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rishi jain
January 11, 2015
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Why women should not miss the IT ride
It is a talk I gave at RailsGirls Pune, 2014 at Thoughtworks.
rishi jain
January 11, 2015
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Transcript
IT is a ride that you do not want to
miss ..!!! Rishi Jain @jainrishi15 JoshSoftware
“I’m tough, I’m ambitious and I know exactly what I
want. If that makes me a bitch, okay” - Madonna Story Time:
“In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man;
if you want anything done, ask a woman” - Margaret Thatcher ‘railsgirls’.include?(‘girls’) => true
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s
going to stop me.” - Ayn Rand Agenda: 1. Why you need to give technology a chance? 2. Why we need you here?
“Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake
the world.” - Napoleon Bonaparte Why Technology?
1. Isabelle Olsson http://c.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/poster/2014/01/3025398-poster-p-1-how-isabelle-olsson-made-google-glass-
2. Shaherose Charania http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pYUeGRy_blc/maxresdefault.jpg
3. Vanessa Hurst http://grammota.com/sites/default/files/userfiles/adminimage/march_13/vanessa_hurst_girl_develop_it.jpg
4. Arielle Zuckerberg http://www.glamour.com/images/inspired/2014/09/10-Arielle-Zucherberg-h724.jpg
Why Women? “Any woman who understands the problems of running
a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.” - Margaret Thatcher
1. The medical syringe http://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/inventions-by-women-that-changed-the-world
2. Kevlar https://www.flickr.com/photos/uberzombie/1029296894
3. The ice-cream maker http://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/inventions-by-women-that-changed-the-world
4. Fire Escape https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9280743142
5. Beer https://www.flickr.com/photos/quinndombrowski/5200218267
Opportunities “A woman is like a tea bag – you
never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” - Eleanor Roosevelt 1. RailsGirls/pyladies 2. Women in technology meet-ups. 3. Girls who code/Girls in Tech 4. Girl Develop It
Why I think we need more women at work? “A
woman is the full circle. Within her is the ability to create, nurture, and transform.” - Diane Mariechild
ThankYou @jainrishi15 “Women who seek to be equal with men
lack ambition.” - Marilyn Monroe