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1 online resource (96 pages) |
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Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; SECTION 1 SOME BACKGROUND; 1 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ... THESE ARE THE REAL FIGURES; THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE; WHERE ARE THE PROBLEMS?; ANY POSITIVES?; IT DEPENDS HOW YOU LOOK AT IT; THE EDUCATION PICTURE; WHEN THE WORK IS THERE; CONCLUSION; 2 THE GENDER CONUNDRUM; SKILLS GAPS, JOB MARKETS AND THE POWER OF DIVERSE TEAMS; WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SCHOOLS?; COMPUTING CAN BE FUN; GIRL GEEKS AND CODER CHICKS; SECTION 2 IT PROFESSIONALS; 3 MAGGIE PHILBIN; ABOUT MAGGIE; 4 ANNE-MARIE IMAFIDON; ABOUT ANNE-MARIE; 5 TRUDY NORRIS-GREY; ABOUT TRUDY; 6 REBECCA GEORGE OBE. |
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About rebecca7 michelle barnett; 8 maggie berry; network; move jobs; find a mentor; be confident; keep in touch; make the right choices; about maggie; 9 heather dunlop-jones; a couple of tips; about heather; 10 elizabeth sparrow; about elizabeth; 11 sarah burnett; about sarah; 12 louise bennett; about louise; 13 sue sumner; about sue; 14 sarah winmill; about sarah; 15 kate russell; about kate; 16 susan cooklin; about susan; 17 mandy chessell; about mandy; 18 lyn grobler; why should you consider it as a career option?; my advice if you are considering a career in it; why i chose it as a career. |
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The future ... about lyn; section 2.1 entrepreneurs; 19 dame stephanie shirley; about stephanie; 20 dr kate ho; about kate; 21 elizabeth varley; no-one cares about your start-up ... ; talk about your start-up ... ; launch early, iterate often; ask for help; get good at networking; listen to what others need; believe in yourself; breathe; about elizabeth; 22 cary marsh; about cary; 23 kathryn parsons; about kathryn; 24 gillian arnold; about gillian; 25 eileen brown; about eileen; section 2.2 academics; 26 professor dame wendy hall; about wendy; 27 dr sue black; about sue; 28 professor liz bacon. |
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ABOUT LIZ29 DR HANNAH DEE; TIPS FOR MEN IN TECH: HOW TO MAKE THINGS MORE INCLUSIVE; TIPS FOR WOMEN IN TECH: HOW TO HELP YOURSELF GET ON; ABOUT HANNAH; 30 PROFESSOR MARGARET ROSS MBE; ABOUT MARGARET; 31 PROFESSOR CORNELIA BOLDYREFF; ABOUT CORNELIA; 32 NELA BROWN; ABOUT NELA; SECTION 3 AN INTERVIEW WITH KAREN SPÄRCK JONES; 33 COMPUTING'S TOO IMPORTANT TO BE LEFT TO MEN; ABOUT KAREN; USEFUL LINKS; ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS; RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS; REPORTS AND STATS; LECTURES AND AWARDS; OTHER ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND INTERVIEWS OF INTEREST; Copyright. |
| Summary |
Foreword Preface 1. Some background 2. IT professionals 2.1 Entrepreneurs 3. Academics 4. An interview with Karen Spaerck-Jones 5. Useful links. |
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Computers and women.
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Computer industry -- Employees.
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Women employees.
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Ordinateurs et femmes. |
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Informatique -- Industrie -- Personnel. |
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Personnel féminin. |
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Computer industry -- Employees |
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Computers and women |
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Women employees |
| Other Form: |
Print version: IT, BCS The Chartered Institute for. Women in IT : Inspiring the next generation. Swindon : BCS Learning & Development Limited, ©2014 |
| ISBN |
9781780172873 |
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1780172877 |
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9781780172880 |
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1780172885 |
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9781780172897 |
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1780172893 |
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