[Applause] hi everyone okay have you ever been to
hi everyone okay have you ever been to
hi everyone okay have you ever been to the doctor’s office and seeing kids
the doctor’s office and seeing kids
the doctor’s office and seeing kids borrow their parents phones so engrossed
borrow their parents phones so engrossed
borrow their parents phones so engrossed in the games well that was me when I was
in the games well that was me when I was
in the games well that was me when I was 8 I would borrow my parents phones their
8 I would borrow my parents phones their
8 I would borrow my parents phones their blackberries and I would play the game
blackberries and I would play the game
blackberries and I would play the game brickbreaker and non-stop and when the
brickbreaker and non-stop and when the
brickbreaker and non-stop and when the iPad came out Cut the Rope became my new
iPad came out Cut the Rope became my new
iPad came out Cut the Rope became my new obsession so I don’t know if it was just
obsession so I don’t know if it was just
obsession so I don’t know if it was just me but I’m pretty sure I was the best at
me but I’m pretty sure I was the best at
me but I’m pretty sure I was the best at those games but it was only when I was
those games but it was only when I was
those games but it was only when I was 10 when my math teacher told me to look
10 when my math teacher told me to look
10 when my math teacher told me to look into coding when I realized that through
into coding when I realized that through
into coding when I realized that through code I had the power to make these games
code I had the power to make these games
code I had the power to make these games myself and that just blew my mind since
myself and that just blew my mind since
myself and that just blew my mind since then for three years I have learned HTML
then for three years I have learned HTML
then for three years I have learned HTML CSS some JavaScript Django and Python
CSS some JavaScript Django and Python
CSS some JavaScript Django and Python and I currently also want to look into
and I currently also want to look into
and I currently also want to look into data science and artificial intelligence
data science and artificial intelligence
data science and artificial intelligence so throughout these years people have
so throughout these years people have
so throughout these years people have asked me what is coding for me
asked me what is coding for me
asked me what is coding for me coding is fun and creative over a year
coding is fun and creative over a year
coding is fun and creative over a year ago when the force awakens first came
ago when the force awakens first came
ago when the force awakens first came out I was such a big fan that I joined a
out I was such a big fan that I joined a
out I was such a big fan that I joined a costume competition and not only did I
costume competition and not only did I
costume competition and not only did I make a costume out of fabric colored
make a costume out of fabric colored
make a costume out of fabric colored pens and glue but what really seals the
pens and glue but what really seals the
pens and glue but what really seals the deal and made me win was the app that I
deal and made me win was the app that I
deal and made me win was the app that I made and in the app when you press the
made and in the app when you press the
made and in the app when you press the buttons
buttons
buttons it would make r2d2 sounds I found out
it would make r2d2 sounds I found out
it would make r2d2 sounds I found out that through coding not only can you
that through coding not only can you
that through coding not only can you make games and costumes but it can also
make games and costumes but it can also
make games and costumes but it can also help you win prizes since then I have
help you win prizes since then I have
help you win prizes since then I have noticed coding and other everyday things
noticed coding and other everyday things
noticed coding and other everyday things for example CCTVs to make people feel
for example CCTVs to make people feel
for example CCTVs to make people feel safe
safe
safe radios through frequency hopping that
radios through frequency hopping that
radios through frequency hopping that can not only help you listen to your
can not only help you listen to your
can not only help you listen to your favorite music but can also contact
favorite music but can also contact
favorite music but can also contact farmers if there is a typhoon that’s
farmers if there is a typhoon that’s
farmers if there is a typhoon that’s coming refrigerators that keep your food
coming refrigerators that keep your food
coming refrigerators that keep your food fresh and also medicines fresh for sick
fresh and also medicines fresh for sick
fresh and also medicines fresh for sick patients and I could go on and on
patients and I could go on and on
patients and I could go on and on computers cell phones Google search
computers cell phones Google search
computers cell phones Google search engine and even YouTube all of these
engine and even YouTube all of these
engine and even YouTube all of these things were made from lines of code and
things were made from lines of code and
things were made from lines of code and sometimes through electrical engineering
sometimes through electrical engineering
sometimes through electrical engineering and wires this is what keeps me going
and wires this is what keeps me going
and wires this is what keeps me going every day with coding whenever I get a
every day with coding whenever I get a
every day with coding whenever I get a problem I just tell myself that one day
problem I just tell myself that one day
problem I just tell myself that one day I will be able to make a discovery that
I will be able to make a discovery that
I will be able to make a discovery that will impact the world but you see I had
