Women in Technology is a registered student organization at Illinois State University that strives to support and encourage women in technology-based majors and careers.
WIT works to improve professional skills of individuals in heavy technology careers and learning paths. It hopes to expose a new generation of women to a path in this field.
The organization was founded in the spring of 2016. People of any major or gender are welcome, as the focus is on fixing the gender gap in the world of technology.
Senior and WIT public relations officer Sydney Hill is pursuing a degree in creative technology and a minor in IT. She joined WIT because of the gender disparity in her computer classes.
“You don’t realize how out of place and alone you feel as one of maybe two women in a class,” Hill said.
WIT works to empower, inform and build women in technology up through discussions to help their learning paths become the best that they possibly can be.
Continue reading: https://www.videtteonline.com/features/women-in-technology-looks-to-fix-gender-gap-through-encouraging-career-paths/article_e9598ba4-b165-11ec-9d47-2b6d21773ad3.html
WIT works to improve professional skills of individuals in heavy technology careers and learning paths. It hopes to expose a new generation of women to a path in this field.
The organization was founded in the spring of 2016. People of any major or gender are welcome, as the focus is on fixing the gender gap in the world of technology.
Senior and WIT public relations officer Sydney Hill is pursuing a degree in creative technology and a minor in IT. She joined WIT because of the gender disparity in her computer classes.
“You don’t realize how out of place and alone you feel as one of maybe two women in a class,” Hill said.
WIT works to empower, inform and build women in technology up through discussions to help their learning paths become the best that they possibly can be.
Continue reading: https://www.videtteonline.com/features/women-in-technology-looks-to-fix-gender-gap-through-encouraging-career-paths/article_e9598ba4-b165-11ec-9d47-2b6d21773ad3.html
