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Gender Bias, Why we Need More Women in Tech

Rebecca Vickery
September 26, 2019

Gender Bias, Why we Need More Women in Tech

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Rebecca Vickery

September 26, 2019
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  1. “The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two

    sexes is [shown] by man attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up, than woman can attain--whether requiring deep thought, reason or imagination, or merely the use of the senses and hands.” He added, “Thus man has ultimately become superior to woman.” Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871)
  2. “there was a misconception, the great weight of your opinion

    and authority should be redressed”, Caroline Kennard Image courtesy of valkirias.com
  3. “I certainly believe that women, while generally superior to men

    [in] moral qualities, are intellectually inferior.”, Charles Darwin Image courtesy of theguardian.com
  4. "Let women's 'environment' be similar to men's, and with the

    same opportunities, before they are judged - honestly - and considered intellectually inferior" Caroline Kennard Image courtesy of valkirias.com
  5. females are under-represented at Google and other tech firms because

    they are on average less ambitious and more prone to “neuroticism” than males and “have a stronger interest in people rather than things.”, James Damore, Google Memo Scandal, 2017 Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash
  6. In India 35% of specialist technology roles are held by

    women In 1984 37% of computer science degrees were awarded to women
  7. Photo by Matthew T Rader on Unsplash Women are 17%

    more likely to die in a car accident What happened when women were underrepresented in engineering?
  8. Photo by Matthew T Rader on Unsplash Women are even

    more likely to die in a car accident?
  9. “A future for everyone needs to be built by everyone.”,

    Women in Tech, Berlin Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash