Women in tech

Presentation given at the launch event for McGill Women in Computer Science about the diversity situation in tech in general and Montreal startups in particular. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mcwics-kickoff-event-tickets-30995371992

Transcript

1. Hi, I’m Kira
2. Former researcher, teacher, manager, translator Knitter, yogi, violinist, runner, debater
3. Tech has a diversity problem But especially startups startupreportmtl.com credoprod.com
4. Who cares?
6. Why does it matter?
7. How come it’s like this?
8. Does this look appealing to you?
9. How do we fix it?
12. http://www.catalyst.org/media/companies-more-women-board-directors-experience-higher- financial-performance-according-latest https://newrepublic.com/article/119902/study-women-executives-make-companies-more- successful https://hbr.org/2016/02/study-firms-with-more-women-in-the-c-suite-are-more-profitable http://fortune.com/2015/03/03/women-led-companies-perform-three-times-better-than-the-sp-500/ https://www.fastcompany.com/3033950/the-future-of-work/why-the-most-successful-organizations- have-women-and-millennials-in-charg http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/why-diversity-matters https://newrepublic.com/article/119902/study-women-executives-make-companies-more- successful http://fortune.com/2015/03/03/women-led-companies-perform-three-times-better-than-the-sp-500/