what if I told you that a girl with no
computer could learn how to code and
what if I told you that her teacher
could be a grandmother who never went to
college the similarities between
knitting patent and a computer problem
are stunning knitting uses the same type
of loops conditions and concepts of
functions as a computer language needs
and tolls are essentially the zeros and
ones of computer programming and when
used in infinite combinations can create
as much variation as any code learning
to knit them is a self obvious stepping
stone to learning to code girls
interested in stem are often told that
they inherited a male brain technical
skills are not seen as part of a woman’s
feminine legacy and yet ada lovelace the
first computer programmer was a woman
test
traditionally labeled as woman’s work
are complex and important and hold many
of the same technical challenges is
anything that men do this is why we
created me to code new to code is Emma
showing that computing is much more a
state of mind than it appears it’s a way
of organizing once thought and it’s much
more a direct descendant of traditional
skills than just a computer in a screen
this philosophy is what need to code
seeks to impart computing without a
computer computing as a tradition new to
code is M by showing that the same
logical thinking required for coding is
the same of those
required for knitting it reinforces
connections between generations of women
encouraging them to see themselves not
only as domestic agents but only but
also as agents of change it’s about
bringing multiple generations together
and showing how an ancient skill can be
used to teach a 21st century skills one
of the main reason given for the few
women in tech is the lack of female role
models this is true according to
research by McKinsey called women in the
workplace
it found that 36 percent of women only
only 36 percent of women enter tech
every year but only 17% are in senior
positions the stats get even worse if
you look at women of color were only 17%
entity career but only 3% are in senior
positions but what better role models
too young cause needs than they are
mothers and grandmothers women they
already adore women who already have an
influence in them in fact according to a
research by GTI media and Ellison young
it found that over 54% of the students
interviewed said that their parents
tried to influence their choice of
course or career what was even more
interesting it was that the students
actually didn’t mind they thought that
actually 66% said there was a right
thing for parents to do it is all well
and good for us to create coding clubs
in every corner of the world but if it
excludes their women the grandmothers
the mothers we may not be able to close
the gender gap in tech as quickly as
we’d hope they may not have computer
science degrees but through neutral code
we can choose them the basics of
computing and thereby in equipping them
to basically encourage their girls to
consider computing as a career how do
any of this year we embarked
on a pilot of NATO code in South Africa
we introduced hundred young girls from
previously disadvantaged communities to
tune it to code we had grandmother’s
volunteering their time to teach the
girls how to knit what was more
interesting for us was that the kids who
started learning coding through need to
code actually performed better when they
started learning code and to work when
they graduated to learn Python and Java
then the kids who started coding through
a PC what was different was that they
spent more time understanding the
computer science fundamentals and most
importantly paying attention to detail
how do pilots learn to fly pilots don’t
just jump on a plane and fly right away
they learn on a flight simulator by the
time they get on a plane they have
learned how to deal with all the
potential crises they could face while
on earth well new to code works in a
similar fashion it serves as a simulator
but for coding imagine what this means
for the 90% of people in the developing
world who do not have access to a
computer or the Internet in fact only 38
percent of the global population on a
computer this isn’t just about the calls
most of us in this room cannot imagine
how our lives would be like if we didn’t
have access to technology but for the
majority of poor people living in the
developing world access is their biggest
challenge lack of infrastructure
connectivity and of course the economics
plays a very big role by thinking
differently about computing and creating
simulators for coding we remove the
biggest barrier the majority have poor
people have to learn how to code their
computer by less than five dollars a
child could learn how to code
that’s how much it costs to buy a yarn
any needles in summary I spoke about how
Pylos don’t just jump on an airplane and
fly right away they learn on a simulator
new to code serves as a simulator but
for coding before that I spoke about how
influential parents are when it comes to
their pet their children choose to
follow
we cannot focus on the children alone we
need to include the parents in the
process the mothers the grandmothers at
the start opposed to questions whatever
goal with no computer could learn how to
code
and what if hey teacher could be a
grandmother who never went to college
knitting is a way to change things it
could increase the number of girls in
tech and who knows maybe even lead to
more boys knitting I encourage you today
to join me in supporting or starting a
new to code club in your community and
equipping children who would have never
had the opportunity to code and we can
together break the cycle of disadvantage
thank you
[Applause]
