Women in the Security Sector
Today’s security professional is part of a multicultural work force and represents a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, and gender backgrounds...
Published: January 2010
By Mimi Lanfranchi
Security Management
...Today’s security professional is part of a multicultural work force and represents a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, and gender backgrounds. Despite the workplace diversity in the security sector, some people still believe that the average security employee is a male with military or law enforcement experience. While men represent the majority of employees in the security sector, more and more women are gravitating to the field, attracted to the wide array of opportunities that are available.
Security is one of the fastest-growing professional careers worldwide. In my position as a senior leader at the country’s leading physical security services firm, I see more and more women enticed by this industry. Today, my firm employs more than 14,300 women nationwide in a wide variety of positions including security officer, account manager, district manager, vice president and senior vice president. While security was not traditionally a sector that most women considered to build their careers, the landscape has shifted dramatically. It has been an evolution, rather than a revolution, that has attracted the diverse population of employees who now serve as our country’s security professionals. The issues and threats that exist today are quite different than those of 20 years ago, as is the demand for a multicultural and diverse workforce to creatively and collaboratively address them. Read entire article: http://bit.ly/7389by
Published: January 2010
By Mimi Lanfranchi
Security Management
...Today’s security professional is part of a multicultural work force and represents a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, and gender backgrounds. Despite the workplace diversity in the security sector, some people still believe that the average security employee is a male with military or law enforcement experience. While men represent the majority of employees in the security sector, more and more women are gravitating to the field, attracted to the wide array of opportunities that are available.
Security is one of the fastest-growing professional careers worldwide. In my position as a senior leader at the country’s leading physical security services firm, I see more and more women enticed by this industry. Today, my firm employs more than 14,300 women nationwide in a wide variety of positions including security officer, account manager, district manager, vice president and senior vice president. While security was not traditionally a sector that most women considered to build their careers, the landscape has shifted dramatically. It has been an evolution, rather than a revolution, that has attracted the diverse population of employees who now serve as our country’s security professionals. The issues and threats that exist today are quite different than those of 20 years ago, as is the demand for a multicultural and diverse workforce to creatively and collaboratively address them. Read entire article: http://bit.ly/7389by
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