welcoming a few I don’t need a aftermath 2017
2017
2017 [Applause]
when you ask this question to group
when you ask this question to group those six or seven around you have an
those six or seven around you have an
those six or seven around you have an equal number and girls ask the same
equal number and girls ask the same
equal number and girls ask the same questions over 15 we’re going to make up
questions over 15 we’re going to make up
questions over 15 we’re going to make up about 51% of the population yet comprise
about 51% of the population yet comprise
about 51% of the population yet comprise only 17% of Congress 37 women have ever
only 17% of Congress 37 women have ever
only 17% of Congress 37 women have ever served as jumpers as compared to 2319
served as jumpers as compared to 2319
served as jumpers as compared to 2319 then 67 countries in the other world
then 67 countries in the other world
then 67 countries in the other world have had female presidents and prime
have had female presidents and prime
have had female presidents and prime ministers in the u.s. is not one of them
ministers in the u.s. is not one of them
ministers in the u.s. is not one of them what’s the cause of all the gender
what’s the cause of all the gender
what’s the cause of all the gender barrier truthfully we’ve been choosing
barrier truthfully we’ve been choosing
barrier truthfully we’ve been choosing our national leadership from only 6% of
our national leadership from only 6% of
our national leadership from only 6% of the country whether we want to admit it
the country whether we want to admit it
the country whether we want to admit it or not
or not
or not the documentary misrepresentation
the documentary misrepresentation
the documentary misrepresentation shows the six percent I’ve made above
shows the six percent I’ve made above
shows the six percent I’ve made above all white males up until 2008 were very
all white males up until 2008 were very
all white males up until 2008 were very college educated and who have a
college educated and who have a
college educated and who have a professional degree
professional degree
professional degree but what is this filling the other 9% so
but what is this filling the other 9% so
but what is this filling the other 9% so they’re not capable 97% of everything
they’re not capable 97% of everything
they’re not capable 97% of everything you know about yourself comes from the
you know about yourself comes from the
you know about yourself comes from the male perspective now this doesn’t mean
male perspective now this doesn’t mean
male perspective now this doesn’t mean that it’s wrong but what it means is
that it’s wrong but what it means is
that it’s wrong but what it means is that in a democracy where you talk about
that in a democracy where you talk about
that in a democracy where you talk about equality is all for education you got
equality is all for education you got
equality is all for education you got more than half of the population and
more than half of the population and
more than half of the population and who’s not participating so my friend
who’s not participating so my friend
who’s not participating so my friend named wanted to run for president and
named wanted to run for president and
named wanted to run for president and when talking about this to friend the
when talking about this to friend the
when talking about this to friend the first thing that they asked her was
first thing that they asked her was
first thing that they asked her was what’s his name what is she told me
what’s his name what is she told me
what’s his name what is she told me Sophia you should have seen the look on
Sophia you should have seen the look on
Sophia you should have seen the look on their face when I corrected them there’s
their face when I corrected them there’s
their face when I corrected them there’s a gender socialization or policy is
a gender socialization or policy is
a gender socialization or policy is considered to be for men and where
considered to be for men and where
considered to be for men and where leadership is considered to be
leadership is considered to be
leadership is considered to be immaculate this is what’s discouraging
immaculate this is what’s discouraging
immaculate this is what’s discouraging our moment and pursuing ambitious
our moment and pursuing ambitious
our moment and pursuing ambitious positions with the majority of young
positions with the majority of young
positions with the majority of young girls and then they don’t realize that
girls and then they don’t realize that
girls and then they don’t realize that we’re actually visualizing our voyage so
we’re actually visualizing our voyage so
we’re actually visualizing our voyage so believe that being the plan means being
believe that being the plan means being
believe that being the plan means being powerful in control and be better than
powerful in control and be better than
powerful in control and be better than or smarter than women and we’re
or smarter than women and we’re
or smarter than women and we’re socializing with the women to be the
socializing with the women to be the
socializing with the women to be the nurturers the ones who stay home and
nurturers the ones who stay home and
nurturers the ones who stay home and take care of the kids while the husband
take care of the kids while the husband
take care of the kids while the husband is out working and providing and this is
is out working and providing and this is
is out working and providing and this is not genetically predestined this is
not genetically predestined this is
