Corporate Responsibility in Action

Symantec’s Corporate Responsibility in Action blog highlights how Symantec is implementing environmental, social, and ethical principles throughout its business practices

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  Updated: Jingjing Ren 19 Nov 2012

  I am the difference between innovation and stagnation

  Symantec’s 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report explores our commitments to our employees, the world, and your information. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be featuring blogs from Symantec employees and partners that focus on how they are making a difference. This week, we hear from Jingjing Ren, Software Engineer.   I’m a software engineer at Symantec. According to recent statistics, less than 20 percent of the bachelor degrees in computer science go to women. This means that, even living in Silicon Valley as I do, I’m a member of a very small group of working technical women. Why do so few girls and women pursue careers in computer science and other tech fields? What makes a...