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Monica Landoni<\/h3>\n

Senior Researcher at Universit\u00e0 della Svizzera Italiana<\/h4>\n

Born: 1964
\nChildren: Two girls<\/p>\n

\u201cChoose what makes you excited and challenges you. You can make the difference!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Education\/Career: Bachelor in Informatics from University of Milan \u00b7 PhD in Computing and Information Sciences from Strathclyde University, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How did you get into the IT industry?<\/h3>\n

What was your first encounter with IT?  When, how and why did you catch fire then?
\n<\/em>First year of university, I was looking for a challenge and found it!<\/p>\n

How old were you at that time?<\/em>
\nAlmost 19 years old.<\/p>\n

How old were you when it became serious and you had to decide on an apprenticeship or a field of study, respectively?<\/em>
\nI went for a bachelor in Informatics when I was 19.<\/p>\n

What alternative professions or fields of study were you also interested in at the time?<\/em>
\nI always thought I would study law, but I wanted more thrill! I loved studying Latin and ancient Greek, but also math and physics so I went for Informatics.<\/p>\n

What information did you have at that time about education and the opportunities afterwards?<\/em>
\nNot much, Informatics in Milan had just started. But I was fascinated by AI and the many opportunities that gave us to have an impact on people’s lives.<\/p>\n

What spoke against it from your point of view at the time?<\/em>
\nNothing.<\/p>\n

Who, which people, which circumstances spoke against a career in IT for you at that time?<\/em>
\nNobody tried to stop me.<\/p>\n

What was ultimately decisive for your decision to go into IT?<\/em>
\nMy passion for challenges and self-efficacy.<\/p>\n

Who, which persons, supported you at that time?<\/em>
\nMy teachers and my parents.<\/p>\n

What was your path after your apprenticeship or studies?<\/h3>\n

What were your first steps after graduation?<\/em>
\nI got a job as research assistant in the same place I did my bachelor project.<\/p>\n

Where were you in your career 5 years after the end of your training\/studies?
\n<\/em>
\n\u2022  Professionally:<\/em> I was a lecturer at Strathclyde University.
\n\u2022  Private situation: <\/em>Married with a one year old girl \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Did you have
\na) The same salary as your male colleagues?<\/em>
\nYes.<\/p>\n

b) The same career opportunities? If no, why not?<\/em>
\nAlmost. Given the break for maternity, my promotion was slower.<\/p>\n

Looking back, how do you assess the decision for IT?<\/h3>\n

Which of your expectations were met?<\/em>
\nMost of them! I love my work and I feel very lucky!<\/p>\n

What do you enjoy most about your current professional situation?<\/em>
\nThe freedom to keep learning.<\/p>\n

Which of your expectations were not met?<\/em>
\nIt took longer for me to get back to be fully productive after I had my second girl.<\/p>\n

Would you make the same decision again?<\/em>
\nYes!<\/p>\n

What do you regret or criticise?<\/em>
\nI could have planned my career better.<\/p>\n

How had your career been different if you were a man?<\/em>
\nIt would have been faster.<\/p>\n

What would you do differently, and how exactly, if you could?<\/em>
\nI would have stayed in my previous position and waited to find a similar one before moving.<\/p>\n

If you had a magic wand, what would you wish for?<\/em>
\nSame opportunities for both parents.<\/p>\n

What advice would you give to your daughter?<\/h3>\n

What advice would you give to your 15-year-old daughter if she would like to go into IT?<\/em>
\nTo go for it and enjoy the fun she will have, never think she is inferior to anybody!<\/p>\n

What is important to you in life from a professional point of view?<\/em>
\nBeing open minded and ready to learn.<\/p>\n

What would a young woman retiring in 2061 have to consider when shaping her career?<\/em>
\nShe should think about how to combine family and career. It is possible, but it needs a bit of effort from all involved parties.<\/p>\n

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