In this the second of our two-part episode on ‘Women in IT’ we delve a little deeper into what sexual discrimination looks like, and continuing the broader conversation about diversity, while also sharing some important facts that really challenge some of the key assumptions in this debate.
And as one of Australia’s most respected and successful technologists, Marie Johnson argues, discrimination and the need for diversity are issues that transcend gender. Just ask anyone who’s differently abled, or indeed, anyone who’s not ‘white’.
Still, Gartner VP Christie Struckman believes women especially can experience ‘death by 1000 cuts’, making it harder to actually retain them in the IT industry.
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