Category Archives: women in tech
Discrimination is socialized (my review of Hidden Figures) |
Hidden Figures opens officially tomorrow, but I saw it tonight. This movie is about three African American female engineers who pioneered space travel at NASA. Oh yeah, the movie was set in the 60s, and they did this while fighting … Continue reading
On sexist behavior and being a community
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By this time, I’m sure you’ve seen it. I also know that some of you are sick of talking about it. But, if we want things to get better, we have to have action. Yes, I’m talking about the picture … Continue reading
Why nurture more lady bloggers if you ignore the ones who already blog? |
I’m at #EMCworld, in the social lounge. I have booth duty in a little bit, so I’m playing catch up. My [lady] dev manager wrote a killer blog post that I need to get posted. This is her first blog … Continue reading
My Ada Lovelace post: Celebrating Tsalagi women in tech!
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Today (Oct 14) is Ada Lovelace day. She was one of the early computer scientists (circa 1800s!). We tend to forget those who went before us, and forged the pathways on which we now walk. With that in mind, I … Continue reading
Are we only what we reflect?
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Tagged colonialism, patriarchy, shanley, sherman alexis, view of self, women in tech
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Yesterday I was able to see Sherman Alexie read and speak at the Texas Book Festival. And he was as awesome as I thought he would be! Anyone who is concerned about the reality of who we are vs what … Continue reading
Maybe its time for women in tech to get angry |
This post is stuck in my head. I won’t be able to work on my program that launches TOMORROW (SO MUCH TO DO!) until I can get this post written and out of my head. Last night I saw a … Continue reading
Why is it so hard for the tech community to discuss sexism? |
Last week I went to #startupfest in Montreal. I was there on vacation (meaning I was not there representing Dell in any way). It was great. I could go to sessions, I could hang out with people, I could pay … Continue reading
Reflecting on #bitnorth |
So if you know me – you know I took an exciting journey to the Canadian Wilderness to attend #bitnorth. Here is the description of #bitnorth: Bitnorth is an informal, eclectic gathering North of Montréal. The rules are simple: if … Continue reading
Today is Ada Lovelace Day!
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a day to draw attention to the acheivements of women in science and technology. In case you didn’t know, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer programs for the machine Charles Babbage invented. To put it … Continue reading