CompTIA's Nancy Hammervik presents data on the lack of women in information technology and shows how we can add interest more women into an IT career.

1. Step Up & Make a Difference
Nancy Hammervik , SVP, Industry Relations
April 22, 2014

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Where Are the Women in IT?
Open Dialogue
Though the IT industry is brewing
with opportunity, women are still
poorly represented in the field.
 What are the barriers preventing
female professionals’ entry into
IT?
 How would you describe a career
in the high-tech industry?
 What personality traits make for a
good employee in IT?
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What Makes a Career in IT so Attractive?
 Low Unemployment:
– 2.9% for IT workers, compared
to 6.7% generally
 Multitude of Jobs:
– 500K core IT job openings in the
U.S. in Q1 2014
– 10% of all job openings are IT-
related
 High Salary:
– IT workers earn more than twice
the national average yearly
salary ($76,000 vs $35,000)
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2xthe
national
salary
500K
IT job
openings
2.9%
unemploy
-ment

5. 79%
of female IT
professionals
believe their job
provides them with
a sense of personal
accomplishment
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report being
satisfied with
their jobs vs.
84%
74%of men

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U.S. Labor Force Characteristics
 The workforce is split
evenly between men and
women.
 Yet, women only account
for 28% of core IT
occupations.
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28
72
IT Workforce
Women Men

7. More than half the
students entering
US colleges are
women but only
are graduating
with IT degrees
THE RESOURCE POOL
7
of graduates
with computer
& information
science degrees
are men
18%
82%

8. How do we advocate change to
encourage more women to enter
the IT workforce?
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A Plethora of Job Openings
By 2020, the U.S. Department of
Labor estimates there will be
nearly 1.5 million computing-
related job openings.
At current rates, the U.S. will only
be able to fill 30% of those jobs
with college graduates.
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Garnering Girls’ Interest in IT Careers
Despite 95% of
young girls liking
or loving
technology, only
9% say they’re
definitely
interested in an
IT career.

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CompTIA’s Solution: the Dream IT Platform
 Equip members to go into their communities and schools and
speak directly with young women and girls about IT careers
 Goal: Create a grassroots movement and reach 10,000 women
and girls with information about the value of IT professions
 Online resources:
– Presentation materials
– Speaker bureau outlining processes for community groups/schools to
request IT speakers, and for speakers to submit presentation proposals
– Career resource center with career stories, tips, links
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12. Climbing the Corporate Ladder

13. 325,000
ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS
150,000
MADE IT TO MIDDLE MGMT
7,000
MADE IT TO VP, SVP OR C-SUITE
McKinsey study of 60 Fortune 1000 companies
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14. ON AVERAGE WOMEN MAKE UP
53% OF ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS
45% MANAGERS
30% DIRECTORS
27% VPs
24% SVPs
19% C SUITE
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Female Representation in Management
U.S. ranks at the low end of countries with high numbers of women in management positions.
At just 22%, we’ve got nothing but room for improvement.
Source: Grant Thorton Base: http://www.internationalbusinessreport.com/
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9%
14%
22%
26%
35%
39%
41%
43%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Japan
Germany
United States
Sweden
Peru
Lithuania
Indonesia
Russia

16. Most companies aren't training women
for leadership roles.
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Only
11%
with
70%
of businesses globally
have a program to
support and mentor women,
of companies not
even considering
starting such
programs.

17. PRESERVING AND PROTECTING
The attrition rate of women in the high-tech sector is
twice that of men.
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of women in tech leave their organizations
mid-way through their careers -- a costly loss
of talent.
56%
Reducing the attrition rate by just
would add more than
staff to the IT workforce.
25%
200,000

18. WHAT CAN WE DO
Promote
from within
Offer training and
skill development
courses
Company
recognition
programs
Get involved
Keep track
of and share
accomplishments –
internally and
externally
Volunteer for
special projects
Bring the
NextGen in
Encourage
each other
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Get out of your
comfort zone –
take risks

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Additional Resources
 CompTIA IT workforce-related industry research that’s been published:
– Women Set on the Path to Success With a Career in IT
– IT Industry Outlook 2014
– International Technology Adoption & Workforce Trends
– Quarterly IT Business Confidence Index
– Generational Research on Technology and its Impact in the Workplace
– Youth Opinions of Careers in IT
– State of the IT Skills Gap
– Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification
 National Center for Women and IT’s Girls in IT: The Facts
 CompTIA Advancing Women in IT Community
 Creating IT Futures Foundation
 CompTIA certification and training resources
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