WELCOME!
Mühendislik Demek - ODTÜ
Aralık 2013
Being a woman
in
IT industry
Kader Sucuk
Information Technology and Services Professional
Yeni Hayat Bilişim A.Ş.
kadersk@gmail.com - @sucuklukfasulye
Employees, Industry, Female
(% of female employment)
(2009-2013)
Why do more women
are not involve into
technology careers?
A survey
Over 3700 women who had graduated with an engineering degree responded to a survey
(Project on Women Engineers' Retention - POWER)
Education?
- more than 20% of engineering school graduates
- only 11% practicing engineers are women
Those who left
Nearly half said
- working conditions
- much travel
- low salary
One-in-three women left
- workplace environment
- boss
- culture
One-in-four left
- spend time with family
Those who didn't enter engineering after graduation
A third women
- workplace culture as being non-supportive of women
Thirty percent
- no longer interested in engineering
Work decision of women currently working in engineering
Influenced by key supportive people
in the organization
such as supervisors and co-workers
Working in companies that valued and recognized their contributions and invested substantially in their training and professional development
"Female-friendly "
workplace environment
An empirical survey with
more than fifty male engineers.
- a female trainee or colleague is OK
- a female leader is NOT
Is engineering not appropriate for women?
Are there any biological or genetic problems about
math and science?
According to a study to be released in
Psychology of Women Quarterly
male and female students earn similar grades in math and science
On the other hand,
Female adolescents tend to believe their science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
abilities are just not as strong as those of their male classmates
- traditional roles
- daily routines
- social bias
Middle east is beating out the world
in female tech entrepreneurs
*MENA(Middle East and North Africa)
Is coding a must for being a women in IT industry?
According to Huffington Post
"18 Female founders in Tech to Watch"
and Fast Company's
"30 Most Influential Women in technology",
only about a third of the women on either list can code.
- coding
- online business models
- digital marketing
- e-commerce
- social media strategy
- IT infrastructure
- Ada Lovelace (scientific computing)
- Hedy Lamarr (wi-fi, bluetooth, gps)
- Grace Hopper (first compiler)
What I love about being a software developer
- power to build anything
- seeing my creations work
- being an expert, respect
- can always grow, go new places, go anywhere
- entrepreneurial spirit of the industry
Why business
need female developers ?
- Diversity drives innovation
- Better understanding of your customers
- Empathetic team players
- Attention to detail
- Better company culture
Rails Girls
Get started with tech
Give tools and a community for women to understand technology and to build their ideas.
If it is not appropriate
for women,
it is not appropriate for all !
Thank you !