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Technovation [MN] < Girls and women are avid consumers of technology, but they are significantly underrepresented in its creation. This lack of participation in such an important and growing field has serious consequences for the future of

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Technovation[MN]

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< Girls and women are avid consumers of technology, but they are significantly underrepresented in its creation. This lack of participation in such an important and growing field has serious consequences for the future of technical innovation. If women aren’t represented in technology, their ideas, concerns, and designs won’t be included when we create ……… >

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By the numbers

9% of girls aged 13

  • 17 are interested

in a career in STEM down from 11% Female students achieve on par with male peers in math and science 27% of boys aged 13-17 are interested in a career in STEM up from 24%

2019 Junior Achievement

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Minnesota

Female students who learn computer science in high school are more likely to major in it.

10x 10,994

# of current open computing jobs That’s 2.3x the avg in MN AND…… The salary for a computing

  • ccupation in MN is $91,925

which is significantly higher than the avg $52,730 computer science graduates in 2017

1,236

were female!

ONLY ONLY

17%

Code.org

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$500,000,000,000 1,000,000 | OPPORTUNITY

MORE THAN

JOBS ISTS

BY

2020

< <

CS CS

U.S. Dept of Labor

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more likely to major in it in college Women who try AP Computer Science in high school are

College Board, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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#1

< If girls are inspired to see that CS and everything that surrounds technology can make the world more beautiful, healthy, and safer, hopefully they will contribute their essential

  • voices. >

< That’s what Technovation[MN] is all about. >

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Technovation[MN]?

$

Global Free Non-Profit

2

Programs Volunteer

> Inspire and empower girls to leverage technology to make an impact on their communities. > Technology entrepreneurship program and competition for girls ages 10-18

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IDEATION TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PITCH

Identify a problem in the community Develop a mobile app solution Build a business plan to launch the app Bring the business to market

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November Recruitment Challenge January April Planning June

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APPAPALOOZA

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78%

  • f students were

more interested in CS

58%

Enroll in a further CS course

70%

were more interested in Entrepreneurship

26%

AFTER TECHNOVATION

Of alumnae in college major in CS; 65X higher than natl avg 0.4%

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Just the beginning

7 11 14 48 23 46 110 160 27 50 107 200 35 63 120 246 39 78 130 312 46 87 170 348

Schools Teams Mentors Girls

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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SLIDE 15 Aurora Chapter School, Mpls Avalon School, St. Paul BDPA, Rochester Cedar-Riverside Community School, Mpls Central Middle School, Norwood Young America Central MS, Eden Prairie Century Junior High, Forest Lake Century Mayo HS, Rochester Chanhassen HS, Chanhassen Chaska HS, Chaska Chaska Middle School East, Victoria Chatfield Public School, Chatfield Chippewa MS, North Oaks Como Park Senior High, St. Paul Connections Academy, Online Creek Valley Elementary, Edina Dakota Hills Middle School, Eagan DeLaSalle High School, Mpls Eden Prairie HS, Eden Prairie Falcon Ridge Middle School, Apple Valley Friedell Middle School, Rochester Great River Junior High, St. Paul Hidden Oaks MS, Prior Lake Hill Murray, Maplewood Hillcrest Community School, Bloomington Hope Academy, Mpls Island Lake Elementary, Shoreview John Adams Middle School, Rochester Just A Bunch of Friends :), St. Paul Kasson-Mantorville Middle School, Rochester Laura Jeffrey Academy, St. Paul Lighthouse School, Spring Lake Park Lourdes High School, Rochester Maple Grove Middle School, Maple Grove Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka Minnetonka Middle School West, Minnetonka Mounds View HS, Mounds View North High School, Mpls Olson MS, Bloomington Olson-Beacon Boys & Girls Club, Mpls Open World Learning Community, St. Paul Parkview Center MS Patrick-Henry High School, Mpls Pine Island Middle School, Pine Island Rosemount MS, Rosemount Roseville Area High School, Roseville South HS, Minneapolis
  • St. Francis of Assisi School, Rochester
  • St. John the Evangelist, Rochester
  • St. Louis Park MS & HS, St. Louis Park
  • St. Paul Academy & Summit School, St. Paul
Stewartville High School, Stewartville Torah Academy, St. Louis Park Trinity School at River Ridge Triton Middle School, Eagan Valley MS, Apple Valley Valley View Middle School, Edina Wayzata East High School, Wayzata Weaver Lake Elementary, Maple Grove Westwood Elementary, Bloomington White Bear Montessori School, White Bear Lake Willow Creek MS, Rochester Yinghua Academy, Mpls
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Like minds

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> Mentor a team > Join a committee > Become a Board Member > Donate to the cause > Sponsor > Field trips > Get your girls involved > Share our story

CAN YOU

HELP

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Technovation[MN]