Laura Durieux will highlight the significant yet overlooked contributions of women in tech. 
Explore the achievements of pioneers like Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper and discuss their impact on the field of computer science.
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Hi there,
If you couldn’t catch the session live, don’t worry! You can watch the recording here:
Here are some of the Q&As from this session:
How would we tackle the equality of genders outside of the western countries, as most of uniquality of education and job opportunities tend to be outside of west countries : ) ?
Laura Durieux—
Addressing gender equality outside of Western countries involves several strategies:
Education Initiatives: Support and promote STEM education for girls through local partnerships, scholarships, and mentoring programs.
Community Engagement: Work with local organizations to create opportunities for women in tech and advocate for policy changes that support gender equality.
Visibility and Role Models: Highlight successful women in tech from diverse backgrounds to inspire and encourage others.
Global Collaboration: Collaborate with international organizations to share resources, knowledge, and best practices for promoting gender equality in technology.
Here are some unanswered questions that were asked in the session:
What role do mentorship and sponsorship play in supporting women in technology careers, and how can they be improved?
What kind of strategy are we going to use to ensure that the contribution for women?
Why have women in tech history been overlooked, and what can be done to highlight their contributions more effectively?
Hiring women has often been an easier problem to address than retention. How can retention of women hires be accomplished in tech (and testing in particular)?
Please give tips to the modern boy child on how to handle empowered women.
How did the contributions of early women in tech influence the development of modern technologies, and why are their stories often overshadowed?
What were some of the significant challenges and barriers that women in tech historically faced, and how do these obstacles compare to the challenges that women in the tech industry encounter today?
How can better education about women’s involvement in the foundations of tech help with women being involved in tech jobs, especially leadership roles?
What were some of the main barriers that women in tech faced historically, and how do those challenges compare to what women face today?
Strategies we can implement to ensure that the contributions of women in tech history are recognized?
How to have equal pay/salary for women and men?
Mentorship is like getting advice and looking up to someone who’s already done well, while sponsorship is when someone really pushes for women to move up in their jobs. Both are super important, but we can make them even better by making them more organized and easier to get into, from the start to the top.
We need to be on the lookout for women’s achievements, shout them out publicly, and include their stories in tech education. Companies should have ways to always show off what women do, making sure they’re seen and celebrated.
Tech has been a boy’s club for a long time, and women’s work was often ignored or given to men. To fix this, we have to rewrite history by adding women’s stories to books, documentaries, and talks, really highlighting what they’ve done.
It’s all about making a welcoming place where women feel important and supported. Offering flexible work options, mentorship programs, and clear paths to move up can help a lot. Especially, making sure women feel like they belong and can balance work and life is key to keeping them around.
Guys should learn to respect and work well with empowered women. They’re not a threat; they bring new ideas and perspectives. Boys should be taught that leadership and empowerment are good for everyone, helping to create a fair and equal environment instead of a competitive one.
Women like Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper are the ones who started programming and computer science. Their work is often overlooked because of old-school gender biases, but without them, a lot of the tech we use today wouldn’t exist. Teaching people about what they did can help change how we see their contributions.
