Career  Opportuni-es  for  Women  in  High  Tech  

Leslie  Hawthorn  Oregon  State  University  

February  10,  2011  

My  Background  

Terri  Oda  Security  So/ware  Engineer,  Geek  Feminism  Blogger  

Angela  Byron  Drupal  Developer,  Trainer,  Author  

 

Belinda    “Dinda”  Lopez  Curriculum  Designer,  Ubuntu  Training  

Robin  Jeffries  User  Experience  Designer,  Systers  

Carol  Smith  Program  Manager  

Stormy  Peters  ExecuNve  Director,  So/ware  Non-­‐Profit  

Jen  Redman  Small  Business  Owner,  Consultant,  Systers  

Esther  Schindler  Journalist,  Author  

Jacinta  Richardson    Systems  Administrator,  Hacker,  Trainer  

Deborah  Nicholson  Free  So/ware  and  Women’s  Advocacy  

Maital  Ashkenazi  Genomics  Researcher  

Kirrily  Robert  Community  RelaNons  Manager  

Sierra  Michels-­‐SletveV  Product  Manager  

Selena  Decklemann  Database  Administrator,  

 User  Group  Guru,  Conference  Organizer  

Ellen  Spertus  Professor,  Senior  So/ware  Engineer    a.k.a.  “The  Sexiest  Geek  Alive”  

Sarah  Sharp  Linux  Kernel  Hacker,  Gardening  Geek  

Noirin  Shirley  Technical  Writer,  

Apache  So/ware  FoundaNon    VP  of  Public  RelaNons  

Carol  Bartz  CEO,  Yahoo  

Solving  Interes-ng  Problems  

Having  fun  doing  it!  

Thank  You!  

Leslie  Hawthorn  leslie@osuosl.org  

@lhawthorn  hawthornlandings.org  

GRACE  HOPPER  CELEBRATION  OF  WOMEN  IN  COMPUTING  

Next  up:    The  UlNmate  Career  Building  Opportunity  Coming  Soon  to  a  City  Near  You  

Important  Dates  

•  March  15th:  Submissions  Deadline    •  June  1st:  Registra-on  Opens  •  November  8th-­‐12th:  Conference  Takes  Place  in  Portland,  Oregon  

Opportuni-es  to  Par-cipate  

•  Submit  a  Paper,  Panel  or  Workshop  Proposal  •  PhD  Forum  •  Submit    a  Poster  – ACM  Student  Research  Compe--on  

•  Volunteer  •  Scholarships  Available  

TONIGHT’S  CHALLENGE:  CHANGE  STARTS  WITH  US,  NOW  

Next  up:    NCWIT  Student  Group  Seed  Fund  

NCWIT  Seed  Fund  

•  Na-onal  Center  for  Women  &  Informa-on  Technology  

•  $500  in  funding  for  student  organiza-ons  that  promote  increased  par-cipa-on  by  women  in  compu-ng  and  IT  programs  

•  Let’s  Apply!!  

Ques-ons  We  Need  to  Answer  The  Usual  Stuff  

•  Name  of  Organiza-on  (we  need  a  name)  •  Name  of  Student  Leader  (this  could  be  you)  •  Email  of  Student  Leader  •  Name  of  University  •  Name  of  Advisor  (we’ll  need  a  le`er  of  support)  

•  Email  of  Advisor  

Ques-ons  We  Need  to  Answer  Let’s  Get  in  Depth  

•  Descrip-on  of  Student  Organiza-on  (-me  to  write  a  mission  statement)  

•  URL  of  your  website  (who’d  like  to  build  one?)  •  Number  of  Members  in  your  organiza-on  (how  many  people  are  here  tonight?)  

•  Size  of  your  department  

Ques-ons  We  Need  to  Answer  We’re  Ge6ng  Really  Detailed  Now    

•  Describe  how  the  $500  grant  will  be  used  (Outside  speakers?  Pizza  par-es?  What  else?)  

•  Number  of  people  served  (how  many  women  a`end  OSU?)  

•  Has  this  event  been  held  before  and,  if  so,  were  there  any  successful  outcomes?  

•  How  will  par-cipants  benefit?  •  How  will  this  ini-a-ve  be  assessed?  

