1. Bluemix Girls Night Erin Murphy IBM Distinguished Engineer, Enterprise Transformation esmurphy@us.ibm.com @ErinESMurphy 29th Jan,2015 2. 2 Register for Bluemix @ www.ibm.biz/BluemixNYC 3. 3 women hold 51% of positions in the workforce But only 26% of the positions in IT 4. 4 3% 1.3% have a female founder Venture- backed startups 6.5% have a woman CEOof tech companies founded by women In the 80S, 37%of computer science majors were women; in 2012, 57% of bachelor's degrees are earned by women, 12%of computer science degrees 18% 5. 5 ? WHY? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6. 6 Why Engineering? From engineeryourlife.org 7. 7 IBMs Commitment to Women in Technology Focus on IBM Women: Support the growth, advancement, recognition, mentoring, networking, and retention of IBM's female technical talent pool Attract and recruit qualified technical women to IBM (both university and professional) Long Term Outreach: Encourage girls and young women K-12 to pursue education and careers in math, science, and technology 8. 8 Women Pioneers at IBM have made history! 1899 IBM hires first women 1935 1943 1956 1971 Anne Van Vechten, credited for convincing Thomas J. Watson Sr. to hire women for professional positions. Ruth Leach (Amonette) named vice president, IBMs first female executive. Jeannette Kittredge Watson, appointed as the first female member of the Board of Directors. Patricia Harris becomes first black female on the Board of Directors. 2007 1989 2012 Virginia Rometty named IBMs first female President & CEO 18Female IBM Fellows since 1989 Fran Allen named the first female IBM Fellow Fran Allen named first female recipient of the A.M. Turing considered the Nobel Prize in Computing 9. 9 Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make HistoryLaurel Thatcher Ulrich "Apr 7, 1916 Golden Flyer automobile NYC to San Fran" by Bain Collection - Library of Congress. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apr_7,_1916_Golden_Flyer_automobile_NYC_to_San_Fran.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Apr_7,_1916_Golden_Flyer_automobile_NYC_to_San_Fran.jpg 10. 10 3 Tips for Career Success Be Visible Communicate with IMPACTIMPACT Be Confident & Assertive 11. 11 Be Visible Seek out highly visible stretch and growth roles Network Mentors Build your eminence Help other women with advancement 12. 12 Communicate with IMPACT Be Relevant Be Interactive Act and Listen Tell a story Leverage Social Media Tools 13. 13 Be Confident & Assertive Speak up! You must present your ideas. Be passionate about your ideas. Help to build the agenda! 14. 14 Posted on Per Scholas Facebook page 15. Great Opportunity for High School Girls Learn to code, change the world! High School girls can apply now for GirlsWhoCode 7 week program this summer http://girlswhocode.com/applynow 16. 16 Build your Application on Bluemix! TWITTER MASHUP