Tracy Ring, Vice President, Deloitte Consulting joins theCUBE hosts John Furrier (@furrier) and James Kobielus (@jameskobielus) live from Informatica World 2018 in Las Vegas, NV.
#INFA18 #theCUBE
https://siliconangle.com/2018/05/25/leveraging-data-democratization-toward-tech-gender-equality-infa18/
Leveraging data democratization toward tech gender equality
The pace of digital innovation is disrupting every facet of tech and creating exponential opportunities for businesses to compete in the new cloud arena. But despite the benefits of modernization and vast possibilities seen in the market at large, progress on the front of diversity and inclusion is stagnating.
“We’re not seeing … women in leadership roles as much as we’d expect,” said Tracy Ring (pictured), vice president at Deloitte Consulting LLP. “We’re not seeing the retention of women in those roles. Supporting, attracting and keeping women in those roles is really critical.”
Ring recently spoke with John Furrier (@furrier) and James Kobielus (@jameskobielus), co-hosts of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, at the Informatica World event in Las Vegas. (* Disclosure below.)
Deloitte has worked to level tech’s gender disparity for the past two decades through initiatives designed to support women in leadership roles. Now armed with the transformative potential of the data revolution, Ring is leading the charge toward equality and expanding opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This week, theCUBE spotlights Tracy Ring in its Women in Tech feature.
Diversity builds better tech
Although many have long worked to achieve gender parity in tech, Ring credits the recent proliferation and subsequent democratization of data to the latest push for industry inclusion. “We’ve put data in the cloud in everyone’s hands,” she said. “Technology is out there more every single day.”
As a result of this mass influx of information, a greater diversity of input has entered the sphere of analysis. Diversity is now more important than ever for proper evaluation and implementation of the potential findings from this new data, according to Ring. “We can build better technology that’s more future-proofed based on having a diverse crowd listening and … build something that’s far more compelling,” she said.
With so many new roles and opportunities becoming available in the industry, the challenge Ring and others championing gender equality face is the uphill battle of integrating women into these positions and supporting efforts that work toward their retention. “The chief data officers of tomorrow could be so many different current roles right now,” she said. “How do we attract women into this cohort, support them … and provide them the forum to network, connect with others, [and] understand different career paths?”
Deloitte is answering that call by uncovering the issues surrounding tech diversity and providing that support for women in the industry. In its report “Smashing IT’s Glass Ceiling — Perspectives From Leading Women CIOs,” Deloitte found women held only 5 percent of U.S. chief executive officer positions and 27 percent of information technology managerial roles. According to one study referenced in the report, the industry is 100 years away from gender parity at current advancement rates.
Deloitte is combatting those dismal statistics by encouraging women to pursue careers in data and tech through a number of equality initiatives. The company’s Chief Information Officer Program offers career assistance through development programs and lab experience and works directly with industry leaders to discover and overcome diversity issues. The Deloitte Women’s Leadership Launch invites first-year, female MBA and master’s students to apply for a program that gives participants the chance to network with both peers and industry alumni and gain insight from a community of mentors committed to the success of up-and-coming female leaders.
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Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Informatica World event. (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Deloitte Consulting LLP. Neither Deloitte, the event sponsor, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)
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Tracy Ring, Vice President, Deloitte Consulting joins theCUBE hosts John Furrier (@furrier) and James Kobielus (@jameskobielus) live from Informatica World 2018 in Las Vegas, NV.
#INFA18 #theCUBE
https://siliconangle.com/2018/05/25/leveraging-data-democratization-toward-tech-gender-equality-infa18/
Leveraging data democratization toward tech gender equality
The pace of digital innovation is disrupting every facet of tech and creating exponential opportunities for businesses to compete in the new cloud arena. But despite the benefits of modernization and vast possibilities seen in the market at large, progress on the front of diversity and inclusion is stagnating.
“We’re not seeing … women in leadership roles as much as we’d expect,” said Tracy Ring (pictured), vice president at Deloitte Consulting LLP. “We’re not seeing the retention of women in those roles. Supporting, attracting and keeping women in those roles is really critical.”
Ring recently spoke with John Furrier (@furrier) and James Kobielus (@jameskobielus), co-hosts of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, at the Informatica World event in Las Vegas. (* Disclosure below.)
Deloitte has worked to level tech’s gender disparity for the past two decades through initiatives designed to support women in leadership roles. Now armed with the transformative potential of the data revolution, Ring is leading the charge toward equality and expanding opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This week, theCUBE spotlights Tracy Ring in its Women in Tech feature.
Diversity builds better tech
Although many have long worked to achieve gender parity in tech, Ring credits the recent proliferation and subsequent democratization of data to the latest push for industry inclusion. “We’ve put data in the cloud in everyone’s hands,” she said. “Technology is out there more every single day.”
As a result of this mass influx of information, a greater diversity of input has entered the sphere of analysis. Diversity is now more important than ever for proper evaluation and implementation of the potential findings from this new data, according to Ring. “We can build better technology that’s more future-proofed based on having a diverse crowd listening and … build something that’s far more compelling,” she said.
With so many new roles and opportunities becoming available in the industry, the challenge Ring and others championing gender equality face is the uphill battle of integrating women into these positions and supporting efforts that work toward their retention. “The chief data officers of tomorrow could be so many different current roles right now,” she said. “How do we attract women into this cohort, support them … and provide them the forum to network, connect with others, [and] understand different career paths?”
Deloitte is answering that call by uncovering the issues surrounding tech diversity and providing that support for women in the industry. In its report “Smashing IT’s Glass Ceiling — Perspectives From Leading Women CIOs,” Deloitte found women held only 5 percent of U.S. chief executive officer positions and 27 percent of information technology managerial roles. According to one study referenced in the report, the industry is 100 years away from gender parity at current advancement rates.
Deloitte is combatting those dismal statistics by encouraging women to pursue careers in data and tech through a number of equality initiatives. The company’s Chief Information Officer Program offers career assistance through development programs and lab experience and works directly with industry leaders to discover and overcome diversity issues. The Deloitte Women’s Leadership Launch invites first-year, female MBA and master’s students to apply for a program that gives participants the chance to network with both peers and industry alumni and gain insight from a community of mentors committed to the success of up-and-coming female leaders.
...
Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Informatica World event. (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Deloitte Consulting LLP. Neither Deloitte, the event sponsor, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)
