from Alan Turing to Bill Gates you could easily name a male that has
you could easily name a male that has
you could easily name a male that has contributed to the computing industry
contributed to the computing industry
contributed to the computing industry right but did you know that it was in
right but did you know that it was in
right but did you know that it was in fact a female Ada Lovelace who was the
fact a female Ada Lovelace who was the
fact a female Ada Lovelace who was the world’s first programmer I certainly
world’s first programmer I certainly
world’s first programmer I certainly didn’t until recently so it’s no wonder
didn’t until recently so it’s no wonder
didn’t until recently so it’s no wonder that by 2040 only 1% of the tech sector
that by 2040 only 1% of the tech sector
that by 2040 only 1% of the tech sector is expected to be female and in 2016
is expected to be female and in 2016
is expected to be female and in 2016 this gender gap conch boosted to nearly
this gender gap conch boosted to nearly
this gender gap conch boosted to nearly 57,000
57,000
57,000 tech developer roles being unfilled now
tech developer roles being unfilled now
tech developer roles being unfilled now I have an idea that could change all of
I have an idea that could change all of
I have an idea that could change all of this an online platform that celebrates
this an online platform that celebrates
this an online platform that celebrates the achievements of inspiring women in
the achievements of inspiring women in
the achievements of inspiring women in tech reaching anyone without any
tech reaching anyone without any
tech reaching anyone without any boundaries stereotypically boys are
boundaries stereotypically boys are
boundaries stereotypically boys are connected to tech through gaming but
connected to tech through gaming but
connected to tech through gaming but it’s different for girls the platform
it’s different for girls the platform
it’s different for girls the platform would offer many collaborative coding
would offer many collaborative coding
would offer many collaborative coding challenges relating to aspects of a
challenges relating to aspects of a
challenges relating to aspects of a young woman’s life exciting even girls
young woman’s life exciting even girls
young woman’s life exciting even girls with no prior experience for example
with no prior experience for example
with no prior experience for example creating a chat bot that comforts its
creating a chat bot that comforts its
creating a chat bot that comforts its user or coding part of an online
user or coding part of an online
user or coding part of an online shopping checkout or writing a cipher
shopping checkout or writing a cipher
shopping checkout or writing a cipher that encrypts secret messages between
that encrypts secret messages between
that encrypts secret messages between friends
and perhaps most importantly the
and perhaps most importantly the platform would also attempt to raise the
platform would also attempt to raise the
platform would also attempt to raise the negative stigma around the label geek
negative stigma around the label geek
negative stigma around the label geek which seems to cause isolation when
which seems to cause isolation when
which seems to cause isolation when really all most teenage girls want to do
really all most teenage girls want to do
really all most teenage girls want to do is fit in girls in tech need to be
is fit in girls in tech need to be
is fit in girls in tech need to be redefined as vital for our future so why
redefined as vital for our future so why
redefined as vital for our future so why is this important
is this important
is this important well it is estimated that if we were to
well it is estimated that if we were to
well it is estimated that if we were to close the gender gap it would be worth
close the gender gap it would be worth
close the gender gap it would be worth 600 billion pounds for UK also by
600 billion pounds for UK also by
600 billion pounds for UK also by increasing our genders input on highly
increasing our genders input on highly
increasing our genders input on highly debated issues such as the use of
debated issues such as the use of
debated issues such as the use of artificial intelligence it would be
artificial intelligence it would be
artificial intelligence it would be diversifying the current way of thinking
diversifying the current way of thinking
diversifying the current way of thinking and could perhaps even majorly benefit
and could perhaps even majorly benefit
and could perhaps even majorly benefit the future of our species thank you
the future of our species thank you
the future of our species thank you [Applause]
”
Be First to Comment