1999 Year founded
28,000 + Employees globally
“ I have a sister who has been in investment banking technology throughout her working career . I remember as we were growing up , no one in my family was in tech . I don ' t even know how she found that career within technology ,” she says .
“ But as she moved up in her career , she was able to connect with folks who told her more about the potential of a career in technology and Step IT Up is doing that as well .
“ Yes , it ' s hard to get into tech , but there are opportunities to give you the tools and the knowledge to get there .”
One way UST promotes STEM careers is to work with women in technology events and programmes specifically for women – such as a bank in Atlanta that put 21 women through a specialist RPA training programme .
The bank was previously outsourcing this work to an offshore company but 20 of the
Graduation at Step IT Up women graduated and were placed in their roles within 6 months to take this over .
“ We had an individual that was part of the training who interviewed a year before ,” recalls DePutron . “ She didn ' t get a seat , but she heard about this again , went through the interviews , got selected , and showed her persistence . She wanted to get a technology career and she was able to get a full-time position – all this while also having a baby .”
“ IT SHOWS THAT THEY ARE VALUED , IT SHOWS THAT THEY CAN DO IT , AND THAT ' S THE HAPPIEST , PROUDEST TIME FOR ME ”
OLWYN DEPUTRON DIRECTOR OF THE STEP IT UP PROGRAMME , UST
36 April 2022