Read (Upcoming TGH Panelst) Caroline Simard's Take on Women in Energy
Dr. Simard's recent Huffington Post article features her thoughts on women in the energy business (both old and green). She says:
"I can't help but wonder how BP is encompassing a wide array of perspectives in its approach to trying to clean up the biggest mess in
environmental history, given that all of its executives are white males, except for one
female HR leader."
It's not surprising that women are largely underrepresented in big energy executive leadership. But what's interesting, she says, is that they're ALSO underrepresented in renewable energy - a breakdown of gender ratios of the executive leadership of the 19 renewable energy companies listed on the US Stock Exchange.
Here's what she found:
- 14 out of the 19 companies had all-male executive management . That's right. Zero women at the table in three quarters of the companies
- Four companies had between 10% and 15% women on their management team (which typically represents one or two women)
- One company stood out with 25% women (3 out of 12 executives)
Looking forward, she writes, "Given where we are environmentally, I don't think it's best to only have half of the world's voices represented in creating renewable energy solutions."
Just another reason we need to do a better job getting girls and young women in the tech pipeline early on. Come see Dr. Simard speak at The Glass Hammer's upcoming panel discussion on women in tech::Women in IT: Staying Technical and Getting to the Top on July 8!
"I can't help but wonder how BP is encompassing a wide array of perspectives in its approach to trying to clean up the biggest mess in
environmental history, given that all of its executives are white males, except for one
female HR leader."
It's not surprising that women are largely underrepresented in big energy executive leadership. But what's interesting, she says, is that they're ALSO underrepresented in renewable energy - a breakdown of gender ratios of the executive leadership of the 19 renewable energy companies listed on the US Stock Exchange.
Here's what she found:
- 14 out of the 19 companies had all-male executive management . That's right. Zero women at the table in three quarters of the companies
- Four companies had between 10% and 15% women on their management team (which typically represents one or two women)
- One company stood out with 25% women (3 out of 12 executives)
Looking forward, she writes, "Given where we are environmentally, I don't think it's best to only have half of the world's voices represented in creating renewable energy solutions."
Just another reason we need to do a better job getting girls and young women in the tech pipeline early on. Come see Dr. Simard speak at The Glass Hammer's upcoming panel discussion on women in tech::Women in IT: Staying Technical and Getting to the Top on July 8!
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