I once watched a survival show on TV where the mountain man host had to spend the cold winter night in the woods. I watched as he showed viewers how to survive eight hours in the bitter cold. I struggled to see what was so special about his quest, considering any woman in the workplace faces a simil…
It has been clear for many years now that a more diverse group will make better decisions. There will be less bias—or, at least, the individuals’ personal biases will cancel each other out, rather than reinforce each other—and more perspectives will be brought to bear, improving the information avai…
In Ivanti’s recent survey about Women in Tech, participating women shared what they thought is the most important skill to have in order to work in a technology-related field: A desire to learn An enthusiasm for understanding how things work An ability to communicate effectively about complex s…
This is a very important question and was number six in our recent Women in Technology survey. I decided to try and get some different opinions on this question and so have collated some thoughts and comments below. Pay women the same as men 73% of respondents chose this answer This is a topic w…
The results from our survey were very interesting. When asked how they got into the field of technology, 46% of the women surveyed said that they "just fell into it". Some people at Ivanti were shocked at this, but I’m not that surprised. How many schoolchildren really know what they want to be whe…
I was amazed at this statistic from 81% of respondents from Ivanti’s Women in Tech survey, when asked what advice they would give to women starting a career in tech: Know your worth. A huge number of women obviously felt they’d missed out in their early careers, or maybe the newspaper reports o…
Isabelle Le Tissier is a channel manager for Ivanti's UK channel team, managing the distribution partners as well as a couple strategic reseller partners. We recently sat down with her to ask her a few questions about her role in technology. Q: Tell us what you like most about your role at Ivanti…
According to country queen Shania Twain, the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun. Unfortunately, Shania doesn’t address the question “What is the best thing about being a woman in tech?” in her smash hit, Man! I Feel like a Woman. So, we decided to extend the quest…
As vice president of global field marketing at Ivanti, Sue McGuire manages a team of just under 80 employees who cover all aspects of marketing in the field. From events to channel to PR to digital marketing—and also the sales development and business development (SDR/BDR) teams—Sue and her team ha…
