Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Women in STEM careers: Just do it

Having spent over 25 years in cybersecurity, IBM executive security advisor Diana Kelley has three words for anyone – including women – who wants to pursue a career in technology or, more specifically, cybersecurity: Just do it.

“Get involved. Don’t read about it too much, just start doing it already. There’s nothing like managing systems and writing code to gain real-world experience,” she says.

Speaking to the media in Petaling Jaya recently, Kelley says that family encouragement can be key in getting more women to pick up STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers.

“Many say that family encouragement drives success. And this applies specifically with getting more women to go into STEM because it really matters what the family is encouraging them to do,” she said. For the full article click here 



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