Episode 5.

Tackling the Gender Gap in IT: Why Does Tech Need More Women?

Episode Overview

Tech, especially IT, has a gender issue. Even though women have come a long way, they are still under-represented and often times, undervalued.

Gender inequality is a pressing issue that has far-reaching societal, economic, and cultural consequences. So, what is holding women back in IT?

Kathryn Abbas, Cato Networks’ Channel Account Manager discusses the gender gap in the IT industry and how to encourage decision-makers to improve the situation.

Featuring

Kathryn Abbas

Channel Account Manager
at Cato Networks

After attending the University of Texas in Austin and 5 years of advertising sales, Kathryn got her start in cyber security in 2012 at Check Point Software. From there, Kathryn went on to join Varonis Software in channel sales, and later, Alchemy Tech Group. While helping to build a complete picture around customers’ technology needs, she realized the emergence and importance of SASE which led her to join Cato Networks.

Meet the host

Robin Johns

Knowledge and Training Director
at Cato Networks

A life long Educator and Enabler, Robin Johns, Cato’s Knowledge and Training Director, has a passion for all things tech. Robin has previously worked in the fields of WAN Optimization, Network Monitoring, Capacity Analysis, Digital Experience Management and Protocol Simulation. From Packets and Flows to things nobody knows. Robin wants to learn about it all.