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IT Insights Blog — Women in IT

Follow Your IT Dreams

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Roller Coaster

As a child you were likely asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, and you likely responded with something like a doctor, astronaut or star athlete. For me, my dream was to design roller coasters (for obvious reasons), but that changed over time. My childhood dream may not have come true, but had I wanted, I could have gotten started with a few IT certifications. What is your current dream job? Are you currently working to achieve your dream job?

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Be an Ally of Women in IT

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Kathrine Switzer

Did you know that Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, so designated by the United States Congress in 1971? It’s frequently observed that woman workers are a minority presence in IT professions, often by dramatic and intimidating margins. The fact that women have generally not been included in certain circles in the past, of course, is no reason to suppose that there simply isn’t a place for women in those circles.

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