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It was recently
suggested to me that CRS should introduce a regular forum for networking and
socialising for I.T. people. As a matter of fact, we did organise an
informal monthly get-together at a pizza place several years ago, but that
gradually fizzled out.
There is a
better alternative. Come to an ITPS Poster or Breakfast Session.
These are put on every month or so, are inexpensive, you get to hear and discuss
an interesting topic and, of course, there's the opportunity to network with
fellow I.T professionals.
The next ITPS event is a
Breakfast Session and will be held on Wednesday, 24th May at the Ballroom,
Ambassador Hotel, Port of Spain 7:30am - 10am. The topic is "IT
Governance" presented by Philip Marshall. For full details and
registration information, go to http://www.itps.org.
You don't have to be a member to attend, though it will cost less if you are a
member.
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Information Technology is generally thought of as a mainly male profession.
This is supported by the fact that only 28% of the I.T. people on CRS's database
are women. Further quick analyses of our database show the following
approximate percentages of women in the roles listed below:
 Analysis -
31%
Programming - 28%
Technical Administration - 23%
Telecommunications - 15%
Management - 24%
Sales - 25%
Of all the
people we have placed in jobs, 27% are women, which correlates with the number
of women available. So at least we can say we have
equal opportunity employers. (Hey, I'm a woman; I'm good at analysing
statistics).
Interestingly,
32% of the I.T. people on our database with degrees are women, which suggests
that women are more likely to get tertiary education. This also ties in
with recent reports on the subject from the University of the West Indies.
Women also make up 27% of those with Associate Degrees and 24% of those with
Certificates.
A survey done in
the US in 2000 states " Women are roughly 20 percent of IT professionals. Women receive less than 28 percent of the computer science bachelor's degrees,
down from a high of 37 percent in 1984. Computer science is the only field in
which women's participation has actually decreased over time.
(AAUW Educational
Foundation Tech-Savvy)
So, in fact,
women are probably more prevalent in I.T. here in the Caribbean than in the
United States.
I'm not surprised that women
are more inclined to analysis roles than technical ones but I am disturbed that
fewer than average (defined as 28%) are in management roles. When I break
the management roles down further, these are the
approximate percentages of women in those roles:
Project/Team Leader - 28%
Project Manager - 26%
Manager (general) - 22%
IT Manager - 19%
Is it that there is still a
glass ceiling for women in top I.T. positions? Is it that women are not
skilled enough for these jobs? Or are women themselves rejecting the
responsibilities of these jobs, perhaps because the work hours involved will
interfere with their other roles as homemaker, wife and mother?
Let me know your
views on Women in I.T. and why they are less likely than men to get the top I.T.
jobs. Are the number of women in I.T. declining in this region as is
happening elsewhere?
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Letters to the Editor:
Congratulations Susan and
the Staff of CRS on your 10th Anniversary! If there is any company in
Trinidad and Tobago that can boast of excellent customer service, its CRS and
its one of your greatest assets. As a company of firsts in T&T you have a
lot to be
proud of and don't be afraid to let everyone know that CRS was here first!
Keep up the excellent work! ... John
Thanks again to John and
everyone else who sent in or expressed good wishes on our Anniversary ... Susan
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