{"id":1195,"date":"2017-01-27T18:39:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T23:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:06:38","slug":"women-in-it-promotes-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/27\/women-in-it-promotes-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in IT promotes diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1197\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1197\" class=\"wp-image-1197 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ITS-CODE-showing-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"Groups of people seated at tables looking at screen with image of a woman talking.\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">October, 2016 showing of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap at Arbor Lakes Dome.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1990, women held only 35% of computing occupations in the U.S. workforce. By 2015, that number was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwit.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/btn_03092016_web.pdf\">reduced to 25%<\/a>\u00a0(PDF). The 2015 documentary <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0examines this decline. In the words of the film\u2019s creators, <em>CODE<\/em> \u201cexposes the dearth of female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide.\u201d The documentary was well-received and there have since been regular showings across campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June 2016, U-M ITS employees Amber Madden, Carrie Shumaker, Debbie Gowan, and Jen Burch attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.umich.edu\/events\/code-debugging-gender-gap\">a showing<\/a> hosted by the Library Information Technology and Library Diversity Council. The movie and following panel conversation had such an impact that these four women decided to create the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/106029055167038882649\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women in IT Community of Practice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (WIT CoP) with the goal of sharing knowledge and exploring how we can promote diversification in IT at U-M. (ITS also hosted its own showing in October that also had a great turnout.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On December 7, 2016, U-M WIT CoP held its first meeting at Arbor Lakes in the Dome. At close to 80 attendees, meeting attendance exceeded expectations with diverse representation from across and within campus units. The group currently plans to meet on a monthly basis. Sub-committees to address specific areas of interest are forming and will host their own meetings as well. Sub-committees currently include Mentorship, Campus Outreach, Professional Development, Community Outreach, Workplace Culture, and Hiring &amp; Recruiting. We encourage anyone with interests in these areas to join and contribute your thoughts and expertise. WIT CoP is open to students, staff, and faculty from all U-M campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omsc-box omsc-with-title omsc-with-bg-color omsc-with-icon omsc-icon-style-border omsc-icon-shape-circle\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background-color:#eff0f1\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon\" style=\"border-color:#eff0f1;color:#eff0f1;border-color:#000000;color:#000000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"omsc-box-inner\"><div class=\"omsc-box-title\">Mark your calendars for upcoming Women in IT CoP meetings:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, February 15, 2-4 p.m. Kipke Conference Center 2029.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, March 15, 2-4 p.m. Hatcher Library Gallery.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1990, women held 35% of computing occupations in the U.S. By 2015, that number was reduced to 25%. 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