will impact the world but you see I had
will impact the world but you see I had a problem with solving problems whenever
a problem with solving problems whenever
a problem with solving problems whenever I would code I would sometimes get a bug
I would code I would sometimes get a bug
I would code I would sometimes get a bug which is a mistake in your code that
which is a mistake in your code that
which is a mistake in your code that prevents it from working this was really
prevents it from working this was really
prevents it from working this was really frustrating because I spent hours on it
frustrating because I spent hours on it
frustrating because I spent hours on it and it wouldn’t work but I kept my cool
and it wouldn’t work but I kept my cool
and it wouldn’t work but I kept my cool and I searched it up and what I found
and I searched it up and what I found
and I searched it up and what I found was this and this really confused me
was this and this really confused me
was this and this really confused me because at the time I didn’t even know
because at the time I didn’t even know
because at the time I didn’t even know what half of those words meant so it
what half of those words meant so it
what half of those words meant so it made my problem even larger so I tried
made my problem even larger so I tried
made my problem even larger so I tried and told my parents about coding and I
and told my parents about coding and I
and told my parents about coding and I asked them if they knew the solutions
asked them if they knew the solutions
asked them if they knew the solutions but they didn’t in my world at the time
but they didn’t in my world at the time
but they didn’t in my world at the time when parents would think of coding they
when parents would think of coding they
when parents would think of coding they would think the day of the week where
would think the day of the week where
would think the day of the week where you can’t drive your car on Ed’s ax so
you can’t drive your car on Ed’s ax so
you can’t drive your car on Ed’s ax so this was a big problem and I tried
this was a big problem and I tried
this was a big problem and I tried searching for communities of girls like
searching for communities of girls like
searching for communities of girls like me who knew to code and wanted to learn
me who knew to code and wanted to learn
me who knew to code and wanted to learn to code but I couldn’t find any here
to code but I couldn’t find any here
to code but I couldn’t find any here instead I found statistics in 1987 30%
instead I found statistics in 1987 30%
instead I found statistics in 1987 30% of computer graduates were MIT were
of computer graduates were MIT were
of computer graduates were MIT were women but today it’s gone down to 22%
women but today it’s gone down to 22%
women but today it’s gone down to 22% and
and
and numbers aren’t going anywhere and this
numbers aren’t going anywhere and this
numbers aren’t going anywhere and this is really frustrating because I thought
is really frustrating because I thought
is really frustrating because I thought coding was pretty cool so raise your
coding was pretty cool so raise your
coding was pretty cool so raise your hand if you’re a girl okay now keep your
hand if you’re a girl okay now keep your
hand if you’re a girl okay now keep your hand up if you want to be cool I would
hand up if you want to be cool I would
hand up if you want to be cool I would keep my hand up keep it up okay
keep my hand up keep it up okay
keep my hand up keep it up okay you can put them down now doesn’t this
you can put them down now doesn’t this
you can put them down now doesn’t this look cool this was a dress made in the
look cool this was a dress made in the
look cool this was a dress made in the Met Gala event last year which was tech
Met Gala event last year which was tech
Met Gala event last year which was tech team and the dress actually has LED
team and the dress actually has LED
team and the dress actually has LED lights that change color whenever a
lights that change color whenever a
lights that change color whenever a tweet is made this dress was actually
tweet is made this dress was actually
tweet is made this dress was actually made by IBM and some designers who
made by IBM and some designers who
made by IBM and some designers who really have a sense of style when I
really have a sense of style when I
really have a sense of style when I first saw this I was looking at Met Gala
first saw this I was looking at Met Gala
first saw this I was looking at Met Gala dresses with my friend in school and um
dresses with my friend in school and um
dresses with my friend in school and um I thought huh that’s pretty cool and it
I thought huh that’s pretty cool and it
I thought huh that’s pretty cool and it was only weeks later what I met a girl
was only weeks later what I met a girl
was only weeks later what I met a girl named Deshawn at a Google event and she
named Deshawn at a Google event and she
named Deshawn at a Google event and she told me that she made her wedding dress
told me that she made her wedding dress
told me that she made her wedding dress out of LED lights too and I thought that
out of LED lights too and I thought that
out of LED lights too and I thought that with her help I could finally make a
with her help I could finally make a
with her help I could finally make a dress like this that night she gave me
dress like this that night she gave me
dress like this that night she gave me Gemma pieces which are Arduinos that
Gemma pieces which are Arduinos that
Gemma pieces which are Arduinos that make LED lights turn on all I needed to
make LED lights turn on all I needed to
make LED lights turn on all I needed to do was to cool them and I would be able
do was to cool them and I would be able
do was to cool them and I would be able to have a dress like that
to have a dress like that
