We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys. Megan Smith boycomputerculturally Change image and share on social
In the early IBM team, that was a racially diverse team, a gender-diverse team. Megan Smith diverseearlygender Change image and share on social
Each kid is unique in what captures their attention and their passion. Megan Smith attentioncapturekid Change image and share on social
I love to use technology to help people have better lives and to reduce our impact on the planet. Megan Smith impactlivelove Change image and share on social
It's an incredibly important thing to make sure we preserve net neutrality. Megan Smith importantincrediblymake Change image and share on social
Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important. Megan Smith codecorecountry Change image and share on social
There are 2 to 3 million women programmers in the world. We need to see them more. Megan Smith millionprogrammerwoman Change image and share on social
It's so interesting that when somebody's pregnant, we are obsessed with knowing the gender of the child so we can figure out what we need to buy that child, what the present would be. Like we're pre-programming the kid before they were born. Megan Smith bearbuychild share on social
It's much easier to fail when you're in the pilot, early stage, when it's less expensive and you're exploring than when you're way out the door and you've spent all this money. Industry is smart: structured to have skunkworks and pilot phases. Megan Smith doorearlyeasy share on social
Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable. Megan Smith activeclassroomcomfortable Change image and share on social