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    Women CIOs: How to Smash the Glass Ceiling

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    Anna Maria Virzi
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    December 20, 2006
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      Do women have a decent opportunity of getting promoted to chief information officer?

      Though statistics on the number of women CIOs are hard to come by, one thing is certain: There are not all that many.

      “Its still a pretty small number, but it seems to be growing,” says David Leighton, president of Women in Technology International, an organization focused on providing role models for women and helping businesses understand the value of female leaders. That value, Leighton says, includes the ability to excel at cross-departmental or horizontal leadership.

      Women are severely underrepresented in all top corporate leadership positions, according to a July 2006 report by Catalyst, a nonprofit organization that is working to increase the proportion of women in all top jobs.

      Although the group did not break out CIOs in its numbers, it found that women occupied 9.4 percent of all jobs higher than vice president at Fortune 500 companies in 2005, up from 7.9 percent in 2002.

      Dont let the numbers spook you, say five women interviewed by Baseline magazine, including three CIOs, an executive recruiter and a global consultant. More important, dont give up on yourself.

      These executives offered tips for rising up to the CIOs position.

      /zimages/5/28571.gifRead the full story on Baseline: Women CIOs: How To Smash the Glass Ceiling

      /zimages/5/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, reviews and analysis on IT management from CIOInsight.com.

      Anna Maria Virzi
      Executive Editoravirzi@ziffdavisenterprise.comAnna Maria was assistant managing editor Forbes.com. She held the posts of news editor and executive editor at Internet World magazine and was city editor and Washington correspondent for the Connecticut Post, a daily newspaper in Bridgeport. Anna Maria has a B.A. from the University of Rhode Island.
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