to have a dress like that but it wasn’t that simple when I would
but it wasn’t that simple when I would
but it wasn’t that simple when I would code the LED lights
code the LED lights
code the LED lights I had another bug I tried searching
I had another bug I tried searching
I had another bug I tried searching things and it didn’t really work so I
things and it didn’t really work so I
things and it didn’t really work so I contacted my friend Bella
contacted my friend Bella
contacted my friend Bella she is AUP professor for computer
she is AUP professor for computer
she is AUP professor for computer engineering and I’m so thankful for her
engineering and I’m so thankful for her
engineering and I’m so thankful for her help because we were able to make it
help because we were able to make it
help because we were able to make it work so now it works and I’m planning on
work so now it works and I’m planning on
work so now it works and I’m planning on putting it on dresses soon I realized
putting it on dresses soon I realized
putting it on dresses soon I realized that these LED lights could also be used
that these LED lights could also be used
that these LED lights could also be used for other things other than dresses for
for other things other than dresses for
for other things other than dresses for when you’re walking home in the dark or
when you’re walking home in the dark or
when you’re walking home in the dark or if you’re or for construction
if you’re or for construction
if you’re or for construction workers who work in dark mines but to
workers who work in dark mines but to
workers who work in dark mines but to get there it took four women not just
get there it took four women not just
get there it took four women not just myself this is just one reason why a
myself this is just one reason why a
myself this is just one reason why a community is key rather than just self
community is key rather than just self
community is key rather than just self learning by yourself so back to when I
learning by yourself so back to when I
learning by yourself so back to when I was searching for community for girls
was searching for community for girls
was searching for community for girls I found statistics but I also found a
I found statistics but I also found a
I found statistics but I also found a club but this club was only based in the
club but this club was only based in the
club but this club was only based in the US and it and it was for women who were
US and it and it was for women who were
US and it and it was for women who were a lot older than I was at the time so I
a lot older than I was at the time so I
a lot older than I was at the time so I had a problem I couldn’t find a group
had a problem I couldn’t find a group
had a problem I couldn’t find a group that I was looking for here in the
that I was looking for here in the
that I was looking for here in the Philippines but as my mom says when you
Philippines but as my mom says when you
Philippines but as my mom says when you can’t find a solution make one and I did
can’t find a solution make one and I did
can’t find a solution make one and I did I made and founded girls will code girls
I made and founded girls will code girls
I made and founded girls will code girls will code is a company founded by myself
will code is a company founded by myself
will code is a company founded by myself that aims to teach girls to code for
that aims to teach girls to code for
that aims to teach girls to code for starting from when they’re even 5 years
starting from when they’re even 5 years
starting from when they’re even 5 years old my first plan of action was to start
old my first plan of action was to start
old my first plan of action was to start a club here in the Philippines I put
a club here in the Philippines I put
a club here in the Philippines I put together some pieces of a curriculum I
together some pieces of a curriculum I
together some pieces of a curriculum I got teachers I’d made the club
got teachers I’d made the club
got teachers I’d made the club interesting for girls and so when I
interesting for girls and so when I
interesting for girls and so when I decided to launch it actually here in
decided to launch it actually here in
decided to launch it actually here in this school I was so sure that they were
this school I was so sure that they were
this school I was so sure that they were going to be waves of people coming to
going to be waves of people coming to
going to be waves of people coming to join this group because if it was in my
join this group because if it was in my
join this group because if it was in my situation I would have totally joined
situation I would have totally joined
situation I would have totally joined and guess how many people joined one
and guess how many people joined one
and guess how many people joined one only one person joined and I could have
only one person joined and I could have
only one person joined and I could have given up then but I decided to keep
given up then but I decided to keep
given up then but I decided to keep going I tried the school across the
going I tried the school across the
going I tried the school across the street and I did the same thing but this
street and I did the same thing but this
street and I did the same thing but this time I improved the curriculum and I
time I improved the curriculum and I
time I improved the curriculum and I made sure it was even more interesting
made sure it was even more interesting
made sure it was even more interesting and guess how many people joined now
and guess how many people joined now
and guess how many people joined now zero zero people joined this was really
zero zero people joined this was really
zero zero people joined this was really discouraging for me because I thought it
discouraging for me because I thought it
discouraging for me because I thought it would be such a big hit
