Female network administrators are often cherished by colleagues

A female network administrator is always rare at work or studying in this field so you may get a lot of favor from men. But sometimes, you will not dare to wear a dress because the nature of work seems to be only for men.

Ms. Tran Anh Thu, system engineer of the Ministry of Finance's Informatics Center, recalled that she had become familiar with the profession three years ago by providing technical assistance: "Back then, my daily job was to receive a phone. There are many cases to handle, I have to crawl under a table or climb a rope, so in the first two years of pursuing this job, I hardly dared to wear a skirt go to work, though very interested ".

Currently, Ms Thu is responsible for administering the system of users, domain names and services to monitor, grant or cancel access rights of the units . " I feel satisfied with my work because I am doing what I am passionate about, moreover, because being one of the few female members of the department, I have been favored by male colleagues, giving up. In the days like March 8, October 20, . happy to say it, "Ms Thu cheerfully shared.

Women who pursue network management are often very few, which is quite evident in these training centers. In classrooms that often occur, the insiders jokingly say that the class is divided into binary numbers 0 - 1: or there is no female or there is only one weak person.

According to Ms. Tran Anh Thu, the network management profession is not too dry and it has brought her many good friends and colleagues.Photo: VNE

Hoang Thu Ha, born in 1983, an alumni of Polytechnic University, is such a case. Unlike the image of many people that girls learn techniques or IT is dry and cold, Ha has white skin, her hair is curled down to her small shoulders and her fresh smile is always on. each. The only female representative of MCSA 06 class at HanoiCTT Center said that the opportunity to bring her to this field is to receive a scholarship to major in system administration. At that time, Ha was very puzzled, consulted many people. Everyone was surprised and warned that girls would pursue it very hard. " But now I feel I am wise to choose this path. All my male friends in the class encouraged me and helped me a lot. They told me to try hard because the only one class left. . sorry , "said Ha. " Every time I need to find documents or exchange jobs, I get the most priority. Many people who don't need to say it also have enthusiasm to help me and I feel happy for that ."

Although he is proud and has the joy brought about by his work and passion, Tran Anh Thu and Hoang Thu Ha acknowledge that network management is not an easy job. Both of the most difficult judgments for me in this area are updating knowledge. According to Ha, maybe not any girl is willing to invest the time to follow the network administration courses that last about half a year and attached to it is to read a lot of documents in English. Meanwhile, technology is constantly changing. Go to work and continue studying. After finishing this degree, I think about getting another certificate to make sure I am not outdated.

" The nature of network administration is purely technical. To pursue it must be very fond and passionate. Few people choose it from the beginning, but are often placed in the position that the job requires. I also came to this building in the same way, "said Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, officer of the Data Management Department of Hanoi Post Office Information Center. " The concern for me is that the calls are overtime every time there is a network incident, forcing me to be present to work with my colleagues to handle. Try to imagine what happened on the right New Year, holiday or the The important day of the family, for a woman who is a woman, the problem to overcome will be much higher than for men . "

At HanoiCTT Center, there are 2 training areas related to network administration including CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administator) and MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator). Female students in MCSA classes are often more but mostly due to the business needs sent or are being done and need to improve their professional knowledge. The psychology of a dry, hard-to-reach profession requires huge personal sacrifices such as when it is necessary to be present or unable to go to work on time, out of time . already Most women are afraid of choosing this job.

However, according to Director of Dau Duc Hai Hanoi Center, the reality in Vietnam is that most people understand the terminology: network administration. " They all thought it was a job covering information system administration, in other words, just one person in this position could guarantee the operation of the system. But that's not it. " Mr. Hai explained. " Network administrator is just a list in managing information systems, who are closer to the Network Layer. Other classes, such as application layer and operating systems. , managing people and network resources . need others ".

Mr. Hai also said that the advantage of women is diligence, hard work, carefulness and those are the qualities of a person responsible for the operation of the IT system for each business or organization.

The women Tran Anh Thu, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai and many people in the gender also identified in the process of work, maybe because the nature of women is often more cautious and so when faced with situations they will have to lose a lot. Time of thinking is quite methodical while male colleagues immediately offer many different options. Moreover, after each case of handling the situation, Mai herself often documents or redraws the diagram to study later, the eyebrow in her team is not interested in this.

Ms. Mai expressed: " Do not think that girls doing this job is something too big and the network incident is not always happening. Girls should be more confident if they are still hesitant when standing first. This job is reassuring that there will be many male colleagues who are always there to share and help . "

Hoang Thu Ha also shared: " There is now a place to ask me to work after finishing this course with a salary of 500 USD / month. Maybe compared to the effort and financial resources to pursue the field This number is not satisfied, but I believe that after working for a while, with the level and experience, I will recommend a higher level, then it can be calculated at thousands of dollars as abroad. ".

Nguyen Hang