Bitmovin, a world leader in online video technology, announced , it will host a live, virtual event to bring awareness to workplace diversity and highlight the exciting opportunities for women in the streaming media industry.

The free virtual event, to be held March 8, will bring together several media tech panelists to celebrate International Women’s Day and discuss the state of diversity within the industry. While women are working in a variety of roles at companies delivering solutions such as encoding, digital rights management, video delivery, video logistics, content management, and more, there’s still an opportunity to increase the percentage of female representation in senior management roles and within boards and committees.

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In addition to sharing tools and resources available to women in tech, the virtual event will also offer the perspective of organizations that are currently implementing diversity programs and share their best practices. To round out the discussion an active job seeker will share her take on the current hiring landscape.

“Bitmovin’s guests will provide a wide range of experiences and insights on workplace diversity and female leadership in technology,” said Katy Oberdiek, Panel Moderator and Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Bitmovin. “Individually, they have witnessed the need for diversity programs and will share insights on the challenges in attracting women to media tech and how we can overcome them.”

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