{"id":916,"date":"2023-01-09T20:49:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/?p=916"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:54:16","slug":"cio-andrea-ballinger-to-participate-in-panel-on-gender-inclusivity-in-the-it-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/2023\/01\/09\/cio-andrea-ballinger-to-participate-in-panel-on-gender-inclusivity-in-the-it-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"CIO Andrea Ballinger to participate in panel on gender inclusivity in the IT workplace\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-01-09T20:49:57+00:00\">January 9, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, January 11, Andrea and three other panelists representing both higher education and the private sector, will discuss how they are working to build more gender-diverse teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5890\/files\/2023\/01\/1024_original_1229.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5890\/files\/2023\/01\/1024_original_1229.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5890\/files\/2023\/01\/1024_original_1229-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5890\/files\/2023\/01\/1024_original_1229-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A look at the event:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\"><strong>SIMPDX: DEI &#8211; Moving from conversation to real impact in building performant teams&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Gender diverse companies are 15% more likely to deliver higher financial returns\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 McKinsey<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cDiverse leadership and management have been shown to improve company revenue by 19%\u201d <\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Instride<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Fortune 500 companies with at least three women in leading positions saw a 66% increase in ROI\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Women Who Tech<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Data shows that diversity in our workplace is profitable and good for business, yet we are still struggling in technology to attract and develop the talent, and only 25% of the jobs in large technology companies are held by women.&nbsp;Please join us for a conversation with four women who are making a difference in our community and moving their organizations from conversation and intent to execution and impact.&nbsp; The topics for our evening are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our current state of DEI initiatives and the results.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key elements to building diverse teams, small or at scale. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Programs and initiatives that deliver results.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lessons learned from making a strategic shift.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allies, their critical roles, and expectations for real change.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring your questions for some expert insight from our panel!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Panelists&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reet Kaur, CISO, Portland Community College<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Andrea S. Ballinger, Vice Provost for IT, Oregon State University<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dawn Mendenhall, Divisional CIO, Portland General Electric<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sacha Basho,<\/strong> Senior Director, IQ Wired&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\"><strong>Interested in attending?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an in-person event at Tualatin Country Club.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Member rate: $30&nbsp;\/\/ Non-member rate: $60&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/members.simnet.org\/events\/EventDetails.aspx?id=1692534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Details and registration<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, January 11, Andrea and three other panelists representing both higher education and the private sector, will discuss how they are working to build more gender-diverse teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7673,"featured_media":917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"wp-custom-template-video","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[61,62,60,63],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-andrea-ballinger","tag-cio","tag-winter2023","tag-women-in-it"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7673"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":922,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions\/922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}