Acknowledgements  –  Photo  Credits  •  Google  Nightclub  -­‐  Gisela  Giardino  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/gi/457964619/  

•  Google  Building  42  walkway  -­‐  Franco  Folini  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/livenature/2132336732/  

•  Tes-ng  on  the  Toilet  -­‐  Steve  Jurvetson  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/5055799210/  

•  Google  Bike  -­‐  Daniel  Dionne  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/mrzeon/4968669528/  

•  GooglePhone  Booth/  Tardis  -­‐  Nan  Palmero  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/nanpalmero/2854120043/  

•  Google  Double  Rainbow  -­‐  Patrick  Barry  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/pbarry/4291200080/  

•  1999  Google  Rack  -­‐  Nan  Palermo  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/nanpalmero/2854955926/  

•  ebay  sign  -­‐  Jason  Tromm  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/tromme`er/66031723/  

•  Google  Foozball  mini  kitchen  -­‐  Ma`hew  Ingram  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/mathewingram/3096420097/  

•  Master  Plan  Whiteboard  -­‐  Steve  Jurvetson  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/21468536/  

•  Google  Lobby  w/  Ikea  +  TV  -­‐  Ma`hew  Ingram  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/mathewingram/3096420093/  

•  Google  Garden  -­‐  Valerio  Valerio  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/vdvsx/4053146773/  

Acknowledgements  –  Photo  Credits  (cont’d)  

•  Google  Holodeck  Outside  View  -­‐  Search  Engine  Land  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/searchengineland/3570700498/  

•  Holodeck  Space  -­‐  dullhunk  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/dullhunk/3712846097/  

•  Holodeck  Country  Road  -­‐  Search  Engine  Land  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/searchengineland/3569876649/  

•  Stan  T.  Rex  and  Flamingos  -­‐  Steve  Jurvetson  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/1030158311/  

•  Ball  Pit  -­‐  Chris  Schrier  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/schrierc/4530273368/  

•  Space  Ship  One-­‐  John  Hawley  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/warthog9/3400094598/in/set-­‐72157616139886512/  

•  Apple  HQ  -­‐  Wesley  Fryer  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/4689656314/  

•  Adobe  HQ  -­‐  Franco  Folini  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/livenature/420776526/  

•  Yahoo!  HQ  -­‐  gaku.  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/gaku/670438877/  

•  Terri  Oda  -­‐  Simon  Law  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/sfllaw/1314185841/  

•  Angela  Byron  -­‐  Simon  Law  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/sfllaw/2382053710/  

Acknowledgements  –  Photo  Credits  (cont’d,  cont’d)  

 •  Noirin  Shirley  -­‐  XWRN  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/xwrn/5215914093/  

•  Sierra  Michels-­‐Sle`vet  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrams/5301207935/  

•  Selena  Deckelmann  -­‐  Kirrily  Robert  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/kirrilyrobert/2700065468/  

•  Kirrily  Robert  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/kirrilyrobert/2700063966/  

•  Carol  Smith  -­‐  John  Hawley  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/warthog9/4860535055/  

•  Deb  Nicholson  -­‐  Steven  DuBois-­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/srd2725/4805117750/  

•  Stormy  Peters  -­‐  Kirrily  Robert  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/kirrilyrobert/2699246601/  

•  Jen  Redman  -­‐  Aaron  Hockley  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/ahockley/3674511568/  

•  Carol  Bartz  -­‐  Gail  Carmichael  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/gailcarmichael/5041609463/in/set-­‐72157624932418433/  

•  Sarah  Sharp  -­‐  Aaron  Hockley  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/ahockley/3673653331/  

•  Jacinta  Richardson  -­‐  Paul  Fenwick  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/pfenwick/3935359869/  

•  Facebook  Wall  -­‐  cellanr  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/rorycellan/5267840440/  

Acknowledgements  –  Photo  Credits  (yes,  there’s  more)  

•  Robin  Jeffries  -­‐  Katy  Dickinson  -­‐  h`p://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/resource/Hopper/16oct07.RobinJeffries.jpg  

•  Dinda  Lopez  -­‐  Dinda  Lopez  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/dindatx/5104047748/  

•  Esther  Schindler  -­‐  Julian  Cash  -­‐  h`p://www.flickr.com/photos/juliancash/3758289358/  

•  Ellen  Spertus  -­‐  h`p://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/06/44706  

•  All  Grace  Hopper  Conference  artwork  copyright  Anita  Borg  Ins-tute,  used  with  permission  (provided  for  public  use).  

•  Most  photos  in  this  presenta-on  are  made  available  under  a  Crea-ve  Commons  license  and  a`ribu-on  has  been  provided  in  these  acknowledgements.  For  other  photos,  I  have  considered  their  inclusion  fair  use  and  cited  the  source  of  the  photo  in  this  sec-on.    All  images  remain  copyright  of  their  respec-ve  owners.