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Cultivating women’s empowerment with technology | Ashley West | TEDxOU

Technology is rapidly changing the world that we live in. Women & young girls are underrepresented in STEM fields year after year. How can we cultivate women’s empowerment with technology? Ashley West reveals key strategies removing barriers to access & closing the gender gap in STEM fields. Ashley West is bringing her IT experience from her time working for Apple Inc. to the University of Oklahoma! She is an Emerging Technologies Librarian who focuses on 360 video development, emerging technologies instruction, & community outreach. Ashley is also the project lead for the premier flexible experimentation & innovation space within The University of Oklahoma Libraries: Innovation @ the Edge. Ashley also serves as a leader for Oklahoma Women in Technology, was a 2016 STEM award recipient for the ’30 Under 30’ program, and has presented on emerging technologies at national conferences including the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA). Ashley is passionate about connecting people with technology & demystifying what it can do to improve all aspects of everyday life. 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