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WOMEN AND GIRLS IN DIGITAL AND TECH CAREERS
Where are the women scientists and engineers?
Science and technology are dominated by men – and the situation isn’t improving. Chi Onwurah, MP and former engineer asks who is to blame
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/sep/17/few-women-science-engineering?commentpage=1
The New York Times – Computer Coding: It’s Not Just for Boys
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/technology/computer-coding-its-not-just-for-boys.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
‘Geeky and not for girls’: Technology’s big image problem
We need to mend the mental disconnect between the tech we use every day and the tech that gets ignored as a career option
http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/jun/19/geeky-technologys-image-problem
Why Girls Are Not Attracted to Tech Careers
A female software engineer at Google talks about the forces pushing young girls away from STEM — and what she’s doing to fight back.
http://women2.com/why-girls-are-not-attracted-to-tech-careers/
Are Girls Getting More Tech Savvy?
A new report says that young women use more technology at home than
their male counterparts.
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/411749/are-girls-getting-more-tech-savvy/
GLASS CEILING AND GENDER BIAS
What glass ceiling? Where are all the women? Why are blue-chip companies haemorrhaging female talent? Is it really all down to female rivalry and having babies? We explode some of the myths about inequality
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/what-glass-ceiling-8992703.html
Unconscious Bias
Are you guilty of unconscious bias about job roles?
Think of a surgeon, or a nurse, and do you picture a man or woman? We can all be unwittingly biased, but how to stop it?
http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2013/aug/15/guilty-of-unconscious-bias-job-roles
Gender imbalance in tech field
With billions of Facebook users across the globe and a constant flow of tweets splashing across our Internet browsers, it comes as no surprise that technology is the fastest growing sector of the American economy. Yet, in an industry that earns revenue primarily off female users, there is one glitch in the system: These companies are led mainly by males. http://www.laloyolan.com/gender-imbalance-in-tech-field/article_c2513e7c-3620-11e3-920d-0019bb30f31a.htm
Kellan Elliott-McCrea – ETSY recruitment of women engineers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4LExVkv4Pw&noredirect=1
Debbie Stirling – being a woman engineer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEeTLopLkEo
The Guardian Why white men jump higher http://gu.com/p/3ke3c3ke3c
STEAM SKILLS – CREATIVITY IN THE MIX
STEM to STEAM — Recognizing the Value of Creative Skills
Recognizing the Value of Creative Skills in the Competitiveness Debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-tarnoff/stem-to-steam-recognizing_b_756519.html
New Technologies for Children Learning STEM/STEAM Subjects and the 21st Century Skills
http://blogs.worldbank.org/ic4d/new-technologies-children-learning-stemsteam-subjects-and-21st-century-skills
Helping Computer Science Gain STEAM With Girls
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kiki-prottsman/helping-computer-science-_b_4406696.html
THE ADDED VALUE OF GENDER BALANCE
Lack of women in ICT sector costs Europe €9bn a year
The EC research argued that more women in ICT would mean better performance for companies, as it claimed firms that included women in higher positions “achieve a 35 percent higher return on equity and 34 percent better total return to shareholders” when compared with other firms.
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2298528/lack-of-women-in-ict-sector-costs-europe-eur9bn-a-year
British Tech Needs Women In The Workplace
Without women in tech, we’ll never get the best decisions, says Lawrence Jones
‘The technology industry is a traditionally male-dominated one and it has been missing out on this kind of balance and the benefits that come with having a mixture of viewpoints and experiences. Diversity in the workplace is essential if you want to generate great ideas and drive innovation.’
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/comment/tech-women-in-the-workplace-127741?utm_content=bufferc8f8b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Lack of women in ICT sector costs Europe €9bn a year
The EC research argued that more women in ICT would mean better performance for companies, as it claimed firms that included women in higher positions “achieve a 35 percent higher return on equity and 34 percent better total return to shareholders” when compared with other firms.
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2298528/lack-of-women-in-ict-sector-costs-europe-eur9bn-a-year
British Tech Needs Women In The Workplace
Without women in tech, we’ll never get the best decisions, says Lawrence Jones
‘The technology industry is a traditionally male-dominated one and it has been missing out on this kind of balance and the benefits that come with having a mixture of viewpoints and experiences. Diversity in the workplace is essential if you want to generate great ideas and drive innovation.’
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/comment/tech-women-in-the-workplace-127741?utm_content=bufferc8f8b&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Diversity management as economic value added
Katrin Wladasch, Chairwoman of ZARA and diversity expert. Is there such a thing as the value added of diversity management and if so, can/how can it be measured?
http://www.hill-international.com/Diversity-management-as-economic-value-added.15485.0.html
Perspectives from Middle East
Interview of Ümran Beba General Manager, South East Europe Region, PepsiCo, championing the advancement of women at executive positions
http://www.20-first.com/601-0-interview-umran-beba-pepsico.html
WHAT MEN SHOULD DO
Men advocating for gender balance in digital and tech careers
Jackson Katz, one of the leading anti-sexist male activists and speakers in the United States. An educator, author and filmmaker: http://www.jacksonkatz.com/
10 Things Men Can Do to Prevent Gender Violence PDF http://www.jacksonkatz.com/wmcd.html
Vivek Wadhwa / My Response To Dick Costolo: Twitter Must Lead Silicon Valley On Diversity
‘Twitter has taken a lot of fire for having an all-male board, almost all-male management team, and all-male investor group. The root of this problem is arrogance and a “don’t-care” attitude.’
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/06/my-response-to-dickc-twitter-must-lead-silicon-valley-on-diversity/
Vivek Wadhwa: Silicon Valley Has a Code Name for Sexism & Racism
http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/2013/10/07/vivek-wadhwa-a-code-name-for-sexism-and-racism/
Lord Davies / report on Women on Boards for BP
http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/investors/governance/board-performance-report-2012/how-the-board-works/diversity.html
In 2011, the board confirmed its support for the work of Lord Davies and his report on Women on Boards and aimed to increase the number of women on the board by two by 2013 and aspired to reach his recommendation of 25% female board representation by 2015. In 2012, the chairman joined the 30% Club (a group of chairman who have voluntarily committed to bring more women onto UK corporate boards).
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/31480/11-745-women-on-boards.pdf
J. P. Rangaswami
http://technbiz.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/women-in-tech-debate-rages-on.html
http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2010/08/31/musing-about-inclusion-in-technology/