A long time ago in a
galaxy far, far away…
Nah not really, it’s like 2010 in Singapore.
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Check out my
mad tech skills yo
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Online marketplace for in-person classes
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Writing codes is amazing
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People aren’t rude
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Why is it a problem?
And why should you care?
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Not a biology problem
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Ada Lovelace
- world’s first computer programmer
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Margaret Hamilton
- prevented an abort of the Apollo 11
moon landing
- coined the term “Software Engineering”
Grace Hooper
- invented the first compiler
- coined the term “debugging”
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But a marketing problem
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Why should you care?
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Talent Crunch
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Contribution Crunch
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No data, lol.
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Fermi estimation
• 1% of all programmers contribute to open source
(Total gems: 95271)
• Programmers are mostly men
• Half the population are men
If more women pick up programming, we’ll have
twice as much contribution?!
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How can you help?
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for women != anti-men
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status quo don’t help
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• Help out at Rails Girls as coaches
• Organise more events
• Tell a friend about Rails Girls (next one this Sat!)
• No subtle sexism
• Don’t be an asshole