WOMEN TECH CONFERENCE 2015

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WOMENIn Technology

Women can’t code

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Is it because they can’t code?

Is it because women are weak at STEM subjects?

19% of the tech work force is women

Is it because they’re not interested in coding?

Is it because men are better at coding?

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None of the above

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Ada Lovelace

Jean BartikGrace Hopper

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Where does the problem lie?

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A gradual disinterest

Women STEM graduates

1983 2014

35%

18%

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Unequal Pay

A woman earns 73 cents to every dollar earned by a man

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FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES

56% of women in technology leave their employers midcareer

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The discrimination starts even before college

Teen Girls Vs Teen Boys(Age of first computer access)

FEMALE 14.5 years

MALE 12 years

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Sexism at work“brogrammers”

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Women are underrepresented in the tech industry

And so…

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And so…

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Women participants

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Participation from over 35 countries

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Close to 2000 mobile and web applications

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Women can code

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woman friendly

The technology industry needs to be more

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Thank You

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The outcome

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