Women Who Code Atlanta Anniversary Party Keynote Speech

The keynote speech was given at the Women Who Code Atlanta 5th Anniversary party.

Transcript

1. front row
   seat to a
   revolution
   zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
   JENNIFER BLAND
   

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2. <25% OF
   STEM
   WORKFORCE
   REASON 1
   Between 2006-2014 the
   number of women
   graduating with a degree in
   CS actually declined
   1 IN 7 DON’T
   WORK IN
   THAT FIELD
   REASON 2
   Even when a woman
   manages to get a STEM
   degree they are less likely to
   work in that field
   INTEREST IN
   STEM
   DECLINES
   REASON 4
   64% would consider STEM in
   school. Only 30% study at
   university. Only 3% of grads
   list tech career as 1st choice
   ONLY 27%
   CONSIDER
   CAREER IN
   STEM
   REASON 3
   The STEM gender gap starts
   young. Only 27% of female
   students would consider a
   career in technology
   why a revolution?
   !2
   

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3. DATE: January 2015
   !3
   CITY: Atlanta, GA
   LOCATION: ThoughtWorks
   revolution already in progress
   

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4. LIVE LIFE
   UNCHAINED
   !4
   

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5. CUSTOM RECOGNITION
   WRITING ARTICLES
   JOBS
   HELPING OTHERS
   SPEAKING
   CREATING PRODUCTS
   SCHOLARSHIPS
   CODING BOOTCAMP
   our circle of excellence
   !5
   

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6. time to be brave
   and start taking a
   chance on yourself
   !6
   

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7. HEATHER ROSENBERG
   ANDREA AIRALL
   SHELL KELL
   ASHTINE TAPANESE
   TAN LUI
   LESLIE CACEDA
   JAYME MARSHALL
   GATINA FOY
   !7
   coding bootcamp
   NEEDA MEHMUD
   NING YUAN
   VALARIE THOMAS
   ELIZABETH GULSBY
   PORSCHA JOHNSON
   CONNIE
   ANNA SEDLAR
   IRENE ZHAO
   MONE’T FULGHAM
   JULIE FREDRICKSON
   MATHILDE MOUW
   IVY RUEB
   SWATI SALUJA
   STEPHANIE CHAMBLEE
   HAZEL DOCTOR
   NICCI WILLIAMS
   LAURA BATSON
   MELANIE HEINS
   LAUREN SPENCER
   SAFIYYA SHARIF
   ALICIA BARRETT
   KIMBERLY OWENS
   SHIRLETTE CHAMBERS
   CASHUNA MARSHALL
   VALARIA REGAS
   MELANIE HEINS
   SARAH SHELDEN
   SAMANTHA FLAGLER
   KAVODEL LASODE
   HEATHER KNOWLTON
   BINH CHUNG SHIRLETTE CHAMBERS
   NORIAH WILLIAMS CARISSA FELDER SHERRI MITCHELL
   

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8. !8
   CODING BOOTCAMP
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9. !9
   

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10. fruits of the
    revolution
    !1 0
    

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11. WWCodeATL 2016 Hackathon Winners
    !1 1
    hackathon
    

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12. is the
    revolution
    accomplishing
    its goal?
    !1 2
    

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13. ALICIA
    BARRETT
    Juice Analytics
    IRENE ZHAO
    Big Nerd Ranch
    NOELLE
    BARBER
    CallRail
    ADELE
    FRANCOIS
    Fiserv
    INTERNSHIP
    !1 3
    

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14. AUDORA CHALKER
    got a job at Cox
    ANNA SEDLAR
    got first job at Big Nerd Ranch
    DEEANN KENDRICK
    got first job as Software Engineer at
    startup Ten.O
    ANGEL BANKS
    promoted to Sr. Application Analyst
    at FirstData
    DANEEZ OWAIS
    promoted to Product Management
    for a telehealth company
    NIYA PANEMDANAM
    got ew job as Frontend developer
    at Vehicle Media
    WHITLEY BACON
    promoted to Sr Software Engineer at
    HomeDepot
    Ellen Sun
    got first job at IgnitionOne
    !1 4
    job in tech
    

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15. ASHTINE TAPANESE
    got first job as a QA Analyst at
    Calendly
    Jayme Marhall
    got her first job in tech
    MEGAN DOLLAR
    got first job as Frontend Developer at
    the Creative Group
    LAURA BATSON
    got first job with startup ThingTech
    ALICIA BARRETT
    got a job with SalesLoft
    DANEEZ OWAIS
    accepted a new job at MailChimp
    DANIELLE BOWMAN
    got first job as Jr Developer at
    Verizon
    ELIZABETH GULSBY
    got first job as Data Analyst at
    Healthlink Dimensions
    !1 5
    job in tech
    

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16. TERRI CHU
    job a job as a Developer at Airbus
    Aerial
    CHELSEA BULLOCK
    was promoted to Senior Researcher
    at IBM
    Jasmynem
    accepted a new part-time digital
    marketing gig
    PRAISE CHIKEZIE
    became webmaster at University of
    West Georgia Radio Station
    LAURA KAJPUST
    got first job as Frontend Developer
    SYDNEY SMITH
    got job as Senior Software
    Developer at CNN
    KACY WEAKLEY
    accepted a new job at MailChimp
    Irene Zhao
    got first job as Software Engineer
    with Insiten
    !1 6
    job in tech
    

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17. Shirelette Chambers
    got first job at Riskalyze
    MARIE FIBEY
    got job as Solutions Engineer for
    Workforce Management
    MEGAN TIU
    was promoted to Sr Developer at
    CallRail
    CECILI REED
    got new job as a Software Engineer at
    NCR
    RACHEL KAHN
    got job as Frontend Developer with
    Primal Screen
    CAHSUNA MARSHALL
    got job with Vizzia Technologies
    ALLISON HIGGINS
    got job at Cisco Systems
    Valarie Regas
    got first job as Jr DevOps Engineer at
    Airbus Aerial
    !1 7
    job in tech
    BETH LAING
    got job at CNN
    

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18. !1 8
    

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19. The Conference
    for women
    by women
    !1 9
    

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20. Revolution’s impact
    !2 0
    The true measure
    of your worth
    includes all the
    benefits that others
    have gained from
    your success
    CULLEN HIGHTOWER
    

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21. LIVE LIFE
    UNCHAINED
    !2 1
    

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22. !2 2
    youtube.com/c/jenniferbland
    Hacktober
    

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23. !2 3
    

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24. Founder Co-Director Co-Director
    !2 4
    our founders
    ERICA STANLEY BETH LAING ANGEL BANKS
    

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25. front row
    seat to a
    revolution
    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
    JENNIFER BLAND
    

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