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DELOITTE
Technological developments drive innovation. The technology sector is changing at lightning speed. There has never been a better time to work in the world’s most fascinating, fastest-growing industry. Throughout these rapid developments, it is essential to remain mindful of diversity in the technology sector and STEM fields. Technology plays an ever-increasing role in our daily lives, so the teams responsible for these developments must constantly change and adapt. This is necessary to avoid getting held back in familiar pitfalls from an ethical perspective.
At Deloitte, we believe that the tech sector can benefit from a variety of perspectives. Each of us contributes to innovation and technology delivery in our own way; through our personality, passion and expertise. To continue growing such wealth of talent, we continually invest in our Women in Tech to support our people and inspire the next generation of tech experts.
A few decades ago, women were at the forefront of technology and research: the world’s first computer programmer, the inventor of the first language-based computer program and the creator of STP (Straight Through Processing).
Nowadays, fewer women are choosing a study in tech or end up not entering the sector after graduation. This is unfortunate because the tech sector plays a significant role in shaping the future of our world. A future we will all share. Technology has no gender; it needs many individual and diverse voices.
At Deloitte, it is our collective responsibility to inspire more people, especially more women, to solve tomorrow’s problems through science and creativity of technology. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion that ensures equal opportunity for all our colleagues to be their true authentic selves and thrive, develop and succeed based on their individual talents.
To find out more about Women in Tech at Deloitte, follow the links below:
Dara Qing
Senior Consultant Cyber Strategy at Deloitte
About
“I’m a senior consultant in cyber strategy at Deloitte, Amsterdam office. I have done and still do most of my work for clients in the financial, public and consumer sector, where we still see that the representation of women is little. Often I’m the only woman, or one of the two, in a room full of men while also being young with an ethnic background. On top of that I’m also more introverted so at the beginning when I just started it was quite challenging to build confidence and to be convincing.”
Why International Women’s Day is important for you?
“To celebrate and appreciate what has been achieved so far in terms of gender equality while also raising awareness and generate action on what still needs to be done – across the world. So even if we able to improve equal pay in one, we must also recognize how girls should have access to education in all countries.”