How to attract women to enterprise IT jobs
Enterprise IT is a fantastic field for women, especially young women, to consider, especially now. Why? Because much of the work capitalizes on women's greatest strengths - communication, collaboration and problem solving - and because a looming worker shortage means the supply-demand balance will tip toward more frenzied recruiting. But ask CIOs whether they think the field is adequately marketed and correctly described, and they admit that it suffers from an outdated image, inadequate promotion, and misperceptions about exactly what the work is.
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Resources for attracting women to IT
The National Center for Women & IT is committed to both recruiting and retaining girls and women into IT. We take a short-term approach (e.g., what can you do *now* to retain your technical women? or how do you find the low hanging fruit for recruiting women?) and a long-term approach (e.g., resources for helping a professional do outreach in a local classroom). Since you close your article with the question, "What do you think would help?" I offer you the NCWIT Resources page, which has research-based, do-it-yourself practices for every stage of the pipeline. Our materials are professionally designed for an appealing appearance, and written by social scientists intimately familiar with research on barriers and enablers. One of our newest resources is a "Talking Points" card (printable) on what you should tell a young woman about a career in IT and what she can do now to prepare.Find this and many other resources at www.ncwit.org
Lecia Barker
Senior Research Scientist, NCWIT