would be such a big hit
would be such a big hit I kept going and this time I showed the
I kept going and this time I showed the
I kept going and this time I showed the code to each class of students so it was
code to each class of students so it was
code to each class of students so it was more specific towards them and this time
more specific towards them and this time
more specific towards them and this time 15 people joined and this may not seem
15 people joined and this may not seem
15 people joined and this may not seem like a lot but to me it was a milestone
like a lot but to me it was a milestone
like a lot but to me it was a milestone I could have stopped two years ago but I
I could have stopped two years ago but I
I could have stopped two years ago but I didn’t and now I had 15 people joining
didn’t and now I had 15 people joining
didn’t and now I had 15 people joining and a lot of people sending me emails
and a lot of people sending me emails
and a lot of people sending me emails who want to join – this is just one
who want to join – this is just one
who want to join – this is just one example here’s another one
example here’s another one
example here’s another one girls will codes mission is for that
girls will codes mission is for that
girls will codes mission is for that girls all over the Philippines are given
girls all over the Philippines are given
girls all over the Philippines are given the opportunity to code and so I wanted
the opportunity to code and so I wanted
the opportunity to code and so I wanted to teach code to students specifically
to teach code to students specifically
to teach code to students specifically girls in public schools as well but that
girls in public schools as well but that
girls in public schools as well but that was a problem because when I had a
was a problem because when I had a
was a problem because when I had a chance to teach girls to code in public
chance to teach girls to code in public
chance to teach girls to code in public schools I found out that not all schools
schools I found out that not all schools
schools I found out that not all schools have computers and even if the public
have computers and even if the public
have computers and even if the public school did they were usually out of date
school did they were usually out of date
school did they were usually out of date and they never had any Wi-Fi that day I
and they never had any Wi-Fi that day I
and they never had any Wi-Fi that day I learned how important the internet was
learned how important the internet was
learned how important the internet was and I also learned that I needed to find
and I also learned that I needed to find
and I also learned that I needed to find a solution but I thought that it was
a solution but I thought that it was
a solution but I thought that it was impossible because how could you learn
impossible because how could you learn
impossible because how could you learn to code without computers but nothing is
to code without computers but nothing is
to code without computers but nothing is impossible if you Google enough times
impossible if you Google enough times
impossible if you Google enough times and eventually I was able to find a
and eventually I was able to find a
and eventually I was able to find a simple activity to teach girls to code
simple activity to teach girls to code
simple activity to teach girls to code without Wi-Fi and without computers this
without Wi-Fi and without computers this
without Wi-Fi and without computers this is me teaching them and the solution
is me teaching them and the solution
is me teaching them and the solution that I found was as offline coding
that I found was as offline coding
that I found was as offline coding activity where you make necklaces where
activity where you make necklaces where
activity where you make necklaces where the beads represent zeros and ones in
the beads represent zeros and ones in
the beads represent zeros and ones in binary and you were able to make the
binary and you were able to make the
binary and you were able to make the necklace that represented the initial of
necklace that represented the initial of
necklace that represented the initial of your first name this was another
your first name this was another
your first name this was another milestone for me because I found a way
milestone for me because I found a way
milestone for me because I found a way to teach girls to code without some
to teach girls to code without some
to teach girls to code without some basic necessities and
yeah so that was a really important
yeah so that was a really important milestone that I found and I’m hoping
milestone that I found and I’m hoping
milestone that I found and I’m hoping that soon we will be able to give this
that soon we will be able to give this
that soon we will be able to give this opportunity to all public schools so
opportunity to all public schools so
opportunity to all public schools so whereas girls will code now companies
whereas girls will code now companies
whereas girls will code now companies have reached out to us and they’re
have reached out to us and they’re
have reached out to us and they’re providing teachers and also offline
providing teachers and also offline
providing teachers and also offline coding kids school for schools we are
coding kids school for schools we are
coding kids school for schools we are planning to start after school
planning to start after school
planning to start after school activities and hand out curriculums for
activities and hand out curriculums for
activities and hand out curriculums for them to use to teach their own students
them to use to teach their own students
them to use to teach their own students parents are themselves trying to figure
parents are themselves trying to figure
parents are themselves trying to figure out what coding is and kids what’s most
