Enticing more women into science and technology roles is a challenge many companies, including Viva Energy Australia, are taking seriously. CIO Cindy Murphy says opportunities for women in the IT sector have exploded in the last three years.
Opening doors to opportunities
吸引妇女的部分问题（科学，技术，工程和数学）职位缺乏对这些行业工作前景的认识。Cindy Murphy，V雷电竞iva Energy澳大利亚的CIO，在IT部门看到这笔手机。
“I don’t think women appreciate the range of roles and opportunities in IT,” she says. “They think everyone in IT’s in a dark room with a screen in front of them cutting code. They don’t appreciate the skills – both technical and people skills – that the industry needs, whether you’re a developer, tester, business analyst, project manager, web designer or security expert.”
Cindy has seen these opportunities explode, particularly in the last three years. “IT at Viva Energy has changed from being back-office boxes and switches to being integral in moving our business forward,” she says.
她说，部分解决方案是在中学层面解决问题。“许多女孩甚至没有学习它，甚至没有理解他们关闭的门。”
妇女和工作场所
Of course, some of the challenges that women in STEM face are not limited to STEM industries but are universal to the workforce, such as juggling career and family. In Cindy’s experience, women still tend to carry the load when it comes to childcare, and they need support around that.
她没有例外。除了维瓦能源的CIO和在壳牌和viva能量雷电竞拥有30年的经验之外，Cindy也是三个（现在成年）儿童的母亲。
“我一直很幸运，壳牌和viva能源真的支持灵活的工作和兼职工作，”她说。雷电竞“这让我的员工队伍。另外，它在合适的时间让我在正确的工作中，当我的职业生涯有点持有，我的孩子是我的优先事项。“
更重要的是，辛迪认为这种情况只是对女性的改善 - 谢谢，部分地对技术和更多的工作妈妈的同理心。
Fostering diversity in STEM industries
Advocating for diversity will help to further draw women into the STEM fold, says Cindy. “But I think we should encourage diversity in any industry; I wouldn’t limit it to STEM,” she says.
“因为它引入了多样性的思想和多样性的方法。有实际的增长和个人发展，来自不同文化，不同思想流程和不同的家庭的人。“
So, what is this female CIO’s advice for girls and women who are unsure whether a STEM role, or a company like Viva Energy, would be a good fit for them? “Try a range of roles,” Cindy says. “Don’t lock yourself down to one career. You might not end up where you think you’ll end up, but you might be in a place you like so much better.”
此外，她说，看公司的文化。“在能源雷电竞万岁，我们已经有了一个很好的文化。而且我不只是这么说。我雇了很多承包商在IT领域，其中没有一个永远不想离开。”
Interview with Cindy Murphy, Friday 5 May 2017
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