Diversity
Combating the Isolation
INTRO: It’s no secret that there’s a big disparity between the percentage of men and women who work in the data science field. In her career, Maria has experienced highs and lows, of working with dynamic and driven teams to feeling isolated due to that lack of other female data scientist or software engineers…
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DIVERSITY as a long term value, not a short term project
Sarah: Some people have heard this story several times from me, but like, so I won’t repeat it. But when I went into my master’s program in Mechanical and I realised that there was such a disparity between the number of guys and the number of girls in those classes. And I would ask…
Read MoreUsing Artificial Intelligency to tackle unconscious bias
INTRO: Can AI help to bring efficiency to the HR process? Can it help to tackle affinity bias? Will it eventually automate the hiring process? Will we ever be able to trust an algorithm to take responsibility for a process that will, inevitably, be called into question time and time again? Is it more trouble…
Read MoreThe Obstacles for Women in Tech
Transcript Gabriella Dymott: You mentioned, some mistakes that you’ve made along the way. Is there one particular obstacle that you think you’ve had to Danielle Ralic: Yes, I think my biggest obstacle, unfortunately, has been my gender, I would say, and I think it needs to be talked about. I know that’s slightly scandalous…
Read MoreHow can we balance the gender divide in Tech?
Transcript Gabi: And I mean, you mentioned earlier what attracted you into technology, Emilie. As females ourselves, what do you think we could do to attract more women from a younger age to want to take that step into a technological career? Emilie: I was thinking about that because I have a niece and…
Read MoreEncouraging Women in Tech to Become Leaders
Transcript Gabriella: Thinking forward, where do you see yourself in the next five years? Do you have a goal? Diana: Yeah well, the most tangible one is for me to start the new formation that is a bit more people-oriented I would say I’ve always been a very communicative person, and I really feel…
Read MoreThe Journey of a Female CTO
Transcript: Gabriella: How did you kind of journey into this position now of becoming a CTO? How did that happen for you? Roxana: That’s a bit of an interesting story. It is not really what you would expect from one position to another because I was quite young when I joined my previous startup…
Read MoreA day in the life of a Woman in Tech
Transcript: Gabriella: Your journey couldn’t of gone without any struggles. Have you had any real obstacles to overcome? What would you say has been an obstacle for you? Ilaria: Well, a lot of times I have been lucky, but a lot of times I have cases of minor sexist aggression or casual sexism that…
Read MoreBalancing the Gender Gap in Tech
Transcript: Gabi: And I mean, you mentioned earlier what attracted you to technology, Emilie. As females ourselves, what do you think we could do to attract more women from a younger age to want to take that step into a technological career? Emilie: I was thinking about that because I have a niece and…
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