2.  Keep discussions honest and respectful.
 Keep on topic and if possible, 15 minutes
to each discussion.
 Slides are to offer topics of discussion, we
may jump ahead or back for reference
at any time or work without them!
 These sessions are to offer women in tech
opportunities to collaborate, network
and mentor.

3. Courtesy of news.dice.com

4.  According to Forbes and Harvey Nash-
› 9% CIOs are female, (12% in 2010)
 Dept. of Commerce reports, “women
have seen no employment growth in
STEM jobs since 2000.”
 How 25% of tech positions- is this
accurate when highest percentage held
position of recruiter?

5.  Differences in gender communication:
› Men nod to agree, women nod to state the
other person is heard/understood.
› When a woman asks a question at the end
of a discussion, its often not because she
doesn’t know the answer, but she is
searching for consensus.
› Women often see topics connected that
men do not. Women are “data sorters”
where men often “pre-aggregate”, both
have positive and negative due to this.

6.  Identify Stereotypes and what is gender
bias?
 How are these different from
discrimination?
Stemming the Time- Why Women are
Leaving Engineering:
http://studyofwork.com/files/2011/03/NSF_
Women-Full-Report-0314.pdf

7.  According to research by Penn Schoen
and Berland , nearly two-thirds (63
percent) of [teenage girls] have never
considered a career in engineering.
 Often little or no programming classes
are required to graduate from high
school, when introduction should be
earlier.

8. Courtesy of forbes.com

9.  70% of the business leaders believed that
educational about technical fields starts
in childhood.
 44% believed that taking a computer
science class sparked their interest in a
technology career path.

10.  Your career is important!
 Self Promotion is GOOD!
 Dress for the part you want to play.
 Raise your hand, speak up- just one
“Lean in” promise to yourself each day.
 Build short term and long term goals.
 Build a network.
 Find Mentors

11.  Few female mentors
 Those highlights in media are rarely
identified with.
 WIT communities and challenges for
high-end techies.
 Mentoring OPPORTUNITY!!