The speaker talks about the lack of diversity in IT. She discusses the role of women in IT and the boardrooms, research that shows its benefits. She also talks about pay inequality and proposes some solutions to resolve the problem of lack of diversity in the USA.

1. DIVERSITY IN I.T.
TECHNOLOGY AND LACK OF DIVERSITY
AUTHOR: HAJARA ALAMODI
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO, USA

2. DIVERSE EXPERIENCES TEACH
Diverse experience makes me a better person.

3. FEMALE WORKFORCE VS I.T. PARTICIPATION
53%
47%
Work Force
Men
Stats from: womenwhotech.org
25%
75%
Women in Technology
Women

4. PAY INEQUALITY
In Chicago: For every 1$ Paid to a man, a woman gets 71 cents.
Source: Dept. of Labor. State of Illinois.

5. COMPANIES WITH ONLY 3 FEMALE BOARD
MEMBERS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
ROI ROS ROIC
FEMALE BOARDS
Stats from: womenwhotech.org

6. CHILD CARE COSTS IN USA
Type of Child Care Average Cost (full-time annually for an infant)
Extended family members or friends $0 and up
Care in a day care center 9,991
Care in a home-based day care center 7,431
Nanny 38,813
Babysitters 30,493
Au Pair 18,000
Baby Nurse (helps with newborns, especially overnight) $11 to $30 per hour (not typically employed on an annual basis)
Source: Child Care Aware® of America

7. SOLUTIONS
• Promote immigration
• Work Visas for foreign students
• More Policing of startups
• CEO’s and business owners held accountable
• Do not hold back a mother

8. SOLUTIONS
• Make childcare affordable
• Pay equality supported by businesses and the
government.
• More women to corporate boards; 30% here in USA as
well.
• Establishment of quotas for people of color, women, and
foreign students.

9. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a
stone across the water to create many ripples”
– Mother Teresa