Is a glass ceiling holding them down? Most don’t think so.
When Rose Parkes graduated from college in 1969, she had job interviews with recruiters from corporations and federal agencies. The private-sector recruiters, she recalled, wanted to know when she planned to get married and have children. The federal recruiters asked her about her career goals.
She chose to work in the government and has never regretted that decision. Parkes has risen through the federal ranks from computer intern at the Defense Department to her current position, chief information officer at the Energy Department.
Parkes is one of only five women among the more than two-dozen CIO Council members.
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