Decoding Gender Diversity in Tech
The shortage of women in tech is no secret. The industry has fewer female executives and founders than almost any other. Why the disparity? Many people attribute it to a ‘brogrammer’ culture that discourages aspiring female engineers, a failure to expose girls to careers in STEM, and an absence of role models. How can companies fix the gap? Are changing tactics, job postings, or even their cultures enough? Join Darrell Silver, CEO of Thinkful; Alexa Scordato, Director of Product Marketing at Stack Exchange; and Savannah Peterson, Global Community Manager at Shapeways for a lively debate about this issue and the strategies they’re employing to solve the divide.
Presenters
Alexa Scordato
Dir of Prod Mktg
Stack Exchange
Alexa is an entrepreneurial digital marketer passionate about connecting people and ideas through new technologies. Over the last 7 years, she's designed and developed integrated digital campaigns ...
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Co-Founder & CEO
Thinkful
After 10 years hiring and training high-potential teams in technology, Darrell co-founded Thinkful to make adult education accessible to everyone. The company has a team of mentors that work with s...
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Dir of Global Community
Shapeways Inc
Savannah Peterson is the global community manager at Shapeways, the world’s largest community of 3D printing entrepreneurs. Empowering over 18,000 Shapeways designers and their shops every day, Sav...
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