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HOW TO
CHANGE
THE WORLD
WITH A GIRL AND A
COMPUTER
JEN MYERS
WMCFEST 2012
CLEVELAND, OH
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STORYTIME
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Compsci undergrad programs
25%
13%
1.5%
18%
18%
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Information technology jobs
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Information technology jobs
Contributing to Wikipedia
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Information technology jobs
Contributing to Wikipedia
Open source programming
Compsci undergrad programs
25%
13%
1.5%
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Information technology jobs
Contributing to Wikipedia
Open source programming
Web design and development
Compsci undergrad programs
25%
13%
1.5%
18%
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Stereotype
threat/lack of
role models
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Stereotype
threat/lack of
role models
Work/life
balance and
childcare
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Stereotype
threat/lack of
role models
Work/life
balance and
childcare
Promotion
processes
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threat/lack of
role models
Work/life
balance and
childcare
Promotion
processes
Harassment
and sexism
in culture
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Stereotype
threat/lack of
role models
Work/life
balance and
childcare
Promotion
processes
Harassment
and sexism
in culture
Isolation/
lack of
network
support
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Establishing good
communication channels
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Providing context and definition
Establishing good
communication channels
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Providing context and definition
Making students feel
comfortable enough to make
mistakes
Establishing good
communication channels
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Providing context and definition
Making students feel
comfortable enough to make
mistakes
Creating a support structure of TAs
and continuing resources
Establishing good
communication channels
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Providing context and definition
Making students feel
comfortable enough to make
mistakes
Creating a support structure of TAs
and continuing resources
Treating students as individuals
Establishing good
communication channels
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“If we’re going to out-
innovate and out-
educate the rest of
the world, then we
have to open doors to
everyone, we need all
hands on deck. And
that means clearing
hurdles for women
and girls as they
navigate careers in
science, technology,
engineering and
math.”
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“If we’re going to out-
innovate and out-
educate the rest of
the world, then we
have to open doors to
everyone, we need all
hands on deck. And
that means clearing
hurdles for women
and girls as they
navigate careers in
science, technology,
engineering and
math.”
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“If we’re going to out-
innovate and out-
educate the rest of
the world, then we
have to open doors to
everyone, we need all
hands on deck. And
that means clearing
hurdles for women
and girls as they
navigate careers in
science, technology,
engineering and
math.”
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“If we’re going to out-
innovate and out-
educate the rest of
the world, then we
have to open doors to
everyone, we need all
hands on deck. And
that means clearing
hurdles for women
and girls as they
navigate careers in
science, technology,
engineering and
math.”
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INTERFACE
THE
REDESIGN
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INTERFACE
THE
REDESIGN
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Jen Myers
Girl Develop It Columbus
[email protected]
@antiheroine
speakerdeck.com/u/jenmyers