CXOTalk How to Support Executive Women in Technology?
Mar 22, 2022
43:27
#womenintech #diversity
For all the strides made by women in technology, they still lag their male counterparts when it comes to executive leadership roles. How can organizations support women in senior-level roles? Two powerful women explain why diversity is important in the workplace and share advice on overcoming diversity challenges for organizations, women, and men.
The conversation includes these topics:
-- About Suja Chandrasekaran
-- About Diana McKenzie
-- On the importance of gender diversity in the workplace
-- What are the challenges of gender equality and workplace diversity for executive women?
-- How can parents support their children and promote equality and diversity?
-- How can organizations overcome the challenges of diversity in the workplace?
-- What is the impact of working from home on a woman's career path?
-- What should companies do to improve gender balance?
-- How should women respond to gender bias?
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Suja Chandrasekaran is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer of CommonSpirit Health, which had 2021 revenue of $33.3 billion and 150,000 employees. Previously, she served as chief of information and digital technology at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Walmart Inc., and Nestlé S.A. Suja received a master’s degree in business systems from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Diana McKenzie is a Board member of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, MetLife, and other organizations. From February 2016 until April 2019, she served as Chief Information Officer of Workday, Inc., a cloud-based financial and human capital management software company. From 2004 through February 2016, she held roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen Inc., a biotechnology company, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Ms. McKenzie served for 17 years at Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company, in various leadership roles, focused on drug development, reducing time to market and improving technology and security standards.
For all the strides made by women in technology, they still lag their male counterparts when it comes to executive leadership roles. How can organizations support women in senior-level roles? Two powerful women explain why diversity is important in the workplace and share advice on overcoming diversity challenges for organizations, women, and men.
The conversation includes these topics:
-- About Suja Chandrasekaran
-- About Diana McKenzie
-- On the importance of gender diversity in the workplace
-- What are the challenges of gender equality and workplace diversity for executive women?
-- How can parents support their children and promote equality and diversity?
-- How can organizations overcome the challenges of diversity in the workplace?
-- What is the impact of working from home on a woman's career path?
-- What should companies do to improve gender balance?
-- How should women respond to gender bias?
Keep up to date with upcoming shows: https://www.cxotalk.com/nominate
Read the complete transcript and see related shows: https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/leadership-how-support-women-technology#_Toc98758074
Suja Chandrasekaran is Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer of CommonSpirit Health, which had 2021 revenue of $33.3 billion and 150,000 employees. Previously, she served as chief of information and digital technology at Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Walmart Inc., and Nestlé S.A. Suja received a master’s degree in business systems from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Diana McKenzie is a Board member of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, MetLife, and other organizations. From February 2016 until April 2019, she served as Chief Information Officer of Workday, Inc., a cloud-based financial and human capital management software company. From 2004 through February 2016, she held roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen Inc., a biotechnology company, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Ms. McKenzie served for 17 years at Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company, in various leadership roles, focused on drug development, reducing time to market and improving technology and security standards.