Slides from my keynote at Defrag Nov 2013

1. The Girl Geek Imperative
or
“I thought there were going to be girls here”
Lorinda Brandon
@lindybrandon
@WomenInLine
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2. Women’s software in the 80’s
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3. The flip side… our best time
42%
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4. Rory Sutherland, TED Talks Athens
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“
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Perception is
Everything

5. The importance of STEM
Department of Commerce
11/8/2013
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6. “Safe and supportive” Women’s-Only Classes
MIT 2009
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7. Women Networking with Women
EclipseCon Boston 2013 – Ladies table
11/8/2013
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8. The M Word
Data point about % of non-STEM in STEM jobs
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9. Unintended messages
Without STEM, this door is closed
But we know it’s hard and guys are harsh so we’ll
give you a place to ask your silly girl questions
Care to join us?
And remember to stay in a group for your own
safety
Because this place is full of misogynists
11/8/2013
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10. Adding to the message of “be careful out there”
with…
“Wanna change the world with us?”
11/8/2013
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