Women in Tech: The Missing Force Karen Catlin Developing powerful women leaders in the tech industry www.karencatlin.com @kecatlin April 6 2014, TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary © 2014 by Karen Catlin. All rights reserved.
Sep 16, 2014
Women in Tech: The Missing Force
Karen CatlinDeveloping powerful women leaders in the tech industry
www.karencatlin.com@kecatlin
April 6 2014, TEDxCollegeofWilliam&Mary© 2014 by Karen Catlin. All rights reserved.
Back in 1985…
CS Degrees Awarded in the US
1985 2011
144317594
24,690 35,478
Women Men
Source: US Dept of Education, nces.ed.gov
37% 17%
The Need
Expected US GradsUnfilled
By 2022, the US will need
1.2M
computer scientistsSource: NCWIT By The Numbers
Why More Women?
Image courtesy of Stoonn / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Cautionary Tales
Photo by Janipewter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Image courtesy of Dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Image courtesy of africa / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Impact on Patents
Source: NCWIT, ncwit.org/pdf/PatentExecSumm.pdf
Graph by DarwinPeacock, CC BY 3.0
Why More Women?
Balance
Inclusive Design
Innovation
Why the Decline?
Photo by Ruben de Rijcke, CC BY-SA 3.0 Photo by allaboutapple.com, CC BY-SA 2.5 IT
Groups for Girls & Women in Tech
Creating a More Inclusive Culture
10% 48% 7% 42%
May 2014: over 50% masters & PhDs
What I’m Seeing
Why I’m Optimistic
Image courtesy of Theresa Richards, Girls of Steel
Why I’m Optimistic
Image courtesy of C. Devinney
Stay in touch!
Karen Catlinkarencatlin.comfemgineer.comTwitter: @kecatlin
© 2014 by Karen Catlin. All rights reserved.