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Organizing a Celebration of WiC in Your Country

#GHC13. Organizing a Celebration of WiC in Your Country. Valeria Herskovic , Barbara Poblete , Jocelyn Simmonds 3-Oct. 2013. CS in Chile. Developing country, 17M inhabitants Several key areas require CS/IT support Atacama Large Millimeter Array Mining, Seismology

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Organizing a Celebration of WiC in Your Country

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  1. #GHC13 Organizing a Celebration of WiC in Your Country Valeria Herskovic, Barbara Poblete, Jocelyn Simmonds 3-Oct 2013

  2. CS in Chile • Developing country, 17M inhabitants • Several key areas require CS/IT support • Atacama Large Millimeter Array • Mining, Seismology • Chile needs CS professionals • However, our universities keep reporting drops in admission rates for women in engineering • Only 10% of CS mayors are female

  3. Challenges • Culturally accepted sexism • Financial issues • Lack of gender-specific funding opportunities • Complex geography • Long and narrow country • Small communities • Lack of critical mass

  4. Strategies • Try to achieve critical mass quickly • Find collaborators at different institutions • Have a fund-raising strategy • Foster diversity • Industry vs. academia, moms vs. non-moms • Plan for sustained growth • Avoid heroic efforts

  5. WiC in Chile today WSCCC’2012: ± 80 participants, 1 keynote, 2 panels, 3 technicaltalks WSCCC’2011: ± 30 participants, 2 panels WSCCC’2013 – Nov. 12!

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