out what coding is and kids what’s most
out what coding is and kids what’s most important is that they are trying to
important is that they are trying to
important is that they are trying to learn to code they want to join girls
learn to code they want to join girls
learn to code they want to join girls will code activities and they want to
will code activities and they want to
will code activities and they want to become an ambassador for girls will code
now there’s a really important person I
now there’s a really important person I want to think this is Susan Cain she
want to think this is Susan Cain she
want to think this is Susan Cain she doesn’t know who I am but I’m a really
doesn’t know who I am but I’m a really
doesn’t know who I am but I’m a really big fan and I just want to mention her
big fan and I just want to mention her
big fan and I just want to mention her here because she actually gave a TED
here because she actually gave a TED
here because she actually gave a TED talk herself and when I watched it it
talk herself and when I watched it it
talk herself and when I watched it it was really inspiring if you haven’t seen
was really inspiring if you haven’t seen
was really inspiring if you haven’t seen it it’s about the power of introverts
it it’s about the power of introverts
it it’s about the power of introverts and how despite being so quiet their
and how despite being so quiet their
and how despite being so quiet their minds have the power to become leaders I
minds have the power to become leaders I
minds have the power to become leaders I have both of her books and since then I
have both of her books and since then I
have both of her books and since then I wanted to do two things one is to make
wanted to do two things one is to make
wanted to do two things one is to make an impact on the world using my
an impact on the world using my
an impact on the world using my introvert power and two is to give a Ted
introvert power and two is to give a Ted
introvert power and two is to give a Ted or TEDx talk and thanks to you guys I
or TEDx talk and thanks to you guys I
or TEDx talk and thanks to you guys I think I have accomplished some of those
think I have accomplished some of those
think I have accomplished some of those things now remember when I listed all of
things now remember when I listed all of
things now remember when I listed all of these things where that coding had to do
these things where that coding had to do
these things where that coding had to do in your everyday lives well I chose
in your everyday lives well I chose
in your everyday lives well I chose these things for a reason
these things for a reason
these things for a reason each of these have been made or
each of these have been made or
each of these have been made or contributed by women Marie van Britton
contributed by women Marie van Britton
contributed by women Marie van Britton Brown and her husband made CCTVs hey
Brown and her husband made CCTVs hey
Brown and her husband made CCTVs hey Lamar was not only a Hollywood actress
Lamar was not only a Hollywood actress
Lamar was not only a Hollywood actress but also
but also
but also near in wireless telecommunications
near in wireless telecommunications
near in wireless telecommunications which at the time helped combat the
which at the time helped combat the
which at the time helped combat the Nazis Florence Park part made the first
Nazis Florence Park part made the first
Nazis Florence Park part made the first modern-day refrigerator grace Murray
modern-day refrigerator grace Murray
modern-day refrigerator grace Murray hopper contributed to computer languages
hopper contributed to computer languages
hopper contributed to computer languages and is a big part of computer languages
and is a big part of computer languages
and is a big part of computer languages that people use today Marissa Mayer she
that people use today Marissa Mayer she
that people use today Marissa Mayer she was one of she was Google’s first female
was one of she was Google’s first female
was one of she was Google’s first female engineer Google employee number 20 and
engineer Google employee number 20 and
engineer Google employee number 20 and was a big part of the contribution to
was a big part of the contribution to
was a big part of the contribution to the Google search engine Susan Wojcicki
the Google search engine Susan Wojcicki
the Google search engine Susan Wojcicki is also a big part of Google she created
is also a big part of Google she created
is also a big part of Google she created Google Adwords and is currently the CEO
Google Adwords and is currently the CEO
Google Adwords and is currently the CEO of YouTube and she is a mother of five
of YouTube and she is a mother of five
of YouTube and she is a mother of five children
children
children lastly out of Lovelace who contributed
lastly out of Lovelace who contributed
lastly out of Lovelace who contributed to all of these things and back in the
to all of these things and back in the
to all of these things and back in the 1840s she actually created the first
1840s she actually created the first
1840s she actually created the first specific computer algorithm and she
specific computer algorithm and she
specific computer algorithm and she predicted that computers today would
predicted that computers today would
predicted that computers today would help with graphic design music and
help with graphic design music and
help with graphic design music and scientific discoveries which they all do
scientific discoveries which they all do
scientific discoveries which they all do all of these women made history and
all of these women made history and
all of these women made history and girls will make the future thank you
girls will make the future thank you
girls will make the future thank you [Applause]
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