Ignite Talk - Women Tech Makers' International Women Day

This presentation presents an Initiative called SheLovesCode to the world. We are essentially making strides to bridge the gender gap in the Tech space by getting more young women interested in actively coding.

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1. #WTM16 SheLovesCode - Andela Rukayat Sadiq Software Developer
2. #WTM16 #WTM16 Image Source: socialbankers.com Africa - Our Mother Land AVERAGE AFRICAN FACEBOOK USERS GENDER PERCENTAGE MALE 62.5% FEMALE 37.5% 16
3. #WTM16 The Gap Source: Andela Recruitment Team, 2015
4. #WTM16 1 5 Source: Andela Recruitment Team, 2015 Alpha Class Andela
5. #WTM16 The cultural environment is not set up to enable Women in technology. #WTM16 The Problem Video Source: https://youtu.be/Yq1rx5_365g
6. #WTM16 #WTM16 Hope? Despite all these beliefs, young women are still interested in Technology... Video Source: https://youtu.be/WNv6vT8vUcM
7. #WTM16 The All-female Boot Camp Image Source: Andela Corporate Media
8. “I’m proof that being a world class developer doesn't have anything to do with gender” - Yetunde Sanni Technology is Gender Neutral #WTM16 Image Source: Andela Corporate Media
9. #WTM16 #WTM16 A group of young energetic women who are passionate about technology and using coding as a tool to impact society. Image Source: Andela Corporate Media Who We Are
10. #WTM16 To bridge the gender gap in the African Tech space and ultimately, the global Tech Space Our Goal Image Source: www.google.com
11. #WTM16 #WTM16 Live Coding Sessions Our Activities Image Source: Andela Corporate Media
12. #WTM16 #WTM16 Live Coding Sessions Our Activities Image Source: Andela Corporate Media
13. #WTM16 Mentorship Our Activities “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin
14. #WTM16 “I kept on pushing myself for months, putting as much effort as my mentors did. I had a goal to make it into the Andela Fellowship. SheLovesCode mentors really did help me get my act together and achieve my goal.” - Lovelyn Tijesunimi Mentorship (Impact) Our Activities Image Source: Lovelyn Tijesunimi
15. #WTM16 #WTM16 Partnerships Our Activities Image Source: Rails Girls, Nigeria
16. #WTM16 #WTM16 Partnerships Our Activities Image Source: Rails Girls, Nigeria
17. #WTM16 #WTM16 Image Source: Andela Corporate Media Partnerships Our Activities
18. #WTM16 Open Andela Our Activities Allowing females leverage Andela’s Resources and manpower to gain as much coding experience as possible during the weekends.
19. We are on a Mission, no stopping us... “Computing is too important to be left to men” - Karen Jones #WTM16 Image Source: Andela Corporate Media
20. #WTM16 Contact Us Amity Campus 2/4, Funso Street, Off Alara Street, Sabo Yaba @SheLovesCode shelovescode@andela.com www.facebook.com/SheLovesCode
21. #WTM16 #WTM16 Thank You! Join us on this mission of gender-gap bridging. Thank you for listening Image Source: www.google.com