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

0:00:00 - Introduction.

0:03:00 - How did you become interested in engineering

0:08:00 - What influenced you to pursue a career in IT

0:17:00 - What is it like to be a woman working in technology for you?

0:27:00 - How could you convince a random Moroccan girl to be interested in programming?

0:35:00 - Why we don't see many ladies involved in communities in Morocco?

0:50:00 - Is it true the is no wage difference between men and women working in Tech in Morocco?

0:53:00 - How can we help as a tech community to empower more WIT?

0:54:00 - Is it easy or hard to find a job or Internship

0:58:00 - Did you ever faced discrimination in a job interview where they prefered a man instead?

1:00:00 - Do you feel that women in technology careers face barriers not faced by their male counterparts?

1:05:00 - What are some challenges you’ve faced.

1:12:00 - OHow can women balance between their work time, home & family time?

1:27:00 - What job did you dream of when you were a kid – your Plan A career path

1:32:00 - How could men empower women in IT?

1:37:00 - What do you think of StateOfDevMa survey results

2:12:00 - 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