Cassandra Wilcox@cassandrawilcox

The growth rate in tech jobs was

27 times higher than all other occupations from 2001 to 2011.

http://women2.com/2014/06/30/women-leaving-tech/?hvid=5gTYCi#xMgllqxK7iO8xKfi.99

Labor Department estimates

1.4 million job openings for computer-related occupations by 2020.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/magazine/i-am-woman-watch-me-hack.html

survey completed by ~200 developers in Orlando

http://orlandodevs.com/blog/orlando-devs-salaries-in-2016/

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016

Women hold only

26%

of the more than four million computing related jobs in the US. (down from 36% in 1991)

–U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2013 (Occupational Category: 15–0000)

Women earn

57% of all bachelor's degrees

...but only

18%

of undergrad computer science degrees(Compared to 37% 1984)

–National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2012 (CIP 11)

Currently, just

0.4% of female college freshmen say they intend to major in computer science.

–http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/magazine/i-am-woman-watch-me-hack.html

What is going on?

56% of technical women leave tech companies within 10 years (more than double the dropout rate for men)

–http://women2.com/2014/06/30/women-leaving-tech/?hvid=5gTYCi#xMgllqxK7iO8xKfi.99

Why Do We Need More Women Who Code?

Coder Stereotypes

Diversity > Culture > Success

How do we fix it?

Girls Who Code programs work to inspire, educate, and equip girls with the computing skills to pursue 21st century opportunities.

http://girlswhocode.com/

Learn More & Become a Volunteer

weventure.org/gwc2016

Community MovementConnect talented women to great opportunitiesPromote cultures that attract & retain female talentBuild a network for sharing resources for successProvide opportunities for women to learn and build

experienceOffer career mentorship to help women explore and

pursue opportunities in technical fields.

Raise a National VoiceOrlando should be nationally recognized as a leader in bettering tech culture and closing the gender gap in

computer science related fields.Let’s build the BEST culture in tech

to attract and hold onto the BEST talent in tech!

Join us!

weventure.org/gwc2016

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