Women in IT

Hackathons, mentorship programmes, and early interventions in schools can make the difference between a young woman opting out of IT and one who goes on to become a leader, adding business qualifications to her tertiary abilities. While South Africa has no shortage of capable women leading in the technology sector, few of them hold formal IT qualifications, with many joining the industry with seemingly unrelated qualifications. Often, we see women who hold senior positions in IT companies with degrees such as in business management, commerce, marketing, accounting, or other fields that at first glance seem unrelated. Yet, there are leaders such as Lauren Wortmann, who is NTT’s vice president of Applications for Middle East and Africa, Riana Cook – head of BizApps at NTT Data Middle East and Africa, and Lillian Barnard, who holds the position of chief of enterprise partners for Middle East and Africa at Microsoft. Jacqui Muller, the only female UiPath Most Valued Professional in Africa, a PhD Candidate in Computer Science and IT, and also holds the title of industry coordinator at Belgium Campus iTversity. Read her complete article by clicking on the button below. Read More Here