How Teams Transform The Experience For Women In Tech | Sue Harnett | TEDxCaryWomen

A staggering amount of college-aged women change their computer science major after their freshman year. Sue Harnett, a former NCAA basketball player took a close look at why this is happening and then did something about it. Her idea in action is making a difference in retaining women in tech majors throughout college, up to graduation, and beyond. With ideas on how to engage and retain young women in tech-related majors, Harnett's talk details how she and her team are working to create and develop a community of exceptional college women with a passion for technology, to become the next generation of engineers and tech leaders. Sue Harnett is the founder and president of Rewriting the Code (RTC), a nonpro t focused on retaining, supporting and advancing college women-in-tech.
The RTC community numbers over 4,000 women from 400+ universities across the US + Canada and 16 additional countries.RTC currently partners with 27 US tech companies including Apple, Bank of America, Capital One, Cree, Facebook, Lyft, SpaceX and Spotify. Sue is committed to helping college and early career women achieve their potential through the development of authentic, peer-driven communities that foster collaboration and camaraderie. Such trusted networks allow for the sharing of honest conversations that encourage young women to learn from each other’s experiences and gain insight into the academic, recruiting and personal challenges they face as women-in-tech.

Harnett holds two degrees from Duke University where she started for the Duke basketball team and graduated as an All-America selection.

She lives in Durham, NC with her two sons and partner. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx