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Girls will Code | Isabel Sieh | TEDxBritishSchoolManila


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[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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