creating the next gen of tech girl superheroes
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#futureschools
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
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?
Join the #techgirls sisterhood!
Inspire & be inspired T: @TGAsuperheroes #techgirls #STEM
F & I: @techgirlsaresuperheroes www.techgirlsmovement.org /