This document discusses the opportunities for remote work, especially for women. It notes that remote work is growing and provides flexibility. There are many opportunities for remote jobs including programming, marketing, teaching, and more. The document encourages considering a career in tech and cites studies showing women influence purchasing decisions and that diverse teams often outperform less diverse teams. It concludes by thanking the audience.

1. A W I N D O W I N T O T H E
W O N D E R F U L W O R L D O F O N L I N E
B U S I N E S S , A N D T H E
O P P O R T U N I T I E S I T C R E AT E S F O R
W O M E N
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2. AW I T W W O O B B AT O I C F W
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4. W H Y I ’ M H E R E T O D AY
1. Give you a glimpse of the World I live in - and how
surprisingly friendly it is to work-at-home women!
2. (perhaps) inspire you to consider a career in tech

5. AT H O M E

15. AT W O R K

33. S O FA R , S O G O O D …

37. R E M O T E W O R K I S
R E A L

38. R E M O T E W O R K I S
G R O W I N G

39. R E M O T E W O R K I S
E A S Y

40. R E M O T E W O R K I S
A W E S O M E !

41. T O N S O F O P P O R T U N I T I E S
• Programming
• Tech and Sales support
• Design
• Copywriting
• Recruiting
• Business Analyst
• Marketing Research
• Virtual Assistant
• Community Manager
• Teaching
• Project Management
• Payroll / Accounting / HR
• Health-related
• CFO, CEO, you name it!

42. W H E R E T O F I N D W O R K

47. S TA R T
Y O U R O W N
T H I N G !

53. I C O U L D G O O N A N D
O N …

54. C O N S I D E R T E C H ! ! !

56. – D E L O I T T E S T U D Y
“Research shows that [women’s] choices impact up
to 85 percent of purchasing decisions.
According to a report by Parks Associates, more
women than men are downloading movies and
music; women do the majority of game-playing
across some platforms; and women have higher
“purchase intentions” than men do when it comes
to some electronics.”

57. – WA L M A R T S T U D Y
“Diverse teams often outperform teams composed
of the very best individuals, because this diversity
of perspective and problem-solving approach
trumps individual ability.”

58. – T H E AT L A N T I C
“While 57 percent of occupations in the workforce
are held by women, in computing occupations that
figure is only 25 percent.”

59. – T H E N E W Y O R K T I M E S
“Incredibly, just 0.4 percent of female college
freshmen say they intend to major in computer
science—an astoundingly low number.”

67. C O D E . O R G

69. AW I T W W O O B B AT O I C F W
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