Teaching and mentorship
The roles, activities, and approaches involved in supporting cybersecurity students and trainees.
Study of cybersecurity education
Women in Cybersecurity Teaching & Mentorship Study
We're interested in how women in cybersecurity teach, mentor, and help students and other participants in academic and professional settings.
If you have experience with teaching, mentoring, technical training, workforce development, or serving as a teaching assistant, we invite you to complete this brief questionnaire.
We'd like to learn how you support the people you teach or mentor, which educational tools you find useful, and how emerging technologies are affecting cybersecurity education and mentorship.
Participate in the Study →About the study
Purpose and scope
Students learn about cybersecurity in a variety of settings, including universities, professional training programs, nonprofit organizations, workforce-development programs, and one-on-one mentorship. Teachers, professors, and mentors often draw from their hands-on technical work and other industry experience to help teach their students.
This independent, student-led study asks women in cybersecurity about that work. Our goal is to understand what students and other participants need, which tools are actually useful, and how recent developments, such as generative AI, are affecting the way cybersecurity is taught.
Educational technology
The tools and platforms used for teaching and mentorship.
Emerging issues
How generative AI and other developments are changing cybersecurity education.
Eligibility
Who may participate
This study is designed for women in cybersecurity or tech fields, whether they're working or studying, who have experience helping others learn. This could involve things like teaching at a university, leading professional training or workforce development programs, mentoring students, volunteering as an educator, providing technical coaching, and more.
Questionnaire
Teaching and mentorship experience
When answering, think about your current or most recent teaching or mentorship role. Every question is optional, and brief responses are welcome.
Please do not include student names, account information, credentials, internal links, confidential records, or other sensitive information.
Participation complete
Thank You for Participating
Thank you for sharing your perspective on cybersecurity teaching and mentorship.
Your participation is complete.
Return to study overview →Frequently asked questions
Before you begin
Who can participate?
Women in cybersecurity or technology who have experience teaching, mentoring, or training.
How long does the questionnaire take?
About 3–5 minutes. All questions are optional.
What information should I leave out?
Please do not share passwords, account credentials, student records, internal links, financial information, private organizational information, etc.
Do I need to provide a résumé?
No. The résumé and all professional-background questions are optional.
What kinds of educational experience are relevant?
This can include university teaching, working as a teaching assistant, mentoring, professional training, workforce-development programs, nonprofit education, or other forms of cybersecurity teaching and mentorship.