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Why we need more womenin science and tech
Did you know that the first programmer was actually a woman?
And yet, today…
Source:Applediversity website
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference
The conditioning starts very young
Girlswhocode
And the numbers are dropping!
But even when they get there, they face an hostile environment
41% of women in tech leave theindustry, compared with 17% of men
STUDY:
Women in tech careers yearn for female role models and fl exibility in the workplace.
STUDY:
Women in tech careers yearn for female role models and fl exibility in the workplace.
STUDY:
Women in tech careers yearn for female role models and fl exibility in the workplace.
Why is this a serious issue?
Because of the loss of tremendous opportunities
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But also because technology is shaping the future
And the lack of female gaze in science can be lethal
Even the smallest signs matter
Feminist Principles of the InternetAn Evolving Document
Developed at theGender, Sexuality, and Internet Meeting
organized by theAssociation for Progressive Communications
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In April 2014, the Association for Progressive Communications, APC, organized a Global Meeting on Gender, Sexuality, and the Internet in
Malaysia, with 50 participants from six continents comprising gender & women’s rights activists, LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and
intersex) movements, internet and technology rights organizations, and human rights advocates. The goal of the meeting was to bridge
the gap between feminist movements and internet rights movements and look at intersections and strategic opportunities to work together
as allies and partners.
The Global Meeting used a collaborative process to ask the question: “As feminists, what kind of internet do we want
and what will it take for us to achieve it?”
Participants discussed and debated intersections of gender, sexuality, and the internet – not only as a tool – but as a new public space and, in thinking through these issues, developed a set of 15 feminist principles
of the internet. These are designed to be an evolving document that informs our work on gender and technology, as well as influences our
policy-making discussions when it comes to internet governance.
We invite you to join the discussion and debate on our evolving set of principles by getting in touch on http://erotics.apc.org
What can we do about it?
Source:Unconscious Bias @Work |GoogleVentures
Transparency is the first step to change the situation
Source:Unconscious Bias @Work |GoogleVentures
Challenge your own bias
● Divert the conversation and revisit privately
● Appeal to participant values
● Share why it matters to you
● Ask the speaker to see from another view
Ways bystanders take action
Point it out
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Run a Bias Busting workshop
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We need to teach girls to code
We need more female engineers
We need new toys
We need new role models
Pia Mancini: an example of a woman changing the world through technology
We need to learn from the Middle East…
• Where 30-70% of the enrollees in computer science programs were women.
• And 35% of tech entrepreneurs are women, a surprising statistic, considering the global norm of 10%.
We need to find mentors
We need women to take back thetech
We need new spaces
We need more women in techevents
We need to promote the women in tech around us
As a speaker…
If you attend a conference• Leverage social
media!• Point out gender
imbalances when you see them
• #allmalepanels
As a conference organizer
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