not genetically predestined this is learned behavior
learned behavior
learned behavior tradition when hiring most people to
tradition when hiring most people to
tradition when hiring most people to feel that a male it’s from job because
feel that a male it’s from job because
feel that a male it’s from job because they have this type of masculinity that
they have this type of masculinity that
they have this type of masculinity that is reassuring and makes people feel
is reassuring and makes people feel
is reassuring and makes people feel protected in order for a woman to be a
protected in order for a woman to be a
protected in order for a woman to be a leader they have to be equally feminine
leader they have to be equally feminine
leader they have to be equally feminine and masculine if you have a woman whose
and masculine if you have a woman whose
and masculine if you have a woman whose masculinity takes over this is when we
masculinity takes over this is when we
masculinity takes over this is when we start to see a real-life Miranda
start to see a real-life Miranda
start to see a real-life Miranda Priestly box from The Devil Wears Prada
Priestly box from The Devil Wears Prada
Priestly box from The Devil Wears Prada trust me I don’t know about you but I
trust me I don’t know about you but I
trust me I don’t know about you but I don’t know how many people were going to
don’t know how many people were going to
don’t know how many people were going to be working for a boss like that but then
be working for a boss like that but then
be working for a boss like that but then again if you have a woman who’s too
again if you have a woman who’s too
again if you have a woman who’s too feminine this is one of the stereotypes
feminine this is one of the stereotypes
feminine this is one of the stereotypes about women who start to come into play
women are twice as likely to prescribe
women are twice as likely to prescribe emotionally as men and by painting women
emotionally as men and by painting women
emotionally as men and by painting women as more emotional than men that women
as more emotional than men that women
as more emotional than men that women are therefore they’re irrational can’t
are therefore they’re irrational can’t
are therefore they’re irrational can’t handle oppresses and shouldn’t be put in
handle oppresses and shouldn’t be put in
handle oppresses and shouldn’t be put in leadership positions it takes the woman
leadership positions it takes the woman
leadership positions it takes the woman to do twice and imagine demands sir
to do twice and imagine demands sir
to do twice and imagine demands sir Steve only half as much credit and
Steve only half as much credit and
Steve only half as much credit and recognition for it but this isn’t just
recognition for it but this isn’t just
recognition for it but this isn’t just applying power this isn’t a number of
applying power this isn’t a number of
applying power this isn’t a number of you ask yourself this question where is
you ask yourself this question where is
you ask yourself this question where is the female equivalent of Steve Jobs or
the female equivalent of Steve Jobs or
the female equivalent of Steve Jobs or worse laughter women dominate in the
worse laughter women dominate in the
worse laughter women dominate in the tech industry men dominate in second
tech industry men dominate in second
tech industry men dominate in second Street and for women the numbers still
Street and for women the numbers still
Street and for women the numbers still aren’t growing a 2011 report by the US
aren’t growing a 2011 report by the US
aren’t growing a 2011 report by the US Department of Commerce found that only
Department of Commerce found that only
Department of Commerce found that only one in seven and janitors
one in seven and janitors
one in seven and janitors Espino
Espino
Espino women have seen no Employment Group and
women have seen no Employment Group and
women have seen no Employment Group and been job since 2000 and today women hold
been job since 2000 and today women hold
been job since 2000 and today women hold only 27% of all computer science jobs
only 27% of all computer science jobs
only 27% of all computer science jobs now personally for me my favorite
now personally for me my favorite
now personally for me my favorite subjects in school had always been
subjects in school had always been
subjects in school had always been signed so what I was about to do was not
signed so what I was about to do was not
signed so what I was about to do was not to outrageous but it was definitely
to outrageous but it was definitely
to outrageous but it was definitely something that I had never thought about
something that I had never thought about
something that I had never thought about the day after reading an article about
the day after reading an article about
the day after reading an article about the real reason why girls don’t code I
the real reason why girls don’t code I
the real reason why girls don’t code I joined the coding Club at my school and
joined the coding Club at my school and
joined the coding Club at my school and I did this to the attention of accusing
I did this to the attention of accusing
I did this to the attention of accusing first to collect data of the ratio of
first to collect data of the ratio of
first to collect data of the ratio of boys to girls second to learn how to
boys to girls second to learn how to
boys to girls second to learn how to code and learn more about them and third
code and learn more about them and third
