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Django Girls is a non-profit organization that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support. Our goal is to bring more amazing women into the world of technology and increase the diversity in the Django community. We believe that technology is for people and everyone should be able to build it. We are making technology more approachable by creating simple tools and resources designed with empathy. In my talk, I will share on how Django Girls was started and the journey travelled so far in empowering women across the globe.

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Django Girls: Inspiring Women to Code Anna Makarudze CODEMOTION MILAN - SPECIAL EDITION 10 – 11 NOVEMBER 2017
Who are we?
Django Girls Django Girls is a non-profit organization that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support.
Django Girls Our goal is to bring more amazing women into the world of technology and increase the diversity in the Django community.
What we do?
What we do? ★ organize free, accessible programming workshops for women all over the world; ★ create educational materials available online for free;
What we do? ★ promote the image of female software engineer and highlight existing role models; ★ support diverse local Python & Django communities.
How we started
How we started ★ First workshop - 21st July 2014 at EuroPython in Berlin, Germany. ★ Organised by Ola Sitarska and Ola Sendecka. ★ Spread rapidly to other parts of the world.
Since Berlin 2014
In 3 years... 11,965 458 68 80 1,126,754 women attended our events workshops organised upcoming workshops countries people read our tutorial
Our Impact
Our Impact ★ Over 10,000 women have attended Django Girls workshops; ★ 21% of participants in our survey now working in tech; ★ 79% are still learning to code. Read more: http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/164595724833/django-girls-impact-report-2016-2017
Our Impact ★ New Python/Django communities are being started through our workshops, e.g. in Africa.
Getting involved?
Support us ★ Organise an event ★ Become a mentor/coach ★ Buy cool swag from Django Girls shop https://store.djangogirls.org
Support us ★ Donate monthly to Django Girls via Patreon http://patreon.com/djangogirls
Getting involved?
Contribute to our online resources ★ Fork our online resources and help improve them by submitting a pull request.
Support us - Corporates ★ Become our Global Partner by donating at different sponsorship levels. ★ Donate through Patreon http://patreon.com/djangogirls
Organise a workshop?
Organise a workshop? Apply to organise a workshop in your own city by completing a form on our website https://djangogirls.org/organize/
Online Resources Django Girls Tutorial -http://tutorial.djangogirls.org/ Organizer Guide - http://organize.djangogirls.org/ Coaching Manual - http://coach.djangogirls.org/ Tutorial Extensions - http://djangogirls.gitbooks.io/django-girls-tutorial-extensio ns/
Life stories - Dori Czapari Django Girls Alumni - Python/Ruby Developer, Budapest, Hungary. “After attending the Django Girls workshop, I kept learning programming and ended working in tech as a developer. I also became involved in many tech activities within my city.”
Life stories - Agnieszka Zgud Django Girls Alumni “To my great surprise after 8 hours we all, (as far as I remember) more than 100 girls, managed to finish the task, and it really was fun (for the same 8 hours I think my brain was slowly boiling).” http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/165479113156/how- django-girls-helped-me-publish-a-childrens
Life stories - Emily Johnson Django Girls Kumasi Organizer “In our very first Python training in Kumasi in 2016. There were only 8 females out of a total of 40 trainees in attendance. Thus, this was a massive improvement. It is proof that our efforts to encourage more ladies into tech is gradually bearing fruits.” http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/162401434595/djang o-girls-kumasi-python-training
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Anna Makarudze - Django Girls: Inspiring women to fall in love with programming - Codemotion Milan 2017

  • 1. Django Girls: Inspiring Women to Code Anna Makarudze CODEMOTION MILAN - SPECIAL EDITION 10 – 11 NOVEMBER 2017
  • 3. Django Girls Django Girls is a non-profit organization that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support.
  • 4. Django Girls Our goal is to bring more amazing women into the world of technology and increase the diversity in the Django community.
  • 6. What we do? ★ organize free, accessible programming workshops for women all over the world; ★ create educational materials available online for free;
  • 7. What we do? ★ promote the image of female software engineer and highlight existing role models; ★ support diverse local Python & Django communities.
  • 9. How we started ★ First workshop - 21st July 2014 at EuroPython in Berlin, Germany. ★ Organised by Ola Sitarska and Ola Sendecka. ★ Spread rapidly to other parts of the world.
  • 11. In 3 years... 11,965 458 68 80 1,126,754 women attended our events workshops organised upcoming workshops countries people read our tutorial
  • 13. Our Impact ★ Over 10,000 women have attended Django Girls workshops; ★ 21% of participants in our survey now working in tech; ★ 79% are still learning to code. Read more: http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/164595724833/django-girls-impact-report-2016-2017
  • 14. Our Impact ★ New Python/Django communities are being started through our workshops, e.g. in Africa.
  • 16. Support us ★ Organise an event ★ Become a mentor/coach ★ Buy cool swag from Django Girls shop https://store.djangogirls.org
  • 17. Support us ★ Donate monthly to Django Girls via Patreon http://patreon.com/djangogirls
  • 19. Contribute to our online resources ★ Fork our online resources and help improve them by submitting a pull request.
  • 20. Support us - Corporates ★ Become our Global Partner by donating at different sponsorship levels. ★ Donate through Patreon http://patreon.com/djangogirls
  • 22. Organise a workshop? Apply to organise a workshop in your own city by completing a form on our website https://djangogirls.org/organize/
  • 23. Online Resources Django Girls Tutorial -http://tutorial.djangogirls.org/ Organizer Guide - http://organize.djangogirls.org/ Coaching Manual - http://coach.djangogirls.org/ Tutorial Extensions - http://djangogirls.gitbooks.io/django-girls-tutorial-extensio ns/
  • 24. Life stories - Dori Czapari Django Girls Alumni - Python/Ruby Developer, Budapest, Hungary. “After attending the Django Girls workshop, I kept learning programming and ended working in tech as a developer. I also became involved in many tech activities within my city.”
  • 25. Life stories - Agnieszka Zgud Django Girls Alumni “To my great surprise after 8 hours we all, (as far as I remember) more than 100 girls, managed to finish the task, and it really was fun (for the same 8 hours I think my brain was slowly boiling).” http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/165479113156/how- django-girls-helped-me-publish-a-childrens
  • 26. Life stories - Emily Johnson Django Girls Kumasi Organizer “In our very first Python training in Kumasi in 2016. There were only 8 females out of a total of 40 trainees in attendance. Thus, this was a massive improvement. It is proof that our efforts to encourage more ladies into tech is gradually bearing fruits.” http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/162401434595/djang o-girls-kumasi-python-training