IT tackles technology and everything it has to offer, including animation, games, websites, apps, and cybersecurity. However, men predominate in the field. Nevertheless, the IT sector consistently makes room for women in the workplace and rejects traditional gender stereotypes. These are the opinions of women working in the IT business.
BTEC Level 1 ICT Student in CWC
"I have always believed that IT was merely coding and programming, but in my first year at CWC, I learned that it's much more than that. I am aware that it is a male dominated field, yet that won't deter me from pursuing what I want. In CWC, IT students are treated equally and are offered the best education and best opportunities. IT is a wonderful course, and it is an indicative of the near modern future. If you are hesitating whether to take IT as a woman, take the opportunity and don't let it go. Let yourself shine and learn."
ICT Level 1, 2, and 3 Lecturer in CWC
"Men have a lot of influence on the IT Sector, which is why it dominates the said field. But even so, I encourage women to pursue IT as it provides many skills including digital skills. A prominent female computer programmer, who is also the first computer programmer is Ada Lovelace. Through IT, our simple cellphones became modern, and many other gadgets were also created."
Former COO OF Meta Platforms, Founder of Leanln.Org
Reaching equality is the right thing to do. And it's also the smart thing to do. When we leverage the power of diversity, companies and teams perform better: They are more innovative and bring in more revenue and profits. What amazing inventions, apps, or solutions to the world's problems are we missing simply because we're not tapping women? I didn't always dream of working in tech … but I wanted to have an impact and there's no better way to do that. Technology is an agent of change — a force that shifts the way we live for the better. Today, all women need tech. And tech needs women. The industry is missing out on some major achievements because it is not including women.
Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM
"My advice to young women who want to be leaders: growth and comfort will never coexist. Everyone I talked to I say, "Look, you just get really comfortable with being uncomfortable, and that when you're uncomfortable that means you're learning and growing." And so, to your earlier question about fear, Iview those moments as like wonderful learning opportunities, and that's my biggest advice. You've had moments where you're saying 100 times, 'a man would not do this,' but, go put yourself at risk. Don't worry if you're nervous about something fantastic or if you're not nervous, just be sure you take on something different and go learn something new."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginni_Rometty , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R9uAtgk7K0