WiC has been profiling female movers and shakers in the next-gen comms industry for over a year now. Here are the first 65 to inspire, educate and encourage you.

Sarah Thomas, Director, Women in Comms

December 26, 2016

4 Min Read
Mentors Among Us: 65 Inspiring Women in Comms

It's no secret that females are underrepresented in the comms, and larger technology, industry. According to Census Bureau data, women only make up about one fourth, or 26.5%, of tech jobs in the US.

The numbers are discouraging, but what is encouraging is the women who are making the mark on comms -- leading technology advancements, managing thousands of employees across the globe, driving improvements in the bottom line and paving the way for a more equitable industry in the future. These women hold positions in the C-suite, highly technical engineering roles, heads of sales and more. They've seen the industry change over the years and, more importantly, they've been instrumental in driving positive change for it.

To acknowledge, celebrate and learn from these incredible women -- and a few men making a difference as well -- Women in Comms started its Mentor Monday series in 2015, profiling a different woman in the industry every week.

Finding enough women to profile was not a problem in the least, and we plan to keep up the Q&As going forward. But, in the meantime, we wanted to compile our first 65 in one handy location. Feel free to come here whenever you need a dose of inspiration. (See Join Women in Comms in 2017!)

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About the Author(s)

Sarah Thomas

Director, Women in Comms

Sarah Thomas's love affair with communications began in 2003 when she bought her first cellphone, a pink RAZR, which she duly "bedazzled" with the help of superglue and her dad.

She joined the editorial staff at Light Reading in 2010 and has been covering mobile technologies ever since. Sarah got her start covering telecom in 2007 at Telephony, later Connected Planet, may it rest in peace. Her non-telecom work experience includes a brief foray into public relations at Fleishman-Hillard (her cussin' upset the clients) and a hodge-podge of internships, including spells at Ingram's (Kansas City's business magazine), American Spa magazine (where she was Chief Hot-Tub Correspondent), and the tweens' quiz bible, QuizFest, in NYC.

As Editorial Operations Director, a role she took on in January 2015, Sarah is responsible for the day-to-day management of the non-news content elements on Light Reading.

Sarah received her Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She lives in Chicago with her 3DTV, her iPad and a drawer full of smartphone cords.

Away from the world of telecom journalism, Sarah likes to dabble in monster truck racing, becoming part of Team Bigfoot in 2009.

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