Women in technology have historically been underrepresented, and a clear opportunity for impactful change is in view if we empower women to take on and take charge of the digital world.
Digital transformation is everywhere in both the public and private sectors. Hence, every organization’s success depends on its ability to execute digitally and continue offerings in the technological platforms of the future.
According to the SKILLSOFT 2021 Women in Tech Report, representation of women in technology has lagged behind that of their male counterparts; as a group, the trend of female participation in technology, spans from 7% to 27% in the past 50 years — a minority in tech for decades (US Department of Labor, 2021).
“Through advocacy and education, we can empower women to advance within their careers by embracing tech-related skills and by providing opportunities to upskill so that they may reach their academic and professional goals. When women prosper in the labor force, society wins”, stated Dr. Lillian A. Abreu, Research Associate and Senior Program Officer at the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication.
Fems In Tech is a collective of female students, alumni, faculty, and community partners led by Lillian A. Abreu, Ph.D., Assistant Director | Research Associate for the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, who aim to advocate for female techquity and bring awareness to the disparities that exist for women in the field of communication and technology.
Our featured podcast below for eMerge Americas 2022 interviews women participating in the conference on topics such as trends in technology, leadership, techquity, and pay equality. Join the conversation and listen to community leaders such as Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava and FIU Provost Dr. Elizabeth Bejar have to say about this most important conversation.
Fems-In-Tech 2022
Cathy Belony
Global Strategic Communications
Graduate Student
Kianna Coley
Global Strategic Communications
Graduate Student
Aime Fernandez
PRAAC (Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communications)
Undergrad Student
Amalia Morejon
Interior Design
Graduate Student
Ariel Trawick
English + Creative Writing
Undergraduate Student
Lillian A. Abreu, PhD
Assistant Director and Research Associate
CARTA Kopenhaver Center @FIU
Anna Peralta Chammas
Director of Innovation | Miami-Dade County
Leadership Council Member
Carla Zensen
Program Coordinator
CARTA Kopenhaver Center @FIU
Susan Jacobson, PhD
Interim Chair and Professor
CARTA Lee Caplin School of Journalism + Media
Laura Krutzberg
Clinical Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Digital Multi-Media
CARTA Lee Caplin School of Journalism + Media
Elizabeth Marsh
Assistant Professor and Associate Chair
CARTA School of Communication
Heather Radi-Bermudez
Professor
CARTA School of Communication
Maggie Salas - Amaro
Publicity & Podcast Manager
CARTA Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator
The Power of Giving Voice: eMerge Americas 2022
One of the key components of CARTA’s Technology, Innovation, and Education Strategic Plan is our strengthening and expanding our public-private partnerships -- ensuring our nationally ranked programs are driving the tech, innovation, and creative economy – creating a pipeline of highly-skilled graduates who are both FILLING and CREATING jobs.
We are fully committed to TechQUITY -- to narrowing our communities’ digital divide enhancing virtual and distant education opportunities for all students and offering nationally ranked degree programs that provide our graduates with a seamless transition from the university to their chosen profession.
- Brian Schriner, Dean of the College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts
FIU | CARTA + Miami-Dade County // Future Ready
FIU’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) programs and faculty are at the forefront of higher education – incorporating robotics, 3d technologies, new media, volumetric capture, and immersive and emerging technologies – into classrooms, research, creative activities, labs, newsrooms, and studios.
Through an exciting first at this year’s eMerge Americas conference, FIU|CARTA has partnered with Miami-Dade County — under Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s leadership — and the support of her Tech Innovation Team — to integrate student social capital and specialized higher education programming to showcase the intellectual and creative assets housed at the College.
The CARTA + Miami-Dade County booth showcases how its strengthening and expanding public-private partnerships — ensuring that programs are driving the tech, innovation, and creative economy and creating a pipeline of highly-skilled graduates who are both filling and creating jobs
Advancing women into leadership is a goal of the Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, especially in the field of technology. Female communicators need to keep up with the digital age and metaverse, and failure to do so will only further aggravate the existing disparity that exists for women in the field of communication and technology.
Our goal is to further expand partnerships to ensure we are fostering innovation among students who are pursuing a degree at the College of Communication, Architecture, + The Arts. Bridging the gap between the virtual and physical world – FIU|CARTA is focused on multiplying new and exciting learning opportunities for its students and for the residents of the diverse communities it serves.
