{"id":33361,"date":"2021-03-28T13:12:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T20:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=33361"},"modified":"2021-03-28T13:12:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T20:12:44","slug":"women-in-technology-accept-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=33361","title":{"rendered":"Women in Technology Accept the Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Choose to challenge is this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>\u00a0theme. Women in the technology industry have been doing this for decades. Today, in this highlight reel of stories, we celebrate the exceptional difference women make to tech, business and our world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Voice of Transformation: Amy Hysell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona Federal Credit Union executive vice president and CIO Amy Hysell is curious, determined and dedicated. She used her knowledge of the business, experience serving people and leadership skills to overcome cultural bias and build the ‘best IT shop in the nation.’<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Bringing Overlooked Talent to Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n

The race to attract and retain tech talent is tight. And companies everywhere are increasingly looking at returnship to fill open positions. Return-to-work programs for women may prove even more valuable as countries emerge to full-work participation in the new normal.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Artist Sougwen Chung and Photojournalist Ren\u00e9e C. Byer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like technology, art is a catalyst for change.<\/p>\n

Together, art and technology help people make a deeper connection and take immediate action in specific ways. The work of artist\u00a0Sougwen Chung\u00a0and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist\u00a0Ren\u00e9e C. Byer<\/a>\u00a0do just that.<\/p>\n

Listen now<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Lady Mari\u00e9me Jamme: Powerhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lady Mari\u00e9me Jamme is on a mission to close the global education gap and build a generation of 1 million women and girl coders by 2030.<\/p>\n

Jamme is all-in on STEAMD (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and design) education. She is the founder of iamtheCODE, the first African-led global movement to mobilize governments, the private sector, philanthropic foundations, investors and civil society to advance STEAMD education. Her mission is to drive sustainable development for women and girls in marginalized communities.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Agent of Change: CTO Ursula Dolton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Innovation at a charity can never be for innovation\u2019s sake. No one knows this better than Ursula Dolton, chief technology officer at the British Heart Foundation (BHF).<\/p>\n

Under her guidance, the charity navigated the many challenges brought about by the coronavirus outbreak. Like so many organizations, a combination of strong leadership and technology was key to its successful response.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Zoom COO Aparna Bawa Talks Intrinsic Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

IT security professionals were used to going it alone in protecting business data. That changed quickly when the pandemic hit worldwide. Now, executive leaders like Aparna Bawa, Zoom\u2019s COO, are in the trenches with IT security teams to ensure secure operations and intrinsic security.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Women Giving Back<\/strong><\/p>\n

From viral charitable campaigns to volunteerism and service learning, this Pop Culture Tech podcast episode explores how tech-for-good fuels our spirit of giving.<\/p>\n

Tech innovations fuel charitable moments and real-world missions. Behind the scenes, organizations like\u00a0Taproot Foundation<\/a>\u00a0infuse hundreds of millions of dollars worth of pro bono support directly into the nonprofit sector. And Lindsay Firestone Gruber, the Foundation\u2019s president and CEO, is leading the charge.<\/p>\n

Listen now<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Leading by Example<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) vice president Hsueh-Lan Wu believes, \u201cUsing technology to serve people must be the common goal we share with our partners. And we hope to work hard to achieve this goal together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even as Taiwan\u2019s SMEs become less reserved about digital transformation, expertise from bigger players is key. And how better to demonstrate the process of digital transformation than to do it yourself?<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Luminary: Rosa Whitaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recognized as one of the world\u2019s leading experts on African trade and investment, Rosa Whitaker is a passionate champion for creating enterprise solutions to address poverty and promote prosperity across Africa. While much remains to be done across Africa, technology is helping to close the education, economic and healthcare gaps.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Helping Organizations Transform and Put Employees First<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the pandemic evolves, employers carefully consider how and when to return workforces to offices worldwide. In the meantime, employees continue adjusting to the new opportunities and challenges of remote work.<\/p>\n

When organizations are unsure how to take the next step, they look to experts. Two\u2014Susan Insley<\/a>, vice president of human resources at VMware, and\u00a0Laurel Farrer<\/a>, a leading remote work strategist and chief executive officer of Distribute Consulting\u2014discussed their top five barriers to remote work success.<\/p>\n

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