01. Renee Zaugg, VMwomen Panel, Visits theCUBE at #VMworld!. (00:22)
02. Being Purposeful Can Lead to Change. (00:54)
03. How Do You Make Changes Day to Day?. (01:57)
04. Mentorship and Sponsorship. (03:42)
05. It's Easier to Talk Positively About Other People. (05:57)
06. What Advise Do You have for Young Women Entering the Workforce?. (06:43)
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https://siliconangle.com/2015/10/17/simple-ways-tech-companies-can-fight-gender-inequality-vmwomen/
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Simple ways tech companies can fight gender inequality | #VMwomen
by Elizabeth Kays | Oct 17, 2015
With Intel’s recent move to promote better hiring practices, many tech companies have begun to take a harder look at issues of diversity in the workplace. At the VMwomen Panel, Renee Zaugg, VP of IT Infrastructure and Application Development at Aetna, Inc., spoke to a packed audience of both men and women about how to make sure people of all genders have equal opportunities at work.
In an interview with Jeff Frick, cohost of theCUBE, from the
SiliconANGLE Media team, Zaugg brought up the importance of intentionality in improving gender inequality, saying that unequal treatment is frequently not on purpose or even recognized. “No one does that intentionally,” she said. “It’s in our fabric of how we grew up and how our preferences are, and it’s so easy to sit back and do what you’re used to versus doing something uncomfortable.”
But doing things that are uncomfortable is part of how the tech industry has produced so many innovations, and diverse workplaces can be a core part of that strategy. “As leaders in our industry, we need to disrupt, we need to innovate, and you’re not going to do it with the same people,” Zaugg said.
Big companies like Intel can afford to make broad changes in their policies to improve hiring, promotions and compensation on a large scale. But Zaugg offered strategies that individuals and smaller companies can also take advantage of to benefit from a bigger pool of perspectives. “Everybody has their go-to people,” she said, but it’s important to continually develop and widen that trusted circle.
“Go to somebody else,” she stated. “And you know what you’re going to find is that the go-to people are exhausted!” Many times, those key players are grateful to have more support and fresh ideas. “What you’re doing is you’re developing somebody else and getting a different perspective.”
#VMworld @VMworld @VMware #VMware @Aetna #Aetna @SiliconANGLE theCUBE #theCUBE @theCUBE #WomenInTech
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Renee Zaugg, Aetna | VMworld 2015
01. Renee Zaugg, VMwomen Panel, Visits theCUBE at #VMworld!. (00:22)
02. Being Purposeful Can Lead to Change. (00:54)
03. How Do You Make Changes Day to Day?. (01:57)
04. Mentorship and Sponsorship. (03:42)
05. It's Easier to Talk Positively About Other People. (05:57)
06. What Advise Do You have for Young Women Entering the Workforce?. (06:43)
Track List created with http://www.vinjavideo.com.
https://siliconangle.com/2015/10/17/simple-ways-tech-companies-can-fight-gender-inequality-vmwomen/
--- ---
Simple ways tech companies can fight gender inequality | #VMwomen
by Elizabeth Kays | Oct 17, 2015
With Intel’s recent move to promote better hiring practices, many tech companies have begun to take a harder look at issues of diversity in the workplace. At the VMwomen Panel, Renee Zaugg, VP of IT Infrastructure and Application Development at Aetna, Inc., spoke to a packed audience of both men and women about how to make sure people of all genders have equal opportunities at work.
In an interview with Jeff Frick, cohost of theCUBE, from the
SiliconANGLE Media team, Zaugg brought up the importance of intentionality in improving gender inequality, saying that unequal treatment is frequently not on purpose or even recognized. “No one does that intentionally,” she said. “It’s in our fabric of how we grew up and how our preferences are, and it’s so easy to sit back and do what you’re used to versus doing something uncomfortable.”
But doing things that are uncomfortable is part of how the tech industry has produced so many innovations, and diverse workplaces can be a core part of that strategy. “As leaders in our industry, we need to disrupt, we need to innovate, and you’re not going to do it with the same people,” Zaugg said.
Big companies like Intel can afford to make broad changes in their policies to improve hiring, promotions and compensation on a large scale. But Zaugg offered strategies that individuals and smaller companies can also take advantage of to benefit from a bigger pool of perspectives. “Everybody has their go-to people,” she said, but it’s important to continually develop and widen that trusted circle.
“Go to somebody else,” she stated. “And you know what you’re going to find is that the go-to people are exhausted!” Many times, those key players are grateful to have more support and fresh ideas. “What you’re doing is you’re developing somebody else and getting a different perspective.”
#VMworld @VMworld @VMware #VMware @Aetna #Aetna @SiliconANGLE theCUBE #theCUBE @theCUBE #WomenInTech
