Melanie Gallant
CGI
Women in IT: Creating an Environment Where Women Can Thrive
Presentation Synopsis: Creating an Environment Where Women Can Thrive:
Presentation on what organizations can to in order to attract and retain women
Canadian stats on women in IT
Creating awareness of the issue in the workplace
Benefit of women in leadership
How do organizations benefit from an untapped resource pool?
Why aren't more young girls thinking of IT
Women in the workplace and mentor-ships.
Speaker’s Bio: Melanie Gallant is an IT professional with over 30 years of experience in the industry. From very early on as a software developer in the 80's, Melanie had been personally driven to achieve success by breaking traditional barriers and thinking, related to where women should be directing their careers.
Her passion for both gender equality and diversity in the workplace is a direct result of her personal struggles in the workplace that she overcame as a young women entering into jobs held predominately by men. This passion has now transcended into driven action, by providing mentor ship and thought leadership within her organization and community.
Now, as a Director of Operational Excellence for CGI, Melanie strives to ensure her organization continues to evolve year over year with a special focus on gender diversity in the areas of workforce management, project & delivery leadership, quality and learning & development.
In 2017, Melanie launched the Atlantic Women of CGI chapter.
CGI
Women in IT: Creating an Environment Where Women Can Thrive
Presentation Synopsis: Creating an Environment Where Women Can Thrive:
Presentation on what organizations can to in order to attract and retain women
Canadian stats on women in IT
- # entering field , graduating, staying
- Women in leadership positions even less
Creating awareness of the issue in the workplace
- Unconscious biases
- Support groups
- Training / Awareness
- Hiring practices always having a women in the interview
Benefit of women in leadership
How do organizations benefit from an untapped resource pool?
Why aren't more young girls thinking of IT
Women in the workplace and mentor-ships.
Speaker’s Bio: Melanie Gallant is an IT professional with over 30 years of experience in the industry. From very early on as a software developer in the 80's, Melanie had been personally driven to achieve success by breaking traditional barriers and thinking, related to where women should be directing their careers.
Her passion for both gender equality and diversity in the workplace is a direct result of her personal struggles in the workplace that she overcame as a young women entering into jobs held predominately by men. This passion has now transcended into driven action, by providing mentor ship and thought leadership within her organization and community.
Now, as a Director of Operational Excellence for CGI, Melanie strives to ensure her organization continues to evolve year over year with a special focus on gender diversity in the areas of workforce management, project & delivery leadership, quality and learning & development.
In 2017, Melanie launched the Atlantic Women of CGI chapter.
