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Come on Sunday to see Geek Girls are Chic: 5 Career Hacks! We’ll be in Ballroom A at the Austin Convention Center on Sunday, March 15th. Our session begins at 11:00AM Central. Visit this link to add our session to your SXSW schedule!
I’m so thrilled that I am sharing the stage during a SXSW featured session with one of my favorite organizations:
- Girls Who Code! Joining me will be Elizabeth Caudle, Director for Girls Who Code. Elizabeth’s background is rich in STEM-type roles where she has been a supporter and leader of organizations dedicated to advancing educational opportunities around the globe!
During our session, Elizabeth and I will discuss women’s participation in tech-related fields, why there are fewer women graduating with a technical degree, and why women are not rising in the tech ranks or startup businesses. We’ll tackle these issues, as well as discuss how the tech industry can benefit from innovations from women. We’ll discuss why more women need to take risks and embrace failure and build the courage the shatter the glass ceiling! We’ll also share with you 5 career hacks that can help you strategize your approach to grow your career!
Here’s a taste of what we’ll share with you:
- Doing your homework is a MOOC point
- Be an Open API
- Define your “ALL”
Watch my short video to get a taste of my session with Girls Who Code!
And after the session, be sure to join me at the SXSW Bookstore where I’ll be signing copies of my books. Come by, say “Hi!” and share your ideas with me! I promise, it’ll be a lively debate!
Whether you are a woman or man, parent or business owner, this is a must-see session!
STEM jobs are on the rise, in fact, there will be 1.4 million new computer science jobs by 2020.
- These new jobs pay better, 33% more than non-STEM positions.
- Women are the perfect candidates for these new jobs. Women hold a greater percentage of all bachelor’s degrees,
- Unfortunately, they also hold an increasingly smaller percentage of computer science degrees with just 18 percent in 2012 as compared to 37 percent in 1984.
- Women represent 48 percent of the workforce but only a quarter of STEM and IT careers.
- When women are in positions of leadership, there is a 35% higher return on equity and 34% better return to shareholders.
So let’s get some more women into the roles they can be qualified to fill.
At PBWC tomorrow, a group of Senior Women will continue the work to change the game. Tell me what you will do!!
With over 1000 women joining us for the Women in the Cloud event at IBM Interconnect, we heard Ted Talks from:
- Lisa Seacat DeLuca – IBM’s Most Prolific Woman Inventor
- Maria Winans – IBM’s VP of Marketing
- Marie Wieck – IBM’s GM of Software
- Laurie McCabe – CEO / Founder SMB Group
- Frances West – IBM’s Executvie for Accessibility
- me!
Here’s my Top 10.5 Top Aways!
- Learn how to say No! Not every opportunity is a good one so don’t say yes to everything. Pick and choose those with the highest Return on Investment or Most Joy!
- You Can have it ALL but you have to define what your ALL is. What brings you joy and excitement should be your bar, not what others desire.
- Exercise! Almost all of the TED talks valued working out to de stress and stay healthy!
- Prioritize yourself. The analogy I used was on a flight and in life, put your safety mask on first. Then you can help others. Sometimes it is ok to make you a priority.
- Have a support structure. All of us need help and so when your daughter comes home with that last minute tea and you have a big presentation, have a support team who can sub in when needed. You’ll need a strong support network for your personal life to meet the challenges of integrating work and life. Ask help of those around you – friends, family, and neighbors
- Take risks. Stretch opportunities, coaching and placement in roles outside of your “comfort zone” is critical to building leadership attributes
- Have fun. Many examples of where women excel more when they loved what they were doing. Do what brings you joy!
- Move from “can it be done” to “how can I get it done”. Attitude and tone is really important but for your teams and you!
- Believe in yourself. Make sure you have confidence in you and your abilities and those crazy ideas.
- Give yourself permission. Don’t feel guiltly about decisions Make a decision and stand behind it. As one executive put it, “Don’t spend your time feeling guilty afterwards because you may be putting unnecessary pressure on yourself.”
10.5 Get a massage weekly!
