“THE BLESSINGS AND CURSES OF BEING A WOMAN IN TECH” | Marion Schleifer | TEDxMountainViewHighSchool

Women in technology. Marion Schleifer is 28 years old and lives in Zurich, Switzerland. Schleifer did her Bachelor in Multilingual Communication and her Master in Business Administration, and has work experience in both fields. She then decided to learn to program with self study, an internship and a Master in Software Engineering. Schleifer is now working as a Software Developer. When she started working in the tech industry, she soon realized that gender diversity is a large issue. She has never worked with a female developer until recently. Schleifer decided to take action on the issue and co-founded a free weekly programming course for women. Additionally, she co-founded Google’s Women Techmakers in Switzerland to provide a platform for women in tech and to attract new women to the tech industry. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx