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From experience, though, our “women in tech” are Highly organized and quick on the uptake, her pro-
neither overlooked nor marginalized; their work can cess documentations and illustrations mirror her

be felt across the organization and had earned them competence, that since being hired in January 2018,
respect from peers and praise from managers and her immersion in Parañaque’s production shop-

colleagues. floor has deepened rapidly.
Women of Disruption

By Anna Junette Bax Studies suggest that gender dynamics contribute to
an organization’s innovation practice. Leveraging
It is true: Women have been making waves in inclusivity, therefore, creates a synergy that inevita-

technology since Charles Babbage came up with the bly results to a company’s increase in bottom line.
Analytical Engine, thereby “fathering” the computer, In tech, a professional’s towering skills on paper

and his female associate mathematician Ada Lovelace are proven obsolete when unable to keep a pace Since the integration of SPi Global’s Technology
became the first programmer in the history of com- with more experienced developers. “I’ve heard teams with SCOPE’s in 2018, more powerful tools
puting. Through the ages, the role that Lady Lovelace people say, ‘fake it ‘til you make it’; but with work have been developed at a faster pace. Likewise,

– the only legitimate child to the infamous romantic at SPi Global, either I learn to process information the potentials of existing platforms and solutions
I asked Grace Nono, Manager for IT-Corporate Solu-
poet Lord Byron - played in shaping today’s technol- fast, or I get left behind,” inferred Jalyn Llarena, in serving bigger and more exacting markets have
tions Development Group (CSDG), what it takes for
ogy had often been overlooked, like those of other Business Analyst for the TechSol team. come to our purview.
a woman to succeed in the technology field and she
great women whose contributions to the tech industry
shared that proving one’s mettle in the arena has very
are as exemplary as their male counterparts. Because some processes are more complex than Viswapriya Ravikumar (Priya), General Manager
little to do with gender. According to her, “It’s about
others, the 27-year old analyst believes that for Technology Solutions at SCOPE is the expert
the ability of a person, man or woman, to adapt to
Many had claimed (some of them, men) that societal technical caliber and the ability to think critically on ACQuire, a robust web-scraping and crawling
any given situation.”
biases and stereotypes have kept women marginal- and analytically are qualities advantageous in her technology considered to be one of the hottest
ized in the workplace. Success barriers, like the con- line of work. “In our role, we should be able to un- tools in SPi Global’s roster of logos today. “The
As the go-to person for enterprise technology
fidence gap and the meta-challenge, have given rise derstand linear and non-linear problems,” she said. response to ACQuire has been very favorable
projects, Grace handles a team of two female and
to global feminists movements that tackle women’s “The team develops solutions based on our under- and I’m really happy that we have won many new
six male developers. “It’s all about converting your
plight on equality. standing of issues in production, from the most high-value engagements on ACQuire during the
strengths in each area of your life to lessen the
glaring to the most minor.” past year,” she remarked.
challenges in others. Being in the tech field has
At SPi Global, there’s only a handful of women in the
made me more equipped for success in my personal
technology teams, which is perfectly understandable
life, too.” A doting wife and mother, she also takes
given that the larger social construct affects our
on volunteer duties as one of Parañaque’s CSR
microcosm.
Champions.