14.10.14

HAPPY

ADA LOVELACE DAY

Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen

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Ist computer programmer, gifted from a young age

Worked with Babbage at 17 on the analytical engine

Published her work in a scientific journal in 1843

Recognised in 1950 for her work

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering & maths (STEM).

ICT$in$Australia$generates$$$91$billion$in$gross$annual$revenue$&$exports$around$

$4.5$billion$annually$

Female&par)cipa)on&in&the&ICT&workforce&in&Australia&

was&around&24%&in&February&2011&but&had&dropped&to&

under&20%&by&February&2012&

Problem 1:Lack of diversity in the industry

ICT$is$a$growing$industry$with$a$forecast$demand$for$jobs$and$33,000$more$posi<ons$

are$expected$by$2017$

Women&comprise&47%&of&Australians&who&play&tech8based&games,&but&only&8.7%&&of&those&employed&by&the&

industry.&

Problem 11:Lack of representation in educationProblem 111:Lack of interest and access at school

“sans diversity, we limit the set of life experiences that are applied, and as a result, we pay an opportunity cost — a cost in products not built, in designs not considered, in constraints not understood, in processes not invented” …Bill Wulf

Why it matters

Lessons from #GHC14

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95 % of influences can be influenced!@NCWIT

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