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Title:

Go For IT! Attracting Girls to Technology

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Level:
Beginner
Type:
Panel
Category:
Philosophical, Misc
Presenter:
Clare Richardson, Girlstart
Description:
As the technology workforce changes and outsourcing becomes more feared, it is difficult to attract smart, qualified youth to technical careers (especially girls). This session will survey current programs encouraging computing education, discuss what these programs are missing, and suggest what the techie community can do to help.
Jake McKee
on 23/8/07
I dig the idea and look forward to hearing/learning more about ideas I can make happen (I'm a man who wants his baby daughter to be able and feel able to do anything she wants in life)
Charles Wyke-Smith
on 24/8/07
We need more yin-yang balance in this industry! Bring it on.
Margaret Morgan
on 27/8/07
This is a great topic that i think the SXSW audience would appreciate.
Sheila Bye
on 31/8/07
I think this is very encouraging for our young girls who have for so long been given only domestic options. I love Girlstart and have regularly attended their events since my daughter started 1st grade. Thank you Girlstart!!!
Alicia Ledezma
on 31/8/07
Girlstart is an amazing organization doing fantastic work in the community. SXSW would really benefit from this panel and prove themselves to be forward thinking and innovative in the ways they engage the female audience attending SXSW. Make it so!
Do it today!
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