TechTalks with WiBT Women In Business Technology

Cybersecurity is a growing field in today's digital world. In today's episode, we will be covering why it is a growing field, ransomware attacks, cloud security challenges, the growing importance of AI-powered threat detection, and the increase of cybersecurity jobs in the future.

Within IU, many students often experience male-dominance with their work and ideas being underrepresented in group settings. As Kelley students, it’s important to discuss the importance of allyship and how we can better facilitate conversations of equal representation in order to stop systematic oppression.  In collaboration with the organization Men as Allies, we discuss the characteristics of an Ally, perspectives on diversity, some of our personal experiences in group settings, and how Kelley can better foster these relationships.

For years, the legal industry remained hesitant to fully integrate technology into firms and the justice system.  However, when AI and machine learning was introduced into law firms in 2015, a rapid change began, causing the legal tech market to reach an estimated revenue value of over 25 billion dollars by 2025.   In this episode of TechTalks with WIBT, we will highlight the legal tech software and services helping not only lawyers, but businesses and regular people seeking legal aid.

Recent technologies springing from the current tech revolution has resulted in increased interconnection within humanity. The masterminds behind these products have been brought to the forefront as leaders for our society. However, women tech leaders are absent from the narrative; as a result, their contributions are unacknowledged. In correlation, there are limited women working in the tech industry, with only 34.4% of employees in the top five tech companies being women. In this episode of TechTalks with WiBT, we will highlight the women behind the success of the tech revolution and why we need more women to take it to the next level.

While women are impacted by workplace discrimination in a variety of ways, the motherhood penalty targets working mothers in particular. In the first episode of our empowerment series, we discuss the motherhood penalty, what it is, how women are affected, and how we can support our mothers in the workplace. To gain more insight regarding this topic, we are joined by guest speaker Cassidy Hillock, an intern with the IUB Women Rising team at CEWiT here at IU.

Oftentimes, high achievers experience feelings of inadequacy and fraudulence despite their incredible accomplishments and skilled work ethics. Known as imposter syndrome, women in particular feel undeserving or lucky due to their personal or professional achievements. In this episode of TechTalks with WiBT, we discuss the impact of imposter syndrome and how we can work to overcome it.