Ada Lovelace Day 2019 - Brisbane

©ThoughtWorks 2019 Commercial in Confidence
ADA LOVELACE DAY 2019 - BRISBANE
Tharanga Kasthuriarachchi, Dominique Rolin, Sofia Woods, Caroline Teahan

Tharanga
Kasthuriarachchi
How Networking Paid Off

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Job Applications
I didn’t hear back from many
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Internet Freedom Hack Nov 2018
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Startup Weekend Fashion Nov 2018
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● 3 days
● In charge of electronics and code

Victory!
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3 Major Struggles at Work
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1. Imposter Syndrome
Biggest struggle
● Everyone was more experienced than me.
● Why was I chosen?
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1. Imposter Syndrome
It’s ok to feel like this.
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The Dev Team
MAXART
Tom Knowles Danny Tan Patrick Chang Teej

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- ATLASSIAN
DevOps is a set of practices that automates
the processes between software development
and IT teams, in order that they can build,
test, and release software faster and more
reliably.

2. DevOps (and getting people to embrace it)
Getting DevOps up and running
● Automated Builds / Continuous Integration
● Logging from apps
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3. Finding a balance between work and home
Big one for me.
● Work does need to be done
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Networking
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Networking
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● Meetups

Networking
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● Meetups
● Talking to other developers.

Networking
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● Meetups
● Talking to other developers.
● Talking to recruiters

Dominique Rolin
& Sofia Woods
From ‘One of the Boys’ to
Becoming Your True Self

Sofia Woods
● senior experience designer
● previous life was a dancer/circus
performer
● live in co-operative housing with 5
others
Dominique Rolin
● Thoughtworker for 4 years, developer
for 17, geek forever
● practices olympic weightlifting
● has a 9 year-old daughter

15min to smash the patriarchy
● The current state of women in IT
● Recognizing the effects of a male-dominated work culture
● Practical ways to transition to being our true self again
● Tips for allies to support women in STEM

The Current State
of Women in IT

Fewer women are working in IT
36%
25%

More women are quitting IT
In the high-tech industry,
the quit rate is:
41% for women
17% for men

More women are quitting IT
….and it’s not about babies
● Women who quit mid-career (12 years in): 56%
○ 49% remain in STEM
○ 31% abandon the industry
○ 20% do not re-enter the workforce*
● Women in STEM who report “loving their job”: 80%
Glass et al., 2013

What it’s really about
● Bad workplace experiences
● Lack of Access to Creative Technical Roles
● Dissatisfaction with Career Prospects, Especially for Women of Color

Recognizing the effects
of a male-dominated
work culture

Boys club survival tricks
Haha, that
“dumb
blonde” joke
was so funny!I’m not like other girls,
I like beer and hate
the color pink

My team members
have a fun new
nickname for me: they
don’t call me their
tech-lead, they call me
their Mom!
Oh, it’s ﬁne, I
don’t mind him
sharing stories
of his sexual
conquests

You’re right, that guy
is probably going to ﬁt
in better with the
team, let’s keep him
for the next round
and send the woman
on her way.
Of course I will
move my
maternity leave
one month
forward, I’m a
team player!

Let the boys
have their
fussball room, I’ll
use my breast-
pump in the
toilet.
I understand: it was fair
of you to assume that I
wouldn’t have time for a
promotion now that I
had a baby.

Haha, that
“dumb
blonde” joke
was
so funny!
You’re right, that male
candidate is probably
going to fit in better with
the team, let’s keep him
for the next round and set
the woman on her way.
Of course I will
move my maternity
leave one month
forward, I’m a team
player!
Let the boys
have their
fussball room,
I’ll use my
breast-pump in
the toilet.
I’m not like other girls, I
like beer and hate the
color pink.
I understand: it was fair of
you to assume that I wouldn’t
have time for a promotion
now that I had a baby.
My team members
have a fun new
nickname for me: they
don’t call me their tech-
lead, they call me their
Mom!
Oh, it’s fine, I don’t
mind him sharing
stories of his
sexual conquests.

Practical ways to transition
to being our true self again

ME
● isolated
● blind-sided
● no support
● included
● informed
● supported
Find Your peers!

ME
● fake ‘work persona’
● imposter syndrome
● ﬁnd common
experiences
Squash Your Imposter Syndrome!

ME
● “one-of-a-kind” ● nothing special?
Have An Existential Crisis!

Would I be treated this way if
I wasn’t a woman?

I’m the #boss

Something was happening

Challenging my ability
Um….where’s your
developer (read: male) ?
Shouldn’t he be here to
answer these questions?
I’ve had my friend look
over the code, and
you’ve done it all
wrong.
Bypassing me and going
straight to my developer.

Resistance to my process
No, I don’t want it
launched then, I want it
launched on the
weekend...
I don’t have the
content for you,
can’t you just build
this anyway?
No no….I’ve got a
better design..

What was going on?

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/witchsy-founders-created-fictional-male-cofounder-2017-8?r=US&IR=T
They noticed an enormous difference
between how contractors and contacts
treated him versus how they treated the
women.
“it was very clear no one took us seriously
and everybody thought we were just idiots.”
but to ‘Keith’ “they’d be like ‘OK, bro, yeah,
let’s brainstorm!'”

Microaggressions

Tips For Allies in STEM
Supporting women, LGBTIQ,
people of colour, & people
with disabilities.

Just oh...so….tired….

How dare you tell me ‘I am not like most girls’
when those ‘girls’ you refer to
are my sisters and mothers, my friends,
the very solace and the kindness I have sought
when the worst things in my life have happened?
How dare you assume
I should take that as a compliment
and beam at you like it is praise
when you are alienating me
from the very core
of my proudly female being?
There are a thousand ways
to tell me you love me,
and making my sisters small
to make me big
isn’t one of them.
Tell me you love me, but not because I am different.
Tell me you love me, just because you do. - Nikita Gill

Caroline Teahan
Bringing my Family
Learnings to Work

Caroline Teahan
● ThoughtWorker for 4 years
● multi-hats - BA, IM, PM, engagement lead,
team coffee runner ….
● first heard about TWs in a playground
chatting to another Mum
● Thermomix lover
● 3 kids did term 2 in school in Ireland

Who can relate to this:
Senior Dev: “I’ve
never worked in a
team with a female
dev.”

My Siblings
36%
Margaret
Primary Teacher
Anne-Marie
Former banker
turned car
garage owner
Bridget
Pharmaceutical
plant site leader
Patrick
Pharmaceutical VP
Catherine
Midwife
Clare
Executive Sales
Director
David
HR & Operations
Manager

Perspective: Saturday Chores
36% Good
training
Why can’t
I be
playing?

Same event, diﬀerent perspectives

Communication and Assumptions
36%
PatPat ≄

Passions and Strengths
36%
“I hate
cooking;
I’d much
rather
wash up”
David

Expectations and Outcomes
36%

Help
36%
Women working at HP applied for a promotion
only when they believed they met 100 percent
of the qualifications listed for the job.
Men were happy to apply when they thought
they could meet 60 percent of the job
requirements.
Forbes Magazine: Act Now to Shrink the Confidence Gap

My Learnings
36%
Perspective
Comms &
Assumption
Passions &
Strengths
Expectations
& Outcomes
Help

My Biggest Learning
36%
Everyone is human
.. and poops
Perspective
Comms &
Assumption
Passions &
Strengths
Expectations
& Outcomes
Help

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Thank You
For questions or suggestions:
Caroline Teahan
cteahan@thoughtworks.com

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