Is your daughter good at science and math? This new report may worry you
By Jennifer Graham SALT LAKE CITY — Women employed in science, technology, engineering and math may make more money than people in other fields, but they are professionally hobbled by gender discrimination when they work primarily with men, a new report says. The report, released Tuesday by Pew Research Center, paints a troubling picture of how women…
Read More5 goals that will make your business grow in 2018
By: Stacia Barton, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (News4Utah) Our Tech Innovators Series continues with the Women Tech Council, where every month we talk about the tools, resources and skills that entrepreneurs need to turn their million-dollar ideas into thriving businesses and life-changing products. Cydni Tetro, President of the Women Tech Council, and LaRae Wright, Co-Founder of SWP…
Read More‘Quite a big change for Utah’: Businesses promise to interview at least one woman for top-level jobs
There are no women on the 11-member executive team that leads Overstock.com, a Utah-based online store that sells designer brands and home goods. On its board, a woman serves as chair. There are several women on its vice presidential team. But there are no women at the senior vice president level and above. In a…
Read MoreUtah tech business leaders say harassment issues undercut diversity efforts
SALT LAKE CITY — The recent maelstrom of highly publicized sexual harassment allegations have left few business categories unscathed, but a series of incidents that implicated some mega tech companies, and their CEOs, have cast a pall over an industry already struggling to build diversity in its ranks. Amid the turmoil, however, some see an…
Read MoreNew initiative helping to attract, retain more Utah women in STEM majors
Every semester, women walk into college science, technology, engineering and math courses and are the only female in the room. “You can imagine if you are the only one in the room who looks like you, you might think you’ve made a mistake,” said Jennifer Nielson, the associate dean in the College of Physical and…
Read MoreDesign Your Future event; Churros4Change; Warm Bodies, Warm Souls Coat Drive
Design Your Future event coming Nov. 30 The Women Tech Council is hosting its Design Your Future event back by popular demand at 4 p.m. Nov. 30, at Adobe in Lehi, 3900 Adobe Way. The event will feature Donna Morris, executive vice president of customer and employee experience at Adobe, and Aaron Skonnard, CEO of…
Read MoreUSU, tech council encouraging more women to graduate with STEM degrees
When Joanna Boyd arrived at Utah State University several years ago, she thought she wanted to major in statistics because she enjoyed it so much in high school. But her thoughts about that subject later changed. “I felt like I got stuck with statistics (because) I’d do the data crunching and that was it —…
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Read MoreHealthEquity’s Ashley Dreier Honored By The Women Tech Council For Technology Leadership
DRAPER, Utah, Nov. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ:HQY), a leading health savings account (HSA) provider, is pleased to announce that its Chief Information and Technology Officer (CTO), Ashley Dreier, received the Technology Leadership Award by the Women Tech Council (WTC), a national organization focused on the economic impact of women in driving…
Read MoreDiversity of Thought Encouraged, Celebrated at Women Tech Awards
Salt Lake City—As Utah’s tech industry continues its rise, diversity of thought is more important than ever. The Women Tech Council, committed to increasing the presence of women and girls in STEM fields, held their tenth annual awards Friday to highlight the accomplishments of women professionals in tech fields. “Providing visibility for women in technology…
Read MoreTwo Pluralsight Leaders Named Winners at Women Tech Awards
Pluralsight, the enterprise technology learning platform, announced that the Women Tech Council named two Pluralsight leaders as winners in the tenth annual Women Tech Awards, a prestigious honor recognizing technology-focused women. Vice President of product Mariah Hay and head of social impact Lindsey Kneuven were recognized as two of Utah’s most powerful technology leaders at a luncheon held on Friday, October 27th,…
Read MoreBe brave and ‘go for it,’ Oracle CEO Safra Catz tells Utah women in tech
Oracle CEO Safra Catz had a couple of different answers to a question posed by BYU chemical engineering student Halle Murray: “What are important qualities to be successful?” “The most important quality is courage,” Catz responded Friday at the Women Tech Council’s 10th annual awards program, which packed the Grand America Hotel’s Grand Ballroom with…
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