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How to get more girls into tech Oana Şipoş 27 November 2014 European Schoolnet Academy

How to Get More Girls Into Tech

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This presentation was delivered to European Schoolnet Academy, for the course "How to Teach Computing", as a set of ideas about how to attract more girls into computing activities.

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How to get more girls into tech

Oana Şipoş27 November 2014European Schoolnet Academy

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Why?

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High general demand in ITHave women create products for womenEvery company will be an IT company

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What?

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IT is a tool to make the world a better place.

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Ask girls to identify problemsBuild a solution using computing

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Tell them about role models. Constantly.

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Invite women that work in ITOrganize visits to local companiesShowcase videos of female engineers

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Give them small tasks. Build knowledge bit by bit.

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Use digital to do homeworksBrainstorm for project ideasPromote events where they can start building

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How?

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Rails Girls eventsCoder Dojo eventsMake-your-own-workshop

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What are top 3 actions you would take?

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Questions?

@oanasipos