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OpenApereo - Challenges, Encouragement, and Women in IT - Does it Matter?

TheresaRowe
June 05, 2013
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OpenApereo - Challenges, Encouragement, and Women in IT - Does it Matter?

TheresaRowe

June 05, 2013
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    in the file. Challenges, Encouragement, and Women in IT – Does it Matter? Theresa Rowe, CIO, Oakland University June 5, 2013 1
  2. June 5, 2013 2 The State of Affairs Women in

    IT: It DOES Matter Challenges facing women in IT careers What can we do about it together?
  3. Challenges, Encouragement, and Women in IT: Does it Matter? • 

    The State of Affairs – At current graduation rates, we will only fill about 30% of the computing-related jobs between 2010 and 2020 June 5, 2013 3
  4. Why Diversity Matters •  Research shows that women and other

    underrepresented groups bring valuable perspectives June 5, 2013 8
  5. Why Diversity Matters National Competitiveness June 5, 2013 Sheryl Sandberg.

    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. 10
  6. Summary •  In Summary – The American economy needs more technology-capable

    people in the workforce. – Diverse teams are more innovative, more creative, and provide better problem-solving. – We need to attract, retain, and use all available talent to achieve our goals. June 5, 2013 13
  7. Summary •  In Summary – Interaction can improve technical abilities and

    increase success. – Those interactions can be negative if bullied or spot-lighted into an imposter position or if sexually harassed at an industry event. – If family and friends question commitment, additional pressures make perseverance difficult. June 5, 2013 18
  8. Challenges, Encouragement, and Women in IT: Does it Matter? Make

    time to read, share and talk about resources. •  National Center for Women & Information Technology http://www.ncwit.org/ •  ACM’s Women in Computing http://women.acm.org/ •  Office of Science and Technology Policy – Women in STEM http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/women •  Women Tech Council http://www.womentechcouncil.org/ •  Women in Technology http://www.womenintechnology.org/’ •  WITI http://www.witi.com/ •  Anita Borg Institute http://anitaborg.org/ •  Lean In http://leanin.org/ •  The Ada Initiative http://adainitiative.org/ June 5, 2013 20
  9. Challenges, Encouragement, and Women in IT: Does it Matter? Suggested

    books: •  Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg ISBN-13: 9780385349949, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group •  Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) by Chade-Meng Tan ISBN-13: 9780062116925, HarperCollins Publishers June 5, 2013 21
  10. June 5, 2013 30 APEREO •  What if we all

    did everything we could to make every person around us successful? •  APEREO will be a better organization if we can make hundreds of developers and contributors successful. Do your part to make sure that this event and the projects connected with Apereo are welcoming to all. •  How can we encourage and grow participation, including women? •  What if APEREO was a leader in this effort?