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The Advancing Women in IT Community is dedicated to empowering women with the knowledge and skills necessary to help their pursuit of successful IT careers, as well as to inspire women to enter the IT field as a career choice. The community is a vital information resource, provides mentorship and networking opportunities, develops member-driven initiatives and programs, is active in legislation involving women and careers, and is actively involved in pursing the overall objectives of the CompTIA – ECAP (education, certification, advocacy and philanthropy). Members of this group are women who are currently in or aspire to be in IT careers and men who support this mission.

Current member-driven initiatives

  • Create an Advancing Women in IT video
  • Develop educational speakers and webinars
  • Design a mentoring program
  • Collect and develop group best practices

Community Initiatives

 

Community Resources and Documents

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Minutes AWIT at AMM, April 11, 2012

This document contains the minutes from the AWIT meeting at AMM, April 11, 2012. Key agenda items are: a presentation on networking, and information on a bill that was introduced by CompTIA Advocacy at the request of a women small-business owner.

Added on 4/18/2012 Document Type : File Size : 397 K
Author : Cathy Alper

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Pictures -- AWIT at 2012 AMM

This document contains pictures of the AWIT community meeting at AMM. This was the first face-to-face meeting since the community was formed.

Added on 4/18/2012 Document Type : File Size : 387 K
Author : Cathy Alper

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Slides - AWIT at AMM, April 11, 2012

This document contains the slides used at the AWIT community meeting at AMM, April 11, 2012.

Added on 4/18/2012 Document Type : File Size : 1299 K
Author : Cathy Alper

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AWIT March 14, 2012 Webinar Summary

AWIT held the first webinar on March 14, 2012. At this Webinar Marci Meaux, VP at Cisco, described her journey to success in IT. This document contains some quotes and tips from Marci.

Added on 3/19/2012 Document Type : File Size : 50 K
Author : Cathy Alper

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AWIT March 14, 2012 Webinar Summary

AWIT held the first webinar on March 14, 2012. At this Webinar Marci Meaux, VP at Cisco, described her journey to success in IT. This document contains some quotes and tips from Marci.

Added on 3/19/2012 Document Type : File Size : 50 K
Author : Cathy Alper

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Breakaway 2011 Community Formation Survey

At Breakaway 2011 the Advancing Women in IT community was announced as a possibility. In order to move forward, participants at the meeting we asked to fill out a survey describing what they would like from this community. This document contains a summary of those survey results.

Added on 2/8/2012 Document Type : File Size : 20 K
Author : Cathy Alper

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Community Events

Community News

Advancing Women in IT Community Staff Leader

Cathy Alper is the IT Services and Support Community manager for CompTIA, with more than 20 years of technology training and organizational development experience. She is responsible for facilitating meetings, organizing discussions and securing CompTIA resources to advance group initiatives.

Alper holds a Masters degree in Human Development and Family Relations from the University of Connecticut and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin. She joined CompTIA after several years as a business consultant specializing in the creation and maintenance of high-performance work environments. Her wealth of technology experience also includes stints at Metavante, Allied Computer Group, Deluxe Corporation, and MECC. Alper holds a number of skills certifications and is a former Vice President of the American Society of Training and Development, SE Wisconsin Chapter and chair of the Organization Development Professional Practice Group.

 

Advancing Women in IT Community Leadership

Group Chair
Sandy Ashworth, Global Director of Channel Relations and Warranty, Unisys

Vice-Chair
Jean Mork Bredenson, Service 800

Industry Resources

This is a list of resources that will help you learn more about Women in IT. 

This list will become stronger as we all share our information….  If you have suggestions for changes to this list, things to add, delete, change, please send that information to Cathy Alper, calper@comptia.org     Thank you.

  

Media with a focus in this area

  • CompTIA Foundation

Associations and Peer Groups

  • NAPW National Association of Professional Women
  • CRN Women of the Channel

Information Websites

Industry Events

  • WITI  Women in Technology International www.witi.com National Center for Women & Information Technology
  • NCWIT www.ncwit.org (Holds conferences around the nation.)
  • NAPW National Association of Professional Women (Holds quarterly seminars.)
  • WOTC Women of the Channel
  • Channel Partner Event – Women’s Consortium
  • CISCO World Wide Partner Conference – Women’s Consortium