The Zurich Girl Geek Dinner on June 23, 2015, featured speaker Angie Chang discussing the startup scene and tech culture for women. A survey of over 1700 women in tech highlighted issues such as a lack of clear career paths and role models as significant reasons for women leaving the field. The event emphasized the importance of mentorship and the historical contributions of women in programming.

1. Zurich Girl Geek Dinner
June 23, 2015 . Google Zurich
Speaker: Angie Chang
The Startup Scene,
Tech Culture,
and Women

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19. Mentor Community

20. Mentor
Mentor
Hackers
Thank you
to the mentors
who make this
happen!
Hackathons

22. Partners Employing Our Graduates

23. Mentor Community
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24. Mentor Community
Hackbright graduates - software engineers

25. Mentor Community
Hackbright graduates - software engineers

26. Mentor Community
Hackbright graduates - software engineers

27. Software engineer

28. Mentor Community
Women CTOs, VPE, Director Engineering…

29. Mentor Community
Our earliest programmers were women …

30. Mentor Community
Our earliest programmers were women …
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31. Our earliest programmers were women …
Ada
Lovelace

32. Source: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TGGWz-BxClDC2LEpfon4Aib3Ac0kmnRtjLFLvIrrJc8/viewform
A survey of 1700+ women in tech said
the best thing about working in tech is:
“I like solving problems that are
really difficult” (77%)

33. If you were to leave tech (or if you have
already left), which of the following
are/were contributing factors?
35% don't see a clear career path
31% too few women mentors/bosses
(role models)
30% don’t enjoy the masculine culture
29% people are mean or condescending
Source: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TGGWz-BxClDC2LEpfon4Aib3Ac0kmnRtjLFLvIrrJc8/viewform

34. So, let’s solve hard problems.
Thank you!