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>>GERRY: WELCOME BACK·TO THEUNION 525, THE STATE'S NEWESTAND ONE OF ITS LARGESTENTREPRENEURIAL HUBS.

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RECENT REPORTS SUGGESTINDIANAPOLIS IS A GOOD PLACE FORWOMEN TO WORK IN TECH.IN FACT, WOMEN IN INDY EARN 102

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PERCENT OF THEIR MALECOUNTERPARTS' SALARIES.BUT TWO THINGS THE CITY LACKS:MORE WOMEN TAKING ON TECH ROLES

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AND WOMEN LAUNCHING TECHCOMPANIES.WHY IS THAT·AND WHAT CAN WE DOTO CHANGE THINGS?

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FOR SOME ANSWERS LET'S TURN TOFOUND SEARCH AND MARKETINGMANAGING PARTNER JULIE WARNECKEAND ANGIE'S LIST SENIOR VICE

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PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY ROBINFLEMING.WELCOME LADIES!>> THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU.>> ROBIN, I'LL START WITH YOU,THERE'S BEEN POSITIVE NEWSRECENTLY AROUND WOMEN AND TECH

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IN INDIANAPOLIS THAT'S FAIRLYPOSITIVE.I KNOW YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT BUTYOU QUESTION IT A LITTLE BIT.

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>> I WOULD START WITHINDIANAPOLIS IS A FANTASTICCOMMUNITY FOR TECH FOR ANYONE.IT'S FABULOUS FOR WOMEN.

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WE HAVE A VERY SUPPORTIVECOMMUNITY.WITH REGARD TO THE GENDER PAYGAP, THERE ARE A LOT OF

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COMPANIES THAT FOCUS ON THAT.I WAS GLAD FOR US TO HAVE OUROWN DATA SO THAT I COULD REALLYGET BEHIND SAYING WE ARE THE

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BEST AND I THINK ORGANIZATIONSLIKE TECH POINT WILL BE WORKINGON THAT IN THE FUTURE.>> IN RECENT WEEKS WE'VE SEEN

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WOMEN OWNED TECH COMPANIESSUCCESS STORIES, MY COIANNOUNCED AND EXPANSION, ANDTHEN AN EXPANSION IN FISHERS,

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TORCHLIGHT RAISING MONEY, HOWIMPORTANT IS THAT TO HAVE THOSESUCCESS STORIES THAT CAN BE OUTTHERE AS EXAMPLES?

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>> IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANTAND WE NEED TO CHAMPION THOSEAND GET BEHIND THOSE.WE NEED MORE PRESS.

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IT SERVES AS A CATALYST AND THESPARK THAT WILL HELP OTHER WOMENKNOW THAT THEY CAN DO IT.>> JULIE, YOU ARE A GREAT

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EXAMPLE OF WOMEN IN TECH NOTONLY HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS BUTOUT ON THE COAST AS WELL.WORKED AT GOOGLE,.

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>> 300 SOMETHING, 327.>> ONE OF THE EARLY GOOGLEEMPLOYEES SO WHAT DID THAT SHOWYOU AND BENEFIT YOU FOR WOMEN

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AND TECH EXIT.>> IT WAS INTERESTING.I DID NOT HAVE TO EXPECT TO HAVEA WORK EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT, BUT

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TO BE SURROUNDED BY WOMEN THATWERE VERY AMBITIOUS ANDMOTIVATED AND REALLY MADE THEIRCAREERS A PRIORITY AND REALLY

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HELPED BE SUPPORTIVE OF OTHERWOMEN AROUND THEM AND IT WASINTERESTING COMING FROM THEMIDWEST AND BEING IN THE SILICON

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VALLEY AND IT'S A HARD DRIVINGAREA BUT IT WAS A GOODEXPERIENCE.>> YOU WENT TO IU, MOVED OUT

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TO THE COAST AND BACK TO INDIANAIN 2006.TALK ABOUT OVER THE LAST 10-11YEARS HAVE YOU SEEN THE

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LANDSCAPE CHANGE FOR WOMEN INTECH.>> I'VE SEEN IT CHANGE QUITE ABIT.

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I WOULD GO TO A LOT OF EVENTS IN2006-7 WHERE IT WOULD MAYBE JUSTBE ME AND A COUPLE OF OTHERWOMEN THERE, ALMOST LIKE THE ONE

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OFF AND NOW IT IS SO MUCH MORECOMMON TO SEE WOMEN IN POSITIONSOF NOT JUST IN SMALL TECHSTARTUP COMPANY IS FUN IN THE

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MORE ESTABLISHED COMPANIESTAKING ON SEE SWEET ROLLS, BOARDMANAGEMENT ROLES AND IT'SBECOMING MUCH MORE, WHICH IS

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GREAT.>> THERE ARE SOME NUMBERS OUTTHERE SENIOR EXECUTIVES WHO AREWOMEN AND CEOS 9 PERCENT SO A

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SMALL PIECE OF THE PIE.>> IT'S A SMALL PIECE.IF COMPANIES LOOKED AT THEFINANCIAL RESULTS ON HOW THEY

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PERFORM WITH A DIVERSE WORKFORCETHEM WITH DIVERSE LEADERSHIPORGANIZATIONS, THEN THEY WOULDBE MORE INTERESTED IN MAKING

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SURE THEY HAVE WOMEN IN THOSEPOSITIONS.THERE WAS A STUDY DONE THATSHOWED DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS

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OUTPERFORM OTHERS BY 15 PERCENTAND IF YOU ARE ETHNICALLYDIVERSE IT'S OVER 35.SO THE DATA REALLY SHOWS THAT.

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>> TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT THATSOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AREHAVING.I KNOW YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH A

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START UP AND OTHERS AREINTENTIONAL ABOUT WOMEN IN TECHIN GETTING YOUNG GIRLS INVOLVEDIN STEM AND THOSE TYPES OF

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THINGS.>> I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2001AND WE HAVE SO MANYORGANIZATIONS BUT WOMEN IN HIGH

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TECH IS AN OLDER ORGANIZATIONTHAT FOCUSES ON STEM.WE HAVE A NEW ORGANIZATIONFOCUSED ON THE TOURNAMENT AND

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NEXT TECH WITH FOCUSES ONMENTORING AND TECH POINTFOUNDATION FOR YOUTH, WE HAVETHE TECH POINT EXTERN PROGRAM SO

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WE'VE GOT -- ANOTHER ONE THATSTARTED LAST YEAR WAS FUTURETECH EVENT WHERE WE CONNECTPROFESSIONALS WITH TEACHERS SO

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ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AREFOCUSED ON GIRLS AND WOMEN.>> VERY GOOD JULIE WARNECKEAND ROBIN FLEMING, THANK YOU