Lean In or Stand Back - Challenging Women in Technology

Women in Technology, KSCOPE 2013

“Lean in” ● Term familiar to any who have read COO of

Facebook Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean in” on Women in the Corporate Workplace.

Terminology

Kellyn Pot'Vin- Sr. Technical Consultant, Enkitec and ACE Director

Maria Colgan- Senior Principal Product Manager at Oracle Corporation

Tim Gorman- Owner- Evergreen Database Technologies and ACE Director

Tracey McMullen- InterRel Consulting Natalie Delemar- Ernst & Young

Our Incredible Panel

Contribute, “Lean in” and be part of the discussion.

Think about your own challenges- do share, ask questions or brain storm.

Men are appreciated and welcome at this session. We all learn and all offer valuable contributions.

Participation

Childhood to adulthood, identify why women are more likely to not push the boundaries and compete. 

How can women compete, network, and contribute more successfully and not be forced to become "one of the boys.”

Gender Roles

Not to get through our slides. To discuss any topic that is posed and follow it

through until we are satisfied. If you are shy, not one to feel comfortable

contributing- MAKE IT A GOAL TO CONTRIBUTE ONCE in this session!

Goal

How do these two influence our decisions and our career every day. What steps can we take to have more?

No, lets admit it here- we can't have it all. It’s about having enough and having what we need to be satisfied.

Family and Culture

 Why it's not just about analytical skills and why we need to stop worrying about, “but I don’t play computer games on the weekend...”

Why gender-balanced IT groups are more successful.

The “Balanced” IT Team

Sheryl Sandberg's book, "Lean In" has been incredibly successful.

Is it the rally cry for women or does it simply imply that women need to be more like men in the workplace?

For those that have read it, what is your view, both positive and negative on the book?

What’s the Big Deal?

"Managing stereotypes is harder than managing discrimination." -What this means.

How much of a real hurdle is it? What is the difference between discrimination

and stereotypes and how can we overcome it.

Worry about the “S”

Open Discussion

Kellyn Pot’Vin- dbakevlar@gmail.com, @DBAKevlar, http://dbakevlar.com

Maria Colgan- maria.colgan@oracle.com Tim Gorman- tim@evdbt.com Tracey McMullen- tmcmullen@interrel.com Natalie Delemar- nadelemar@yahoo.com

I also have a Oracle WIT Page:

https://www.facebook.com/OracleWomenInTechnology

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