1. #GHC14 2014 The Best Mentors Have Questions, Not Answers becky@studyblue.com Twitter: @BeckySplitt Becky Splitt Head of Strategic Initiatives, StudyBlue October 10, 2014

2. We’re sitting at the table. We’re climbing the career ladder. We’re making more money. But do we know how to help each other?

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4. 1.4M The number of computing jobs expected in 2020 30% The percentage of jobs U.S. computing majors could fill at current rates. 18% The current percentage of women with undergrad computing degrees. The gender gap among students taking the AP computer science test. 81% 19% M W

5. Why?

6. 85% “Women really do control the nation’s purse strings.”

7. 1.Find a common thread that brings you together.

8. 2. Have questions, not just answers. Q? A.

9. 3. Appreciate the mutual benefit.

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