1×05 | R Ladies, equality is also programmed

by | Sep 9, 2024

R Ladies

The world of programming is changing fast, very fast, and even more so now that new artificial intelligence tools are coming to facilitate the work of… well, of all of us.
But it is true that perhaps there is one aspect in which the programming sector, of technology in general, is not evolving as fast as it should: that of inclusion.

According to the National Observatory of Telecommunications and the Information Society, women represent around 20% of the total number of ICT specialists in Spain, a figure that drops to 10 or 11% if we talk about programmers or software architects.
There is still a lot of work to be done in terms of equality and Linda Cabrera, Data Analyst at EDUCA EDTECH Group and member of the R-Ladies community of women programmers, is well aware of this.

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In the world of programming, everything is changing rapidly, especially with the advent of new artificial intelligence tools that make work easier for many.
However, there is one aspect in which the programming sector and technology in general is not evolving as fast as it should: inclusion and equality.
According to the National Observatory of Telecommunications and the Information Society, women represent around 20% of all ICT specialists in Spain, a figure that drops to 10-11% when it comes to programmers or software architects.
Clearly, there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of equality.
This is a reality well known to Linda Cabrera, data analyst at Educatech Group and member of the R Ladies community of women programmers.

Linda explains that R Ladies is a community that promotes gender diversity around the world.
It was created in 2012 thanks to the initiative of Gabriela de Queiroz, who, noticing that in most of the programming events she attended in the United States there was an overwhelming majority of men, decided to found the first R Ladies group in San Francisco.
Since then, the movement has grown to more than 140 chapters in 48 countries.
In Spain, there are active chapters in Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, where a collaborative network of support is created among all participants.

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