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Ditch	
  Your	
  
Comfort	
  Zone	
  
Hack@Brown	
  2016	
  Keynote	
  
	
  
Karen	
  Catlin	
  
@kecatlin	
  
karencatlin.com	
  
	
  
©	
  2016	
  by	
  Karen	
  Catlin.	
  All	
  rights	
  reserved.	
  
 Small	
  town	
  girl	
   	
  	
  
 1981	
   	
  	
  
 Took	
  Intro	
  to	
  Comp	
  Sci	
  	
  	
  
B
 I	
  got	
  the	
  TA	
  job!	
  	
  	
  
 1985	
   	
  	
  
Hypertext	
  Research	
  at	
  Brown	
  
 Not	
  in	
  RI	
  any	
  more…	
  
Lesson Learned #1



It’s okay 

to ditch my plan 

if it doesn’t work out
 The	
  promised	
  land	
  
 GO	
  Corporation	
  	
  	
  
Lesson Learned #2



Don’t be intimidated 

by the skills I think
others have
 Macromedia	
  &	
  Adobe	
  	
  	
  
Lesson Learned #3



Surround myself

with people 

who believe in me
Grace	
  Hopper	
  Celebration	
  	
  	
  
 CS	
  Degrees	
  in	
  the	
  US	
  	
  	
  	
  
14,431	
  
9088	
  
24,690	
  
41,874	
  
1985	
   2013	
  
	
  	
  
Women	
   Men	
  
	
  	
  	
  	
  37%	
   	
  	
  	
  	
  18%	
  
CS Degrees Awarded in the US 
Source:	
  US	
  Dept	
  of	
  Education,	
  nces.ed.gov	
  
Advocate	
  for	
  women	
  in	
  tech	
  	
  	
  
 Power	
  posing	
  
Lesson Learned #4



Strike a power pose 

to boost 

my self-confidence
 Have	
  fun	
  ditching	
  your	
  
comfort	
  zone!	
  	
  	
  
Photo	
  credits	
  
	
   Image	
  courtesy	
  of	
  TownMapsUSA.com	
  via	
  CC	
  BY-­‐NC	
  3.0	
  
Image	
  courtesy	
  of	
  Rich	
  Niewiroski	
  Jr.	
  under	
  Creative	
  Commons	
  CC	
  BY	
  2.5	
  
Dollar	
  Photo	
  Club	
  

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