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Talent Shortage Rooted in Education, Say Tech Industry Experts

Salt Lake City—Here’s a statistic to chew on: looking at the current pipeline of students, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that by 2020, an estimated one million computer programming jobs in the U.S. will not be filled. The tech talent shortage isn’t a Utah problem, it’s a national problem—and its roots are dug deeply into our education system.

But how do you solve the STEM education problem? According to some in the tech community, that answer may lie within the industry itself, acting in its own best interest. A group of over 15 technology entrepreneurs and executives met at Utah Business’ annual technology roundtable Tuesday morning at Holland & Hart, discussing topics ranging from […]

Kristin Wright2017-09-15T00:50:08-07:00

WTC and Silicon Slopes partner for inclusive culture

Silicon Slopes and WTC partner for tech cultures

The WTC, or the Women Tech Council, and Silicon Slopes announced they are working together to create an industry model to attract and retain more women in technology. This model, designed to change tech cultures, will expand successful diversity and inclusion programs created by WTC while also engaging male executives and boards to help support, encourage and drive initiatives that help accelerate the number of women working for and staying in technology companies.

“Among tech companies, culture is a consistent problem that drives women out of the industry in an average of seven years,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “We are committed to helping organizations work together to […]

Kristin Wright2017-09-14T03:11:11-07:00

Women Tech Council and Silicon Slopes Come Together to Create Model for Inclusive Technology Cultures

Organizations to increase number of women working in technology by changing organizational cultures and creating industry model

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Women Tech Council (WTC) and Silicon Slopes today announced they are working together to create an industry model to attract and retain more women in technology. This model, designed to change tech cultures, will leverage and expand successful diversity and inclusion programs created by WTC while also engaging male executives and boards to help support, encourage and drive initiatives that help accelerate the number of women working for and staying in technology companies.

“Among tech companies, culture is a consistent problem that drives women out of the industry in an average of seven […]

Kristin Wright2018-07-11T21:00:56-07:00

Women Tech Council and Silicon Slopes Come Together to Create Model for Inclusive Technology Cultures

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 5, 2017 — Women Tech Council (WTC) and Silicon Slopes today announced they are working together to create an industry model to attract and retain more women in technology. This model, designed to change tech cultures, will leverage and expand successful diversity and inclusion programs created by WTC while also engaging male executives and boards to help support, encourage and drive initiatives that help accelerate the number of women working for and staying in technology companies.

“Among tech companies, culture is a consistent problem that drives women out of the industry in an average of seven years,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “We are committed […]

Kristin Wright2017-09-05T18:01:17-07:00

From Women To Women: Marketing For Greater Inclusion And Equality

In June, Susan Ho and Leiti Hsu, the co-founders of Journy, spoke out about sexual harassment by a prominent Silicon Valley VC–an action that resulted in his resignation. It also spurred a series of women to come out publicly about sexism, many reporting similar harassment experiences, particularly in the technology segment where women are woefully underrepresented and the power structure, in many cases, is skewed.

In a recent interview conducted by Lisa Wang, co-founder of SheWorx, Ho and Hsu related their discouragement that the conversation surrounding their company now included rhetoric about discrimination, in lieu of a […]

Kristin Wright2017-09-05T15:57:23-07:00

Oracle CEO Safra Catz to Recognize Women Innovators

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 2, 2017 — Women Tech Council (WTC) is pleased to announce that Oracle CEO Safra Catz will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Women Tech Awards, an event to recognize technology-focused women driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community.

“With her leadership, vision and passion, Safra Catz represents what all women in technology strive to achieve,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “Her presence at this event further validates the importance of recognizing the women who are growing the technology sector, and the importance of creating environments where all women can succeed.”

“I’ve known Safra for many years and am thrilled that she’ll be keynoting this year’s […]

Kristin Wright2017-08-03T16:40:13-07:00

Oracle CEO Safra Catz to Recognize Women Innovators

Catz to join Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and Women Tech Council to honor technology leaders and influencers

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Women Tech Council (WTC) is pleased to announce that Oracle CEO Safra Catz will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual Women Tech Awards, an event to recognize technology-focused women driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community.

“With her leadership, vision and passion, Safra Catz represents what all women in technology strive to achieve,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “Her presence at this event further validates the importance of recognizing the women who are growing the […]

Kristin Wright2018-07-11T21:11:11-07:00

Adobe Unveils Plans for U.S. Site Growth

Adobe is growing. Over the past two years, our global employee base has grown by more than 30%. This growth includes our successful transformation to a cloud-based business, our expansion to lead the digital marketing category, and several acquisitions including advertising technology leader TubeMogul.

To position Adobe for even greater success and growth in the future, today we unveiled our plans to expand our California and Utah facilities. This is a major investment in our U.S. presence and will add capacity for approximately 5,000 employees. Through construction of the new buildings, Adobe will also be able to increase the percentage of our employees in LEED/Green-certified buildings, which currently stands at 78%.

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Kristin Wright2017-09-15T15:41:52-07:00

2017 WTC Internship Program

On June 13, 2017, The Women Tech Council (WTC) launched a technology internship program to provide high school girls the opportunity to interact with technology companies, meet and interact with women in technology and understand the impact they can have by pursuing STEM careers.

Participants toured tech companies across Silicon Slopes,including Vivint, Ancestry, Instructure, Dell EMC, Domo, Adobe, HireVue and IM Flash to learn about working in tech, the types of jobs that exist in the technology industry and the employability skills they need for a successful career in STEM. During their internship, the […]

Kristin Wright2017-07-13T20:03:10-07:00

2017 Women Tech Awards Finalists Announced

SALT LAKE CITY, July 10, 2017 – The Women Tech Council (WTC) today announced the finalists for the tenth annual Women Tech Awards, a prestigious honor recognizing technology-focused women who are driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community.

“The Women Tech Awards provide the opportunity to recognize and amplify the contributions that women make to the technology industry,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “From rocket scientists, programmers, data scientists, CIOs, CEOs and product marketing, the awards make the impact of the women in these roles visible and help inspire other women to pursue and continue careers in STEM fields.”

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Kristin Wright2017-09-23T00:33:42-07:00

2017 Women Tech Awards Finalists Announced

SALT LAKE CITY, July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Women Tech Council (WTC) today announced the finalists for the tenth annual Women Tech Awards, a prestigious honor recognizing technology-focused women who are driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community.

“The Women Tech Awards provide the opportunity to recognize and amplify the contributions that women make to the technology industry,” said Cydni Tetro, president of WTC. “From rocket scientists, programmers, data scientists, CIOs, CEOs and product marketing, the awards make the impact of the women in these roles visible and help inspire other women to pursue and continue careers in STEM fields.”

Over the past ten years, the Women Tech […]

Kristin Wright2018-07-02T22:07:50-07:00

4 Utah Valley companies promoting + supporting women in the workplace

She works hard for the money. (So hard for the money.)

To be frank, the stats regarding women in the Utah workplace are less than fun. At the Women Tech Council’s Talent Innovation Summit, Cydni Tetro, co-founder and executive director of WTC, outlined the tough trends.

Compared to similarly employed men, women earn 70 cents on the dollar. And if current trends continue, women’s pay rates won’t catch men’s until 2102 (yes, 2102!).

Women are also underrepresented at manager, executive and senior-executive level positions. At the moment, they lag more than 5 percent behind men in STEM-related jobs.

And while women in managerial and professional occupations rose from 30 to 38 percent from 2005 […]

Kristin Wright2017-09-20T15:36:25-07:00