code and learn more about them and third to see it’s all the talk about how the
to see it’s all the talk about how the
to see it’s all the talk about how the real reason why girls don’t code is
real reason why girls don’t code is
real reason why girls don’t code is because there is long eyelashes make it
because there is long eyelashes make it
because there is long eyelashes make it too hard for them to see the screen with
too hard for them to see the screen with
too hard for them to see the screen with actually true the first thing I came
actually true the first thing I came
actually true the first thing I came across was a lot of girls participated I
across was a lot of girls participated I
across was a lot of girls participated I was twenty students only for four girls
was twenty students only for four girls
was twenty students only for four girls indeed I had done at nine concession and
indeed I had done at nine concession and
indeed I had done at nine concession and what I realized as a subject going is
what I realized as a subject going is
what I realized as a subject going is that less and less for girls were
that less and less for girls were
that less and less for girls were actually shown here
but what is it we can do to fix this we
but what is it we can do to fix this we introduce girls to computers in all my
introduce girls to computers in all my
introduce girls to computers in all my pastimes like coning programming and
pastimes like coning programming and
pastimes like coning programming and scripting at a younger age they might be
scripting at a younger age they might be
scripting at a younger age they might be more likely to tackle the male-dominated
more likely to tackle the male-dominated
more likely to tackle the male-dominated subject in the future along with this I
subject in the future along with this I
subject in the future along with this I also started playing video games like
also started playing video games like
also started playing video games like minecraft engine block these games
minecraft engine block these games
minecraft engine block these games showed players come mathematical
showed players come mathematical
showed players come mathematical concepts from geometry cost calculation
concepts from geometry cost calculation
concepts from geometry cost calculation would be applied outside the classroom
would be applied outside the classroom
would be applied outside the classroom learning these skills outside the
learning these skills outside the
learning these skills outside the classroom in sparking interest and a
classroom in sparking interest and a
classroom in sparking interest and a field that your daughterly and we never
field that your daughterly and we never
field that your daughterly and we never considered before like it did for me
getting in there and dominating and
getting in there and dominating and accompanying that stumped men dominated
accompanying that stumped men dominated
accompanying that stumped men dominated subjects because speak don’t you like
subjects because speak don’t you like
subjects because speak don’t you like how lonely being the only girl in a room
how lonely being the only girl in a room
how lonely being the only girl in a room full of boys in the total confidence
full of boys in the total confidence
full of boys in the total confidence buster
buster
buster not only did I start doubting my
not only did I start doubting my
not only did I start doubting my abilities but I was hard for me to
abilities but I was hard for me to
abilities but I was hard for me to connect with everyone else they were
connect with everyone else they were
connect with everyone else they were constantly people were asking we’re
constantly people were asking we’re
constantly people were asking we’re offering me help when I really didn’t
offering me help when I really didn’t
offering me help when I really didn’t need it but despite this and has acted
need it but despite this and has acted
need it but despite this and has acted as a catalyst allowing me to continue on
as a catalyst allowing me to continue on
as a catalyst allowing me to continue on my journey
I was in the middle of journeymen
I was in the middle of journeymen October jamming out to the stop teach me
October jamming out to the stop teach me
October jamming out to the stop teach me how does that mean when I pick up my
how does that mean when I pick up my
how does that mean when I pick up my pencil
pencil
pencil I started tapping along to the beat of
I started tapping along to the beat of
I started tapping along to the beat of the song the next thing I know I’m
the song the next thing I know I’m
the song the next thing I know I’m searching with YouTube videos on hands
searching with YouTube videos on hands
searching with YouTube videos on hands happening I got the hang of it super
happening I got the hang of it super
happening I got the hang of it super quick and the next day I showed all of
quick and the next day I showed all of
quick and the next day I showed all of my friends including my music teacher my
my friends including my music teacher my
my friends including my music teacher my teacher amazed by them suggested that I
teacher amazed by them suggested that I
teacher amazed by them suggested that I play the job my 9 year old brother who’s
play the job my 9 year old brother who’s
play the job my 9 year old brother who’s already a prodigy of the drum is now
already a prodigy of the drum is now
already a prodigy of the drum is now giving these let’s think about this how
giving these let’s think about this how
