[Nilay Yener] How to get 50% women at a high-tech conference

Presentation from GDG DevFest - the biggest Google related event in Ukraine. October 24-25, Lviv. Learn more at http://devfest.gdg.org.ua/

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1. How to get 50% women at a high tech conference #womenintech Nilay Yener PM, Eteration Organizer, GDG Istanbul Organizer, GDG Women Istanbul
2. #dfua Who I am? GDG Women Istanbul
3. #dfua Quote.. “A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are for. Sail out to sea and do new things.” ! — Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the U.S. Navy’s oldest active-duty officer at the time of her retirement, developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language, developer of UNIVAC I and COBOL, and coiner of the terms “computer bug” and “debugging.”
4. #dfua 1-2 events in every month Coming soon! December 6th!
5. #dfua ?% women at tech conferences
6. #dfua Board members of a company, 1986 Token Woman
7. #dfua DevFest Women Istanbul 2013 • 1839 registration • 736 attendee, 354 WOMEN! (48%) • 52 session submission • 41 talks • 52 speakers, 9 from out of Turkey! (all women except 1 token man☺) • Speakers from 7 different countries
8. #dfua • 1839 registration • 736 attendee • 354 WOMEN! (48%) • 52 session submissions • 41 talks • 52 speakers (all women except 1 token man☺) • 4021 registration • 1409 attendee • WOMEN less than 48% • 121 session submission • 40 talks • 52 speakers, 0 woman DevFest DevFest Women vs
9. #dfua • Women do not submit proposal • The few women is available • Conference committee seek male speakers more actively • Committee may be against female speakers • Lack of women speakers • The few women is available • And they are overused… • If the name of the conference is Women, Men don’t care! Why?
10. #dfua • … What to do to get more female in tech conferences?
11. Women friendly events Accessible women toilets, women friendly decoration, parent help especially for nursing mothers
12. #dfua
13. Put a diversity statement Make it clear that conference values and would welcome submissions from women and other minatory groups. Avoid categorization.
14. #dfua
15. Websites to find women speakers Speakers Wiki, Need Women Speaker
16. Collaborate with women groups in your area Invite them to conference, send call for papers forms.
17. #dfua Quote.. “Computing is too important to left men.” ! — Karen Spärck Jones, Professor of Computers and Information at Cambridge Computer Laboratory. Spärck Jones was a vocal advocate for women in computing and technology; she introduced the concept of inverse document frequency (IDF) used by most search engines today.
18. Thank you @nlycskn google.com/+NilayCoşkunYener twitter g+ !