Women in Information Security
summary
Cites a concrete gap — 80% programmers are men and industry studies show 11% women in information security — then gives numbers employers can act on: Urban Outfitters reports 36% women in IT, many dev teams sit at ~20%. Suggestions are tactical: recruit from Society of Women Engineers and Grace Hopper, run middle‑school STEM outreach, hire for attitude then train, expand remote and parental benefits, start or join diversity and inclusion programs and targeted groups like Black Girls Code.
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chapters (41)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:12How did you get into information security
- 6:25How are things changing in information security
- 6:55Stepping up in information security
- 8:25Taking on authority
- 8:54Breaking the stereotype
- 10:49IT vs other industries
- 12:15Casual nature of IT
- 13:46Female mentors
- 14:52Other thoughts
- 16:14Her motto
- 17:00Her mentors
- 17:56Trust
- 18:30Diversity
- 19:20Meeting people
- 20:06Taking it back
- 20:49Overlapping
- 21:56Expanding a little
- 23:40How to get more women in IT
- 25:15Recruiting for skills
- 26:47Benefits and skills
- 28:29Audience questions
- 30:26Grace Hopper Institute
- 30:49Career fairs
- 32:02Diversity in IT
- 32:44Accenture
- 33:53Representation
- 35:49Cultural challenges
- 37:22Defusing stereotypes
- 38:25Respect
- 39:40Digital natives
- 43:30Women in leadership
- 44:16Closing thoughts
- 45:02Women in Technology
- 45:14Alumni Group
- 45:42Benefits
- 46:10Action Items
- 46:24What Girls Can Code
- 47:09Leveraging Social Media
- 48:07Cultural nuances
- 48:31Thank you
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