Presented to the Avon High School Tech Club on November 26, 2013

1. WOMEN & DIVERSITY
IN TECH
Presented by Sarah Dutkiewicz
sarah@cletechconsulting.com
Presented at Avon High School Tech Club
November 26, 2013

3. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON YOUR
FUTURE IN TECHNOLOGY?

4. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON DIVERSITY?

5. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS IN DIVERSITY IN TECH?

6. GROWING UP IN TECH

7. VIDEO GAMER

9. LEGOS (FOR GIRLS)

10. COMPUTER GAMES

11. 8TH GRADE

12. NEWER COMPUTER GAMES

13. PLAYED AT HOME

14. AND IN HIGH SCHOOL

15. GROWING UP

16. LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS

17. THOSE WHO’VE HELPED ME

18. MORE WHO’VE HELPED

19. Women don’t like the image of
computer science. Women don’t
like feeling like they’re a woman in
computer science.
- Opening quote from Sophia Westwood in ShePlusPlus documentary

20. Everyone knows who those women
are, which has got to be way too
much pressure on them.
- Quote from Keith Schwarz (Stanford lecturer) from ShePlusPlus
documentary

21. Fake it until you make it. You will
eventually realize that you aren’t
faking it.
- Quote from ShePlusPlus documentary

22. You can start at any age… at any
time…
- Quote from ShePlusPlus documentary

23. I love getting manicures. I love
watching Gossip Girl. Don’t judge
me!
- Quote from ShePlusPlus documentary

24. SHE++
@sheplusplus
ShePlusPlus

25. Taken from http://sheplusplus.standford.edu

26. Taken from http://sheplusplus.standford.edu

27. Everyone in this country should
learn how to program a computer…
because it teaches you how to
think.
- Steve Jobs

28. The programmers of tomorrow are
the wizards of the future. You’ll
look like you have magic powers
compared to everyone else.
- Gabe Newell, Valve

29. Whether you’re trying to make a lot
of money or whether you want to
just change the world, computer
programming is an incredibly
empowering skill to learn.
- Hadi, founder of Code.org

30. It’s not unlike playing an
instrument or playing a sport. It
starts out by being very
intimidating, but you get the hang
of it over time.
- Drew Houston, Dropbox

31. A lot of the coding that people do is
actually fairly simple. It’s more
about the process of breaking down
problems….
- Makinde, Facebook

32. FIRST PROGRAMS…
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Making things appear on a screen
• Hello world
• Questions like “What’s your favorite color?”

34. EMPOWERING WOMEN

35. RUBE GOLDBERG
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w – OK GO!

36. GOLDIEBLOX
• GoldieBlox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AtZfNU3zw
• GoldieBlox, Rube Goldberg, & Beastie Boys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFpe3Up9T_g

37. TOYS & ACTIVITIES
THAT ENCOURAGE
PROBLEM-SOLVING
Younger
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Legos
K’Nex
Lincoln Logs
Tinker Toys
Older
• Lego Mindstorms
• Geocaching

38. FUN TECH FOR GETTING STARTED
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Small Basic
Kodu
Squeak
Scratch
Python
Alice
NetLogo
Goldiblox
Hopscotch
… and many more!

39. PROGRAMS AND LOCAL RESOURCES

40. HER IDEAS IN MOTION
http://www.herideasinmotion.com/

41. MICROSOFT STORE
http://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Store-Beachwood-Place-Mall/

42. GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER

43. TECH CORPS
http://home.techcorps.org/

44. DIGIGIRLZ
http://digigirlz.com

45. RAILS GIRLS
http://railsgirls.com/

47. CHOOSE A MENTOR WHO YOU’RE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING FROM AND FEED
OFF OF AND INTO THEIR ENERGY.
Based on Ada Lovelace’s experiences with Charles Babbage and his
Analytical Engine

48. BE OPEN-MINDED WITH YOUR CAREER. YOU
NEVER KNOW WHERE YOUR ADVENTURES
WILL TAKE YOU.
Based on the adventures of the women of the ENIAC

49. MAKE TECH MORE APPROACHABLE BY
TRANSLATING IT INTO PLAIN ENGLISH.
Based on Grace Hopper’s strive to reach the non-technical and business
realms

50. CHALLENGE “WE’VE ALWAYS DONE IT THAT
WAY”
Based on Grace Hopper’s experiences

51. CONTACT INFORMATION
Sarah Dutkiewicz
Cleveland Tech Consulting, LLC
sarah@cletechconsulting.com
Twitter: @sadukie
Blog: http://codinggeekette.com