#73 - Women In Tech 2021

<p>In this special episode, we highlight the hidden category in Tech in general, Women and girls in tech in Morocco. The guests are students in IT &amp; CS will share their experiences and their journey.</p>
<h2 id="guests">Guests</h2>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maroua-ezouhri-381174a7/">Maroua Ezouhri</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/BendaiaS">Siham Ben Daia</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/AichaLaafia">Aicha Laafia</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/_iamaf">Afaf Ridaoui</a></p></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>
<p>0:01 - Introduction.</p>
<p>0:03 - How did you become interested in engineering</p>
<p>0:08 - What influenced you to pursue a career in IT</p>
<p>0:17 - What is it like to be a woman working in technology for you?</p>
<p>0:27 - How could you convince a random Moroccan girl to be interested in programming?</p>
<p>0:35 - Why we don't see many ladies involved in communities in Morocco?</p>
<p>0:50 - Is it true the is no wage difference between men and women working in Tech in Morocco?</p>
<p>0:53 - How can we help as a tech community to empower more WIT?</p>
<p>0:54 - Is it easy or hard to find a job or Internship</p>
<p>0:58 - Did you ever faced discrimination in a job interview where they prefered a man instead?</p>
<p>1:00 - Do you feel that women in technology careers face barriers not faced by their male counterparts?</p>
<p>1:05 - What are some challenges you’ve faced.</p>
<p>1:12 - OHow can women balance between their work time, home &amp; family time?</p>
<p>1:27 - What job did you dream of when you were a kid – your Plan A career path</p>
<p>1:32 - How could men empower women in IT?</p>
<p>1:37 - What do you think of StateOfDevMa survey results</p>
<p>2:12 - Wrap up and goodbye.</p>
<h2 id="links">Links</h2>
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<li><p><a href="https://us.4d.com/life4d-morocco">4D jobs listing in Rabat proposed by Intissar</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-settat-presents-wtm-settat-international-womens-day-2021/#/">GDG WIT event</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://stateofdev.ma/#profile-q-0">StateOfDev.ma</a></p></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="preparedandpresentedby">Prepared and Presented by</h2>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeriemZaid">Meriem Zaid</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/_iamaf">Afaf Ridaoui</a></p></li>
</ul>