The crew over at The Nerdery are hosting an interesting event this Friday, November 13th. It’s an open discussion on how we in the tech community can close the gender gap and get more women in the development game.
Here is what they sent us about the event:
Nerdery event: Why we all need more women who can code
Leaders from women-in-tech orgs will come to The Nerdery Friday, November 13 for an open discussion on closing the gender gap. Women are underrepresented in the tech industry, yet our world demands more and more makers of software – for these reasons and more it’s in everyone’s best interest to work together toward developing female developers.
At The Nerdery, one-third of our executive team are women, and our sister company Prime Digital Academy offers scholarships for female students applying to our school for software engineers. Our Director of Software Development and KC Branch Director are also both women. That’s all good. It’s not enough.
Led by Nerdery Senior Software Engineer Sarah Olson, we’re bringing together these eight organizations dedicated to advocating for women seeking learning and leadership opportunities in today’s code-driven world of business technology:
Geekettes believe that the more women get involved with tech design, development and leadership, the more successful and diverse our companies and products will be in the future.
Girl Develop It provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment.
Girls in Tech is a social network for women in technology-based fields focused on connecting, educating and empowering.
PyLadies has a mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings.
R Ladies gathers and fosters a community focused on learning R for statistical computing.
Twin Cities Women in Tech Meetup Group is an open source for sharing knowledge, information, and creative ideas – focused on encouraging all women in the field of technology, novice to ninja.
Women Leading in Technology is a Minnesota High Tech Association program that works to promote, educate and empower women in technology – their goal is to “connect, educate and reach back.”
Women Who Code has a mission is to inspire women to excel in technology careers with the belief that the world of technology is better with women in it.
Leaders from each of these organizations will introduce the types of events they hold, and ways in which people (male & female) can become advocates for opportunity and diversity. Attracting candidates is one thing, but retaining female tech talent is its own challenge: Women are twice as likely to leave tech careers than men, and more than half of women leave before reaching a senior level.
This event is open to the public; guests are asked to register.
When and Where:
The Nerdery: 9555 James Ave S. Suite 245, Bloomington, MN 55431
4pm – networking
4:30 – 6pm – program, social