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- Number of women entering IT field drops
- According to statistics, the number of women choosing to major in computer science dropped 70 percent between 2000 and 2005. With new programs implemented to encourage young girls in the areas of science and technology, why is this happening? by Toni Bowers
- Tags: Women, Information Technology, Computer Science, Girl, Computer, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- One Bad Mutha
- Happy Mothers' Day! Sunday, we celebrate the women who perform the utterly thankless task of raising a bunch of self-centered, loud, surly, snot-nosed rebellious little hellions, just like you and me. While there are many women who are paragons of maternal nuturing, films and books offer a darker vision of...
- Tags: Mother, Women, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Jerry Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-05-10
- Anger in the office: Its effect could depend on your gender
- I just finished reading about a study on anger in the workplace that made me angry. I hate it when that happens. Victoria Brescoll, a post-doctoral scholar at Yale University, has just published a research paper called "When Can Angry Women Get Ahead?" She conducted three experiments with...
- Tags: Women, Gender And Diversity, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- 10+ dumb business decisions that can take a company down
- Hubris, big egos, poor foresight, and lack of humanity kill great companies -- small and large -- every year. We can learn from their misguided decisions, but we need to do it before more of our businesses fail and more of our country's leadership is lost forever. ...
- Tags: Talent, Women, Gender And Diversity, Sales Strategy, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Sales, John McKee
- Blog posts 2008-04-09
- Do you work with a bully? You're not alone
- I've gotten a few e-mails from people who want advice on how to deal with bullies in the workplace. The word "bully" initially brings to mind someone who steals your lunch money. But the workplace bully is someone who can make your life a nightmare because he or she exercises...
- Tags: Women, Worker, Workplace Bullying Institute, Gender And Diversity, Harassment, Human Resources, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Special Report for Women in IT: Marketing tech products
- I've talked about marketing tech products for women before, and the TechRepublic audience has given me feedback that, while pink and pretty are aesthetically pleasing, functionality is a must. I had the opportunity to catch up with Andy Marken of Marken Communications about this very topic, and...
- Tags: Marketing, Women, Information Technology, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- Women in IT: Michelle Poston (maecuff), Programmer / Developer
- In this podcast of the Women in IT series on TechRepublic, I interviewed TechRepublic member Michelle Poston, better known in the TechRepublic community knows as maecuff. "I would definitely recommend getting into IT for other women." -- Michelle Poston Michelle lives in Ohio,...
- Tags: Developer, TechRepublic Inc., Women, Information Technology, Programmer, Gender And Diversity, Podcasts, Strategy, Human Resources, Internet, Management, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- Got allies? If not, get some
- I'm often asked for ideas which my clients can use to move up the ladder more quickly. This is one I see used more often by men than women -- but neither gender uses it enough. If you don't have one or more colleagues with whom...
- Tags: Women, Ally, Gender And Diversity, Leadership, Human Resources, Management, John McKee
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Women in IT: Shelley O'Sullivan (Shellbot), Database Administration
- In the latest podcast of the Women in IT series on TechRepublic, I had the opportunity to talk to Shelley O’Sullivan, better known in the TR forums as Shellbot. "I enjoy the methodical processes." -- Shelley O’Sullivan Shelley is originally from Canada,...
- Tags: Ireland, Women, Information Technology, Administration, Podcasts, Gender And Diversity, Strategy, Storage, Databases, Internet, Human Resources, Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- IT and Awareness: The Booby Wall
- For really what is the first time, we are using vehicles to promote awareness that we hadn't used in the past. Initially, you could only find links to fundraising efforts and the various organizations. Today, you can keep yourself quite busy simply by putting the words "breast cancer awareness" into...
- Tags: Women, Information Technology, Breast Cancer, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Tricia Liebert
- Blog posts 2008-01-11
- Eat, drink, sleep. Or....
- It's the holidays. For many, it's the time to gain an average of 3.2 lbs. Question: Does the average American gain weight because they are enjoying wonderful times with families and friends for about 12 days? Or do they gain weight because they're trying to deal...
- Tags: Women, Beverage, New York Time, Professional Development, Gender And Diversity, Career, Human Resources, John McKee
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- Women in IT: Esther Dyson, Technology Commentator
- In October of 2006, I gave a presentation at TechRepublic about the history of women in IT. One of the women I highlighted in my PowerPoint was Esther Dyson, who is known in the IT community as an investor and a commentator on emerging digital technology. Several months later (July...
- Tags: Esther Dyson, Women, Information Technology, Board, Esther, Gender And Diversity, Corporate Governance, Strategy, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Do men need praise more than women?
- According to a new workplace poll from Harris Interactive and Adecco (surveying 1,455 workers), men 18-34 are more likely than women to need to extra thanks from the boss in order to be productive. Apparently, guys older than that don't need outside praise that much. For example,...
- Tags: Cook, Men, Women, Chili, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- Women in IT: Lynn Jackson (gadgetgirl), Incident Investigation
- Long live the Queen...... :xSecond in a series, and very well done.Great to hear how people actually find themselves where they are now because so much just "happens" in ways we never expected.You didn't mention if you have done the update to your office-on-a-stick yet? A new...
- Tags: Podcasts, women, jdclyde, information technology, Lynn Jackson, voice, Sonja, Queen
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Women in IT: Lynn Jackson (gadgetgirl), Incident Investigation
- In the second podcast of the Women in IT series on TechRepublic, I interviewed TechRepublic member Lynn Jackson, who the TechRepublic community knows and loves as gadgetgirl. "I fell into IT purely because my computer broke." -- Lynn Jackson Even though Lynn's...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Women, Information Technology, Podcasts, Gender And Diversity, Strategy, Internet, Human Resources, Management, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-11-15
- Women in IT...
- Should I stay in the tech field. Maybe I should go into Social Sciences. Why does one want to stay?
- Tags: Gender and diversity, hikerradule@..., women, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Guess what! TR will be down for approx 30 minutes today 10/24/07
- TechRepublic will be down for approximately 30 minutes today 10/24/07This planned outage will occur at approximately05:00 p.m. US/Eastern time04:00 p.m. US/Central03:00 p.m. US/Mountain02:00 p.m. US/Pacific09:00 p.m. GMT09:00 p.m. UCTUse this time to catch up on your non-TR correspondence. Your family misses you. :-)NO they don'tThis IS my family! Just...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, beth.blakely@..., great women, women
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Women in IT: Tricia Liebert (TiggerTwo), IT Consultant
- WOW ! Great Job TT and SoniaEnjoyed the interview!;o), great job TiggerYour not older then dirt, I hold that destinction.DanRE: Women in IT: Tricia Liebert TiggerTwo, IT ConsultantCongrats Tig, you made the first 1Did you remember your first 'blinking light' comp yet?Posted at wrong level but...Nice podcast - First one...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, faradhi, Tricia, TiggerTwo, Liebert Corp., IT-consultant, women, information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-10-12
- Take a virtual walk for charity
- Some people might equate the "virtual walk" to sitting on the couch while watching Jazzercise or Power Yoga on TV, but I think that the spirit behind the creation of virtual walking and the intent behind participation is far greater than visual stimulation or entertainment. See the Reuters' story: "Walking...
- Tags: Walk, Women, Avatar, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Sonja Thompson
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- New directions for an old chook
- I was recently made redundant and have used my accumulated leave to study for certification along with some overdue R&R. It has not been all play as I have done a few, short problem-solving jobs for various companies as well, mainly via contacts who know I now have spare time.As...
- Tags: Gender and diversity, Quality, Programming languages, axg, certification, women, programming, Java, job
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
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