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Women in TechnologyCollege of Southern MarylandCollege of Southern Maryland
ExpandingWomen’s
Employment Options
ExpandingWomen’s
Employment Options
IncreasingWomen’s EarningPower
Shatteringthe
Myths
Shatteringthe
Myths
ChoicesKnowledge
Mobility
ChoicesKnowledge
Mobility
Technology & Career Exploration Session
& Business
GirlsInvestigating
Finance,Technology &
ScienceCollege of Southern MarylandCollege of Southern Maryland
Technology & Career Exploration Session
Welcome!
Girls CAN!
1st picture courtesy of http://www.itdg.org/html/about_us/technology.htm
Girls & Women Can Do IT! (as well as math, science, and technology)
In fact, archeological evidence supports that women were the first planters and
collectors of seeds as well as first invented many agricultural tools including plows.
Yes, women do math, science, and technology.
We just do IT our way!
Women Create Approaches & Technology
that Helps People
Some Inventions by Womenhttp://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0906931.html
Current & Future Careers Support!
math + science + math + science + computer skills = successcomputer skills = success
Regardless of the class
or the job
Look to the Future: New Computer Related Careers
Bioinformatics Research Engineers = Biology + IT Cyber Lawyers and Cyber Paralegals = Law + ITMedical and Clinical Database Administrators = Medicine + ITMedical/Health Informatics Specialists = Medicine + ITElectronic Equipment Programmers = Electronics + ITData Mining Specialists/Analysts = Any Discipline + ITGaming & Simulation Engineers = Creativity + ITWireless Networking Specialists = Electronics/Engineering + ITSmart Home Networking Technicians = Electronics + ITComputer Security Specialists = Criminal Justice + ITComputer Investigation/Forensics = Criminal Justice + ITVirtual Administrative Assistants = Business + ITDistance Learning/Online Educators = Education + ITOnline Counselors = Finance/Psychology/Sociology… + ITCustomer Experience Specialists = Marketing + ITPersuasive Technology Designers = Psychology + IT
Preparing for tomorrow's lucrative careers requires thinking outside the box today!
Just a few
possible
careers!
Just a few
possible
careers!
Women in Technology
Find Out Why Studying Technology is CriticalLearn How You Can Do ItExplore Technical Career PossibilitiesConnect with Other Women in TechnologyIdentify Contacts & Resources
Opportunity:
The demand for skilled high-tech knowledge workers will continue.
Higher Wages:
Average salary of $35,000 with earning potential of $45,000-$60,000 in some jobs in just a few years.
Working Conditions:
Flexibility, advancement, educational incentives and benefits.
College of Southern MarylandCollege of Southern Maryland
Even if your are not interested in obtaining a technical degree, you can still enhance your employability and earning power by taking more technical classes or obtaining a certificate.
CSM’s WIT Website @ http://www.itc.csmd.edu/tec/WIT/Index.htm
& Business
IT is more than technology!
IT is the power to dream outside the box!
The power to connect.The power to solve problems.The power to help children.The power to increase safety.The power to facilitate healing.
The Power of Technology means that there are a lot of fun & interesting technology
related careers!
And even if you don’t want to pursue a technical career having math and computer skills is now critical in life
and in all careers.
For More Info About WIT&B@CSM
For more information about the College of Southern Maryland’s
Women In Technology program, checkout CSM's WIT&B Home Page http://www.itc.csmd.edu/tec/WIT/Index.htm
or contact
Renee Jenkins - [email protected] Daphne Powell - [email protected] Harrison – [email protected]
