1. Building a Women in TechnologyBuilding a Women in Technology
Community in an EmergingCommunity in an Emerging
CountryCountry
Stephanie Frias

2. About MeAbout Me
Stephanie Frias
Software Engineer. QA Specialist. Hobbyist Programmer.
Co-Founder & President of Women in Technology Perú
@la__steph
about.me/stephaniefriaszamalloa

3. How I felt being a female in the tech
field

4. How everything started...How everything started...
MarchMarch 2013, Lima - Peru2013, Lima - Peru

5. Anita Borg Institute Pass-It-On GrantAnita Borg Institute Pass-It-On Grant
Project: "Reaching Out Peru"Project: "Reaching Out Peru"
bit.ly/reachingoutchota

6. Rails GirlsRails Girls
bit.ly/witrailsgirls

7. Women Techmakers Lima 2014Women Techmakers Lima 2014
witperu.org/2014/women-techmakers-lima

8. PyCamp TeensPyCamp Teens
bit.ly/pycampteenperu

9. Coderise4GirlsCoderise4Girls
witperu.org/coderise4girlswitperu.org/coderise4girls

10. Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

11. 1. Build a portfolio of small events1. Build a portfolio of small events

12. 2. Seek for allies2. Seek for allies
http://novaconsultingllc.com.s112128.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/allies2.jpg

13. 3. Funding / Sponsors3. Funding / Sponsors
Grants

14. 3. Funding / Sponsors3. Funding / Sponsors
Venues

15. 3. Funding / Sponsors3. Funding / Sponsors
Sponsorships

16. 4. Everything has a cost4. Everything has a cost

17. 5. Make friends with your local tech5. Make friends with your local tech
communitiescommunities

18. 6. Think in english, speak in your6. Think in english, speak in your
mother tonguemother tongue
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I1WnvlIR-U8/UYh-Cjp_t-I/AAAAAAAAAMg/HVi09F7bB6o/s1600/Open_Book-for-dictionary-site.jpg

19. 7. Network, network, network7. Network, network, network

20. 8. We are all role models8. We are all role models

21. Lessons LearnedLessons Learned
1.Build a portfolio of small events
2.Seek for allies
3.Funding
4.Everything has a cost
5.Make friends with your local tech communities
6.Think in english, speak in your mother tongue
7.Network, network, network
8.We are all role models

22. facebook.com/witperu
@wit_peru
www.witperu.org