WOMEN & DIVERSITY IN TECH

Presented by Sarah Dutkiewicz

sarah@cletechconsulting.com

Presented at Avon High School Tech Club

November 26, 2013

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON YOUR FUTURE IN TECHNOLOGY?

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON DIVERSITY?

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS IN DIVERSITY IN TECH?

GROWING UP IN TECH

VIDEO GAMER

LEGOS (FOR GIRLS)

COMPUTER GAMES

8TH GRADE

NEWER COMPUTER GAMES

PLAYED AT HOME

AND IN HIGH SCHOOL

GROWING UP

LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS

THOSE WHO’VE HELPED ME

MORE WHO’VE HELPED

Women don’t like the image of

computer science. Women don’t

like feeling like they’re a woman in

computer science.

- Opening quote from Sophia Westwood in ShePlusPlus documentary

Everyone knows who those women

are, which has got to be way too

much pressure on them.

- Quote from Keith Schwarz (Stanford lecturer) from ShePlusPlus documentary

Fake it until you make it. You will

eventually realize that you aren’t

faking it.

- Quote from ShePlusPlus documentary

You can start at any age… at any

time…

- Quote from ShePlusPlus documentary

I love getting manicures. I love

watching Gossip Girl. Don’t judge

me!

- Quote from ShePlusPlus documentary

SHE++

@sheplusplusShePlusPlus

Taken from http://sheplusplus.standford.edu

Taken from http://sheplusplus.standford.edu

Everyone in this country should

learn how to program a computer…

because it teaches you how to

think.

- Steve Jobs

The programmers of tomorrow are

the wizards of the future. You’ll

look like you have magic powers

compared to everyone else.

- Gabe Newell, Valve

Whether you’re trying to make a lot

of money or whether you want to

just change the world, computer

programming is an incredibly

empowering skill to learn.

- Hadi, founder of Code.org

It’s not unlike playing an

instrument or playing a sport. It

starts out by being very

intimidating, but you get the hang

of it over time.

- Drew Houston, Dropbox

A lot of the coding that people do is

actually fairly simple. It’s more

about the process of breaking down

problems….

- Makinde, Facebook

FIRST PROGRAMS…

• Tic-Tac-Toe

• Making things appear on a screen

• Hello world

• Questions like “What’s your favorite color?”

EMPOWERING WOMEN

RUBE GOLDBERG

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w – OK GO!

GOLDIEBLOX

• GoldieBlox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AtZfNU3zw

• GoldieBlox, Rube Goldberg, & Beastie Boys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFpe3Up9T_g

TOYS & ACTIVITIESTHAT ENCOURAGE

PROBLEM-SOLVING

Younger

• Legos

• K’Nex

• Lincoln Logs

• Tinker Toys

Older

• Lego Mindstorms

• Geocaching

FUN TECH FOR GETTING STARTED

• Small Basic

• Kodu

• Squeak

• Scratch

• Python

• Alice

• NetLogo

• Goldiblox

• Hopscotch

• … and many more!

PROGRAMS AND LOCAL RESOURCES

HER IDEAS IN MOTION

http://www.herideasinmotion.com/

MICROSOFT STORE

http://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Store-Beachwood-Place-Mall/

GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER

TECH CORPS

http://home.techcorps.org/

DIGIGIRLZ

http://digigirlz.com

RAILS GIRLS

http://railsgirls.com/

CHOOSE A MENTOR WHO YOU’RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING FROM AND FEED

OFF OF AND INTO THEIR ENERGY.Based on Ada Lovelace’s experiences with Charles Babbage and his

Analytical Engine

BE OPEN-MINDED WITH YOUR CAREER. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOUR ADVENTURES

WILL TAKE YOU.Based on the adventures of the women of the ENIAC

MAKE TECH MORE APPROACHABLE BY TRANSLATING IT INTO PLAIN ENGLISH.

Based on Grace Hopper’s strive to reach the non-technical and business realms

CHALLENGE “WE’VE ALWAYS DONE IT THAT WAY”

Based on Grace Hopper’s experiences

CONTACT INFORMATIONSarah Dutkiewicz

Cleveland Tech Consulting, LLC

sarah@cletechconsulting.com

Twitter: @sadukie

Blog: http://codinggeekette.com