This year ThoughtWorks hosted a By ThoughtWorks special breakfast event, in celebration of Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace Day is a celebration of the achievements of women in STEM and aims to create new role models who will encourage more women to follow STEM careers. Our speakers shared insights into how we can get young women interested in tech careers, and how we can retain great women technologists.

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ADA LOVELACE DAY 2018
SYDNEY
Felicity Ruby, Charlie Gerard & Maria McNamara (Portal Ideas)

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Ada Lovelace’s Wings

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For questions or suggestions:
Felicity Ruby
Fruby@thoughtworks.com
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7. Charlie Gerard
How to be an agent of change

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HOW CAN YOU BE AN AGENT OF
CHANGE?

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REPRESENTATION MATTERS

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IT’S NOT (ALL) ABOUT YOU

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IT’S NOT (ALL) ABOUT YOU
BUT
IT STARTS WITH YOU

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SHARE KNOWLEDGE1

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Write blog posts / tutorials
Host or speak on podcasts
Post videos
(Co-)Speak at events
Run workshops (not always at night!)
Tweet / retweet

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DON’T ASSUME
PEOPLE KNOW THE THINGS
YOU KNOW

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DON’T ASSUME
PEOPLE KNOW THE THINGS
YOU KNOW

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CONTRIBUTE2

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Contribute to open-source
Participate in online forums
Answer global dev surveys
Join Slack channels
Take part in online dev events

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MENTOR3

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Regular coffee catch-ups
Review code
Be an “accountability
buddy”

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Ask teammates
Contact coding bootcamps
Ask on Twitter
Ask at a meetup
Mentor at a workshop

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LEND YOUR PRIVILEGE4

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Help with talk proposals &
dry runs
Sponsor diversity tickets
If you’re invited to speak,
propose someone else
Publicly give credit

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SUPPORT5

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Slack channels
Colleagues
Yourself! (“FeelGoodShit” folder)

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Don’t say this:
“WE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE SPHERO,
SHOW US THE DRONE”
BE SUPPORTIVE

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DON’T UNDERESTIMATE
THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT

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Ask Encourage Listen

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FIND HACKS6

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Personal hack:
IF YOU DON’T DO IT
FOR YOURSELF,
DO IT FOR OTHERS.

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START SMALL7

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“GUYS”

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“LADIES”

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“WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO
ABOUT IT?”

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HOW TO HIRE MORE DIVERSE TEAMS
ACTIVELY LOOK FOR THEM

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HOW TO HIRE MORE DIVERSE TEAMS

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Reach out to local groups
Gender neutral job offers
At least 2 interviewers
Code of conduct
Promote women for
opportunities
Coaching technical test

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DIVERSITY VS. INCLUSION

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BE HONEST9

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REPRESENTATION MATTERS

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Icons
Diversity tips
Lending privilege
Gitlab team handbook

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For questions or suggestions:
Charlie Gerard | @devdevcharlie
charlieg@thoughtworks.com
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48. Maria MacNamara
Women shaping the future of work
in the 4th Industrial Revolution

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Confront the challenges
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Manage the transition
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Create the opportunities
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Shape the future
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It’s tough to feel disrupted
if you’re the disrupter
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It’s tough to feel threatened by transformation
if you’re the transformer
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It’s tough to feel your job’s at risk
if your skills are in demand
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It’s tough to feel you can’t control the future
if you’re building the future
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For questions or suggestions:
Maria MacNamara
mariaportalconsult@gmail.com
@MariaMacNamara1
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