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Saturday 4th February 2012

COMMUNITY AREA

At womenintechnology, we’re passionate about helping you succeed in a career that challenges you and, of course, makes you happy.

In this Community Area, you’ll find everything you need to land your perfect job and excel in your chosen field. We’ve also got advice on the topics that are especially relevant to working women like maternity leave and finding a mentor, and information on how you can keep in touch with us using social media.

CAREER ADVICE

The idea of entering the workforce can be daunting enough without worrying about your CV and interview technique. We’ve got expert advice on everything you need to know, including how to present yourself in interviews, what questions to expect and how to answer them. How and where to make a big impression on the networking circuit and advice on writing the perfect CV and cover letter.
 

MYSTORY

  
  Morag Watson
  
  Director GOI Americas, BP
I am originally from near Glasgow in Scotland but have lived in several different parts of the world since. I have worked for BP for my whole career for just over 20 years.... Full Story		  
 

LATEST RESEARCH relevant to WOMEN IN it

 

Women and men in science, engineering and technology: the UK statistics guide 2010
Science, engineering and technology are central to our lives, our economy and our future. But at the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the analysis in this Guide reveals that only 5.3 per cent (674 thousand women), or about one in twenty, of all working women are employed in any SET occupation, compared to 31.3 per cent for all working men (nearly one in three)... more
 
Skills and Trends Report
The gender-IT project has published this report on current trends in ICT training and the impact this has on the skills needed by educators and trainers in the ICT sector. The main question behind the report is how to encourage more girls and women to be involved in the ICT sector - current policies and projects across Europe are explored, successful measures are identified and a set of recommendations... more
 
Women Mean Business: Why Gender Equality is Essential in Science, Engineering and Technology
The UKRC's report 'Women Mean Business' sets out seven key reasons why women are essential in science, engineering and technology: it enables businesses to stand out as employers of choice; gender equality helps improve business performance; organisations are more likely to retain knowledge and experience; they are able to capitalise on changes in workforce demographics... more
 
Addressing Core Equity Issues in K-12 Computer Science Education: Identifying Barriers and Sharing Strategies
This is an interesting and insightful report from the US looking into factors affecting computer science education in primary and secondary level schools. Women continue to remain critically absent from computing and while many efforts exist to reverse the trend, too few focus on the place where a majority of children in the United States are educated — the formal K-12 (kindergarten to twelfth grade)... more
 
The Recruitment, Retention and Advancement of Technical Women
On october 1, 2009, 59 senior technology executives participated in the anita Borg institute’s 2009 Technical executive forum, held at the Grace hopper celebration of women in computing. This initiative brings together thought leaders to raise awareness, actively engage discussion, and drive action among R&d executives on issues regarding the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women... more

Senior Technical Women: A Profile of Success
A growing body of research has documented the underrepresentation of women in technical positions in US companies. Women hold 24 percent of technology jobs, yet represent half the total workforce. This underrepresentation persists even though the demand for technical talent remains high: computer occupations are expected to grow by 32 percent between 2008 and 2018... more

Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the GSMA Development Fund are pleased to announce the publication of Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity, following it’s launch at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The report is the first detailed study of its kind on the mobile phone gender gap in low and middle-income countries and showcases how using a mobile phone can improve the socio-economic status... more