Government Empowered 2019: Be an ally: how small actions create a big impact

Over the past 20 years, the number of tech jobs in the U.S. has nearly doubled while the number of women in technology jobs has decreased by nearly 50% - and continues to trend lower.1 Today, women leave the tech industry at a rate 45% higher than their male counterparts and make up less than 20% of the IT professional workforce.1 Empowering young women is the first step but creating conscious workplace environments where women not only grow but thrive needs to become the industry standard. This is even more than the social impact, having more diversity in the workplace is proven to be better for business too. In this session, learn first-hand from female computer scientists about the barriers they face in the tech industry, the role you can play as an ally, and how no-code software promotes parity in today’s IT workforce.