creating the next gen of tech girl superheroes

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Dr. Jenine Beekhuyzen Founder and Director Tech Girls Movement CEO Adroit Research

@TGAsuperheroes #techgirls #STEM

Creating the next gen of Tech Girl Superheroes

How to be a Heroine

DISRUPTINGoutdated stereotypes traditional notions of work and study unconscious biases conscious ways of gendering the world

TH E P RO B L E M ?

ICT$in$Australia$generates$$$91$billion$in$gross$annual$revenue$&$exports$around$

$4.5$billion$annually$

Women&comprise&47%&of&Australians&who&play&tech8based&games,&but&only&8.7%&&of&those&employed&by&the&

industry.&

DIVERSITY

W H Y IT M ATT ER S ?

“sans diversity, we limit the set of life experiences that are applied, and as a result, we pay an opportunity cost — a cost in products not built, in designs not considered, in constraints not understood, in processes not invented” …Bill Wulf

TH E S O L U T IO N ?

95 % of influences can be influenced! @NCWIT

D I V ERS IT Y

D I V ERS IT YDiversity is

positively correlated with innovation

(Miller & del Carmen, 2009)

Mixed gender teams in the United States produce patents that are cited 26 to 42 percent

more frequently than the average (Nielsen & Huse 2010)

The proportion of women directors is linked to reduced conflict &

increased board development efforts (Ashcroft & Breitzm

an, 2007)

Companies with women CEOs, women in upper

management ranks and on boards experience better

financial performance (Kotiranta, Kovalainen &

Rouvinen, 2007)

Gender-diverse boards increase

corporate reputation (Brammer,

Millington, & Pavelin, 2009).

THIS is what a TECH Girl looks like!

aka Jewella

Launch in 4 days time on IWD2016 @google Sydney

Positive Penguins App for kids

building resilience & self-esteem

2015 Ambassador

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The TGM program has been a wonderful way to learn how to develop and idea and use technology to create

something meaningful to the community.

Emma has learnt so many useful skills along the way, ranging from sorting

through ideas, analysing and presenting data. We have had

fantastic coaches and mentors so thank you for all your hard work.

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So... what is your superpower?

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Digital Humanitarianism

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