computer could learn how to code and
what if I told you that her teacher
could be a grandmother who never went to
college the similarities between
knitting patent and a computer problem
are stunning knitting uses the same type
of loops conditions and concepts of
functions as a computer language needs
and tolls are essentially the zeros and
ones of computer programming and when
used in infinite combinations can create
as much variation as any code learning
to knit them is a self obvious stepping
stone to learning to code girls
interested in stem are often told that
they inherited a male brain technical
skills are not seen as part of a woman’s
feminine legacy and yet ada lovelace the
first computer programmer was a woman
test
traditionally labeled as woman’s work
are complex and important and hold many
of the same technical challenges is
anything that men do this is why we
created me to code new to code is Emma
showing that computing is much more a
state of mind than it appears it’s a way
of organizing once thought and it’s much
more a direct descendant of traditional
skills than just a computer in a screen
this philosophy is what need to code
seeks to impart computing without a
computer computing as a tradition new to
code is M by showing that the same
logical thinking required for coding is
the same of those
required for knitting it reinforces
connections between generations of women
encouraging them to see themselves not
only as domestic agents but only but
also as agents of change it’s about
bringing multiple generations together
and showing how an ancient skill can be
used to teach a 21st century skills one
of the main reason given for the few
women in tech is the lack of female role
models this is true according to
research by McKinsey called women in the
workplace
it found that 36 percent of women only
only 36 percent of women enter tech
every year but only 17% are in senior
positions the stats get even worse if
you look at women of color were only 17%
entity career but only 3% are in senior
positions but what better role models
too young cause needs than they are
mothers and grandmothers women they
already adore women who already have an
influence in them in fact according to a
research by GTI media and Ellison young
it found that over 54% of the students
interviewed said that their parents
tried to influence their choice of
course or career what was even more
interesting it was that the students
actually didn’t mind they thought that
actually 66% said there was a right
thing for parents to do it is all well
and good for us to create coding clubs
in every corner of the world but if it
excludes their women the grandmothers
the mothers we may not be able to close
the gender gap in tech as quickly as
we’d hope they may not have computer
science degrees but through neutral code
we can choose them the basics of
computing and thereby in equipping them
to basically encourage their girls to
consider computing as a career how do
any of this year we embarked
on a pilot of NATO code in South Africa
we introduced hundred young girls from
previously disadvantaged communities to
tune it to code we had grandmother’s
volunteering their time to teach the
girls how to knit what was more
interesting for us was that the kids who
started learning coding through need to
code actually performed better when they
started learning code and to work when
they graduated to learn Python and Java
then the kids who started coding through
a PC what was different was that they
spent more time understanding the
computer science fundamentals and most
importantly paying attention to detail
how do pilots learn to fly pilots don’t
just jump on a plane and fly right away
they learn on a flight simulator by the
time they get on a plane they have
learned how to deal with all the
potential crises they could face while
on earth well new to code works in a
similar fashion it serves as a simulator
but for coding imagine what this means
for the 90% of people in the developing
world who do not have access to a
computer or the Internet in fact only 38
percent of the global population on a
computer this isn’t just about the calls
most of us in this room cannot imagine
how our lives would be like if we didn’t
have access to technology but for the
majority of poor people living in the
developing world access is their biggest
challenge lack of infrastructure
connectivity and of course the economics
plays a very big role by thinking
differently about computing and creating
simulators for coding we remove the
biggest barrier the majority have poor
people have to learn how to code their
computer by less than five dollars a
child could learn how to code
that’s how much it costs to buy a yarn
any needles in summary I spoke about how
Pylos don’t just jump on an airplane and
fly right away they learn on a simulator
new to code serves as a simulator but
for coding before that I spoke about how
influential parents are when it comes to
their pet their children choose to
follow
we cannot focus on the children alone we
need to include the parents in the
process the mothers the grandmothers at
the start opposed to questions whatever
goal with no computer could learn how to
code
and what if hey teacher could be a
grandmother who never went to college
knitting is a way to change things it
could increase the number of girls in
tech and who knows maybe even lead to
more boys knitting I encourage you today
to join me in supporting or starting a
new to code club in your community and
equipping children who would have never
had the opportunity to code and we can
together break the cycle of disadvantage
thank you
[Applause]
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