A talk I gave at the International Women's Forums of Bologna in January 2014.

1. A W I N D O W I N T O T H E
W O N D E R F U L W O R L D O F O N L I N E
B U S I N E S S , A N D T H E
O P P O R T U N I T I E S I T C R E AT E S F O R
W O M E N
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2. AW I T W W O O B B AT O I C F W
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4. W H Y I ’ M H E R E T O D AY
1. Give you a glimpse of the World I live in - and how
surprisingly friendly it is to work-at-home women!
2. (perhaps) inspire you to consider a career in tech

5. AT H O M E

15. AT W O R K

33. S O FA R , S O G O O D …

37. R E M O T E W O R K I S
R E A L

38. R E M O T E W O R K I S
G R O W I N G

39. R E M O T E W O R K I S
E A S Y

40. R E M O T E W O R K I S
A W E S O M E !

41. T O N S O F O P P O R T U N I T I E S
• Programming
• Tech and Sales support
• Design
• Copywriting
• Recruiting
• Business Analyst
• Marketing Research
• Virtual Assistant
• Community Manager
• Teaching
• Project Management
• Payroll / Accounting / HR
• Health-related
• CFO, CEO, you name it!

42. W H E R E T O F I N D W O R K

47. S TA R T
Y O U R O W N
T H I N G !

53. I C O U L D G O O N A N D
O N …

54. C O N S I D E R T E C H ! ! !

56. – D E L O I T T E S T U D Y
“Research shows that [women’s] choices impact up
to 85 percent of purchasing decisions.
According to a report by Parks Associates, more
women than men are downloading movies and
music; women do the majority of game-playing
across some platforms; and women have higher
“purchase intentions” than men do when it comes
to some electronics.”

57. – WA L M A R T S T U D Y
“Diverse teams often outperform teams composed
of the very best individuals, because this diversity
of perspective and problem-solving approach
trumps individual ability.”

58. – T H E AT L A N T I C
“While 57 percent of occupations in the workforce
are held by women, in computing occupations that
figure is only 25 percent.”

59. – T H E N E W Y O R K T I M E S
“Incredibly, just 0.4 percent of female college
freshmen say they intend to major in computer
science—an astoundingly low number.”

67. C O D E . O R G

69. AW I T W W O O B B AT O I C F W
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