Building a women in technology community in an emerging country
1. Building a Women in TechnologyBuilding a Women in Technology
Community in an EmergingCommunity in an Emerging
CountryCountry
Stephanie Frias
2. About MeAbout Me
Stephanie Frias
Software Engineer. QA Specialist. Hobbyist Programmer.
Co-Founder & President of Women in Technology Perú
@la__steph
about.me/stephaniefriaszamalloa
5. Anita Borg Institute Pass-It-On GrantAnita Borg Institute Pass-It-On Grant
Project: "Reaching Out Peru"Project: "Reaching Out Peru"
bit.ly/reachingoutchota
17. 5. Make friends with your local tech5. Make friends with your local tech
communitiescommunities
18. 6. Think in english, speak in your6. Think in english, speak in your
mother tonguemother tongue
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20. 8. We are all role models8. We are all role models
21. Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
1.Build a portfolio of small events
2.Seek for allies
3.Funding
4.Everything has a cost
5.Make friends with your local tech communities
6.Think in english, speak in your mother tongue
7.Network, network, network
8.We are all role models