WELCOME !
Rails Girls İstanbul - October 2013
Being a woman
Being a female developer
Being a free woman
Kader Sucuk
Ruby on Rails Developer
Yeni Hayat Bilişim A.Ş.
kadersk@gmail.com - @sucuklukfasulye
Why do more women are not
involve into
technology careers ?
- too nerdy ?
-
isolated work environment ?
-
male “bro-grammers” ?
If it is not appropriate
for woman,
it is not appropriate at all !
We invented, men stole it.
It is an opportunity to
get back what has been already
yours.
- Ada Lovelace (scientific computing)
- Hedy Lamarr (wi-fi, bluetooth, gps)
- Grace Hopper (first compiler)
Learn How to Code
Get Your Dream Job
Change Your Life
- Curiosity
- Leveraging technical
- Community resources
- Set a goal
- Select a language
- Define your first project
- Get it done
Is it possible in Turkey ?
Middle east is beating out the world
in female tech entrepreneurs
* MENA ( Middle East and North Africa )
What if you can code ?
- Earn your freedom
- Never Be Unemployed
- $$$
- All time Learning
-
Start Your Own Business
- No initial capital
- Travel the world
- Join a passionate community
- Flexible work hours
- Casual friday every day
-
Less discriminant work environment
Do it
- as you want
- when you want
- how you want
Why Business
Need Female Developers ?
- Diversity drives innovation
- Better understanding of your customers
- Empathetic team players
- Attention to detail
-
Better company culture
Thank you :)
Kader Sucuk
Ruby on Rails Developer
Yeni Hayat Bilişim A.Ş.
kadersk@gmail.com - @sucuklukfasulye