Stream: Wellington B
Time: 10:45 - 11:45
IT overall is heavily male dominated. The mature nature of the mainframe workforce means the mainframe world is even more male dominated.
Two female mainframers, young and old, discuss the challenges and opportunities this brings while working in software development. The issues explored are particularly relevant to the hybrid working model being pursued within IT since the pandemic.
There is currently no attachment for Women in the mainframe world – yes we exist and are thriving!
Michelle’s career in IT started with a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics before Computer Science became a faculty in its own right in many universities. She has spent over 30 years working in IT – not just on IBM mainframes but also on Windows and variants of UNIX. Michelle currently managing teams worldwide within UNICOM.
Dolly has completed a Masters in Computer Applications and has worked for Macro 4 for over four years. Dolly has just returned from maternity leave and hybrid working gives her the chance to work efficiently while spending more time with her very young child
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