WICT Tech It Out
Promoting the Cable Technology Profession
WICT Tech It Out promotes the cable technology opportunities to women who are already employed in the cable industry, but are not fully aware of the options available to them. Additionally, the program showcases the cable technology industry to women in other professions (i.e. engineering) who have the necessary skills sets, but not the knowledge of cable as a career path option. Through grassroots efforts largely facilitated by the WICT chapters, Tech It Out will educate the middle grade, high school and college audiences.
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Tech It Out...In The News
Discover more about WICT Tech It Out and the Top 50 Women in Cable Technology in the November 12, 2007 issue of CableWorld.
From the 2007 WICT Foundation PAR Initiative Executive Report
Recruiting and retaining women in technology continues to be a challenge. [2007] saw drops across the board for women in the technology areas of the industry. Women represent just 15 percent of all technology employees in cable.
The percent of women IT managers and project directors continued its downward trend from 15.6 percent in 2006 to 11.5 percent in 2007. If it's hard to find women IT managers, it's all but impossible to find women cable installers. Women are 8.9 percent of operators' field installers, up slightly from 2006's 8.2 percent.
For the first time, the PAR Initiative tallied the number of women in new media (including web, podcasting, wireless and other non-cable media) and they had significant numbers. Women account for 37.9 percent of all new media employees industrywide. This representation is consistent across both operators (39.4 percent) and programmers (38.7 percent). Women of color are 15.7 percent of all new media employees, with African-American women accounting for half that figure.
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Cable Technology Job Descriptions
A sampling of career opportunities available in cable technology.