Computers are a girls best friendCarola Boettcher @Nerdnite München - 24.10.2013

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Grace Hopper* 9.12.1906 - † 1.1.1992

“...Women are ‘naturals’ at

Computer Programming”

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This talk is about...

... why are there so few women inComputer Science

... why do we need more women inComputer Science

... what can we do to encourage them

... me :)3

About me

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Why are there so few women in

Computer Science?

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100 Students

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100 Students

20% Women

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What keeps women away from

Computer Science?

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Image!?

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What does aComputer Scientist

do all day long?

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http://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de

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Computers are not for girls!

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Role models

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Famous Programmers

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Women?

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Famous Female Programmers

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You have to be a Genius!

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IT is dominated by men

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Become an IT girl!22

Why?

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10 Reasons

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1. The economy needs YOU!

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100 Students

20% Women

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160 Students

50% Women

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2. It’s just another wayof beeing creative

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3. Don’t let men design the world!

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4. Mixed Teams do better

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5. Endless career options!

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6. Well paid jobs!

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7. Flexible working time!

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8. You can choose your future Company

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9.

(Ok, that’s just partially true)

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10. Many helping hands!

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• Non-profit Organisation

• Ruby on Rails Workshops for girls

• Organised from Women for Women

• Done with the help of sponsors

• Started in Finnland in 2010 - 1st Workshop with 100 Participants

• Today: 130 Cities in Europe, Asia, Africa, North- & Southamerica;10.000 Participants

Ruby on Rails for Rails Girls

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• 2 Day Workshops (Friday evening & Saturday)

• Fr: Installation Party + Coach DinnerSa: Workshop + After Party

• “Get excited and make things”

• From concept to code

• Everyone can build somethingawesome

Workshop Konzept

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WORKSHOP 29. / 30. November 2013@Propertybase Offices

Bewirb dich jetzt unter railsgirls.com/munich201342

We can do IT!@CarolaBoettcherboettcher.carola@gmail.com

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BILDNACHWEISE

1) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qS63FLRzR8I/S5sXAWaK8CI/AAAAAAAAAZE/HAT2wg2pglw/s1600-h/ProgrammingThe+ENIAC.jpg

2) http://www.aauw.org/files/2013/03/Grace-Murray-Hopper.jpg

6) http://www.ma.tum.de/foswiki/pub/Studium/2011_12_20_Bilder/Hoersaal_1024.jpg

11) http://michaellouiscalvillo.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/nerds.jpg

14) http://www.supernature-forum.de/attachments/194d1006177173-computer-fuer-frauen-waschmaschine1.gif

17) http://greatpreneurs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Drew-Houston.jpg

http://www.digitalafro.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jackdorsey.jpg

http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/Z/Mark-Zuckerberg-507402-1-402.jpg (marky mark)

http://www.xtoysoft.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Java-father.jpg (james gosling)

http://blog.sherweb.com/the-men-behind-the-code-creators-of-famous-programming-languages/ (bjarne stroustrup)

http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/J/Steven-Jobs-9354805-2-402.jpg

http://cdn1.tresixty.com/sites/default/files/styles/node-full/public/bill.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2011/11/11/1321022435681/Alan-Turing-007.jpg

20) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ada_lovelace.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Hopper_and_UNIVAC.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anita_Borg.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marissa_Mayer,_World_Economic_Forum_2013_III.jpg

https://inktalks-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/files/user/155/originals/ruchi_sanghvi.jpg

37) http://www.codess.net/ever-heard-about-rails-girls/ (Rails Girls pic big)

38) http://siliconallee.com/silicon-allee/events/2012/04/16/solving-berlins-women-problem-with-rails-girls (I love Ruby more than Ashton Kutcher)

40) all Rails Girls Munich Photos by Marius Schuller Photography

23) http://www.gamingangels.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/womencompsci.jpg(Not my boyfriends computer)

42) http://www.readthehorn.com/news/campus/67672/ut_professor_aims_to_increase_number_of_women_in_it_computer_science (we can do it)

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