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taught me through his experience.
try it and have a go." And that's what
Over the years, I have learned to
I've done. The worst that happens is
manage those partnerships on an
you get some feedback that can help
increased scale as we added more
you moving forward.
and more technology suppliers. And
However, the leadership at Old
I've learned to work with teams from
Mutual Wealth does recognize that
different cultures as we did more
women have had a difficult time
offshoring. It's been a challenge, but
advancing in the industry, and this
something I really enjoy doing.
year they set up the Old Mutual
Removing Barriers for
Everyone
Wealth Women's Network, which I
have been asked to chair. The initial
goal was to find out what barriers
there might be to progressing in the
Speaking honestly, I don't think that
company and what we could do to
being a woman in IT has been an issue remove them. Upon launching the
for me. If there have been situations
network, it quickly became clear that
where I haven't progressed as fast as
this was an effort that should not be
others, I'm conscious that it can be
restricted to women. Our purpose
due to my own performance or skills
the current female
representation in our
IT leadership ranks.
statement is "Enabling positive
rather than the fact that I'm a woman.
The goal is to
become part of the
30 percent club - to
be a company in which
women inhabit a third
of the senior level
positions, which just
happens to be
futures: Recognizing the value in
I've certainly taken advantage of every gender difference to harness the
opportunity that I could in my career,
strength and power of both." As the
whether it's being mentored or a new
actress Emma Watson said in her
role or training. I owe that tendency
speech this year before the United
to my father, who was an electrical
Nations, gender equality is an issue
engineer in the aerospace industry.
for men, too. We all need to
He said, "Provided you match 65 or 70 be involved.
percent of a job's requirements, just
The Importance of Flexibility
At Old Mutual Wealth, everyone in IT - not just IT management, and not just women - is allowed to create some flexibility
in their schedules. Work-life balance is a challenge for all of us, but supporting people to achieve that balance creates a
better environment for both women and men in IT.
By default, everyone has his or her typical nine-to-five days. But some of us start early and others may start and finish later
so that we can be here to react to live incidents - a necessary part of our jobs in IT.
But you can also leave early to see your child's school plays or come in later to help care for a parent. I know that if I am
flexible with my team, they will be flexible for me.
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