"Diversity. Development. Disruption." Women in Technology.

1. Diversity.
Development.
Disruption.
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2. I am Karin.
I am a Woman in Tech.
@karinv

3. Diversity
Matters.

4. Group collective
intelligence is
correlated with the
proportion of
females in the group.
Source: Woolley et al. Science. 29 Oct 2010.

5. Gender diversity is correlated with
both profitability and value creation.
Source: McKinsey Diversity Matters

6. “ It has been estimated that 75% of
the fastest growing occupations,
including those in the creative
industries and humanities, will
require STEM related skills and
knowledge.
Wendy Lewis, Invergowrie Foundation

7. Diversity
Scorecard.

8. 28%
The proportion of women in
ICT occupations in Australia
in 2017.
- Deloitte “Australia’s Digital Pulse”

9. University
Enrolments

10. Girls in School
Advanced
mathematics
2:1
male : female
Year 12
Physics
3:1
male : female
Grade 4
33%
of girls are confident
in their maths abilities

11. Development
of talent.

12. Pipelines
● Opportunities to discover interest.
● Challenging stereotypes.
● Programs to develop skills.

13. Sociocultural impacts
- “Girls' Future - Our Future”

14. Leaky Pipes
● Role models and mentoring.
● Fighting unconscious bias.
● Culture.

15. Disruption
of the status quo.

16. Change the stories.
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17. Make women visible.
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18. Divide …
and conquer?

19. “ I think because it was so inclusive and
girl-positive, I have a more positive
outlook on the gender ratio in computing
professions.
Student, Female-only tutorial,
COMP10001, University of Melbourne, 2018

20. Influencing
choices.

21. Try a new
approach.

22. I am Karin.
I am a Woman in Tech.
@karinv