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Orlando, Fla. (April 4, 2003) - For years, sociologists have studied "glass ceilings," the perceived upper limits to which female executives in corporate America have been subjected statistically if not overtly.
Emerging technology companies may be one of the best answers to the problem, said Carol Ann Dykes, associate director of the University of Central Florida Technology Incubator in Orlando.
Dykes focuses her efforts on helping more than 30 emerging technology companies develop and commercialize their technology products and processes. So far, UCF Technology Incubator companies have brought more than 400 new jobs to the area and generated more than $100 million in revenues. And, Dykes said, two UCF Technology Incubator company executives are among ten finalists in a list of the region's top women business executives.
"New technology companies are among the most efficiently structured in the world," said Dykes. "Technology is a very competitive field, and competent executives are measured by a dozen indicators before gender comes into play," she said.
Yasmin Tirado Chiodini, president and CEO of Intelliorg, and Pamela McCauley Bell, president and chief financial officer of Tech Solutions, Inc. are among the 10 top women executives according to Orlando Business Journal.
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