Reshma Saujani: Teach girls bravery, not perfection
Through her nonprofit, Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani initiates young women into the tech world. Her goal: one million women in computer science by 2020. Full bio
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safely behind the scenes in politics
bezpečně v zákulisí politiky
had been in my district since 1992.
od roku 1992
in a Democratic primary.
proti ní dokonce ani nikdo nekandidoval.
told a very different story.
měly jiný názor.
that I was crazy to run,
in a New York City congressional race.
v kongresových volbách za New York.
from the New York Daily News,
snapped pictures of me on election day,
races in the country.
jedněmi z nejžhavějších v zemi.
koho jsem znala,
an Indian girl was running.
že Indiánská dívka kandiduje.
že průzkumy měly pravdu,
that said I was a rising political star
vycházející politickou hvězdou,
že jsem promrhala 1,3 milionu dolarů
about the importance of failure.
of how I ran for Congress
in my entire life
that was truly brave,
towards careers and professions
they're going to be great in,
going to be perfect in,
to avoid risk and failure.
aby se vyhýbaly riziku a prohře.
and then just jump off headfirst.
a pak seskočit střemhlav dolů.
or even asking someone out on a date,
nebo zvou někoho na rande,
to take risk after risk.
unless you've had two failed start-ups.
alespoň dvakrát fakt neprohrál.
about our federal deficit,
o náš státní deficit,
o deficit naší odvahy.
we're just losing out
our girls to be brave.
women are underrepresented in STEM,
že je málo žen ve vědě, technologických,
inženýrských a matematických oblastech,
v zasedacích místnostech, v Kongresu
handled an assignment
poradí s úkolem,
were quick to give up.
the more likely they were to give up.
to be a challenge.
to redouble their efforts.
in every subject,
v každém předmětu,
and girls approach a challenge.
jak chlapci a dívky přistupují k výzvě.
that men will apply for a job
že muži se budou ucházet o práci,
of the qualifications,
požadované kvalifikace,
of the qualifications.
požadované kvalifikace.
as evidence that, well,
jako důkaz že, .. no... že ženy
to aspire to perfection,
aby usilovaly o dokonalost,
less risks in our careers.
méně rizik v našich kariérách.
that are open right now
co jsou momentálně otevřené
is being left behind
že naše ekonomika zůstává pozadu
women would solve
které by ženy vyřešily,
to teach girls to code,
která učí dívky kódování,
is that by teaching them to code
že tím, že je učím kódování
of trial and error,
in the right place,
between success and failure.
to build comes to life.
tells me the same story.
mi vypráví stejný příběh.
when the girls are learning how to code,
kdy se dívky učily jak kódovat,
and she'll say,
she'd think that her student
myslela by, že její studentka
just staring at the screen.
pouhým zíráním na monitor.
wrote code and then deleted it.
a pak ho smazala.
the progress that she made,
are really good at coding,
opravdu dobré,
just to teach them to code.
at the University of Columbia
profesor na Columbijské univerzitě,
with computer science students.
se studenty informatiky.
with an assignment,
wrong with my code."
wrong with me."
the socialization of perfection,
socializaci dokonalosti,
with building a sisterhood
s vybudováním sesterstva,
that they are not alone.
že nejsou samy.
is not going to fix a broken system.
tím se ten rozbitý systém nespraví.
cheering them on,
co jim fandí a povzbudí,
two of our high school students
dvě naše středoškolačky,
for her new country
ke své nové vlasti tím,
to help Americans get to the polls.
která pomáhá američanům dostat se k volbám.
who built an algorithm
která vytvořila algoritmus,
is benign or malignant
benigní nebo maligní,
that she can save her daddy's life
svému tátovi,
three examples of thousands,
socialized to be imperfect,
k nedokonalosti,
who have learned perseverance.
které se naučily vytrvalosti.
more important for our country.
pro naši zem.
for any economy to grow,
pro každou ekonomiku, pro její růst,
half our population.
to be comfortable with imperfection,
aby se cítily volněji v nedokonalosti,
to learn how to be brave like I did
jako já,
to be brave in schools
to impact their lives
that they will be loved and accepted
že budou milovány a akceptovány
to tell every young woman you know --
řekl každé mladé ženě, kterou znáte --
your employee, your colleague --
girls to be imperfect,
být nedokonalé,
of young women who are brave
které jsou odvážné
a better world for themselves
You have a vision.
Máš vizi.
are involved now in your program?
So in 2012, we taught 20 girls.
Tak v r.2012 jsme učili 20 dívek.
in all 50 states.
ve všech 50 státech.
7,500 women in computer science.
7.500 žen v informatice.
that type of change quickly.
of the companies in this room even,
s některými ze zde přítomných firem,
graduates from your program?
to Pixar to Disney,
I'm going to find you,
tak si vás najdu,
classroom in their office.
back from some of those companies
od některých z těchto firem,
good things happen.
dějí se dobré věci.
to think about the fact
consumer purchases are made by women.
of 600 percent more than men.
v průměru o 600 % více, než muži
the companies of tomorrow.
have diverse teams,
mají různorodé týmy,
that are part of their engineering teams,
jsou fantastické ženy,
and we see it every day.
a to vidíme každý den.
You're doing incredibly important work.
Děláš neuvěřitelně důležitou práci.
More power to you. Thank you.
Ať máš mnoho sil. Děkujeme.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Reshma Saujani - Education activistThrough her nonprofit, Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani initiates young women into the tech world. Her goal: one million women in computer science by 2020.
Why you should listen
Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, the national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology and change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. The organization has already reached 90,000 girls in all 50 US states. She is the author of three books, including the forthcoming Brave, Not Perfect, which is scheduled for release in winter 2018, Women Who Don't Wait In Line and the New York Times Bestseller Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World. Her TED Talk has sparked a national conversation about how we're raising our girls. In 2010, Saujani surged onto the political scene as the first Indian American woman to run for US Congress. She has also served as Deputy Public Advocate for New York City and ran a spirited campaign for Public Advocate in 2013. She lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their son, Shaan, and their bulldog, Stanley.
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