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Digital fluency makes women more 'profitable' in tech

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Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - Digital fluency is the key for women to bridge gender and pay gap in the technology space, an outsourcing company&#x27;s technology lead said on Monday.Accenture Philippines senior managing director and technology lead Ambe Tierro said her passion for technology and mentorship helped her became a manager for the business process outsourcing (BPO) firm at the age 25.&quot;Things have improved so much in the last few years, more focus in diversity today. I think women can take advantage of that and stand out. If you are competent and if you got something to say, you should make your voice heard,&quot; she said.Women should leverage technology to bridge the gender pay gap whether it&#x27;s in growing their businesses or expanding their network, she said.&quot;The more fluent we are in using these technologies the more profitable we are,&quot; she said. &quot;If you have LinkedIn you can network more and expand your base. We are definitely starting to be more fluent,&quot; Tierro said.Tierro, a mom of 3, said technology could help balance career and family life.&quot;I’m very thankful for technology because it certainly facilitated being a mother. Sometimes having to work remotely is possible,&quot; she said.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/trending/03/26/ambe-tierro_1.jpg"/><figcaption>Accenture Philippines Senior Managing Director and Technology Lead Ambe Tierro used technology to balance career and being a mother of 3. Photo by: Ambe Tierro</figcaption></figure></div>Tierro said she learned to code when she was 13. Today, she takes part in roadshows and programs to encourage young girls to code.&quot;We go to schools. In some cases, we bring students here in our facilities. We use games that they’re interested in like Minecraft and Frozen,&quot; she said. By teaching children to use java script to make things move in the game &quot;sparks their interest not just in playing but in creating,&quot; she said.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/trending/03/26/ambe-tierro-with-cathy.jpg"/><figcaption>Accenture Philippines Senior Managing Director and Technology Lead Ambe Tierro speaks to ANC&#x27;s Cathy Yang for The Boss.</figcaption></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/26/18/accenture-banks-on-robust-training-program-to-future-proof-bpo-workforce">Accenture banks on &#x27;robust&#x27; training program to future-proof BPO workforce</a></li></ul>

Digital fluency is the key for women to bridge gender and pay gap in the technology space, an outsourcing company's technology lead said on Monday.

Digital fluency is the key for women to bridge gender and pay gap in the technology space, an outsourcing company's technology lead said on Monday.

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Cathy Yang,

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Published Mar 26, 2018 05:44 PM PHT

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