DevFest16 - Women In Tech: Challenges and Opportunities

A presentation focuses on highlighting the challenges women face within the tech space, how to overcome such challenges. It also highlights opportunities and perks available to women within the Tech space. The aim of this presentation is to encourage more women to embrace technology and actively participate within the Tech space.

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1. #DevFest16 Women in Tech: Journey So Far, Challenges and Opportunities Rukayat Sadiq | Technical Team Lead & Software Engineer | Andela
2. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Table of Contents Introduction/Brief Background How I started Challenges Opportunities
3. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 ❖ Rukayat Sadiq ❖ Problem Solver ❖ Holds a Bachelors of Engineering Degree in Electrical & Electronics from University of Ilorin, 2013
4. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Background (contd) ❖ Currently working in Andela as a Software Engineer ❖ Works with JavaScript, Golang, Ruby and Python ❖ Major interests in Back-End Development, Microservices, etc ❖ A data science/machine learning enthusiast
5. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 My Experience - Getting Started • Strong willingness to want to go beyond school programming • Attempt to solve basic engineering problems with coding • Sneaked into junior colleagues classes to learn programming • Self learning ◦ Maximized Internship Period & Service year to learn how to code ◦ Mingled with people of like minds to share resources. • Joined the Andela bootcamp
6. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Statistics About Women and Technology • 26% of Computing jobs are held by women - TechCrunch, 2016 • 2% decline of women in Computing Job - Forbes, 2016 • 18% of Andelans are female - Andela Lagos, 2016
7. #WTM16 #WTM16 Image Source: socialbankers.com AVERAGE AFRICAN INTERNET USERS’ GENDER PERCENTAGE MALE 62.5% FEMALE 37.5% 16
8. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Challenges - No enabling environment for the younger female generation. - Lack of female role models - Combating stereotypes & inequalities - Other Room Syndrome - Work/Life Balance
9. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Challenges - Work environment experiences
10. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Perks & Opportunities - Ability to build solutions directed more at the female folks - Independence & Time Flexibility - Diversity in the tech space sparks creativity. - Maximum support offered by Tech Communities - Lowered barrier to entry - Andela conducts a yearly all Female Recruitment to encourage more Women in Tech
11. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Questions
12. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Contact @sadiqruqoyya Rukayat Sadiq fruqoyya@gmail.com
13. #DevFest16 #DevFest16 Thanks for Listening