Top executive Sheree Atcheson is determined to help other women excel in tech careers.
The Irish computer scientist is considered one of the UK’s most influential women in technology, but to suggest she managed to break the glass ceiling would be both an insult and an understatement.
“The problem with that expression is that it does not take into consideration that not all women are equal and do not have the same battles. Some women never get the chance at having a glass ceiling to break.”
Her multiple award wins, involvement in the global expansion of a non-profit organization, which tackles gender inequality and works promoting diversity, have all helped her rise up the ranks of the tech sector. The life she now lives, which she describes as “privileged”, is very different to the one she experienced growing up.
When she was just three weeks old, Ms Atcheson was adopted from Sri Lanka by a Tyrone couple. She was raised in the rural town of Coalisland, where she and her brother David – who was also adopted – were the only people of color.
“We faced a lot of racism growing up. After you get past the cute baby stage, that’s when it starts. Some of it was quite aggressive. We were often called the N-word word and the P- Word.
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The Irish computer scientist is considered one of the UK’s most influential women in technology, but to suggest she managed to break the glass ceiling would be both an insult and an understatement.
“The problem with that expression is that it does not take into consideration that not all women are equal and do not have the same battles. Some women never get the chance at having a glass ceiling to break.”
Her multiple award wins, involvement in the global expansion of a non-profit organization, which tackles gender inequality and works promoting diversity, have all helped her rise up the ranks of the tech sector. The life she now lives, which she describes as “privileged”, is very different to the one she experienced growing up.
When she was just three weeks old, Ms Atcheson was adopted from Sri Lanka by a Tyrone couple. She was raised in the rural town of Coalisland, where she and her brother David – who was also adopted – were the only people of color.
“We faced a lot of racism growing up. After you get past the cute baby stage, that’s when it starts. Some of it was quite aggressive. We were often called the N-word word and the P- Word.
Continue reading: https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/glass-ceilings-exist-for-some-women-concrete-roofs-exist-for-others-41143500.html
