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GHCI 2014 IMPACT REPORT
Think Different;
Make a Difference
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India (GHCI) — the
largest Conference for women technologists in the country — broke records in
2014 and sold out in record time. Produced in partnership with Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM), GHCI brings together the best minds in the field.
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GHCI 2014 HIGHLIGHTS:
ATTENDANCE
REPRESENTING
1,600
180
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Nearly 1,600 attendees—
a 33% increase from 2013
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Representing 180 organizations
including corporations and academic
institutions worldwide
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“
GHC India provides a unique platform for women to explore
professional skills and career paths ahead. For me, great
inspirational people, networking opportunities and the
confidence gained to ‘move on’ are the valuable takeaways.”
GHCI 2014 ATTENDEE
ATTENDANCE
Demand to be at GHCI reaches an all-time high
Attendance grew 33% from 2013
GHCI 2014 sold out in record time, increasing capacity to accommodate 1,600 attendees
representing 180 organizations.
GHCI PARTICIPATION 2010-2014
2,000
1,600
1,500
1,029
1,000
601
1,203
GHCI has become a
great opportunity for
technical women to learn
about new and exciting
technologies, expand their
network and get inspired
by role models.
WOMEN AT
ALL LEVELS ARE
DRAWN TO GHCI TO:
850
Be inspired by the best minds
in industry and academia
(94% of survey respondents)
500
Network with a dynamic community (71%)
0
2010
TOTAL ATTENDEES
2011
STUDENTS
2012
SPEAKERS
2013
SCHOLARSHIPS
and corporate
300 students
INDUSTRY
81%
STUDENT
19%
undergraduate and
graduate level
180 corporations and
academic institutions
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Boost their careers through professional development (71%)
Gain technical know-how (63% )
1,300 professionals
2014 GHCI ATTENDEE PROFILE
D OUT
2014
ATTENDEES COME FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD
They flew in from 10 countries across
the globe including newcomers Kenya,
Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Australia
RATINGS
GHCI maintains high ratings
In 2014 GHCI scaled to accommodate a much larger audience, and maintained a high quality experience
GENERAL CONFERENCE RATINGS
52%
29%
The new additions to GHCI 2014 were
highly appreciated by the participants:
16%
OVERALL QUALITY
23%
42%
29%
6%
ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISITCS
51%
29%
17%
NETWORKING AND COMMUNITIES
35%
51%
12%
INSPIRATION
43%
28%
24%
5%
RELEVANCE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOPICS
27%
40%
21%
12%
RELEVANCE OF TECHNICAL TOPICS
POOR/VERY POOR
*NOTE: The post-event survey had a high response rate of 40%. Survey respondents were representative of conference attendees overall.
OVERALL QUALITY
48%
THE GHCI EXPERIENCE % EXCELLENT/GOOD
PROVIDING INSPIRATION
56%
EXCELLENT
OVERALL QUALITY
PROVIDING INSPIRATION
82%
86%
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GOOD
FAIR
NETWORKING AND COMMUNITIES
NETWORKING AND COMMUNITIES
RELEVANCE OF
TECHNICAL TOPICS
28%
RELEVANCE OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT TOPICS
The positive energy GHCI brings to my life is amazing.”
71%
GHC CAREER FAIR
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76%
76% of attendees rated the Hands on
Lab as Excellent/Good. The demos gave
participants an opportunity to experience
the latest technologies.
BACK TO WORK
88%
% EXCELLENT/GOOD
44% 8% 92%
33% 9% 89%
88% of attendees rated the Back to Work
Program as Excellent/Good.
95%
36%
12%
ATTENDEES ARE LIKELY
42%OF
24%
TO ATTEND GHCI 2015 IN
BANGALORE!
33%
GHCI 2014 ATTENDEE
ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISITCS
50%
HANDS ON LAB
46%
43%
17%
41%
58%
13%
34%
7%
87%
70%
79%
84%
92%
WOMEN
Women are inspired to grow their technical careers
Women in the industry acquired new tools to grow professionally and renewed commitment to their careers
In their own words, the conference
highlight most often shared by
respondents was the inspiration from the
role models at GHCI 2014 and the sense
of community from meeting and being
among other women in tech.
