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[and] we’re looking at starting a series of virtual mentoring groups And no, she adds in response to the sadly obvious follow-on
Harnessing large
language models to help. We [also] see in our chapters mutual aid networks of question, it’s not simply a case of people taking parental leave,
for education exam support developing too.” because they’re not coming back. “It doesn’t seem to be kid-
related. Parenthood is not a factor,” she observes. “Those who
where hAve All the women gone? do stay often talk about the cultural environment, so we’re looking

Rosso – a former journalist and educator who transitioned into at tackling that directly. We are going to work with employers to
the world of accountancy before taking the reins at ISC2 in 2020 implement best practices for recruiting, advancement and reten-
– acknowledges that more work needs to be done on getting tion, but probably most specifically creating an inclusive environ-
women through the door by helping them to feel comfortable ment in the workplace that will make women want to stay.”
and confident in their abilities, but she is also concerned that not
enough is being done to get them to stay in cyber. compliAnce A growing issue
Security initiatives targeting girls, teenagers and young women Elsewhere at ISC2, Rosso is growing increasingly cognisant
are all well and good, she says, “but generally, by the age of 35, of the need to help cyber professionals across its global mem-
most women have left the field”. ber base deal with increasing compliance demands – from new

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