Women in IT

Women in IT

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Released October 2014
Publisher(s): BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
ISBN: 9781780172880

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Book description

Gender diversity still poses a major challenge in the IT and telecoms industry, with women making up less than 20 per cent of the IT workforce. This ebook seeks to encourage more girls and women to consider a career in IT by showcasing the lives and careers of female IT professionals, entrepreneurs and academics.

Table of contents

  1. FRONT COVER
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. FOREWORD – Bryan Glick
  5. PREFACE – Gillian Arnold
  6. SECTION 1 – SOME BACKGROUND
    1. 1. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… THESE ARE THE REAL FIGURES – Brian Runciman
    2. 2. THE GENDER CONUNDRUM – Hannah Dee
  7. SECTION 2 – IT PROFESSIONALS
    1. 3. MAGGIE PHILBIN – CEO, Teentech
    2. 4. ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON – Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Bank; Founder and Head Stemette, Stemettes
    3. 5. TRUDY NORRIS-GREY – Chair, WISE
    4. 6. REBECCA GEORGE, OBE – Partner, Deloitte
    5. 7. MICHELLE BARNETT – Software Engineer
    6. 8. MAGGIE BERRY – Executive Director for Europe, WEConnect International
    7. 9. HEATHER DUNLOP-JONES – IBM Distinguished Engineer, CTO Public Sector, IBM UK Limited
    8. 10. ELIZABETH SPARROW – BCS past President; Consultant and Strategic Advisor
    9. 11. SARAH BURNETT – Research Vice President, Everest Group
    10. 12. LOUISE BENNETT – CEO, Vivas Ltd
    11. 13. SUE SUMNER – Global Transform Lead for Global Finance Technology and Solutions, Barclays
    12. 14. SARAH WINMILL – Director of IT for Support Services, University College London
    13. 15. KATE RUSSELL – Technology Reporter and Author
    14. 16. SUSAN COOKLIN – Group CIO, Network Rail
    15. 17. MANDY CHESSELL – IBM Distinguished Engineer
    16. 18. LYN GROBLER – VP and CIO of Corporate Functions, BP
  8. SECTION 2.1 – ENTREPRENEURS
    1. 19. DAME STEPHANIE SHIRLEY – Philanthropist, formally first woman President of BCS and Past Master of WCIT
    2. 20. DR KATE HO – Managing Director, Interface3 and Tigerface Games
    3. 21. ELIZABETH VARLEY – Co-founder and CEO, TechHub
    4. 22. CARY MARSH – CEO and Founder, Mydeo.com
    5. 23. KATHRYN PARSONS – Co-founder, Decoded
    6. 24. GILLIAN ARNOLD – Director, Tectre
    7. 25. EILEEN BROWN – CEO, Amastra
  9. SECTION 2.2 – ACADEMICS
    1. 26. PROFESSOR DAME WENDY HALL – Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton and Dean of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering
    2. 27. DR SUE BLACK – Founder and CEO, Savvify ‘Engage Enlighten Inspire’
    3. 28. PROFESSOR LIZ BACON – BCS President; Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Greenwich
    4. 29. DR HANNAH DEE – Lecturer, Aberystwyth University
    5. 30. PROFESSOR MARGARET ROSS, MBE – Emeritus Professor of Software Quality at Southampton Solent University
    6. 31. PROFESSOR CORNELIA BOLDYREFF – Co-founder and Director, Ebartex Ltd
    7. 32. NELA BROWN – Sound Artist, Musician, Designer and Technologist; Phd Student at Queen Mary University of London
  10. SECTION 3 – AN INTERVIEW WITH KAREN SPäRCK JONES
    1. 33. COMPUTING’S TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO MEN
  11. USEFUL LINKS
  12. BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
  13. COPYRIGHT PAGE

Product information

  • Title: Women in IT
  • Author(s): BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
  • Release date: October 2014
  • Publisher(s): BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
  • ISBN: 9781780172880