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More Women Needed in IT as Their Employment in
Industry Declines;
Local Business Community and MATC Female IT Instructors Take Action
With April 6 Expo to Interest More Women in IT Careers
The National Science Foundation (NSF), Madison
Area Technical College (MATC) and local IT employers such as TDS,
American Family Insurance,
WPS and Inacom, are concerned about a significant downward trend
among women working in information technology careers. From a high
of
40% in 1986, the proportion of women employed in the IT field dropped
to 29% in 1991, and continues to decline.
The “Women In Computer
Information Technology EXPO,” with
funding from the NSF’s Center for Systems Security and Information
Assurance, is being held to interest more women in pursuing IT
careers, which offer salaries starting at $35,000 to $40,000 annually,
as well as many advancement opportunities.
WHAT:
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A free information fair and career exploration
event, including a guest speaker, panel discussion and an
opportunity to hear from MATC women alumni working in IT,
as well as MATC IT instructors. The success of the newly
formed Women in Technology support group and mentoring program
will be presented. The TDS Women in IT scholarship will be
announced as well as other available IT scholarships.
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WHO:
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MATC Computer Information Technology Instructors and Staff
Leslie Hearn, Vice President Information Systems
and Chief Information Officer of TDS TELECOM – Guest
Speaker
Participation of other female information technology professionals,
as well as representatives from American Family Insurance,
MATC Technology
Services, TDS
Telecom, Inacom and WPS. TDS Telecom and American
Family Insurance are corporate sponsors of the event. |
WHERE:
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MATC Truax, 3550 Anderson Street, Madison, WI -- Student
Lounge (142C) |
WHEN:
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Thursday, April 6, 2006
Drop-in fair from 11 am to 1:30 pm
Guest speaker and information sessions at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm
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WHY:
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To interest more women in rewarding IT careers, such as
web development, programming, networking, security and systems
administration. More information is available at: http://matcmadison.edu/IT/WomenInIT.
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PARKING NOTE: |
Please call ahead if you would like nearby parking off
Anderson Street, or park in the large lot off Wright St.
in the gated “Visitor” section.
Just press the button and say you are here to cover the Women in IT EXPO!
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Modified:
April 4, 2006
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