Elevating Women in Cyber Security: Addressing Pay Gaps, Leadership Challenges, and Mentorship Needs

Women in cybersecurity often encounter numerous challenges throughout their careers, including underrepresentation, limited career advancement opportunities and insufficient recognition of their achievements. This webinar will delve into the current state of gender biases in the cybersecurity field, exploring the underlying causes and discussing actionable strategies to foster a more inclusive environment for women. Join Ruchi Banerjee from Sandia National Laboratories as we hear from a distinguished panel of three women at different stages of their cybersecurity careers—early, mid and senior. The panelists include Courtney Thomas, a rising star in Digital Systems Security ; Denise Grayson, a mid-career Team Lead for Sandia’s Incident Response; and Susanna Gordon, a seasoned Senior Manager with extensive experience in Reliability and Digital Assurance. They will share their personal experiences and insights on navigating pay disparities, overcoming leadership hurdles and the critical role of mentorship in their professional growth. This engaging discussion aims to shed light on the obstacles women face and inspire meaningful change within the industry. WiCyS is proud to provide members the opportunity to earn CPE/CEU credits for attending WiCyS Webinars live. To earn CPE/CEU credits with the following providers, you must meet the minimum requirements: - GIAC/(ISC)2: attend for a minimum of 45 minutes or the entirety of the webinar - CompTIA: attend for a minimum of 60 minutes or the entirety of the webinar (webinar topic must relate to the certificate being renewed) Attendees who meet the requirements can log into BrightTALK to print out their attendance certificates to submit for CPE/CEU credits.