Gender: Diversity, inclusion and belonging

Attendance: 4765

Check In: write something in chat that you are grateful for

Discussion

• Question 1: How did the high school presentation go for you? Challenges, reflections, expectations?
• Question 2: What got you interested in Computer Science? Would you have been influenced by guest speakers while in High School?
• Question 3: Google Joanna Hoffman, read a bit about her and come up with 2-3 questions for her in this google doc

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Title of presentation

Guest Speaker: Joanna Hoffman

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Title of presentation

5 min Break

Gender in Tech

Uber Received Nearly 6,000 U.S. Sexual Assault Claims In the Past 2 Years

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Activity 1:

• You are a team of technologists in a start up wanting to create an App addressing the issues reported by Uber above. What kind of App would you create? What would it need to entail to ensure safety? Who would you need to get feedback/input from in order to make an App that better addresses women’s safety and needs? What kinds of questions would you ask? What special features would your App include? Access your google doc here

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Title of presentation

Quick overview of your App

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Slide title

Justin Samuels

2/12/2021

Quick link to his bio and blog posts

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Volunteers to Interview Justin

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Slide title

1. Need a few volunteers to help create questions for Justin Samuels and interview him during class
2. We will have a 30 min meeting with Justin on Wednesday and brainstorm questions before the interview.

Homework Assignment

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