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COMMUNITY INNOVATIONAlaina Percival
MILAN 25-26 NOVEMBER 2016
Alaina Percival@alaina
@womenwhocodewomenwhocode.com
Inspiring women to excel in technology careers.
A world where women are representative as technical executives, founders, VCs, board members and software engineers.
“DEAR WOMEN, WE NEED YOU.”
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-The Tech Industry
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Software engineering jobs are growing. Fast.
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The market is not prepared to fill hundreds of thousands positions.
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EVERY INDUSTRY IS tech
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47%leave Science mid-career
39%leave Engineering mid-career
56%leave Technology mid-career
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Fortune 500 companies with at least 3 female directors see results:
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First Round Capital saw investments with at least one female founder have a 63% higher return.
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US Cities:Atlanta, GAAustin, TXBirmingham, ALBoston, MABoulder/Denver, COCharleston, NCChicago, ILCincinnati, OHDallas/Ft Worth, TXEast Bay, CAFort Collins, COGreenville, SCLos Angeles, CANew York, NYPhoenix, ARPortland, ORReno/Tahoe, NVRichmond, VA
Europe:Belfast, UKBerlin, GermanyBristol, UKDublin, IrelandLondon, UKParis, FranceSofia, BulgariaVinnytsia, Ukraine
Americas:Belo Horizonte, BrazilColima, MexicoKingston, JamaicaMedellin, ColombiaMerida, Mexico Mexico City, MexicoMonterrey, MexicoRecife, BrazilSantiago, ChileWaterloo, Canada
Middle East & AfricaAccra, Ghanaal-Jaza'ir, Algeria
Asia Pacific:Bangalore, India Beijing, ChinaBrisbane, AustraliaChennai, IndiaDelhi, IndiaGujarat, IndiaHong Kong, ChinaKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMelbourne, AustraliaShanghai, ChinaSydney, AustraliaTaipei, TaiwanTokyo, Japan
Sacramento, CASan Francisco, CASeattle, WASilicon Valley, CA Stamford, CTTampa, FLTwin Cities, MNWashington, DC Wichita, KS
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80,000members
60cities
20countries
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Members said their careers were impacted
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The face of leadershipOur leaders are the driving force of Women Who Code
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1,500Free Technical Events
4.17Per Day
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Algorithms & Interview TrainingArduinoCFP WorkshopFind Your Next Tech JobHack NightHackathonNetworkingStudy Night
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600,000 EURscholarships
275,000 EURconference ticket
womenwhocode.com
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What are the opportunities?
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Make the industry even better
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PIPELINE
• Set clear goals of interviewing diverse candidates• Allow people to bring a guest to networking events• Post your jobs where diverse candidates will see it
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ATTRACT
• Don’t list requirements that aren’t actually required• Invite women to have a conversation vs. interview• Words matter
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INTERVIEW
• Gender neutral questions• Train interviewers on unconscious bias• Alternatives to whiteboading
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MANAGE
• Assign and encourage advocates• Distribution of projects• Benefits and workplace flexibility
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ADVANCEMENT
• Transparency in the advancement process• Run pay and promotion analysis• Leadership programs: Women Who Code for companies
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NOW IS YOUR TIME
Be inspired by the world around you and find the big problem you want to solve.
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BE BRAVE
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BE PERSISTENT
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BE COMPETITIVE WITH YOURSELF
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BUILD YOUR NETWORK
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HAVE A PLAN
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CHANGE YOUR PLANS
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BE A GOOD PERSON
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DON’T GIVE UP
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If there is something you wantFind a way to get it
If it doesn’t existCREATE IT
Alaina Percival@alaina
@womenwhocodewomenwhocode.com
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