Sarah Orton
UK & Ireland lead, Connecting Women Leaders in Technology
Board Member, ISACA Northern England Chapter
IT Audit Director, AstraZeneca
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Through its program — Connecting Women Leaders in Technology —
ISACA will provide a robust platform to:
• Attract more women into the technology professions
• Provide support tools to advance and sustain a woman’s trajectory
through her career lifecycle
• Offer educational opportunities to develop skills and increase
knowledge to further enhance women’s leadership within the global
technology workforce
Engage. Empower. Elevate.
Why is this important?
• Diversity in the workplace helps everyone
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A 2016 Peterson Institute for International Economics working paper found that having women in leadership
positions aligned with a 15% increase in profitability, on average
According to a 2014 Gallup Poll, men and women have different viewpoints, ideas and market insights, which
strengthens problem-solving and improves business performance
• Technology professions face a growing workforce shortage
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Women represent 40% of the world’s workforce but only 25% of the tech industry
Attracting more women to tech can provide the necessary skills and reduce the shortage
• ISACA has a global and cross-industry presence
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ISACA has the ability to play a significant role in inspiring and facilitating change
According to a recent ISACA Survey:
www.isaca.org/women-in-tech-study
Advocacy
• Collaborate with other
organizations to seek change
at local and national levels
• Ensure female presence at
events and conferences as
presenters, keynote
speakers, chapter leaders,
and influencers
• Engage the corporate
community to identify
changes that can be made to
encourage the hiring and
promotion of women
Communication
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Publicize program and
events through sustained
media outreach
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Develop content for the
www.SheLeadsIT.org
webpage
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Profile women leaders in
technology in ISACA
publications such as the
Journal and blog posts
Education
• Create a webinar series
focused on Connecting
Women Leaders in
Technology
• Increased conference content
and presence:
• Networking events,
workshops and
leadership series
events
• Connecting Women
Leaders in
Technology specific
conference track
• Promote female
speakers and roles
Chapter
Outreach
Knowledge
• Promote and curate technical
thought leadership by women
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Encourage female leadership at
chapter level
• Conduct surveys and other
thought leadership projects on
topics relevant to the program
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Create strategic plan and roll-out
for chapters to create and run
Connecting Women Leaders in
Technology events and programs
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Support collaboration among
chapters to create Connecting
Women Leaders in Technology
focused networks and events
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What Are We Doing in
2017?
• Webinar Series
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February 23
May 18
August 17
December 19
• Journal Articles
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In “The Network” column for 5 out of 6 2017 issues
• ISACA Conference Inclusion
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Networking events at North America CACS and
EuroCACS
Networking and greater engagement at CSX North
America and CSX Europe
• Additional Content to Be
Announced
What Can Chapters do?
• Host Networking Events – late
May/early June
• Surveys to understand “what
women want”
• Social Media Campaign
• Collaboration between Chapters
across UK
• Keep the Conversation Going
To find out more information:
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www.isaca.org/women-in-tech-study
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Email Sarah Orton – [email protected]
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Email Alisha Wenc – [email protected]
We look forward to Connecting Women Leaders in Technology!