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progressing as quickly as men . I certainly think there ' s a perception that women are less technical . While I ' ve been working in digital I ' ve noticed this phrase that " she ' s not technical " and I feel that it ' s more likely to be said about a woman than a man . I ' ve got a woman in my team who ' s worked in the IT team for 20 years , and is still perceived as " not technical ". If a man had worked in an IT team for 20 years , I think everyone would assume he had the same kind of technical understanding as other people around them ."
As a place of work , Harrison says NWAS is the most flexible place she has ever worked at . Flexible working is something she champions , as a crucial aspect of enabling more women to take leadership positions . " I am loud and proud about the fact that I work really flexibly ," she says . " I don ' t work on a Monday because I look after my young kids . I really think that a lot of women would not believe that a woman could have a CIO job , and not work on a Monday . " One of my kids is unwell a lot , and we ' re actually frequent callers of the ambulance service - that has an impact when I ' ve been up all night , because maybe I can ' t make all my meetings the next day . But that doesn ' t mean that I ' m not the right person for the job , if anything it gives me more resilience .
" I think that sometimes when women are in a field that mostly employs men , it can be seen as a weakness to want to work flexibly . We need to make sure that flexible working is a really accepted way to work as part of a digital team ." healthcareglobal . com 147