development innovations - women in technology
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The world needs more women in Technology !Presented by SOK Sikieng
June 13th 2014
Development Innovations Cambodia
How do I involve in “Women in Tech”
? CS Year I. I want
to quit.L
GLIDE Cambodian
Women in ICT
Support
Scholarship Graduate
2005
2009 2010-2012
Suy Channe Project Manager, InSTEDD
Nou Chenda Intermediate .NET Developer, Optimation
Ros Pich Hemy Technical Program Manager Golden Gekko
The number of females in undergraduate studies, USA, 2010
57%
43%
Female Male
86%
14%
Other Computing
37%
14%
0
10
20
30
40
1985 2010
0.4% intend to
major in CS
The number of females in CS at RUPP, 2013-2014
1517
101
0 200 400 600 800
1000 1200 1400 1600
Male Female
Why there are few
females in tech?
Discrimination
Math & Science are
for boys Not enough role models
Girls are lower self-estimers
Why female’s representation matters? Women’s choice impact up to 85% of purchasing decision
Diverse teams are more effective teams
Practical new technology products
Role model
Change social norms=>Address fundamental imbalance in society
Enable more innovative ideas and help create a better world
Credited to Cambodian Women in ICT group
Global Tech Community v The Google Anita Borg Scholarship(50/50 by 2020) v Gracehopper.org v Girlwhocode.org v Techwomen.org v Blackgirlcode.com v Webgrrls.com
Conclusion 1) We need more women in Tech in order to
make a better world
2) We need your cooperation