Gloria Norvor – Designing for Empowerment: Shaping the Future of Technology with Women in Mind

International LT session by GDSC TMU x WTM 2024

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1. DESIGNING FOR EMPOWERMENT: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH WOMEN IN MIND PRESENTED BY GLORIA NORVOR SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER - JOOS
2. OUTLINE My journey into tech Designing for empowerment Designing with women in mind Quote Free guide
3. User Experience Designer at Joos App Sustainability, Women & Climate Advocate Founder of Girls Advancement Initiative Content creator on LinkedIn and Tiktok Things I love: K-drama, Books and Noodles ABOUT ME GLORIA NORVOR UX/UI DESIGNER
4. MY NON-TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND INTO UX DESIGN 2019 - 2020 Admitted into the University of Ghana to study Lingustics My mom bought me my first laptop - An HP I got introduced to Graphic design with Adobe Photoshop and started learning I got my first graphic design client during Covid but my progress was slow Got frustrated with my progress and decided to try other things...
5. MY NON-TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND INTO UX DESIGN First half of 2021 Try learning how to bake... Went to a two-months makeup school while still studying full-time at Uni Got into beauty pageantry. Contested against 30 ladies and won 1st Runner up Went to bootcamps for Full-Stack Software Engineering, Digital Marketing etc. Got frustrated because I felt my skills were not improving
6. MY NON-TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND INTO UX DESIGN Second half of 2021 Decided to give tech and design one more try Took the Google UX Design Certificate Course on Google I went to a hackathon and won it Got my first job as a junior UX Designer from the organizers of the hackathon
7. MY NON-TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND INTO UX DESIGN Fast Forward to 2023 Within three years, I transitioned into working as a Senior UX designer Went to more hackathons and won more than 7 of them Took the INCO Green Digital Skills Course Started Girls Advancement Initiative Delegate at the African Climate Summit 5000+ people in my community and 100,000+ post impressions Landed different freelance gigs
8. GROWTH IS NOT LINEAR What you think growth should look like What it really looks like
9. KEY STRATEGIES HOW TO DESIGN FOR EMPOWERMENT Inclusive Design Transparency Education Community Building
10. KEY STRATEGIES HOW TO DESIGN TECHNOLOGY WITH WOMEN IN MIND Representation Addressing Gender-Specific Needs Safety and Privacy Building AI that Breaks Stereotypes
11. "IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, IF YOU HAVE THIS INNER KNOWLEDGE, THEN NOBODY CAN TURN YOU OFF… NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY." Barbara McClintock, cytogeneticist and winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
12. https://4794635444601.gumroad.com/l/diydesign 100% discount code for the first 10 people: IWD MY GUIDE TO SELF-STUDYING DESIGN
13. THANK YOU You can find me LinkedIn, Tiktok & Youtube @glorianorvor
14. Q&A