I look around. It’s a typical meeting — I am one of maybe four women in a room filled with 40 men. I feel a familiar tinge of isolation as my gaze wanders across the room. Growing up, I knew many girls who were fascinated by technology. Additionally, there are plenty of well-known programs today…

“Be Greater than Average.” — NASA slogan In December 2002 I interviewed at CDW for an account manager position. I was so nervous I would be late that I took a cab from Union Station to the CDW offices, less than two blocks away. Chicago was gray, painted in unwelcoming wintry colors – but the…

When asked to write a blog post about “Women in Technology,” the undertaking seemed somewhat less than uplifting. There have been scores of articles about the lack of women in technology fields and concern over the attrition rates for those who do enter. Therefore, dear reader, I hope you will permit me to use this…

I spoke this past fall at a Women in IT summit, and it got me thinking about how I help both recruit and retain women, as well as develop their career paths, here at CDW. Gender balance in IT is a multifaceted, complex issue. In fact, according to a TechRepublic article citing Bureau of Labor…