#73 - Women In Tech 2021

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 & CS will share their experiences and their journey. Guests Maroua Ezouhri Siham Ben Daia Aicha Laafia Afaf Ridaoui Notes 0:01 - Introduction. 0:03 - How did you become interested in engineering 0:08 - What influenced you to pursue a career in IT 0:17 - What is it like to be a woman working in technology for you? 0:27 - How could you convince a random Moroccan girl to be interested in programming? 0:35 - Why we don't see many ladies involved in communities in Morocco? 0:50 - Is it true the is no wage difference between men and women working in Tech in Morocco? 0:53 - How can we help as a tech community to empower more WIT? 0:54 - Is it easy or hard to find a job or Internship 0:58 - Did you ever faced discrimination in a job interview where they prefered a man instead? 1:00 - Do you feel that women in technology careers face barriers not faced by their male counterparts? 1:05 - What are some challenges you’ve faced. 1:12 - OHow can women balance between their work time, home & family time? 1:27 - What job did you dream of when you were a kid – your Plan A career path 1:32 - How could men empower women in IT? 1:37 - What do you think of StateOfDevMa survey results 2:12 - Wrap up and goodbye. Links 4D jobs listing in Rabat proposed by Intissar GDG WIT event StateOfDev.ma Prepared and Presented by Meriem Zaid Afaf Ridaoui