Empowering Girls in Coding and Entrepreneurship: A Look at the CCSA Conference
Explore the journey of girls combining coding and entrepreneurship at the Girls Combining Coding and Entrepreneurship CCSA Conference in Sacramento, discussing historical women leaders in tech, trends in the industry, the impact of AP Computer Science exams, and the transformative power of Technovation in changing how girls perceive computer science. Witness how this movement is shaping the future for young women in tech and business.
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Girls Combining Coding and Entrepreneurship CCSA Conference March 21, 2017 Sacramento, CA
Presenters Dr. Barbara Shannon Yahtziri Marcial-Saligan Rebeca Ayala De La Rosa Wendy Gonzalez Mitzy Angulo Jimenez Rosemarie Aceituno
Why Girls! Why Now! How did it all Start! Women leaders in history Hypatia - (ca 350-415) studies math and astronomy Ada Lovelace 1815-1850 wrote algorithm for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper 1944 computer scientist One of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I. Admiral Hopper was the first envision and prove that computers could be programmed in English as opposed to only arithmetic and data transport operations. Katherine Goble Johnson 1961 - called a computer because she worked in the division at NASA where women did the computational work. Karen was known for doing computations by hand.
Looking at Trends The percentage of women working in computer science-related professions has been on a steady decline since the 1990s, dropping from 35% to 25% in the last 15 years. Even with projected growth in computer science jobs between 2012-2022 , the majority of the jobs will be pursued by males. Why is this and what can we do to stop it?
AP Computer Science : Is it the Key? In 2014, California had the highest number of women taking the AP Computer Science A exam with 1,599. Texas had the second highest, 1,102. Only 11 states had more than 200 women take the AP Computer Science A exam. Fifteen states had more than 100 women take the exam. Ten states had fewer than 10 women take the exam. Not a single girl took the AP Computer Science A exam in Mississippi, Montana and Wyoming. No students in Wyoming took the AP Computer Science A exam. aauw. org
What is Technovation and How Does it Change the Way Girls See Computer Science The world s largest technology entrepreneurship program for girls ages 10-18. Runs across 78 countries. This year, the program touched more than 11,000 girls. After participation in Technovation 78% of students were more interested in Computer Science 70% of the students were more interested in Entrepreneurship 67% of students were more interested in Business Leadership 58% of alumnae enroll in subsequent Computer Science courses 26% of alumnae in major in Computer Science in college. 65 times more than the National rate of 0.4% Information from: Technovationchallenge.org AND NOW the young women who will continue today s presentation as they share their journey with you.
