WHY WE NEED MORE WOMEN IN TECH Women in Tech now! Camilla Bjørn, Isabelle Ringnes, Louise Fuchs
#WOMENINTECHNOW (THE TECH NETWORK FOR WOMEN)
WHAT IS TECH? Technology is the practical execution, use and familiarity of tools, machines, techniques, systems or methods in virtually any industry with a goal to effectively solve a problem or specific function.
SO WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT WITH WOMEN IN TECH? WE MAY THINK WE HAVE COME FAR
The hard facts Norway 23% of IT-workers are female International One in seven engineers in US are female 25% of in IT are leaders Only 11% of CEOs in Silicon Valley are female 12 000 more tech-workers in the next ten years 20% CS-students are female 1 million more STEM-workers by 2020 in the US Less than 20% girls in OECD countries expect career in STEM
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THE NUMBERS DON T LIE RESEARCH IS CLEAR AND PROVES THAT DIVERSITY Drives innovation Creates better products and services Grants access to new and different experiences Significantly improves work environment and productivity
THIS IS A BUSINESS CASE NOT A FEMINIST ISSUE! Fortune 1000 companies with female CEOs Companies with high representation of women on boards European listed corp. with more women on management teams Companies with more than 50% women in key positions 20% of most successful companies 226% higher ROI than S&P 500 84% higher return on sales Operating profit x2 avg. industry 28.7% higher annual return 37% female leaders
WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION
ARE YOU A USER OF DIGITAL PRODUCTS OR WILL YOU DEFINE THE FUTURE OF YOUR PRODUCTS? If you can t define the future you will be caught in a reactive loop. being tech-savvy will be vital for women in order to attain leadership positions. Positions in which women can make a real impact.
SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
TECHNOLOGIES FUELING THE MEDIA INDUSTRY Deep understanding of media and journalism User Experience The building blocks Analytics Structure and Culture Hardware Product Understanding Software Code Monetization/ Commoditization Create Organic Growth
SCHIBSTED: -WHY WE NEED YOU! Monoculture is bad for business. Diversity drives more innovation, ensures quality solutions, stronger results and more varied experience. Technology will be the backbone of future creativity and business results. We strongly encourage talented women to join us in creating innovative, user-centric and cutting edge companies and products with a global impact in Schibsted. Frode Eilertsen Director Digital and Product Schibsted Media Group.
AMONG THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS IN SILICON VALLEY ONLY 16% HAVE TECHNICAL DEGREES
TECH YOU KNOW MORE THAN YOU THINK
TECH-WOMEN Your technical abilities are disguised through the use of smart phones, tablets, wearables, apps and games. You re a blogger and teach yourself how to personalize Wordpress sites. You are actively engaged on social media by curating and sharing stories to increase your reach. You collaborate on projects through using software services like BaseCamp, Slack and Trello.
RESOURCES WHERE CAN YOU LEARN MORE General Assembly Cheap tech-courses at multiple campuses around the world https://skillcrush.com/skillcrush-10-day-bootcamp/ http://www.codecademy.com/ https://class.stanford.edu/courses/engineering/cs101/ Summer2014/about http://www.hiremorewomenintech.com/
TECH WOMEN ARE CHANGING THE WORLD ARIANNA HUFFINGTON MARISSA MAYER Body Level One Body Level Two Body Level Three Body Level Four Body Level Five «You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.» Founder Huffington Post, Worlds second largest news outlet. Strong social media profile. Computer Scientist from Stanford. Employee nr. 20 in Google. CEO of Yahoo in 2012.
LEAN IN, LADIES Make sure people notice your work. Tell people about your achievements. Recognize gender bias and call people out on it. Act confident. Negotiate. Speak up at meetings. Reach for management positions. Do not expect them to come to you.
WE CHALLENGE YOU HAVE AN OPEN MIND, STAY RELEVANT BY READING ABOUT EMERGING TRENDS! INVESTIGATE- AND DON T HESITATE TO JOIN IN- EMBRACE NEW CHALLENGES HEAD ON AND NEVER STOP LEARNING.
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