giving these let’s think about this how many famous females or just females in
many famous females or just females in
many famous females or just females in general do you know who play the drum
you can’t be what you can’t see a quote
you can’t be what you can’t see a quote by Marian Wright Edelman people know why
by Marian Wright Edelman people know why
by Marian Wright Edelman people know why others and hire people who they find are
others and hire people who they find are
others and hire people who they find are a reflection of themselves
a reflection of themselves
a reflection of themselves but we make a mistake when we say that
but we make a mistake when we say that
but we make a mistake when we say that you have to find role models look for
you have to find role models look for
you have to find role models look for example the first female astronaut Sally
example the first female astronaut Sally
example the first female astronaut Sally Ride if she had been reading her female
Ride if she had been reading her female
Ride if she had been reading her female astronaut role model she would have
astronaut role model she would have
astronaut role model she would have never done what she did
never done what she did
never done what she did it’s what you see that inspired her idea
it’s what you see that inspired her idea
it’s what you see that inspired her idea of what’s possible for you in the world
of what’s possible for you in the world
of what’s possible for you in the world and to be able to see women
and to be able to see women
and to be able to see women leadership positions in reality is huge
leadership positions in reality is huge
leadership positions in reality is huge because we don’t have that many women in
because we don’t have that many women in
because we don’t have that many women in leadership you might be asking if all of
leadership you might be asking if all of
leadership you might be asking if all of what I’m saying is true and what they
what I’m saying is true and what they
what I’m saying is true and what they can be different simply is because I
can be different simply is because I
can be different simply is because I wanted it used to and what happens to
wanted it used to and what happens to
wanted it used to and what happens to those to all of my life my dad mom
those to all of my life my dad mom
those to all of my life my dad mom stepmom and and grandmother have all
stepmom and and grandmother have all
stepmom and and grandmother have all worked or are working in high positions
worked or are working in high positions
worked or are working in high positions my grandmother a past president of the
my grandmother a past president of the
my grandmother a past president of the California State PTA as well as a
California State PTA as well as a
California State PTA as well as a hospital administrator Diana a delegate
hospital administrator Diana a delegate
hospital administrator Diana a delegate to the California Democratic Party
to the California Democratic Party
to the California Democratic Party convention my stepmom
convention my stepmom
convention my stepmom the head of Human Resources at a large
the head of Human Resources at a large
the head of Human Resources at a large corporation and my mom a senior
corporation and my mom a senior
corporation and my mom a senior marketing director if they’re almost 15
marketing director if they’re almost 15
marketing director if they’re almost 15 many leaders but why don’t we question
many leaders but why don’t we question
many leaders but why don’t we question why people don’t think of women in that
why people don’t think of women in that
why people don’t think of women in that world why don’t we ask the question why
world why don’t we ask the question why
world why don’t we ask the question why can’t a girl be powerful we need to
can’t a girl be powerful we need to
can’t a girl be powerful we need to systematically underestimate their
systematically underestimate their
systematically underestimate their religion and what we need to do to make
religion and what we need to do to make
religion and what we need to do to make change is to encourage our girls and
change is to encourage our girls and
change is to encourage our girls and starting at the W Institute from a their
starting at the W Institute from a their
starting at the W Institute from a their true power whether that be in science
true power whether that be in science
true power whether that be in science and technology politics business media
and technology politics business media
and technology politics business media or arms etc so I challenge you the
or arms etc so I challenge you the
or arms etc so I challenge you the mothers and fathers to go out there and
mothers and fathers to go out there and
mothers and fathers to go out there and get your daughter that Lego super here
so get your son a Barbie doll and I
so get your son a Barbie doll and I challenge us girls to raise our hand in
challenge us girls to raise our hand in
challenge us girls to raise our hand in math class and not be afraid to answer
math class and not be afraid to answer
math class and not be afraid to answer that extremely confusing equation so
that extremely confusing equation so
that extremely confusing equation so apply for that honors physics class show
apply for that honors physics class show
apply for that honors physics class show them that girls can do anything boys can
them that girls can do anything boys can
them that girls can do anything boys can do and that we can do it if you
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