What skills are needed to address the challenges of the future of work with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
Technical or soft skills? Programming languages or creative professionals? The dilemmas of the future of work raise questions about what characteristics women leaders in the technology entrepreneurial field will need to have and Girls in Technology seeks to respond to them collectively, with the participation of all the actors that are part of this ecosystem.
With this objective in mind, the organization called sponsors and allies to a breakfast meeting to discuss and co-design the skills needed for the next generation of technology leaders. From CET emphasized the need to create collective articulations to accompany the journey of a woman leader in technology from its beginnings and reduce the digital gender gap through the construction of communication and leadership skills with a focus on diversity and inclusion. “Today there is a boom of proposals that are very biased and propose a limited training in a course with the quickest possible job exit. We believe in a systemic, sustainable, genuine change that involves different actors in society, through programs that have years of work and professionalization, so that girls learn not only a particular technology or language but also leadership skills, diversity, teamwork, which are key for the world of work to come.”, he explained Carolina Hadad, Co-Founder of Chicas en Tecnología. Melina Masnatta, The Executive Director and Co-Founder of the organization, added that in a scenario of technological innovation, knowledge of a programming language will no longer be enough; rather, it is essential to promote the development of versatile professional profiles that can adapt to new, ambiguous and agile situations.
Representatives of J.P. Morgan, Free Market, MuleSoft, San Cristobal Group, Despegar, Prisma Medios de Pago, Red Hat, Lagash, Ternium, ExxonMobil, Baufest, S&P Global, DellEMC, Nodes y Santander Río participated in group and individual activities in which they reflected and exchanged views on what technical and soft skills they currently require in their organizations, how and where they acquired them, and what are the critical skills for the next generation of women leaders in technology. “It's an issue that leads to rethinking whether it's really the hard skills that we're going to need in the future or whether maybe we're going to need to be more ethical, work more in groups, have leadership skills and adaptability that's going to allow us to move forward with a career.”, said Valery Colombo, representative of S&P Global. The morning of collective work also included the presence of Valentín Muro, artificial intelligence specialist, who gave a presentation on the chat on the upcoming challenges presented by the link between AI and diversity and what are the possible impacts on the world of work.
