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MandeepSainiHeadofSo8wareDevelopment
WomeninInforma,onandCommunica,onTechnology(ICT)
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HowmanywomenarebuildingcareersinthisinteresFngandexciFngfield?
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WomeninICT
HowempoweredarewomentomaketheircontribuFonsinsociety?
ICTisregardedasatoolforempoweringmenandwomen.ButisthisnoFongroundedinreality?
WhatproporFonofwomencomparedtomenareacFveparFcipantsinthetechnologysector?
TheissuehasneverbeenthattherearenowomenmakingadifferenceinICT.
aretherewomeninsufficientnumberstomakeadifference?
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Let’stalknumbers…
Source:hTps://www.forbes.com(Here'stheRealReasonThereAreNotMoreWomeninTechnology-MarkFidelman)
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Unconsciousbiasisamentalshortcutmadeofa]tudesorstereotypesdevelopedoverFme,thatweallusetomakedecisions.Theproblemwithunconsciousbiasisthatweo8enmakededucFonsbasedonflawedlogicorincorrectdata.
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Rootcauses?
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Rootcauses?
hTp://xkcd.com/385/
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Rootcauses?
• Familyconstraints• Science,Technology,EngineeringandMaths(STEM),isnotinteresFng.ItmightbeinteresFngbutwewon’tbegoodatit.
• Itallbeginswhenwe'reyoung.Whilegirls'toysteachushowtocookandbegoodmothers,boys'toysteachthemhowtobuildstuff.
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Rootcauses?
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Why Diversity Ma.ers
Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569
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DiversityBenefitsInnova,on&TheBoJomLine
è Increasedsalesrevenue,morecustomers,biggermarketshare
è Higher-than-averageprofitability
è Greaterreturnonequityandreturntoshareholders
è GreaterpotenFalforcreaFvity,sharingofknowledge,taskfulfillment
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Scott Page, The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies, Princeton University Press, 2009.
GroupswithgreaterdiversitysolvecomplexproblemsbeJerandfasterthanhomogenousgroups.
DiversityEnhancesTeams
Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569 Scott Page, The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies, Princeton University Press, 2009.
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A group’s collective intelligence is not predicted by the IQs of its individual members. But if a group includes more women, its collective
intelligence rises.
“Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups,” Science October 2010, Woolley, Chabris, Pentland, Hashmi and Malone.
WomenImproveInnova,on
Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569
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DiversityCorrelateswithSuccess
Dow Jones VentureSource, 2011.
Analysis of more than 20,000 venture-backed companies showed that successful startups
have twice as many women in senior positions as unsuccessful companies.
Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569
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TechcompaniesledbywomendeliveredhigherrevenuesusinglesscapitalandweremorelikelytosurvivethetransiFonfromstartuptoestablishedcompany
Cindy Padnos, Illuminate Ventures: "High Performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High-Tech," 2010.
DiversityHelpsCompaniesGrow
Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569
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Aboveall…
“InvesFnginwomenisnotonlytherightthingtodo.Itisthesmartthingtodo."-BanKiMoon,UNSecretaryGeneral.
“AnycountrywherehalftheirpopulaFonisnotallowedtoreachtheirfullpotenFalisnotgoingtobecompeFFve.”–BillGates
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AndEARLYONisapar,cularlygood,metostart!
Culture By Design or By Default
Howtodealwithit…
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Howtodealwithit…
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• Beconfident• Don'tbeafraidtoaskforwhatyouwant• Beyourself
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Howtodealwithit…
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Wearethechange…
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Thankyou
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