Talk at Nerd Nite Munich 10/24/2013

1. Computers are a girls best friend
Carola Boettcher @Nerdnite München - 24.10.2013
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2. Grace Hopper
* 9.12.1906 - † 1.1.1992
“...Women are
‘naturals’ at
Computer Programming”
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3. This talk is about...
... why are there so few women in
Computer Science
... why do we need more women in
Computer Science
... what can we do to encourage them
... me :)
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4. About me
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5. Why are there
so few women in
Computer Science?
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7. 100 Students
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8. 100 Students
20% Women
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9. What keeps women
away from
Computer Science?
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10. Image!?
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11. What does a
Computer Scientist
do all day long?
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12. http://berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de
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13. Computers
are not
for girls!
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14. Role models
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15. Famous Programmers
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17. Women?
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18. Famous Female Programmers
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20. You have
to be a
Genius!
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21. IT is
dominated
by men
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22. Become an IT girl!
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23. Why?
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24. 10 Reasons
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25. 1. The economy
needs YOU!
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26. 100 Students
20% Women
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27. 160 Students
50% Women
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28. 2. It’s just another way
of beeing creative
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29. 3. Don’t let men
design the world!
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30. 4. Mixed Teams
do better
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31. 5. Endless
career options!
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32. 6. Well paid jobs!
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33. 7. Flexible
working time!
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34. 8. You can choose
your future Company
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35. 9.
(Ok, that’s just partially true)
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36. 10. Many helping
hands!
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39. Ruby on Rails for Rails Girls
• Non-profit Organisation
• Ruby on Rails Workshops for girls
• Organised from Women for Women
• Done with the help of sponsors
• Started in Finnland in 2010 1st Workshop with 100 Participants
• Today: 130 Cities in Europe, Asia,
Africa, North- & Southamerica;
10.000 Participants
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40. Workshop Konzept
• 2 Day Workshops
(Friday evening & Saturday)
• Fr: Installation Party + Coach Dinner
Sa: Workshop + After Party
• “Get excited and make things”
• From concept to code
• Everyone can build something
awesome
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42. WORKSHOP 29. / 30. November 2013
@Propertybase Offices
Bewirb dich jetzt unter railsgirls.com/munich2013
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43. We can do IT!
@CarolaBoettcher
boettcher.carola@gmail.com
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44. BILDNACHWEISE
1) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qS63FLRzR8I/S5sXAWaK8CI/AAAAAAAAAZE/HAT2wg2pglw/s1600-h/ProgrammingThe+ENIAC.jpg
2) http://www.aauw.org/files/2013/03/Grace-Murray-Hopper.jpg
6) http://www.ma.tum.de/foswiki/pub/Studium/2011_12_20_Bilder/Hoersaal_1024.jpg
11) http://michaellouiscalvillo.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/nerds.jpg
14) http://www.supernature-forum.de/attachments/194d1006177173-computer-fuer-frauen-waschmaschine1.gif
17) http://greatpreneurs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Drew-Houston.jpg
http://www.digitalafro.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jackdorsey.jpg
http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/Z/Mark-Zuckerberg-507402-1-402.jpg (marky mark)
http://www.xtoysoft.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Java-father.jpg (james gosling)
http://blog.sherweb.com/the-men-behind-the-code-creators-of-famous-programming-languages/ (bjarne stroustrup)
http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/J/Steven-Jobs-9354805-2-402.jpg
http://cdn1.tresixty.com/sites/default/files/styles/node-full/public/bill.jpg
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2011/11/11/1321022435681/Alan-Turing-007.jpg
20) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ada_lovelace.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Hopper_and_UNIVAC.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anita_Borg.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marissa_Mayer,_World_Economic_Forum_2013_III.jpg
https://inktalks-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/files/user/155/originals/ruchi_sanghvi.jpg
37) http://www.codess.net/ever-heard-about-rails-girls/ (Rails Girls pic big)
38) http://siliconallee.com/silicon-allee/events/2012/04/16/solving-berlins-women-problem-with-rails-girls (I love Ruby more than Ashton Kutcher)
40) all Rails Girls Munich Photos by Marius Schuller Photography
23) http://www.gamingangels.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/womencompsci.jpg
(Not my boyfriends computer)
42) http://www.readthehorn.com/news/campus/67672/ut_professor_aims_to_increase_number_of_women_in_it_computer_science (we can do it)
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