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MISK Global Forum - Building an Inclusive Workforce
This document summarizes a presentation given by Heather VanCura on building an inclusive and diverse workforce. The presentation covered: - The need to make STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) fields appealing to all students by incorporating social, creative, and role modeling activities. - The importance of using gender-neutral materials and introducing students to diverse role models to break down stereotypes about people in tech careers. - Tips for volunteers to make workshops meaningful and age-appropriate, such as connecting activities to students' lives and showing tech careers can help people. - Actions people can take to be allies and create a more inclusive environment, such as speaking up, intervening in
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- 1. Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Overcoming Bias: Building a Truly Inclusive and Diverse Workforce Group Director Oracle Standards Strategy and Architecture November 2019 Heather VanCura
- 2. Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Director at Oracle Headquarters in California Chairperson of the JCP Program International Speaker and Java Community Leader Open Source & Diversity Fan Californian - from San Diego Personal Interests: Travel, Fitness, Music, Fun Twitter @heathervc Heather VanCura
- 3. 9:30-10:10 10:10-10:40 10:40-11:00 Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Introduction Group Exercise Restitution of Group Work Agenda
- 4. Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Demandfor TechJobs- KeySkill for Future
- 5. Young Leaders andStudents First To Meet Skill Demands Add Social and Creative Aspects Copyright © 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. •Important to success in future •Attractive to all kids •STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math •Poetry, create art with circuits, sensors, maker •Add social ice breaker activity •Role Model activities, pair programming
- 6. Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. The first computer programmer A shift from ●The one with the best technical skills wins (brogrammer working alone) to ●The one with the best people skills wins (still need technical skills + teams collaborating and communicating together)
- 7. Technology reflects people •Womenrepresent just 14% of the technical engineering workforce •The number of women with Computer Science majors is down •Being inclusive in STEAM training & learning makes an impact •Both technical and non-technical women can help –Women volunteers doing the real work, not just the housework (food, organizing, etc) –Do not need to be a developer to help in STEM workshops Copyright © 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
- 8. Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Gender neutral and gender balanced materials
- 9. Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Gender neutral and gender balanced materials
- 10. Role Models areKey •What does a girl imagine when she thinks of a scientist or engineer? •Before meeting a role model: He is dedicated to work...kind of crazy, talking quickly, can be annoying •After meeting a role model: Scientists lead a normal life outside of work. •Break the stereotype of scientists and engineers by: –Introducing girls to STEM professionals –Connecting science concepts to careers –Helping girls imagine themselves Copyright © 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
- 11. Middle School (ages10-13)ArtProject Before After
- 12. Make it Meaningful •Connect activities to: – Their lives – Local community – Careers – Other activities or disciplines – Helping others and making adifference
- 13. HowShouldVolunteersTalk • Use kidfriendly language • Share academic and career path • Show how people in STEM fields can change the world • Include personal interests and hobbies to combat the stereotype that tech workers do not have a personal, family or social life • Creativity – Avoid perfection trap – Volunteers encourage kids to try on their own – break it down into steps
- 14. AgeAppropriate Techniques– Studentsaged6-10 •Canbe led to teachthemselves • Likely to grasp abstract concepts and run with it (to suit their needs) • Goaloriented &interested in progressing through levels • Depth of program offering keepsstudents motivated andprogressing
- 15. AgeAppropriate Techniques– Studentsaged10-13 •Mixed instylepreferences • Half prefers to workon team projects • Half prefers to workalone • Engagestudents by making apart of thecommunity • Providing opportunity to mentor newer,younger students • Enjoy more challenging puzzlesand problems • Teacherscompeting with studentsattention – puberty has an impact at this time
- 16. AgeAppropriate Techniques– Studentsaged14+ •Canbe led to teachthemselves • Likely to grasp abstract concepts and run with it (to suit their needs) • Goaloriented &interested in progressing through levels • Depth of program offering keepsstudents motivated andprogressing
- 17. AgeAppropriate Techniques- Demographics •Teaching Homogenous-Gender Classes – Lessdistraction (with eachother) – More focused on work athand. • Underserved students – Slower pace – Lower expectation of completion for eachclasssession – More difficulty retaininginformation • offer lots ofreview and repetition (Key) – Lower concentration stamina • offer more frequent water, restroom or chit-chat breaks if needed
- 18. Logistics for StudentEvents •Format - full day event or workshop; leverage existing resources •Media Releases for photography •Parents - what do you want them to do onsite, prompt and supportive, educate •Dietary needs - pizza, healthy snacks, water/juice •Volunteers - prepare them in advance •State any hardware requirements upfront •Wireless and downloads in advance - send to participants •Bring on Flash Drive/USB stick Copyright © 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
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- 21. 52% Population 200 milliongap in internet access 17% of Tech workers 16% of top 1% (Billionaires) 4% Fortune 500 CEOs 17% Tech Workers Earning .77 per $1 Women paid .78 for every $1 Men Earn Yet, 21% greater ROI & Collective IQ Rises $12 trillion of impact on Gross Domestic Product
- 22. (S)HE WHO ISBRAVE IS FREE How to Change? Be more Inclusive. How? Allies. Ally-ship.
- 23. TECH IS AMERITOCRACY - WORKING HARD IS ALL IT TAKES IF ONLY THIS WAS TRUE
- 24. 1. ALLY ASA VERB A THING YOU DO NOT A THING YOU ARE
- 25. 2. BE OPEN& LISTEN We all continue to make mistakesBE SIMPLE BE KIND
- 26. 3. BE AWARE ASSIGNMENT DISTRIBUTION Beaware of Housework vs Real work Managing Projects vs. Owning and Writing the Code Society Value
- 27. 4. FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FORYOU AND OTHERS AROUND YOU birds of a feather flock together - 41% of women leave tech
- 28. 5. SPEAK UP MEETINGS FORUMS CONFERENCES womanmakes a suggestion & no reaction/response man makes the same suggestion & claims credit AMPLIFY
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- 30. 7. CHARACTER TRAITS BEAWARE AND FILTER
- 31. Ti 8. LEVEL PLAYINGFIELD ENCOURAGE NORMSIdentify behaviors women find uncomfortable, job descriptions Especially in hiring & promotions; potential vs experience SELF PROMOTION NEGOTIATION
- 32. 9. EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT UNCONSCIOUSBIAS We all have bias That is part of being human Mentor someone different from you
- 33. 10. SUGGEST WOMEN INVITEAND ENCOURAGE WOMEN SPEAKERS al male panel, almost
- 34. BE THE CHANGEYOU WISH TO SEE
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- 36. The following isintended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, timing, and pricing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products may change and remains at the sole discretion of Oracle Corporation. Statements in this presentation relating to Oracle’s future plans, expectations, beliefs, intentions and prospects are “forward-looking statements” and are subject to material risks and uncertainties. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is contained in Oracle’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q under the heading “Risk Factors.” These filings are available on the SEC’s website or on Oracle’s website at http://www.oracle.com/investor. All information in this presentation is current as of September 2019 and Oracle undertakes no duty to update any statement in light of new information or future events. Safe Harbor Copyright © 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
- 37. 9:30-10:10 10:10-10:40 10:40-11:00 Copyright © 2019Oracle and/or its affiliates. Introduction Group Exercise Discuss in small group the top three actions you will take in your community/organization to impact young leaders/students & the top three actions you will take in your community/organization to be more inclusive of all workforce/people Restitution of Group Work Activity – Small Groups