Zurich Girl Geek Dinner #4 - Startup Scene, Tech Culture & Women

Zurich Girl Geek DinnerJune 23, 2015 . Google Zurich

Speaker: Angie Chang

The Startup Scene, Tech Culture, and Women

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Thank youto the mentorswho make this

happen!

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Mentor CommunityOur earliest programmers were women …

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Our earliest programmers were women …

Ada Lovelace

Source: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TGGWz-BxClDC2LEpfon4Aib3Ac0kmnRtjLFLvIrrJc8/viewform

A survey of 1700+ women in tech saidthe best thing about working in tech is:

“I like solving problems that are really difficult” (77%)

If you were to leave tech (or if you have already left), which of the following are/were contributing factors?

35% don't see a clear career path31% too few women mentors/bosses (role models)30% don’t enjoy the masculine culture29% people are mean or condescending

Source: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TGGWz-BxClDC2LEpfon4Aib3Ac0kmnRtjLFLvIrrJc8/viewform

So, let’s solve hard problems.

Thank you!