Women in IT - June 2013

Women in IT? Why not!One woman’s perspective

Silvana WasitovaAgile Coach & Trainer @ Skype Prague

Women Scientists2© 2013 Skype

Marie Currie

Marie Curie(1867-1934)First Woman Nobel Prize winner, twice!

Discovered polonium and radium

Hildegard of Bingen(1098-1179)

Musician, Doctor,

Writer, Abbess

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Biological scientists

Chemists and materials sci-

entists

Environmen-tal scientists

and geoscien-tists

Computer scientists and systems ana-

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Computer programmers

Computer software engineers

Chemical engineers

Civil en-gineers

Electrical and electronics engineers

Mechanical engineers

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009, Women in the labor force: A databook (Report 1018) (Washington, DC), Table 11.

Women are under-represented in many science/engineering occupations

• Set clear performance standards• Recognize career-relevant skillsSource: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009, Women in the labor force: A databook (Report 1018) (Washington, DC), Table 11.

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Grace Hopper(1906-1992)“First Programmer”US Navy Read Admiral

The Robot Creator at MIT

Cynthia BreazealDeveloped robot “Kismet”

MIT “Top Innovator under 35”

Linda RisingComputer Scientist, Software Architect

Author “Fearless Change”

Sheryl Sandberg COO Facebook, Author “Lean In”

“We (women) hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in”

Take your piece, own it, NAIL IT!AdaMelissa MayerCarly FiorinaMeg WhitmanCarol xxxx

Hillary Clinton

Angela Merkel

Marissa MayerCEO of Yahoo!

What about YOU?13© 2013 Skype

Be your authentic self

Adverse Effects of Negative Stereotypes

Recommendations•Expose girls to successful role models •Explicitly talki to students about stereotype threats

Source: Spencer, S. J., Steele, C. M., & Quinn, D. M., 1999, "Stereotype threat and women's math performance," Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 35(1), p. 13.

Performance on a Challenging Math Test, by Stereotype Threat Condition and Gender

Follow your passion

Compare to embroidery

Solve problems,deliver results

Be Persistent

Be Persistent

Get a Mentor

*Make* your own path

You will make mistakes. Forgive yourself.

Master your instrument

Have Fun!

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Your time is limited, don’t waste it living somebody else’s life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Lean In

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References

AAUW - American Association of University Womenhttp://www.aauw.org/issues/http://www.aauw.org/2011/04/06/pay-gap-in-stem-fields/http://www.aauw.org/files/2013/02/Why-So-Few-Women-in-Science-Technology-Engineering-and-Mathematics.pdfhttp://www.aauw.org/files/2013/02/graduating-to-a-pay-gap-the-earnings-of-women-and-men-one-year-after-college-graduation.pdfhttp://www.aauw.org/files/2013/02/public-perceptions-of-the-pay-gap-briefing-paper.pdfhttp://www.mappingstrategies.com/PAY_EQUITY_STUDY.pdf