B E I N G P R E PA R E D F O R L I F E & A C A R E E R I N T H E 2 1 S T C E N T U R Y

G I R L S C A N C O D E ! H O S T E D B Y S T P E T E R S L U T H E R A N C O L L E G E

A B R I E F TA L K B Y B E R N A D E T T E H Y L A N D , C O - F O U N D E R & C E O 3 R O U N D S T O N E S , I N C .

H I S T O R Y W A S W R I T T E N B Y M E N …Y E T W O M E N P L AY E D A H U G E R O L E

W H Y S H O U L D I C A R E ?

• Software touches every aspect of our lives

• A good foundation in maths & science prepares you for a lifetime of learning

• It accounts for the fastest growth of well paying jobs

women with software engineering skills play an important role in …

• Architecture, business requirements analysis, law, enterprise solution development, environmental science, media, mining, Web services, Open Source Software development, education, financial services, healthcare & life sciences research, biotech, robotics, cloud computing, social justice …

M Y O N E P I E C E O F A D V I C E

• Take enough science, math & writing classes to be able to participate in any 100-200 level class in college

• Never say ‘I cannot do that because I’m not good in math … or science … or I don’t like writing’

P H O T O C R E D I T: T H E C O D E : D E B U G G I N G T H E G E N D E R G A P M O V I E U S E D F O R E D U C AT I O N A L P U R P O S E S

T O D AY, T H E R E A R E M A N Y R O L E M O D E L S

W H AT I S N E E D E D ?

• Yes, inspiring teachers & role models matter …

• However, you have the power to choose … Take maths EVERY year that you are in high school. If you think you can do well in Maths A, push yourself to do Maths B. If you can do Maths B, go for Maths C!

• Take natural and/or social science classes that interest you!

• To engage: Hack nights, weekend & summer programs. The basics of coding are for EVERYONE!

M E E T S O M E U Q S O F T W A R E E N G I N E E R S !

The world benefits from diversity and girls who code!

P H O T O : W I T A U S T R A L I A 2 0 1 7 G A L A - D R . S H A Z I A S A D I Q ( R I G H T ) , S T U D E N T S & C O L L E A G U E S , U N I V E R S I T Y O F Q U E E N S L A N D S C H O O L O F I T E E , FA C U LT Y O F E N G I N E E R I N G & I T

And remember, you ARE good in maths … It’s 5% talent & 95% tenacity!