Empowering & Encouraging Girls to Pursue Careers in Tech w/ Kira Wetzel @GirlsPlusData (Episode 115) #DataTalk
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In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Kira Wetzel, Founder & Executive Director of Girls + Data about her work to empowering girls our next generation of data scientists and technologists.
In this chat, Kira shares:
- Ways coronavirus will inspire innovation in online education, but many kids will be left out
- Ways to help kids keep learning about tech while at home during the pandemic
- Biggest misconceptions parents and kids have about working in tech
- How Cisco & Purdue University let girls visit their data labs to learn about data science
- Strategies for teachers to make data and tech discussions interesting to kids
- How to prepare kids for tech careers that don’t exist yet
- Advice for parents who want to encourage kids to get interested in tech
- Why coding shouldn’t be the only focus when teaching kids about data
- Advice for those interested in switching careers (and wanting to work in tech)
- Foundational skills to prepare kids for tech careers that don’t exist yet
- Self-care and productivity tips for working remotely during Covid-19
- And much more …
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Some resources mentioned on this show:
- A Note to Self [Podcast]
- TED Talks on Technology & Society
- IRL – Online is Real Life
- Crazy/Genius – Atlantic.com
About Kira Wetzel
Kira Wetzel is the Founder and Executive Director of Girls + Data — a nonprofit dedicated to helping girls learn the skills needed to thrive in tech and data science roles through hands-on STEM workshops in data analytics and data visualization.
She also serves as a full-time Analytics Lead at Facebook AR/VR in Menlo Park, CA. Her past experience includes 10+ full lifecycle data analytics implementations, 3 training engagements as the lead trainer, and building and managing teams.
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