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Wednesday, 9 March, 2011
ITU explains why fewer women take up technology careers
Women are deserting the technology sector, according to the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU), based in Geneva. The ITU is having a debate with high-profile women leaders in the sector on Thursday to find ways of ending the trend. One of those high-powered leaders is Doreen Bogdan-Martin, chief of strategic planning and membership at the ITU. She says many women deem careers in technology less prestigious than other jobs that might make more of an impact or help others more. WRS’s Alex Helmick speaks to Bogdan-Martin:
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