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Women in Computing & Technology
M. Galante, July 2015
•Hurdles to entry•Support & recruitment•Careers opportunities
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Hurdles to entry
Society prejudices about women
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HurdlesSociety prejudices about women
• Headline – June 2015
• “Girls aren’t gamers” “Girls don’t like coding”
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Hurdles• Not enough people like me in IT
Reference: pxlnv.com/blog/tech-company-diversity-stats/ M. Galante, July 2015
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Support and Recruiting
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Girlswhocode.org
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Support and Recruiting
• NCWIT Aspirations• Lots of big and small opportunities• Go to aspirations.org – check your
interests to see what’s out there!
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NCWIT Aspirations
• Examples of whatyou can find:
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Sit With Me – supporting girls in computing and IT
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Sitwithme.org
• Intuit corporate conference video
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Reason #1 – Low UnemploymentIn 2013 the overall unemployment rate in the U.S. was 7.4%• the overall unemployment rate for computing occupations was a low 3.6%• and for women in computing, it was only 4.2%
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Stability Expected to Continue
This relative stability in IT is expected to continue, which is good news for women – and men – who are considering the field.
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Growing Faster than Other STEM Fields
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Computing Salaries are Highly Competitive
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Computing Helps Close the Gender Wage Gap
• A woman earns $0.77 to every $1.00 a man earns.
• Women who work in computing-related occupations earn a median income that is 81% of men’s median income.
• Dice.com salary survey suggests there is no wage gap for tech workers with comparable experience, education, and position.
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So let’s get learning!
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