Women’s History Month: Celebrating Female Government IT Leadership
Each year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation, which also includes International Women’s Day that took place on March 8th.
This year’s International Women’s Day’s theme was “Inspire Inclusion,” which is a call to action to break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and create environments where all women are valued and respected.
In the government IT arena, there are many female executives doing precisely this, while also being visionary in their efforts to advance the mission through innovation.
For Women’s History Month, we want to shine a light on these female government IT leaders that are truly making a difference.
Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget: In addition to improving and simplifying the digital experiences people have when interacting with government, Clare Martorana is a visionary helping to create a more diverse government IT workforce.
Nicole Gilbride, Chief Strategy Officer at the VA’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT): In 2023, Nicole Gilbride led a personal pronoun project to help the agency’s LGBTQIA+ community feel safer. As a result, more than 25,000 employees across the agency adopted their pronouns next to their name on Outlook, Teams, or other applications the VA utilizes.
Cynthia Kaiser, Deputy Assistant Director of the Cyber Division at the FBI: In addition to ensuring a more diverse workforce at the FBI, Cynthia Kaiser is supporting the FBI’s 30×30 Pledge, which aims to have 30 percent of law enforcement recruits be women by 2030.
Andrea Fletcher, Executive Director of the Digital Service at CMS: Andrea Fletcher is putting the innovation focus at CMS on enhancing health equity. In particular, she is spearheading the development of a medical disparity tool to ensure that pregnant women are being treated fairly.
Robin Carnahan, Administrator at the General Services Administration (GSA): A few years ago, Robin Carnahan called on women working in the technology industry to help bring more women into federal IT. In addition, the GSA spotlighted three leading contracting and procurement women professionals in this blog post.
Also, don’t miss out on the GovCIO Women Tech Leaders Summit, which takes place on May 15th. The event will bring together a wide-range of female government IT leaders to discuss today’s recruiting challenges and the role of women in advancing the mission.
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