• I will volunteer at a food bank / shelter in April
• I will go back to school and finish that degree
What will your promise be?
AWIT Community Meeting
Charity Selection
Initiatives and Volunteer Opportunities
Survey Results
Future Leaders Community Meeting
Survey Results
Collaboration and Discussion
Flipgrid and Content Creation
Community Discussions
When you complete your promise….
Let us know!#DreamAWIT
#FutureLeaders
Let us know
AWIT Community MeetingMarch 22, 2016
Agenda
Welcome
Charity Selection
Initiatives and Volunteer Opportunities
Survey Results and Discussion
Close
AWIT Community Meeting
Thank you!
Doriana AllynBrother International Corporation
2014- 2015Executive Council Chair
Thank you!
Mary Ellen Grom
SYNNEX Corporation
Charity SelectionKim Miner, Brother International
Charity Goal
CompTIA Foundationwill donate $10,000
on behalf of the AWIT Community
to charitiesselected by the community
Charities Guidelines 2016
AWIT can give one charity $10,000 or two
charities $5000 each
This year AWIT is considering two charities
• TechGirlz
• Girl Develop it
Audience: Adolescent girls
Mission: Help adolescent girls understand that a future in technology transcends into nearly every field imaginable
Audience: Adult women
Mission: Provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment.
Initiatives and Volunteer Opportunities Cristina Greysman, Sungard Availability Services
Dream IT provides tools so that anyone can make a presentation about women in IT.
Launched in 2014 – the goal is to reach 10,000 people
So far… we reached 6540 people!
We are refreshing this effort with more TLC of the people who volunteer to be Dream IT Speakers.
Dream IT
The Career Resource Center was launched in July of 2014 and is now being refreshed.
We need teams to work in each tab area.
We need a variety of testimonials.
Career Resource Center
Social Media
Webinars
• Streaming: Resilience and Determination: What it Takes to Succeed in IT
• April 28th
: Understanding and Reducing Unconscious Bias & Women in IT Resources
• Cultures that Support Women: Finding Cultures that Fit
• Hiring and Getting Hired
• Don’t Take it Personally: How to Recover From Mistakes & Stay in the Game
• Women in Tech: Salary Negotiations
AWIT SurveyKirsten Hoyt, Phoenix University
6% 7%
22%
62%
3%
Level of Community Involvement*
AWIT Community Involvement
53%
23%
22%2%
Length of Community Membership
Less than 1 year
1 year to < 2 years
2 years to 4 years
Base: 143 AWIT Community members
*Self-reported overall activity level, over the last 12 months
Slightly over half of community members are new (< 1 year). The majority report not being active, just over a third are at least somewhat active.
6%
6%
6%
20%
8%
44%
51%
55%
7%
8%
8%
19%
20%
34%
43%
53%
Other
Stress management
Diversity program at work
Coaching: Communication skills andstyles
Health and life balance
Coaching: Career planning andadvancement
Finding a mentor to help / being amentor to others
Networking with other IT career women
AWITCommunityMembers
Top Women in IT Needs
Base: 143 AWIT Community members
What IT career related things AWIT Community members want for themselves, and what they think women considering IT / coming into IT need
Others specified include IT education, training, job opportunities, etc.
4%
6%
4%
0%
43%
28%
30%
25%
53%
66%
66%
75%
Networking opportunities
Keep informed aboutdevelopments regarding
women in IT
Education & training /professional development
Involvement with effortsthat encourage women topursue or advance careers…
Reasons for Joining the AWIT Community
Base: 141 AWIT Community members
Not a Factor
Nice to Have
Must Have
NET Satisfied*
69%
68%
55%
*NET Satisfied: Very Satisfied + Mostly Satisfied
54%
1%
19%
20%
23%
23%
25%
28%
32%
42%
42%
None
How to work better together at the…
Opportunities to be a mentor
Courage to go it on your own / encouraging…
Opportunities to have a mentor
Building a great technical resume / Search…
Address women leaving IT mid-career /…
Highlighting more women as tech experts /…
Learning to self-teach, how to keep up with…
Women career success best practices
Personal Career Development Topics of Interest
Base: 141 AWIT Community members
One or more of these topics are important to nearly all community members (99%)
3%
27%
30%
31%
36%
55%
61%
None
Dream IT presentation materials (slidedeck, videos)
Career Resource Center website
Reaching out to educators with Dream ITmessage
Women in IT testimonials and stories
Modeling women in IT leadership andtechnical expert roles
Partnering with organizations that arereaching out to women and girls
Encouraging Women and Girls to Consider IT Efforts of Interest
Base: 143 AWIT Community members
One or more of these efforts are important to 97% of community members
3%
18%
20%
23%
24%
34%
58%
63%
None
Monitoring and measuring diversityprogress
Profitability associated with diversity
Getting diversity message out to peoplewho don't see the relevance to…
Finding diverse talent
Preventing mid-career exit of women in IT
Dealing with unconscious bias in theworkplace
Understanding how to create a culturethat supports women in IT
Creating Cultures that Support Women in ITIssues of Interest
Base: 142 AWIT Community members
One or more of these issues are important to 97% of community members
Survey Discussion