FROM POLITICS TO STEM: AN UNPREDICTABLE PATH INTO TECH
ELLA BLAKSTAD
A bit about me
Why Tech, and why now? Why should more girls consider a future in STEM? Q&A
2011 – Gap year, Cambodia
WHS
2010 A – levels in Politics, French & Geography
SO, HOW DID I END UP IN TECH?
WHS
Uni
2013 – 2014 Year Abroad, FleishmanHillard, Brussels
SO, HOW DID I END UP IN TECH?
September 2011 – European Studies and Modern Languages, University of Manchester
July 2015 – Graduation!
WHS
Uni
February 2016 –
Accenture, Digital Analyst Work
SO, HOW DID I END UP IN TECH?
What do I do? WE ENVISION, ARCHITECT AND DELIVER PRACTICAL MOBILITY AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) INNOVATIONS THAT HELP OUR CLIENTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR BUSINESS AND OPERATING MODELS.
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Why Tech, and why now? The “4th Industrial Revolution”
People are being replaced by machines Artificial Intelligence (AI): the automation of industries
Women in STEM
4 in 5
girls believe that studying STEM subjects creates a lot of career opportunities
59 %
see STEM as a chance to invent new products/ services or cure diseases
57 %
associate high salaries with this sector
Women in STEM
17% technology jobs are filled by women
Why does it matter? Jobs in STEM are sky rocketing, but the % of girls studying these subjects at uni’ is still dropping behind
Tech is present everywhere! Solutions to global problems will be better if they are influenced by women as well as men‌. We are 50% of the users after all!
Any questions?
Useful links: Accenture Careers & Work Experience https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/careers/graduate-home
Codecademy: Learn to code https://www.codecademy.com/
STEMettes http://stemettes.org/
eleanor.blakstad@accenture.com