1. Deconstructing Women in Technology What is the data really telling us? @electromute ingrid@quickleft.com Ingrid Alongi Co-Founder/CEO-Consulting

2. There arent a lot of women in Computing Fields 3. Computer Professionals White Men 86.4% African American 2.3% Asian 3.7% Hispanic 1.6% Women 6% 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics 4. Computer Information Systems Managers White Men 91.5% African American 0.8% Asian 2.3% Hispanic 0.7% Women 4.7% 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics 5. 0 22.5 45 67.5 90 Attitudes of College Bound Youth (Ages 13-17) CS is a good major CS is a good career 2009 ACM and WGBH Foundation New Image for Computing Report 6. Attitudes of College Bound Youth (Ages 13-17) More girls tend to associate computing with typing, math, and boredom, while boys are more likely to associate computing with video games, design, electronics, solving problems, and interesting. 7. 52 63 71 40 0 20 40 60 80 Percentage of women who have left tech jobs and dont ever return Average working hours per week in the tech industry Percentage of women in STEM fields that experience sexual harassment Percentage of Women Who Drop Out of Field between ages 35-40 Harvard Business Review: Stopping the Exodus of Women in Science More Bummers for Women in Technology 8. 9 10 5 14 14 8 Return on Equity Return on Sales Return on Invested Capital Corporate Performance and Womens Representation on Boards Low/no percentage of women board directors High percentage of women board directors 2007 Catalyst Study: TheBottom Line: Corporate Performance and Womens Representation on Boards 9. What does it all mean? 10. Why arent there more women in CS? 11. Survivorship Bias image credit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader 12. Cultural Issues ns just want to be where we belong and contribute in a meaningfu The Impostor Syndrome So, Why? 13. 2010: The first time women earned more advanced degrees than men. 42% of successful Indiegogo campaigns are run by women and they raise more than men in terms of the number of contributions and amounts per contribution. men represent 22% of angel investors, up 50% from the year befo orbes article claims that 2014 is the breakout year for women entr ng far more computing jobs than U.S. schools are creating compu Right now, four of the 20 top-paying jobs for women are in computing en, NCWIT, RailsBridge, Women Who Code, Girl Geek Dinners, G 14. I got this? 15. 7 ways to promote a better performing team 16. 1. Make a commitment 17. 2. Host team building events during business hours 18. Tres de Mayo Potluck 2013 Bike to Work Day 2012 19. 3. Provide ample outlets for feedback to leadership team 20. 4. Examine your hiring practices: from job posts to interviewing style 21. 5. Examine your bonus and raise criteria not everyone is good at asking 22. 6. Having more women in leadership encourages more women in general 23. 7. Your job is a place of business where adults work, but it can still be fun! 24. 2014 Office Olympics 25. Thank You @electromute ingrid@quickleft.com Ingrid Alongi Co-Founder/CEO-Consulting