Articles
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Cisco Canada CareersEmpowering a Diverse Workforce
“Entrepreneurial Volunteerism” that is how I describe our inclusion and diversity strategy at Cisco. This is what you get when you give passionate people the freedom and support to explore
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Canada Perspectives
Encouraging Girls in Engineering: Investing in our Future
WE MADE IT! When academia and industry partner together you get “Feats of Engineering,” a program to encourage enrolment and career opportunities for young women in engineering. On June 11th
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Education
“Your mission is to connect the North”
This is the challenge given to the students competing in the Cisco Social Innovation challenge at the national WISE conference hosted by the University of Toronto chapter. There are many
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Canada Perspectives
Why should you care about high tech careers: A day with Girls Incorporated
The motto of Girls Incorporated of Durham is “Inspiring all girls to be smart, strong and bold…” The theme of their Re-thinc Girls conference this year was technology, so when the organizers reached out to Cisco
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Canada Perspectives
A Survival Guide for Women in the Channel
With Rebecca Leach, Director of Partner Led Programs and National Direct Integrator Partners, Cisco Canada “Women in Channel – A Survival Guide” is the name of a workshop given by
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Corporate Social Responsibility
The Girls of FRC 1547 share their Girls in ICT Day Experience
Last week I shared my thoughts on Girls in ICT Day at our Toronto office. But I believe Girls in ICT Day is really about the girls and their experience,
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Cisco Canada Careers
Girls in ICT Day Toronto: Robotics, technology education and…ketchup chips?
Every year Cisco Canada celebrates the International Telecommunications Union’s “Girls in ICT Day”. The day is created to link the technology industry to girls, showcase to them the great work
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Corporate Social Responsibility
“Imagine, Innovate, Inspire” – Women in Science and Engineering
The theme for the 2013 Women in Science and Engineering Conference was “Imagine, Innovate, Inspire.” The University of Toronto WISE chapter hosted the first national conference on March 16 and
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Canada Perspectives
Take Our Kids To Work: Cisco parents help children prepare for the future
This blog was written in collaboration with Genna Cargill and two of our student friends, Zach Zima and Claudia Babin-Pereira. For parents around the world, there is nothing better than
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Canada Perspectives
Bit by Bit – A young woman’s guide to entering and succeeding in High Tech Careers
I never thought I would be a published author. But this June, Mala Devlin and I published Bit by Bit, a guide for young women aged 15-25 considering careers in
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Life at Cisco
The best-kept secret of the technology industry
At the third annual G(irls)20 Summit, business sponsorship has increased. But why businesses engage, and what’s on their mind, vary by industry. Law schools graduating classes are made…
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Canada Perspectives
Poutine, Tim Horton’s and Girls in ICT Day
International Girls in ICT Day was eventful in the Cisco Toronto office – we hosted high school girls from Cardinal Leger Secondary school for a unique opportunity to speak with
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Canada Perspectives
Girls, are you ready to expand your horizons?
With the help of Canada’s volunteer committee – Genna Cargill and Francis Gotopo – I’m proud to share how Cisco Canada is participating in an exciting event for girls interested
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Canada Perspectives
How Cisco is inspiring women in technology and why you should too
Let’s face it – the high technology field is dominated by men. The number of women in technology is slowly increasing, but it is still not unusual for me to
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