Girls in Technology (GIT) Mentor-Protege Program in Virginia held its second session on November 12, 2014. The session topic was on Leadership. Women continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and in leadership positions. Girls in Technology Mentor-Protégé program is intended to inspire girls into STEM careers and increase the gender balance in the workforce. The Leadership session is tailored to equip high school girls with professional values so that they can take their STEM talents from the classroom to the boardroom.

1. SESSION 2: LEADERSHIP
GIT
Mentor Protégé Program
Virginia/November 12, 2014

2. Welcome Back GIT GIRLS!
Make sure to sign in at the front!
Networking Exercise:
Talk to at least 3 protégés and/or mentors
1. Use the 3 PUMP handshake to introduce yourself
2. Learn their name and where they go to school or work
3. Share your favorite famous female role model and why

3. My Favorite
Famous Female
Role Model
Why:
Someone I want to be like
She’s super smart
She’s funny
She works at Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg
She dresses well
She always has amazing hair
She travels the world to advocate for women
She is an accomplished female who wants other females to
be just as successful

4. WELCOME
Girls in Technology Mentor Protégé Program
VIRGINIA
Session 2: LEADERSHIP
Agenda:
The GIT Mentor-Protégé Program starts promptly at 6:00 PM.
• 6:00 - 6:30pm: Sign-in/Networking/Refreshments
(You must sign in with the GIT front desk in order to record your attendance)
• 6:30 – 6:40pm: Welcome & Announcements – Jenny Oh
• 6:40 – 7:25pm: GIT Talks – Speaker: Alka Dhillon & Moderator: Irene Lane
• 7:30 – 8:30pm: Mentor-Protégé Session
• 8:30pm: Closing – Edith Ababio

5. GIT SCHOLARSHIP
Value
• 2 Scholarships @
$1,000
• 10 – 20 experiences
at local camps and
STEM programs
Criteria
• Junior or Senior for
cash scholarship
• Participant in one
GIT program during
2014/15
Essay/Video for
Cash Scholarships
•What is your big
dream?
• How will you
influence others to
get involved in
STEM?

6. SHARING OUR SUCCESS - LOUDON
Latest STEAM Demonstrations / Leadership Panel
WHO: For Middle School – High School Girls
WHAT: HANDS-ON STEAM DEMONSTRATIONS and SPEAKER PANEL
WHEN: Thursday December 4, 2014 5:00 – 7:30PM
WHERE: 22000 AOL Way Dulles, VA @AOL
Register Now! http://www.womenintechnology.org/membership/girls-technology/
sharing-our-success-loudoun

7. SESSION 2: LEADERSHIP
GIT
Mentor Protégé Program
Virginia/November 12, 2014

8. Females in the Workforce
American women earn
about 60% of the
undergraduate and
master’s degrees
Women are 57% of the
professional workforce
Center for American Progress - March 2014:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2014/03/07/85457/fact-sheet-the-
womens-leadership-gap/

9. Females in Leadership
• 14.6% of Executive Positions
And yet…
Although they hold almost 60 percent
of all professional-level jobs, American
women lag substantially behind men
when it comes to their representation
in leadership positions:
They are only 14.6 percent of
executive officers, 8.1 percent of top
earners, and 4.6 percent of Fortune
500 CEOs. They hold just 16.9 percent
of Fortune 500 board seats.
Center for American Progress - March 2014:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2014/03/07/85457/fact-sheet-the-
womens-leadership-gap/
Women
Men

10. Women make up about
24% of all positions in the
Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math
fields
Center for American Progress - March 2014:
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2014/03/07/85457/fact-sheet-the-
womens-leadership-gap/
Females in STEAM
Women
Men

11. Women continue to be underrepresented in science, technology,
engineering, art design, and mathematics (STEAM) fields and in
leadership positions.
About 60% Women in the Workforce… Yet Less than 15% in Leadership Positions
IF there are only 24% of Women in STEAM…
Imagine what the percent of women are in STEAM Leadership Positions?
?

12. Classroom to the Boardroom
How do you take your STEAM talents from
the CLASSROOM to the BOARDROOM?
?
Do you think the journey to the boardroom is a process by default or by
design?
Having an interest in and studying STEAM will get you a seat at the table.
But how do you get the seat at the head of the table??
(Hint: Leadership Skills)
We need to be proactive about developing leadership skills!

13. GIT Talks
Discussion Topic: LEADERSHIP
Speaker
Alka Dhillon
CEO, Technalink
• Leadership Styles
• Actual state of women
leaders in STEAM versus
portrayal in media
• Challenges in leadership
opportunities
• Failure and leadership
• Leadership lessons learned
from failure
• Q&A
GIT Moderator
Irene Lane

14. LEADERSHIP VALUES
"_____________is a ‘cornerstone’ in my approach to leadership."
ACHIEVEMENT
ADVENTURE
CHALLENGE
CONTROL
CREATIVITY
ECONOMIC BALANCE
FAIRNESS
FREEDOM
HAPPINESS
HARD WORK
HONESTY
HARMONY
INVOLVEMENT
ORDER
AFFECTION
COMFORT
CONFORMITY
COOPERATION
DIRECTNESS
EXPERTNESS
FLEXIBILITY
FRIENDSHIP
HELPFULNESS
INDEPENDENCE
INTEGRITY
LEADERSHIP
MORALITY/ETHICS
LOYALTY
PREDICTABILITY
RESPONSIBILITY
RESPONSIVENESS
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
POWER
RECOGNITION
RISK
SELF-RESPECT
VARIETY
SECURITY
TRADITION
TRUST
WISDOM
OTHER VALUES:

15. MENTORING SESSION

16. CLOSING
*BIG*
DREAM
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REMINDERS:
• No Session in December! *HAPPY HOLIDAYS*
• SESSION 3: WED 1/7/15 @6PM
A Passion for STEM: How to Own Your Success
• TWEET, FACEBOOK, BLOG your passions for STEM!
• Sharing Our Success – Loudon: THURS 12/4/14