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Claiming back the role of women in technology | Melina Masnatta | TEDxRiodelPlata
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Melina Masnatta |
TEDxRiodelaPlata
• May 2019
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
In social debates about gender equity, we wonder how we can achieve representativeness in each of the relevant sectors. Melina Masnatta describes how in the area of technology it is not about wining ground, but about recovering it and shows how a greater involvement of women in technology will have effects in various spheres of society. Melina Masnatta was born in Chubut (Patagonia Argentina) is Ashoka Fellow (2018), co-founder and executive director in Girls in Technology, member and founder of the interdisciplinary collective of digital art A.Mo.Ver, professor and researcher; national teacher of classical dances; Bachelor of Education Sciences (University of Buenos Aires, honor diploma), Master and specialist in Educational Technology (University of Buenos Aires, graduated with special mention). She has been awarded a scholarship to carry out the Global Competitiveness Leadership Program at Georgetown University and also the International Visitor Leadership Program with a focus on Education and Technology, from the State Department of the United States government.