Practical Ways Men Can Address Tech's Gender Imbalance | Startup Week Chattanooga
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Countless studies show companies with gender-diverse teams outperform those where women are underrepresented. If you aren’t investing in increasing diversity, you’re likely to lose out to competitors who are. And yet, women only hold 25% of computing jobs and 11% of executive roles in Silicon Valley. This is a big, contentious problem, and we need the best minds—both men and women—to collaborate and work toward a solution. Since men hold the majority of leadership positions at all types of companies, men have an opportunity to make a real difference. In this Startup Week Chattanooga event, Very's director of marketing Emily Maxie shares the stories of the men who have supported, challenged, and encouraged her so far in my career, and she gives no-nonsense tips for advocating for more gender equality in the workplace. Want to work at Very? Visit www.verypossible.com/careers to learn more.
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- 1. PRACTICAL WAYS MEN CAN ADDRESS TECH'S GENDER IMBALANCE Emily Maxie, Director of Marketing at Very
- 2. TODAY, WE’LL TALK ABOUT… ▸ Why inclusive teams are good for business ▸ Reasons hiring women in tech is tough ▸ Tips for supporting women in any industry
- 3. First, a big disclaimer…
- 4. WE’RE A WORK IN PROGRESS
- 5. WHY IS IT TOUGH TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INCLUSION?
- 7. WHY INCLUSIVE TEAMS ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS
- 8. What’s the likelihood that companies with highly diverse workforces financially outperform those in the bottom?
- 9. 15% More likely to outperform Gender-diverse companies 35% Ethnically-diverse companies More likely to outperform Likelihood of financial performance above the national industry median. Based on composite data from all countries in the data set. Source: 2015 McKinsey&Company report Diversity Matters
- 10. Companies with at least 30% of c-suite positions filled by women enjoy a 6 percentage point increase in net profit
- 11. “NO MATTER HOW WE TORTURE THE DATA WE GET THE SAME RESULT: WOMEN IN THE C-SUITE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER PROFITABILITY.” Marcus Noland Director of studies at the Peterson Institute
- 13. Women are only involved in 6.1% of technology patents. Source: Study by National Center for Women and Information Technology
- 14. And yet… mixed-gender teams’ technology patents received up to 42% more citations than their single-gender counterparts Source: Study by National Center for Women and Information Technology
- 16. WHY IS IT HARD TO HIRE AND RETAIN WOMEN IN TECH?
- 17. HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE 74% 20% 74% of high school girls show an affinity for STEM subjects but the number pursuing STEM-related degrees in college drops to just 20% PIPELINE PROBLEMS…
- 18. BUT THERE’S MORE TO IT… 63% of women in tech have experienced sexual harassment 56% of women in technical roles leave midway through their career
- 19. Top performing women get ___% more criticism of their personality in reviews than top- performing men. Source: Gender differences and bias in open source: pull request acceptance of women versus men
- 20. Women’s GitHub contributions tend to be accepted at a higher rate than men’s… Source: Gender differences and bias in open source: pull request acceptance of women versus men
- 21. … but only when their gender is unknown by the community. Source: Gender differences and bias in open source: pull request acceptance of women versus men
- 22. “EVERYONE’S THE SAME, AND NO ONE’S LIKE ME.” Dinah Front-end developer for 8 years before leaving tech
- 23. YIKES, THAT’S A BIG PROBLEM!
- 24. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY?
- 25. TIPS FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN IN ANY INDUSTRY
- 26. Why do we need men to engage in the conversation?
- 29. People with sponsors are 23% more likely to move up in their career than those without sponsors.
- 30. MENTOR SPONSOR ▸ Experienced person who’s willing to help and support you ▸ Builds your confidence and provides a sounding board. ▸ Offers empathy. ▸ Expects little or nothing in return. ▸ Believes in your potential and is willing to take a bet on you. ▸ Vested in your future. ▸ Encourages you to take risks and has your back. ▸ Expects a great deal from you (performance and loyalty). ▸ Delivers critical feedback. ▸ Advice ▸ Guidance ▸ Makes introductions ▸ Gives feedback
- 32. OWN UP TO PROBLEMS AND ADMIT IT IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE SOLUTION
- 33. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING WRONG, MAKE IT RIGHT.
- 34. ENCOURAGE YOUR DAUGHTERS TO GO INTO TECH!
- 35. WE NEED YOUR HELP.