{"id":13875,"date":"2018-11-20T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T18:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/11\/20\/news-7642\/"},"modified":"2018-11-20T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T18:00:01","slug":"news-7642","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/11\/20\/news-7642\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Gender Diversity at Women of the Channel Leadership Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:27:59 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At Trend Micro we\u2019re proud to be walking the talk on gender diversity \u2014 from our co-founder and CEO Eva all the way down. It\u2019s always been a keen part of our corporate culture, from the very beginning 30 years ago. But we also realize that there\u2019s still a major diversity challenge facing the industry as a whole. That\u2019s why we\u2019re showing our support for the cause as platinum sponsor at the fantastic Women of the Channel Leadership Summit 2018<\/a> in December.<\/p>\n

Time for change<\/strong><\/p>\n

Women currently make up just under a quarter<\/a> (24%) of the global cybersecurity workforce. That\u2019s crazy, in a world in which there is a current shortfall of nearly three million professionals worldwide \u2014 500,000 of them in North America. This couldn\u2019t come at a worse time. Trend Micro blocked more than\u00a020.4 billion threats<\/a> for the first half of 2018 alone and by some estimates cybercrime costs the global economy more than $600 billion. Organizations desperately need access to the best talent in the escalating battle against cyber threats.<\/p>\n

Of course, the gender diversity problem is manifest not just in cybersecurity but across the whole IT industry. This has to change. The bottom line is that diverse teams produce better results, create a richer corporate culture and a workplace capable of attracting the brightest and best new recruits. That\u2019s something all employers should be on board with.<\/p>\n

As part of Trend Micro\u2019s efforts to lead from the front on this, we launched our Close the Gap<\/a> initiative, which is sponsoring 30 women to follow their dreams. Going forward, this initiative will help create new networking and mentoring opportunities, thought leadership, education programs, and an online community of knowledge and resources to help advance the careers of gender diverse applicants.<\/p>\n

Reaching the summit<\/strong><\/p>\n

We want to keep the momentum going any way we can. That\u2019s why events like Women of the Channel Leadership Summit are so important, offering attendees fantastic opportunities to meet like-minded women and hear from some inspiring individuals in workshops, peer panels, and motivation speaker and networking sessions.<\/p>\n

One of those speakers will be Trend Micro\u2019s own Louise McEvoy, who has been heading up our US channel strategy for cloud. Louise has spent the past 14 years climbing some of the world\u2019s highest mountains, and in May 2018 notched a remarkable achievement by reaching the summit of Everest. She\u2019ll be sharing her experiences and hopefully inspiring some attendees to overcome career challenges and reach their own personal \u201csummits.”<\/p>\n

Also at the event we\u2019ll be giving away cards handmade by rescued victims of human trafficking in El Salvador. We\u2019re encouraging attendees to use them to write a personal message to someone that has inspired them. Trenders will also be delighted to share their insight and personal career experiences to any attendees who want to drop by to our stand during the show.<\/p>\n

You can find out more about the women that work at Trend Micro here. And to register for the Women of the Channel Leadership Summit, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:27:59 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At Trend Micro we\u2019re proud to be walking the talk on gender diversity \u2014 from our co-founder and CEO Eva all the way down. It\u2019s always been a keen part of our corporate culture, from the very beginning 30 years ago. But we also realize that there\u2019s still a major diversity challenge facing the industry…<\/p>\n

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