Hunt
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talk about transitioning into tech as an adult
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marketing -> programmer
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Innovation Engineer @ Elastic
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Business Assistants, Nursing, etc., is where you find women to work in tech.
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Cognitive Diversity improves problem solving
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Parents and family shouldn't assume that their female family members aren't interested in tech.
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See altacademy for low cost courses and bootcamps. You can sponsor a student too.
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Be specific with information to help people when they get started
- Create a list of resources that you think would be helpful for a new person.
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Get to the know the style of the person you are mentoring.
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Learning on the side is hard because "brains need a break".
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People needa supportive company & job environment
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Transition programs at a company (allow people to move into different fields (read: tech) while holding their current position)
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Leaern to code slack channel
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Introduce people to light tech things
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Expand definition of an engineer
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Show your mistakes
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Don't be a tech bro
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