The proportion of women in the IT and telecoms industry has dropped 32-30 percent in 2014. The lack of women is a problem in an industry that sees equality and competence as two of its major challenges.
It is with this background that the Year competition it-girl arranged the last 13 years. Although the contest has not yet managed to reverse the trend, the organizers hope that it can still contribute.
This year’s it-girl should be a role model for other girls today do not believe that the IT industry is something for them, and inspire more people to apply for IT courses.
Elin Backlund, 23, who is studying engineering physics with specialization in software at Lund University, was named the year’s it-girl in 2016.
A basic course in Java did she caught the eye of programming, and the professor who led the course is also one of her models. Another is her mother, who also works in the IT industry.
Elin Backlund’s dream job is the developer of the electric car company Tesla in Silicon Valley. The next year, she will be an ambassador for Microsoft to IT students. She will also get a mentor at the company.
Elin’s five tips for girls who want to study it:
The first It is an asset to be a girl in a male-dominated industry. Take advantage of it.
2. Test site Codecademy. There you can try to code.
third Believe in yourself at all times!
4th “Learning by doing” is correct. You learn from your mistakes, you never see them as a defeat.
5th It is in everything and you can do whatever you want.
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