{"id":27591,"date":"2020-03-08T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.blog.logitech.com\/?p=27591"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T00:39:15","slug":"logitech-video-collaboration-celebrates-women-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/08\/logitech-video-collaboration-celebrates-women-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Logitech Video Collaboration Celebrates Women in IT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women make up 26 percent of the computing workforce, and the percentage of female IT leaders globally remains at 9 percent with very little change over the last several years. Growing the underrepresented talent in this field is more important than ever–the U.S. Department of Labor expects 3.5 million computing-related job openings by 2026. In celebration of International Women\u2019s Day and Women\u2019s History Month, the <\/span>Logitech Video Collaboration<\/span><\/a> team is taking a moment to recognize women in IT who make a difference in their organizations every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope their stories of following their passions and putting their own spin on the IT industry will inspire others and encourage organizations to hire, support and promote more women. For guidance on increasing diversity in your workplace, we recommend <\/span>NCWIT\u2019s resource pages<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Haena Tran, Global Collaboration Lead, ServiceNow<\/b><\/h4>\n

Tran fell into IT nearly 15 years ago after a female manager approached her about an open role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started my career in sales,\u201d says Tran. \u201cOne day, our female IT manager came to me noting she was looking for someone to fill a video operations role because a previous person was retiring. She asked if I\u2019d be interested because she liked my personality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, Tran wasn\u2019t sure and didn\u2019t have direct experience, but she noted that the fact someone was willing to take a chance on her helped encourage her to give the role a shot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy manager told me that technical information was something she could easily train me on, but it was my attitude and personality that ensured her I could get the job done.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From there, Tran transitioned to working with engineers, AV equipment and so much more. She slowly realized, she truly had a passion for the role because of the opportunity to work with others and help make a global impact.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m passionate about the customer experience and making users happy with the right collaboration tools. It\u2019s exciting to see how we can bridge the human aspect with technology while making collaboration fun!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Grace King, Virtual Meeting Experience Lead, Ernst & Young<\/b><\/h4>\n

King has been working in IT for the past 30 years, starting in the 1990s during the original computer boom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGetting into IT was sort of accidental,\u201d says King. \u201cI\u2019d always enjoyed tinkering and learning how things work, and it was around the 1990s where the proliferation of computers really took off for employees at my company.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

King was lucky enough to work for an organization that had a female CIO and leadership in IT. This helped inspire her to do more and take up a career in IT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love that more organizations like mine are starting to recognize the gap in the female presence in IT. I also love that we\u2019re bringing more gender parity and understanding the need for diversity and inclusion.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

King sees that the future of work is shifting to more video and collaboration tools. She believes women can have a large role in helping shape the virtual meeting era, including younger generations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really passionate about mentoring and grooming younger generations to take up roles in this field. I\u2019m hopeful for the ways collaboration will help women grow into different global roles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saudat Atta, IT Manager, Thrive Digital<\/b><\/h4>\n

Atta\u2019s knack for IT began when she was young, always being drawn to computers and excelling in IT while she was in high school. She went on to get her formal education and a Bachelors in Management Information Systems & Business Administration. Today, she\u2019s focused<\/span> on security policy enforcement, as well as identifying and mitigating security risks at ThriveDigital, while working on her Masters part-time in cybersecurity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to solve today\u2019s business problems by creating value through technology,\u201d says Atta. \u201cI always put security first, as we’re in a time where if you don’t, bad things can happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Atta\u2019s passion for her IT career is specific to security and designing more protocols as privacy challenges for organizations grow. She\u2019s also aware of the increasing demand for IT security professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be difficult to find talent with the right skills to fill the gap right now\u2013this is a huge opportunity for women interested in IT. My advice for anyone looking to get into IT is to learn more about the industry, network, and seek mentors. We’re in a diverse world so be true to yourself and embrace the unique value you bring.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yiwen Zheng, Head of Cloud Architecture & Productivity<\/b><\/h4>\n

Zheng studied Chemical Engineering and began her career in this role about 20 years ago. She had the opportunity to work for a small team and quickly got exposure to IT by having the opportunity to develop, optimize and automate projects. Soon a female manager took notice and hired her for a position in IT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere were multiple candidates competing for the position, but she gave me the opportunity even though I didn\u2019t have official IT training at the time,\u201d says Zheng. \u201cShe told me afterward that she picked me because she liked the way I thought through problems although I didn\u2019t give the answers right away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Once hired for the IT role, Zheng worked on a two-person team, getting exposure to many areas and functions within IT. Today, she heads up the Cloud Architecture & Productivity at Logitech, working across multiple functions in the business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI found my passion and talent in accelerating business through technology. I grew from a technical professional to becoming an innovation partner for Logitech– working on everything from entering new markets, setting up a new supply chain distribution center, and even designing an end-to-end solution for new product launches. If there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned, it\u2019s to keep your mind open, focus on what you love doing, develop some good skills such as coding and interaction design, and never stop learning!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Happy International Women\u2019s Day and Women\u2019s History Month!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Women make up 26 percent of the computing workforce, and the percentage of female IT leaders globally remains at 9 percent with very little change over the last several years. Growing the underrepresented talent in this field is more important than ever–the U.S. Department of Labor expects 3.5 million computing-related job openings by 2026. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":27592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3241,3120],"tags":[2859,2867,24,2866],"class_list":["post-27591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-business","category-sustainability","tag-international-womens-day","tag-it","tag-logitech","tag-women-in-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27591"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27605,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27591\/revisions\/27605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.logitech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}