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>> BARB: TIME NOW TO GO INSIDEINNOVATION BROUGHT TO YOU BYAT&T.NO DOUBT INDIANAPOLIS IS

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MAKING BIG STRIDES IN THE TECHINDUSTRY BUT WHAT APPEARS TO BEMISSING FROM THE HEADLINES AREWOMEN WHO ARE BECOMING TECH

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FOUNDERS, CEOS, DEVELOPERS ANDPROGRAMMERS.TWO WOMEN WHO ARE STANDING UPAND ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO DO THE

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SAME ARE ANGIE'S LIST SENIORVICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGYROBIN FLEMING AND CENTRALINDIANA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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INITIATIVE VICE PRESIDENT OFTALENT SALLY REASONER.WELCOME TO THE SHOW!>> THANK YOU.

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>> Barb: YOU'VE JUST HAD ANAWARDS EVENT THAT YOU'VE HAD FORSIX YEARS.AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY THIS

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IS NEW TO ME.WHAT ARE THE AWARDS ABOUT?>> IT WAS FANTASTIC.IT'S SPONSORED BY THE WOMEN IN

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HIGH TECH, WE HAD OVER 600ATTENDEES, THERE ARE SEVEN MAJORAWARDS, AND ONE OF THE KEYTHINGS THAT WE DO IN ADDITION TO

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RECOGNIZING WOMEN IS WE GIVEAWAY SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG WOMENIN STEM FIELDS AND VARIOUSCOLLEGES.

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IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT, WELLATTENDED THIS YEAR.>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO TRY TOENCOURAGE MORE WOMEN INTO THE

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STEM CAREERS?>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, ANDTHERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGSHAPPENING.

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BUT A LOT OF THE EFFORTS I'VENOTICED, AND ROBIN, FEEL FREE TOCHIME IN, OUR FOCUS IS ONTECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE

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DEVELOPMENT.A LOT OF THE FOLKS IN THE K-12SPACE, I AM HERE REPRESENTINGTHE CENTRAL WORK FORCE

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DEVELOPMENT.THIS IS SOMETHING WE TAKESERIOUSLY.WE REPRESENT ALL HIGH TECH

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FIELDS, ESPECIALLY THE TECHENABLED INDUSTRIES LIKEAGRICULTURAL, LIFE SCIENCES,THAT DON'T TYPICALLY THINK OF

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STEM TALENT BEING INVOLVED, BUTIT'S CRITICAL.AND, WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THECENTRAL INDIANA INITIATIVE IS

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OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSSED AROUNDBUILDING STRATEGIES, AND TALENTPIPELINES, SPECIFICALLY ANCHOREDAROUND POPULATIONS THAT ARE NOT

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EQUALLY REPRESENTED LIKE WOMEN.SO MORE TO COME.WE ARE JUST STARTING OUR WORK.IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD.

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>> Barb: AND YOU TAKE MENTORINGSERIOUSLY.>> I DO.I WAS VERY LUCKY IN THAT DURING

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MY YEARS IN SCHOOL, I REALLYDIDN'T FOCUS ON STEM VERY MUCH.AND MY JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGHSCHOOL, WE HAD A COMPUTER

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SCIENCE CLASS FOR THE FIRSTTIME, I TOOK IT, I LOVED IT.BUT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGSWHERE IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WAS

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FOR THE GUYS.SO I FOCUSSED ON COMMUNICATIONS,AND THEN LATER IN LIFE, MY MOMENCOURAGED ME TO LOOK AT

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TECHNOLOGY.I ENDED UP WITH AN INTERNSHIPTHAT LEAD ME TO AN INVENTORYCONTROL SYSTEM.

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AND I WAS ABSOLUTELY HOOKED.I FEEL LIKE IT'S REALLYIMPORTANT.NATIONAL NUMBERS, WE HAVE ABOUT

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5% OF WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGYLEADERSHIP ROLES.AND OVERALL ABOUT 25% IS ALL.SO, I BELIEVE IT'S REALLY

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IMPORTANT AND ONE OF THE THINGSI LIKE TO DO IS ENCOURAGE YOUNGGIRLS TO FOCUS ON STEM, AND TOENCOURAGE WOMEN TO GET INTO

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TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES.>> Barb: THE COMPANY MADE OUTWITH A RANKING MADE INDIANAPOLIS5th OF BEST CHECKED CITIES TO

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WORK FOR WOMEN.YOU BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE?>> ABSOLUTELY.>> YES.

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>> WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OFTECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES.NOT JUST STEM, BUT ESPECIALLY INSOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY.