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Women, computing and women@CL. Mateja Jamnik Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge Co-director of the women@CL project Thanks to EPSRC, Univ. of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Microsoft Research, Intel Cambridge Research, CMI, OII, Newnham College Cambridge. What are the facts?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Women, computing and Women, computing and women@CLwomen@CL
Mateja JamnikMateja Jamnik
Computer LaboratoryComputer Laboratory
University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
Co-director of the Co-director of the women@CLwomen@CL projectproject
Thanks to EPSRC, Univ. of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Thanks to EPSRC, Univ. of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Microsoft Research, Intel Cambridge Research, CMI, OII, Newnham Microsoft Research, Intel Cambridge Research, CMI, OII, Newnham
College CambridgeCollege Cambridge
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What are the facts?What are the facts?
5% of young women are 5% of young women are considering an IT careerconsidering an IT career
22% of the UK’s 1 million 22% of the UK’s 1 million IT workforce are womenIT workforce are women
Half of UK and Oxbridge Half of UK and Oxbridge undergraduates are undergraduates are womenwomen
1 in 3 academic women 1 in 3 academic women but 1 in 5 academic men but 1 in 5 academic men aspire to leadership aspire to leadership positionspositions
Women in Women in UKUK CSCS MathMath
ss
A levelA level 26%26% 40%40%
u/gradu/grad 18%18% 39%39%
u/grad Camu/grad Cam 12.5%12.5% 21%21%
MSc + PhdMSc + Phd 27%27% 23%23%
StaffStaff 20%20% 16%16%
ProfsProfs 5%(305%(30))
3%3%
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Facts – Computer ScienceFacts – Computer Science Source: HESA data 2001-2002Source: HESA data 2001-2002 Cambridge last 3 years: 14%, up from 10% 10 Cambridge last 3 years: 14%, up from 10% 10
years ago (10% for home u/gs, 50% for overseas)years ago (10% for home u/gs, 50% for overseas)
12.50%
22.31%19.44%
16.57%15.07% 14.95%
13.29%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
Women
Cambridge
Oxford
Southampton
Manchester
Imperial
York
Edinburgh
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Facts – MathsFacts – Maths
Source: HESA data 2003-2004Source: HESA data 2003-2004 National: 38.71% femaleNational: 38.71% female
20.87%
42.61%41.25%37.61%
34.21%30.82%
28.05%
0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%
Women
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Why so bad in UK?Why so bad in UK? Poor image of computing:Poor image of computing:
Schools: accessible and gender neutral, but often boring and equated with office skills
Work: negative images such as nerdy, aggressive, dull
Failure to communicate:Failure to communicate: What computer science is
and why it is important Computing can be exciting,
rewarding, challenging; can lead to social careers; accommodates career breaks, flexible working
The variety of clearly differentiated computing careers Failure to retain:Failure to retain:
students and staff due to unconscious bias, lack of positive and supportive culture
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Does it matter?Does it matter? To individualsTo individuals
Loss of opportunity
To employersTo employers Loss of talent Despite tech slump/outsourcing, increase in demand for staff
To UniversitiesTo Universities Major US corporation 2005: If we recruit to CS posts only
from CS graduates we can’t meet our diversity targets Access, Equal Opportunities, RAE....
UK legal positionUK legal position Positive discrimination is illegal Positive action is legal and encouraged Increasing provision for flexible working, parental leave etc Codes of practice, union agreements ...
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What can be done? Good What can be done? Good practice!practice!
Carnegie Carnegie Mellon Project: women up from 10% to 47% over Mellon Project: women up from 10% to 47% over 5 years5 years Long-term outreach to schools and teachers on APT New entry criteria seek “Technology leaders of the future” Remove inadvertent barriers – eg overvaluing systems skills Parallel tracks through 1st year to aid confidence building
UC Berkeley projectUC Berkeley project Change climate through supportive atmosphere for women Fostering community, alumni relations and PhD retention Women students best ambassadors in recruitment
LinuxChix and Debian WomenLinuxChix and Debian Women For women in open source community - combat aggressive
stanceAll people will be comfortable and feel able to ask questions or comment at any time. People will feel that the channel is a sociable and friendly place.
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What else can be done?What else can be done?
DTI study: women leave IT at 2 stages, after DTI study: women leave IT at 2 stages, after children and mid-career, hencechildren and mid-career, hence advocate flexible working, change in culture what’s good for women is good for everybody
SIGIS EU project: recommends for UKSIGIS EU project: recommends for UK mentoring, support, opportunities for networking women be supported and valued, but no special
treatment positive action programmes can cause hostility women often like applications and interdisciplinary
work changing image to attract different kind of people one size does not fit all
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women@CLwomen@CL 2003 women@CL launched at Cambridge Uni. 2003 women@CL launched at Cambridge Uni.
Computer Laboratory with support from Microsoft Computer Laboratory with support from Microsoft Research and IntelResearch and Intel
2004 national women@CL network, 2004 national women@CL network, funded by EPSRC: co-directors funded by EPSRC: co-directors Prof. Ursula Martin and Prof. Ursula Martin and Dr Mateja JamnikDr Mateja Jamnik
www.cl.cam.ac.ukwww.cl.cam.ac.uk/women/women Cambridge ideal place with long history: 1949 Beatrice Cambridge ideal place with long history: 1949 Beatrice
Worsley first woman PhD for computational workWorsley first woman PhD for computational work
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women@CL – Beatrice women@CL – Beatrice WorsleyWorsley
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women@CLwomen@CL women@CL provides local, national and international women@CL provides local, national and international
activities for women engaged in computing research activities for women engaged in computing research and academic leadershipand academic leadership
Goal: support women and increase recruitment and Goal: support women and increase recruitment and retention, sustainable across a complex institutionretention, sustainable across a complex institution
Funding bodies, sponsors and supporters: with thanks Funding bodies, sponsors and supporters: with thanks totoEPSRC, Microsoft Research Cambridge, Intel Cambridge EPSRC, Microsoft Research Cambridge, Intel Cambridge Research, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Research, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Newnham College Cambridge, Cambridge-MIT Institute, Oxford Newnham College Cambridge, Cambridge-MIT Institute, Oxford Internet Institute, British Computer SocietyInternet Institute, British Computer Society
Prominent support of Univ. of Cambridge’s world Prominent support of Univ. of Cambridge’s world leading department vital to send signal of importanceleading department vital to send signal of importance
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women@CL – Cambridgewomen@CL – Cambridge Consultation with women staff and students:Consultation with women staff and students:
isolated, valued support but not to be seen as “different”
Review undergraduate recruitment:Review undergraduate recruitment: course already stresses interdisciplinarity, applications and
entrepreneurship, but is very poorly presented and marketed, with confusion over entry requirements
Formal connection with existing bodies with similar goals:Formal connection with existing bodies with similar goals: Equality and Diversity Unit: recruitment officers, Springboard Raised awareness of legislation and good practice
Set up web pages, FAQs, mailing lists, data collectionSet up web pages, FAQs, mailing lists, data collection
women@CL lunches: provide women role modelswomen@CL lunches: provide women role models
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women@CL Cambridge - women@CL Cambridge - LunchesLunches
Provide early-career women role Provide early-career women role models in academic research, industry models in academic research, industry or start-ups:or start-ups: Speakers from Univ. of Cambridge, Intel,
MSR, Google, IBM, biotech entrepreneurs, Goldman Sachs, Oman, Canada, USA,…
Women in Gaming event:Women in Gaming event: explore issues surrounding women in
games industry, as both producers and consumers of games and game-related media
play videogames on variety of consoles Careers workshops:Careers workshops:
applying for jobs in academia and industry Free lunch, chocolate cake, open to all, Free lunch, chocolate cake, open to all,
high attendance, 50-50 women-menhigh attendance, 50-50 women-men
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women@CL - UKwomen@CL - UK Career development workshops at major conferences:
IJCAI 2005, W3C 2006, HCI 2006 Regional Hoppers meetings for women in computing:
London, Manchester, Scotland Senior Women’s Leadership Summit in 2005 and 2007:
Newnham College Cambridge Childcare Initiative
Evaluation, media training, ensuring visibility of women
Visions of the future initiative with BCS, OII
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women@CL UK - Career women@CL UK - Career WorkshopsWorkshops
Mission Statement:Mission Statement: To be of relevance to women in computing To be of relevance to women in computing research, providing a forum for the interchange of ideas for successful research, providing a forum for the interchange of ideas for successful academic careers, to address the particular needs of professional academic careers, to address the particular needs of professional women and to provide an opportunity for peer networking.women and to provide an opportunity for peer networking.
Talks by women at various stages in their career about:Talks by women at various stages in their career about:
how to apply for grants how to apply for fellowships work-life balance funding opportunities mentoring and email lists
support
their work and how they got there the opportunities encountered how to choose an independent
research area and build a team how to apply for a PhD how to apply for an industrial job
Discussion periodsDiscussion periods Networking opportunitiesNetworking opportunities
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women@CL UK – Hoppers women@CL UK – Hoppers WorkshopsWorkshops
Regional meetings for women in Regional meetings for women in computing research from Masters level up.computing research from Masters level up.
Technical talksTechnical talks
Career planning:Career planning: What makes a good research leader?
It can be hard, but worth it to make a differenceIt can be hard, but worth it to make a difference Identify some challenges for computing
research in 2015? Sustainability, ageing population, maintaining Sustainability, ageing population, maintaining
humanityhumanity What would help you to become a research
leader? Mentoring, support, opportunities like this.Mentoring, support, opportunities like this.
Networking (and lunch).Networking (and lunch).
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women@CL UK – Childcare women@CL UK – Childcare SchemeScheme
Many academics are prevented from attending Many academics are prevented from attending conferences due to extra costs for childcare.conferences due to extra costs for childcare.
women@CL supplementary grant of £150 towards women@CL supplementary grant of £150 towards extra childcare costs while at CS related extra childcare costs while at CS related conference.conference.
Open to everyone, staff or student, female or Open to everyone, staff or student, female or male at UK University doing computer science male at UK University doing computer science research.research.
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Lessons LearntLessons Learnt
What is making this initiative a success?What is making this initiative a success? Support from the top in Cambridge Univ. and sponsors Dedicated senior staff time and admin support Enthusiastic staff and student team
What’s good for women is good for everyoneWhat’s good for women is good for everyone
What do we need next?What do we need next? Major campaign to change the image of computer science Improve presentation and understanding in schools Grand challenges exercise to create visions of future
research Find exciting worthwhile ways to develop leadership skills BCS to take the lead and coordinate all this
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Other Initiatives: AwardsOther Initiatives: Awards
Athena award for IT in support of women in Athena award for IT in support of women in sciencescience
BCS awards for companies working for women in BCS awards for companies working for women in ITIT
Astar awards: best girl in ICT A level and GCSEAstar awards: best girl in ICT A level and GCSE
BCS Roger Needham award BCS Roger Needham award
BCS CPHC Distinguished Dissertation awardBCS CPHC Distinguished Dissertation award
BCS Young IT practitioner awardBCS Young IT practitioner award
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Other Initiatives: CC4GOther Initiatives: CC4G
Around 100 clubs for 10-14 year old girls, rolling Around 100 clubs for 10-14 year old girls, rolling out nationally, linked to national curriculumout nationally, linked to national curriculum
CC4G is all about making technology fun. CC4G is all about making technology fun.
We leave all the boring stuff to the boysWe leave all the boring stuff to the boys..
www.cc4g.netwww.cc4g.net Link CC4G schools near Cambridge with Link CC4G schools near Cambridge with
women@CLwomen@CL
EPSRC PPA Sodarace for schools, pilot with CC4GEPSRC PPA Sodarace for schools, pilot with CC4G
www.sodarace.netwww.sodarace.net
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Other Initiatives: BCSOther Initiatives: BCS
Establish Forum:Establish Forum: to coordinate women/diversity initiatives to think about image of the profession teaching of computing in schools
New future initiative in collaboration with BCS and New future initiative in collaboration with BCS and OII, to ensure the sustainability and continuity of OII, to ensure the sustainability and continuity of [email protected]@CL.
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Thank you!Thank you!
www.cl.cam.ac.uk/womenwww.cl.cam.ac.uk/women
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My ExperienceMy Experience
UWC Italy; Math and Computer Studies, Canada; UWC Italy; Math and Computer Studies, Canada; Master Cambridge; PhD in Artificial Intelligence Master Cambridge; PhD in Artificial Intelligence Edinburgh Edinburgh
EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship, Cambridge UniEPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship, Cambridge Uni Lectureship (Associate Prof), Cambridge UniLectureship (Associate Prof), Cambridge Uni
Research: formalizing on machines “informal” human Research: formalizing on machines “informal” human problem solving techniques (eg, using diagrams)problem solving techniques (eg, using diagrams)
Work/Life: married, 2 children, working part-time 50%Work/Life: married, 2 children, working part-time 50%
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Computer ScienceComputer Science
MenMen WomenWomen TotalTotal % women% women
University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge 385385 5555 440440 12.50%12.50%
University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford 470470 135135 605605 22.31%22.31%
University of University of SouthamptonSouthampton
435435 105105 540540 19.44%19.44%
University of University of ManchesterManchester
730730 145145 875875 16.57%16.57%
Imperial CollegeImperial College 620620 110110 730730 15.07%15.07%
University of YorkUniversity of York 455455 8080 535535 14.95%14.95%
University of EdinburghUniversity of Edinburgh 620620 9595 715715 13.29%13.29%
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MathsMaths
Men Women Total % women
University of Cambridge 910 240 1150 20.87%
University of Southampton
330 245 575 42.61%
University of Edinburgh 235 165 400 41.25%
University of Manchester
340 205 545 37.61%
University of York 250 130 380 34.21%
Imperial College 505 225 730 30.82%
University of Oxford 795 310 1105 28.05%