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We start out equal…

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but something changesK-12

ABILITY INTEREST

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Women hold a greater

percentage of all

bachelor’s degrees…

Source: http://cra.org/uploads/documents/resources/taulbee/CRA_Taulbee_CS_Degrees_and_Enrollment_2011-12.pdf

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…But an increasingly smaller

percentage of computer science

degrees

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Sources:

http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/womeninstemagaptoinnovation8311.pdf

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Creative Commons license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Women represent half of the workforce

but only a quarter of STEM and IT careers

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Commons license at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

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Mind the Gap: Women Entrepreneurs

http://www.illuminate.com/perspectives/

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Old School

New School

Career Hacks

Knowledge is power

Act like an open API

Social is for kids

Be intentional about social influence

It’s just about business

To win the hard sale, show soft side

Wing it

Homework is not a MOOC point

Transactional relationships

Lifelong relationships - breakaway play

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Hack 1:

Act like an open API

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We need more people sharing their knowledge

Girls & women who have a role model and mentors

stay longer in STEM careers

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Here’s why companies share their API’s

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Share your Expertise

Even if it is 2AM!

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MentorsCreate a community

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Hi, there. :)

NASA

Women in Data

IBM Global

Entrepreneur

Program for

Cloud Startups

ibm.biz/startupcloud

ibm.biz/bluemixnyc

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Act like an Open API

Create a differentiated POV

Write a weekly blog

Be an Example, Role Model, Mentor

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Hack 2:

Be intentional about your social

media influence

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New markets are no longer limited to geographies

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The Tweet that got the meeting…

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RAISE THE LEVEL OF STEM ISSUES VIA SOCIAL!

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Opening Keynote | Geek Girls Are Chic: 5 Career Hacks

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Social influence checklist:

Be ACTIVE – in the right places

Be Consistent! Create a social

media calendar

Know your score

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Hack 3:

To win the hard sale, show your

soft side

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Source: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2014/07/15/how-to-stay-

positive-with-your-job-search/

Your next job isn’t going to come from a resume drop

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A shoebox of quotes…

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Men as Allies

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Take the Harvard test - https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit

• We embrace them in our personal lives

engage them in your professional

• Men bring a different but important

point of view

• Educate

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Soft side checklist:

Drive curriculum/skills to be Collaborative

Men – we need you as Allies!

Show personal interest and act on it

without expecting return

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Hack 4:

Homework is not a MOOC point

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Source: IBM Smarter Workforce Institute Career Progression Survey 2014

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2014 IBM Smarter Workforce study: “Meaty

Assignments” is #1 way to rise in the ranks

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Politics7%

Personal Attributes

17%

Other Attributes

17%

Peer Collaboration

17%

Meaty Assignment;

skills42%

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The Missing 33%

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Bakery to a Coder to Changing the World

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Homework checklist:

Skills assessment- plan for new skills

Preparation is required -- Rehearse!

Set Stretch Goals

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Hack 5:

Lifelong relationships are the

breakaway play

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Sitting in the front row grew a lifelong relationship

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AT 16, I NEED A MENTOR AND NETWORKING

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MEDIA IS LIFELONG

LOBBY FOR MORE TV FOR WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY

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VS

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Dads of Daughters

2xas likely to

stay in school

score HIGHER in

STEM Subjects

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Network, network, and network

Create a “career advisory team”

Dads, fight for your daughters

Relationship checklist:

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Career Hacks

Your actions:

• Share your expertise – mentor

• Use Social to raise awareness

• Men as Allies – find one, be one

• Missing 33% - focus on vision

• Lifelong sponsors & TV models

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https://ibm.biz/geekgirlsarechic