Upload
kathryn-mcclintock
View
182
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Trinity University Women and Technology COMM 3325-1 Fall Semester 2014 Dr. Jennifer Henderson
Citation preview
It’s All Geek to Me
Kathryn McClintockFrontend Drupal Developer
@kccmcck
Class of ‘07
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
What is Drupal?• Content management system
• Open source software, free to download and build upon
• Built and maintained by a worldwide community
• Platform powering millions of websites and applications
Built with Drupal
• Translates static designs into markup
• Design in browser
• Write scalable code
• Build responsive websites
• Perform cross-browser, cross-platform, & cross-device testing
• (always!) Research new technologies
Frontend Development?What is
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
A Bit About Me• Fell in love with websites my 8th grade year
• Obsessed over typography and learning HTML
• Built first client website using Microsoft FrontPage
• Webmaster for sorority website during college
A Bit About Me• Introduced to Drupal at Rackspace
• In 2008, joined a Drupal-exclusive web design + development agency in Boerne, TX
• 3.5 years ago, found Amazee Labs
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
The A-Team 2011
The A-Team Today
+ Amazee Metrics
The tech industry is a great field for travel.
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
Being female is the story.
1
“I’m also very good at my job, and as a technologist, I want to be recognized for that
and not because I have breasts.”
WiT initiatives have gone awry.
2
–Lea Verou
“I believe [female-only events] cultivate the notion that women are these weak beings who find their
male colleagues too intimidating. That they need an isolated female-only environment to feel “safe” in
and thrive. As a woman, I find it insulting and patronizing to be viewed that way.”
Female-only Events
–Lea Verou
“If somebody is a good role model, they’re a good role model for everyone, regardless of gender.”
Female Role Models
Women are quitting.3
It’s the culture.4
What is “Bro Culture”?
• Hack-a-thons
• Beer
• Booth babes
• T-shirts
• Legos
• Video games
• Ping pong tables
• Apple Fanboy
• Rockstar
• etc…
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
Impostor Syndrome1
Impostor syndrome describes a situation where someone feels like an impostor or fraud because they think that their accomplishments are nowhere near as
good as those of the people around them. Usually, their accomplishments are just as good, and the person is
applying an unfairly high standard to themself (and not to others). It's especially common in fields where
people's work is constantly under review by talented peers, such as academia or Open Source Software.
“Wait, you’re the developer and
he’s the designer?”
2
- everyone
I’ll never be “one of the bros.”
3
OverviewDrupal & Frontend, explained
My journey to Amazee Labs
Working for a Swiss agency
Findings on Women in Tech
Being female in the web industry
Ideas on increasing gender diversity
1
2
3
4
5
6
NO WAY!
Make computer science part of core curriculum.
Allow flexible work schedules.
Start early.
Appeal to women.
Actively recruit and hire women.
Assert yourself.