Women and Men in IT: Breaking Through Sexual Stereotypes

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20 March 2007

Kathy Harris Diane Morello Mark Raskino

Let's be frank. Men and women behave, think and operate differently. To pretend otherwise, for example, to ignore there are two sexes in the workplace, is to ignore a fruitful and provocative input into IT team building, leadership, talent management, global projects and innovation.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

1.0

Women and Men in IT: Research Tells a Compelling Story

1.1

Biological and Psychological Research on Gender Differences: Findings and Implications

1.2

Behavioral Research on Gender Stereotypes: Findings and Implications

1.2.1		Gender Stereotypes in Leadership Traits
1.2.2		Perceptions of Barriers to Women's Success in Leadership Roles

1.3

The Flight of Talent From IT and Technical Professions: Findings and Implications

2.0

Why Should CIOs Care About Gender Diversity in IT?

2.1		Critical Business and IT Objectives Require All the Brainpower Organizations Can Assemble
2.2		Organizational Performance in 2007 Through 2016 Emphasizes Richer Competencies

3.0

How Can Leaders Capitalize on Gender Diversity?

3.1		Change the Game
3.2		Design the New Game — "Design" Is the Operative Word
3.3		Design Teams to Emphasize Group Dynamics Over Centralization
3.4		Design Work Processes for Gartner's Six Organizational Competencies
3.5		Design Opportunities by Focusing on Cross-Mentoring
3.6		Design a New Management Platform That Reflects the New Game

4.0

Conclusion and Recommendations

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Perceptions of Feminine and Masculine Behavioral Traits

	Table 2.	Percent Change in Bachelor Degrees Awarded in the U.S. During 1988/1989 Through 2003/2004

	Table 3.	Percentage of Bachelor Degrees Awarded to Women During the Period 1988/1989 Through 2003/2004

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Summary of CEO and Women Executive Survey on Barriers to Advancement

	Figure 2.	Summary of Best Practices in Team Design

	Figure 3.	Summary of Mentoring Practices

	Figure 4.	Summary of Characteristics of the New Management Platform

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