Fletcher Reads the Newspaper: Why are there so few women in tech? How the digital gender gap tells a larger story.

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We are pleased to announce this semester’s <A HREF="https://fletcher.tufts.edu/academics/masters-programs-residential/MIB/opportunities/fletcher-reads-newspaper" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fletcher Reads the Newspaper</A>, which convenes a group of interdisciplinary Fletcher experts around a current news topic. This is a platform for integrating the skills and contextual knowledge that are central to a Fletcher education, where panelists and audience members participate in examining the problem – and the solutions – through multiple disciplinary lenses.  
Why are there so few women in tech? How the digital gender gap tells a larger story. 
 Discussants:
 <A HREF="https://www.cs.tufts.edu/~kfisher/Kathleen_Fisher/Home.html" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kathleen Fisher</A>, Chair of the Computer Science Department 
<A HREF="https://fletcher.tufts.edu/people/susan-landau" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Susan Landau</A>, Bridge Professor in Cyber Security and Policy 
Moderated by:
 <A HREF="http://fletcher.tufts.edu/IBGC/About/Team/bios/chakravorti" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bhaskar Chakravorti</A>, Dean of Global Business 
 
Come and be prepared to join the conversation!
<A HREF="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Secret History of Women in Coding </A>| The New York Times
 
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<DIV><A HREF="https://t.e2ma.net/click/lkl3o/9a6be/92zthd" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ABOUT IBGC</A> The Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC), the hub for international business at The Fletcher School, celebrates  5+ years of connecting the world of business to the world. The Institute takes an interdisciplinary and international approach, preparing global leaders who can cross borders of many kinds and integrate business skills with essential contextual intelligence through our four core activity areas, Education, Research, Dialogue, and Lab. Learn more about the Institute and our work in <A HREF="https://sites.tufts.edu/ibgc/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">World of Business Meets the World</A></DIV>

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