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Technical Talks vs. Women in Tech Panels

One of the distinctions of this conference is that women were not on panels discussing how to get more women working in tech. This conference consisted of women giving presentations on technical topics. That is an excellent start down the path to demonstrating that women are working in tech and encouraging others to do the same.

This conference is one more step in the right direction. I hope other events like this around the world will focus on the technical skills women have and the things they contribute to technology rather than pondering what we need to change to get more women in tech.

The people who show up for the women in tech panels are generally the people who already support women in tech. I agreed to speak at precisely one women-in-tech panel. It was at a security conference. I thought I would try it. Not only was the panel scheduled over dinner time, the talk next door was a crypto talk. If I wasn’t on that panel, guess where I would be. Not there, listening to me talk about what to do about woman in tech. I want to learn more about cloud cryptography.

We already have women in tech!

Although a lot of the focus on women in tech is getting women into the field, we already have women working in tech. Instead of talking about how to get more women in tech, show more women giving technical talks. That’s just what this conference did, for the most part.

There are two different objectives to consider in order to advance women in tech. The first is to get more women interested and working in tech. A beginner-level conference can teach other women fundamental skills and help them get started. Show them what is possible. Teach participants technical skills that will help them compete in the job market for top technical roles. Avoid…

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