🗒️ Class 14
Consider the history: That Time When Women Stopped Coding
- What occurred during the same time as the beginning of the decline of women in computer science?
The decline started at around the same moment when personal computers started showing up in U.S. homes.
- Why does it matter that males had been playing on computers growing up?
Because it gave them a head start with computers (and comp sci) because of how long they’ve been using computers
Ask the question: Why diversity matters to your tech company
- When are diversity efforts most successful?
When driven by meaningful commitments from leadership.
- Why do diverse companies perform better?
because having a diverse group have a better chance and bringing the best idea to the table.
- Give an example of how a diverse company can serve a diverse user base or vise-versa.
the better you know your user base, the better apps that are more effective for that group.