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27thJan2018


HowmanywomenarebuildingcareersinthisinteresFngandexciFngfield?

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WomeninICT

HowempoweredarewomentomaketheircontribuFonsinsociety?

ICTisregardedasatoolforempoweringmenandwomen.ButisthisnoFongroundedinreality?

WhatproporFonofwomencomparedtomenareacFveparFcipantsinthetechnologysector?

TheissuehasneverbeenthattherearenowomenmakingadifferenceinICT.

aretherewomeninsufficientnumberstomakeadifference?


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Let’stalknumbers…

Source:hTps://www.forbes.com(Here'stheRealReasonThereAreNotMoreWomeninTechnology-MarkFidelman)


Unconsciousbiasisamentalshortcutmadeofa]tudesorstereotypesdevelopedoverFme,thatweallusetomakedecisions.Theproblemwithunconsciousbiasisthatweo8enmakededucFonsbasedonflawedlogicorincorrectdata.

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Rootcauses?


Rootcauses?

hTp://xkcd.com/385/


Rootcauses?

•  Familyconstraints•  Science,Technology,EngineeringandMaths(STEM),isnotinteresFng.ItmightbeinteresFngbutwewon’tbegoodatit.

•  Itallbeginswhenwe'reyoung.Whilegirls'toysteachushowtocookandbegoodmothers,boys'toysteachthemhowtobuildstuff.


Rootcauses?


Why Diversity Ma.ers

Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569



DiversityBenefitsInnova,on&TheBoJomLine

è Increasedsalesrevenue,morecustomers,biggermarketshare

è Higher-than-averageprofitability

è Greaterreturnonequityandreturntoshareholders

è GreaterpotenFalforcreaFvity,sharingofknowledge,taskfulfillment


Scott Page, The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies, Princeton University Press, 2009.

GroupswithgreaterdiversitysolvecomplexproblemsbeJerandfasterthanhomogenousgroups.

DiversityEnhancesTeams

Sources: https://tnc15.terena.org/getfile/2569 Scott Page, The difference: How the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies, Princeton University Press, 2009.


A group’s collective intelligence is not predicted by the IQs of its individual members. But if a group includes more women, its collective

intelligence rises.

“Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups,” Science October 2010, Woolley, Chabris, Pentland, Hashmi and Malone.

WomenImproveInnova,on



DiversityCorrelateswithSuccess

Dow Jones VentureSource, 2011.

Analysis of more than 20,000 venture-backed companies showed that successful startups

have twice as many women in senior positions as unsuccessful companies.



TechcompaniesledbywomendeliveredhigherrevenuesusinglesscapitalandweremorelikelytosurvivethetransiFonfromstartuptoestablishedcompany

Cindy Padnos, Illuminate Ventures: "High Performance Entrepreneurs: Women in High-Tech," 2010.

DiversityHelpsCompaniesGrow



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Aboveall…

“InvesFnginwomenisnotonlytherightthingtodo.Itisthesmartthingtodo."-BanKiMoon,UNSecretaryGeneral.

“AnycountrywherehalftheirpopulaFonisnotallowedtoreachtheirfullpotenFalisnotgoingtobecompeFFve.”–BillGates


AndEARLYONisapar,cularlygood,metostart!

Culture By Design or By Default

Howtodealwithit…


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Howtodealwithit…


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Howtodealwithit…


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Howtodealwithit…


•  Beconfident•  Don'tbeafraidtoaskforwhatyouwant•  Beyourself

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Howtodealwithit…


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Wearethechange…


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