{"id":42761,"date":"2019-10-25T12:28:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T11:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/?p=42761"},"modified":"2019-10-25T12:28:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T11:28:59","slug":"gartner-embrace-gender-diversity-in-security-and-risk-management-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/10\/25\/gartner-embrace-gender-diversity-in-security-and-risk-management-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner: Embrace gender diversity in security and risk management roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Roberta Witty, VP Analyst, Gartner, says the worldwide shortage of cybersecurity talent can be solved by recruiting diverse teams. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diverse teams provide an immediate and\nlong-lasting solution to the global shortage of security talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For every 100 security and risk management (SRM)\nexecutives, only about a quarter of them are women. The good news is that as\nthe benefits of diversity are more widely realised that number will\nincrease by nearly 15% by 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile this makes for pretty sober reading, the good news is that the general workforce pipeline has a more balanced male-to-female ratio, meaning that over time, it\u2019s likely that there will be more female leaders in the discipline,\u201d said\u00a0Roberta Witty, VP Analyst, Gartner. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roberta Witty, VP Analyst, Gartner<\/em><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gender diverse and inclusive teams outperform gender-homogeneous,\nless-inclusive teams by an average of 50%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gartner Gender Diversity in Security and\nRisk Management Survey explored how gender diversity impacts the ability of an\norganisation to manage its security and risk management objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recruit diverse teams and outperform others<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender-diverse and inclusive teams outperform gender-homogeneous,\nless-inclusive teams by an average of 50%. Recent Gartner research found that\nmanagers of inclusive technology teams were more likely to say their teams\noutperformed non-inclusive teams in all seven measures studied, including\nimplementing new ideas and making timely decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early exposure to security\nand risk management<\/a> disciplines develops more qualified candidates\nand provides professional support for gender parity. Gartner\nrecommends that companies target women while they\u2019re still in school to sell\nthem on a career in security and risk management.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrow the general workforce pipeline for security and risk\nmanagement by partnering with primary, secondary and higher educational\ninstitutions to introduce young women to the security and risk management\nprofessions,\u201d said Witty. \u201cDo not focus only on technical educational programmes;\napproach liberal arts and communications academic programmes to ensure that\nfemales understand the value of a security and risk management career choice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retain diverse talent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women find security and risk management\nprofessions to be excellent\ncareer paths<\/a>, according to the survey. However, concerted efforts must be\ntaken to retain them; otherwise, women may leave their positions to find a\ntransparent and supportive work environment elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respondents believe sponsoring and mentoring high-potential\nwomen<\/a> will improve the recruitment <\/a>and\nretention of women in security and risk management. Diversity task forces\nare extremely important, but mandatory diversity training, job tests and\ngrievance systems are not perceived as beneficial for organisational diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People want to work where they know they will be\naccepted and respected for their unique background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implement gender-blind recruiting practices and\ntraining to mitigate gender discrimination and use retention practices that\npromote women to top leadership and executive positions. Providing work-life\nbalance practices such as flexible work hours is a competitive differentiator\nin the labour\nmarket<\/a> that can improve the\nretention<\/a> and recruitment of women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People want to work where they know they will be\naccepted and respected for their unique background, skills and\nknowledge. It is a win-win situation for all parties. These efforts will\ncontribute to the vast majority of organisations that will exceed their\nfinancial targets through 2022 by equipping frontline decision-making teams\nwith a diverse and inclusive culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roberta Witty, VP Analyst, Gartner, says the worldwide shortage of cybersecurity talent can be solved by recruiting diverse teams. Diverse teams provide an immediate and long-lasting solution to the global shortage of security talent. For every 100 security and risk management (SRM) executives, only about a quarter of them are women. The good news is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":42762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,139,809],"tags":[1530,4693,202,10046,5205],"class_list":["post-42761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enterprise-security","category-industry-expert","category-more-news","tag-cybersecurity","tag-diversity","tag-gartner","tag-roberta-witty","tag-security"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42761"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42766,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42761\/revisions\/42766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}