FOUND INSPIRATION
94%
94% of survey respondents were inspired
by the role models at the conference
GHCI INSPIRATION RATINGS
42%
19%
I LEARNED ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES AND/OR RESEARCH THAT WILL AID MY WORK
46%
25%
75% of survey respondents felt less
isolated after attending
21%
8%
71%
I LEARNED SKILLS TO HELP ME ADVANCE MY CAREER
46%
36%
82%
15%
GHCI HAS INCREASED MY COMMITMENT TO MY CHOSEN CAREER
51%
21%
7%
72%
34% 5%
94%
13%
75%
21%
I SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED MY NETWORK OF TECHNICAL WOMEN
60%
FELT LESS ISOLATED
75%
% STRONGLY AGREE/AGREE
28%
11% 61%
I FEEL INSPIRED BY THE ROLE MODELS I SAW AT THE CONFERENCE
48%
27%
12%
I FEEL LESS ISOLATED AS A WOMAN IN TECHNOLOGY
STRONGLY AGREE
AGREE
NEITHER AGREE/DISAGREE
DISAGREE/STRONGLY DISAGREE
TECHNOLOGY AND SKILL LEARNING
SKILLS TO ADVANCE
71%
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71% felt they could learn
skills that would help them
advance in their career
LEARN TO AID WORK
61%
61% felt they could learn
technologies/research that
would aid their work
STUDENTS
Students gain confidence and opportunities
Nearly all students left inspired and committed to pursuing tech careers
ATTENDEE PROFILE
DEGREE
Bachelor’s Degree
PhD
Master’s Degree
MAJOR
64%
6%
11%
Computer Science/Informatics
Other Engineering
Others
45%
27%
27%
THE GHCI EXPERIENCE % STRONGLY AGREE/AGREE
INCREASED COMMITMENT TO
COMPLETE CURRENT DEGREE
STRENGTHENED INTENT TO PURSUE
TECHNICAL GRADUATE DEGREE
EXPANDED NETWORK AND PROVIDED
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE MENTORED
85%
91%
82%
THE GHCI EFFECT
94%
After attending GHCI,
94% of students increased
their commitment to a
technology career
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“
GHCI has been an incredible opportunity for me to interact with the women
leaders and technologists from organizations like Facebook, Morgan Stanley,
Tesco, Goldman Sachs. It gave me a lot of inspiration, listening to the success
stories of these women. At the career fair I got to explore different career
options and a chance to interview with some technology giants. In all it was
an amazing experience and I would love to attend GHCI again.”
STUDENT ATTENDEE AT GHCI 2014
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78% students submitted
their resume at GHCI
17% had at least one
interview for a job or internship
during the conference
INDUSTRY ATTENDEES
Professionals are reenergized and inspired
Professionals at all levels gained something valuable at the conference
ATTENDEE PROFILE
Attendees from various professional levels attended GHCI
EXECUTIVE LEVEL 19%
SENIOR LEVEL 25%
MID LEVEL 23%
ENTRY LEVEL 19%
STUDENTS 14%
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“
The participation has given me a
valuable experience, opportunity
to listen to the inspiring keynote
speakers and a lot of takeaways
from different sessions in the
technical and management areas.
GHCI is a journey for all the
participants in different capacities.
I love being a part of this journey
and will continue for years to come.
This is my first and best experience I
have had in my eight years of career.
That is because I believe that this is
such a great event which gives tech girls
like us the opportunity to get inspired as
well as motivate others.”
GHCI 2014 ATTENDEE
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Join us in Bangalore
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MORE AT GRACEHOPPER.ORG.IN
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
Computing India (GHCI) is a program of the
Anita Borg Institute and is co-presented with
the Association for Computing Machinery–India.
Named after the computer pioneer Admiral
Grace Hopper, this is the only annual technical
conference for women in India and is the largest
gathering of women technologists. GHCI attracts
high levels of participation from professionals,
entrepreneurs, students, corporations,
government and academia each year.
ABI connects, inspires, and guides women
in computing and organizations that view
technology innovation as a strategic imperative.
Founded in 1997 by computer scientist Anita
Borg, our reach extends to more than 65
countries. As a social enterprise, ABI envisions a
future where the people who imagine and build
technology mirror the people and societies they
build it for. www.anitaborg.org
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