More Than 15%: Girls and Women in IT & STEM

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More than 15%: Girls and Women in IT & STEM Catherine Cronin • @catherinecronin • Rails Girls Galway • 21/06/14 Image: CC BY-NC 2.0 catherinecronin

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This short slide presentation was prepared for a short "lightning talk" at the Rails Girls Galway workshop, 21st June 2014. The presentation explores the reasons for the under-representation of women in STEM and some of the initiatives which have been tried to redress this gender imbalance. The presentation concludes by advocating a holistic approach including not just initiatives to support and advocate for girls and women, but initiatives to change IT and STEM culture -- in schools, universities, labs, community & maker spaces, and workplaces.

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More than 15%:Girls and Women in IT & STEM

Catherine Cronin • @catherinecronin • Rails Girls Galway • 21/06/14

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“...a pathway to be curious,

to create, to think and

figure things out.”– Ainissa Ramirez

source: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/02/12/saving-our-science-anissa-ramirez/

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persistent & progressiveunder-representation of women

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gender role socialisation

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POPULAR ACTIONS• media campaigns• role models• mentoring

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BUTafter 30+ years of interventions

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why only focus our efforts here?

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science & technology are socially constructed,

not neutral.

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change STEM culture to be more inclusive.

challenge gender stereotypes.

challenge gender stereotypes. role models, mentoring,

networking, skill-building.

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#WomenInvent

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@science_grrl

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https://twitter.com/catherinecronin/itwomen/members

#ITwomen Twitter list

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“To increase the proportion of girls & women in STEM, it will take more than the efforts of 15% (women already in STEM). We all must work together to change STEM culture.”

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Thank you!Catherine Cronin

@catherinecronin

slideshare.net/cicronin

delicious.com/cicronin/itwomen

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