This document summarizes a presentation given by SOK Sikieng on involving more women in technology. It notes that women currently make up a small minority of computer science students and professionals. It then provides background on some notable female technology leaders and statistics on the lack of gender diversity in tech fields. Potential reasons for few women in tech, like discrimination and a lack of role models, are discussed. The importance of increasing female representation in terms of innovation, role modeling, and addressing social imbalances is explained. Finally, the presentation outlines some global initiatives and proposed local methods for inspiring more girls and women to pursue tech careers.

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The world needs more women in Technology!
Presented by SOK Sikieng
June 13th 2014
Development Innovations Cambodia

4. How do I involve in “Women in Tech”
? CS
Year I. I want
to quit.L
GLIDE
Cambodian
Women in ICT
Support
Scholarship
Graduate
2005
20092010-2012

5. why women
in tech?

6. Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operation Officer, Facebook
Marissa Mayer
CEO, Yahoo

7. Suy Channe
Project Manager,
InSTEDD
Nou Chenda
Intermediate .NET Developer,
Optimation
Ros Pich Hemy
Technical Program Manager
Golden Gekko

8. The number of females in undergraduate studies, USA, 2010
57%
43%
Female
Male
86%
14%
Other
Computing
37%
14%
0
10
20
30
40
1985 2010
0.4%
intend to
major in CS

9. The number of females in CS at RUPP, 2013-2014
1517
101
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Male Female

10. Why there
are few
females in
tech?
Discrimination
Math &
Science are
for boys
Not enough
role models
Girls are
lower self-
estimers

11. Do you think that
Tech is only for men?

12. Why female’s representation matters?
Women’s choice impact up to 85% of purchasing decision
Diverse teams are more effective teams
Practical new technology products
Role model
Change social norms=>Address fundamental imbalance in society
Enable more innovative ideas and help create a better world
Credited to Cambodian Women in ICT group

13. How to increase the number
of females in Tech?

14. Global Tech Community
v The Google Anita Borg Scholarship(50/50 by 2020)
v Gracehopper.org
v Girlwhocode.org
v Techwomen.org
v Blackgirlcode.com
v Webgrrls.com

15. Proposed methods:
Credited to Cambodian Women in ICT group

16. Females in technology
High School/
Village
Workplace
UniversityInspiration

17. Cambodian Women in ICT
Cambodian
Women in ICT
Our current activities

18. Conclusion
1) We need more women in Tech in order to
make a better world
2) We need your cooperation

19. My Hope & Dream

20. My Hope & Dream

21. My Hope & Dream
2020

22. Q/A
Thank you very much for your attention!