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Rae Abileah@raeabileah

1 in 3 women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.

That’s one billion women on the planet right now.

“Dishonorable Killings”

Women in the Workforce:• Women do 2/3 labor

but own less than 1/3 assets

• Women are paid less than men for the same work

• Women are 13% of the boards of directors at high-tech Fortune 500 companies

1 in 3 women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.

That’s one billion women on the planet right now.

How is this possible in the 21st century?

“It is now more dangerous to be a woman

than to be a soldier in modern conflict.”

— US Maj. Gen. Patrick Cammaert, 2008

“If you destroy women, you destroy the Congo. Raping

women is the cheapest and most effective way to instill fear in and humiliate a community. It doesn't even cost a bullet.” – Eve Ensler

So what can you do?

“Anyone driven away from expressing innovation or writing excellent code is a loss to all of us, however unoffended we think they should be.” – Martin Fowler

Ways to Empower Women in the Workplace:

• Positive workplace culture• Communication • Healthy work-life balance• Mentorship • Value diversity over tokenizing

& stereotyping• Hire more women• Start a women’s

empowerment initiative like WiLD, IWD, Ada Lovelace Day

• Support Girls who tech (Black Girls Code, Rails, etc.)

Face it: You can’t eat your computer.

Preserving indigenous wisdom and embracing ecological solutions:

India’s Barefoot College

ThoughtWorks Wikipedia Project

“Our lives begin and end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Organize!

Organize!

Organizing looks a lot like Agile.

Agile Manifesto Values:

1. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

2. Working Software over comprehensive documentation

3. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

4. Responding to change over following a plan

www.beautifultrouble.org

What do these women have in common?

Boldness.Fearlessness.

Audacity.

Ideas? Thoughts?Let’s talk …

Rae Abileah

@raeabileah

rae@raeabileah.com

San Francisco, CA USA