Zurich Girl Geek Dinner #4 - Startup Scene, Tech Culture & Women
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Zurich Girl Geek DinnerJune 23, 2015 . Google Zurich
Speaker: Angie Chang
The Startup Scene, Tech Culture, and Women
Facebook office walls
Mentor Community
Mentor
Mentor
Hackers
Thank youto the mentorswho make this
happen!
Hackathons
Partners Employing Our Graduates
Mentor CommunityImage Search Results: “Software Engineer”
Mentor CommunityHackbright graduates - software engineers
Mentor CommunityHackbright graduates - software engineers
Mentor CommunityHackbright graduates - software engineers
Software engineer
Mentor CommunityWomen CTOs, VPE, Director Engineering…
Mentor CommunityOur earliest programmers were women …
Mentor CommunityOur earliest programmers were women …
ENIAC
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!