This session was business focused, and I was interested in seeing the “other” side, since my experience (at least recently) has been primarily in academia. Heather Foust-Cummings from Catalyst talked about a recent study on women in tech workplaces (and tech women in non-tech workplaces). She presents some results from the study, although they aren’t published yet, so I can’t post about specific results. She also talked about some things that we as women workers can do to improve our situation in high-tech jobs, as well as what managers can do to make a difference.
As I’ve seen in many many talks and sessions here and previously, the number one thing that people say you need to do is find a mentor and network. To that end, we had a chance to talk to the people around us and kick off some of that networking.
