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Girls n Gadgets, more stories from women in tech ...
Great blog, One Woman in Tech ... And how to Attract More by Ciara Byrne, software/business developer
Louise Brown, software engineer and mother, why I got into computing.
Talking of action, I really like Jennie Lees blog on less talk and more action.
Thank you too to Hannah Dee, Deputy Chair of British Computer Society Women's Group for her blog on why she got into tech.
Great blog from Liz Benison COO Cap Gemini, why she got into tech and why they're needs to be more women in the industry. Liz was trained at Ford, I have a soft spot for them as they sponsored me to do computer science through university. They're ...
The part of Milo's argument I object to most is the idea that there a more men in technology because they're better at it! If they're so good at it, how come so many IT projects end in utter failure and waste vast sums of money?
Anyhow - I was lu...
Great post Wendy. I attended GeeknRolla and watched how the audience were fired up on the matter. I truly believe we need to expose more role models, so the next generation of women can identify themselves with a career in Tech. Men and women do t...
My dad was an engineer and massively encouraged my natural apptitude for maths, often by teaching way beyond what I was taught in school and way better (you can't beat one-to-one learning). He encouraged me to study engineering or IT at uni and I ...
Great story, Zuzanna. Love what you're doing in tech with SS and Huddle. I have a good girlfriend who's a RAF helicopter pilot, also a mum. My husband foolishly bet her when they were 14 that if she made it as a pilot he'd buy her a helicopter. He...
Wendy, absolutely love your story! When I was 14, I wanted to be a fighter pilot. But they did not accept women to the 'fighter' high school (Poland had not been a part of NATO at that time = no gender equality in the navy). That was probably the ...
I've been following the inflammatory and thought provoking debate that was initiated by the 'Women in Tech' panel at Mike Butcher's action packed Geek n Rolla. I was at the live debate but have been enjoying the ensuing conversations even more. Pa...
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Women, Why Did You Get into Tech? Tell the Next Generation ...
I've been following the inflammatory and thought provoking debate that was initiated by the 'Women in Tech' panel at Mike Butcher's action packed Geek n Rolla. I was at the live debate but have been enjoying the ensuing conversations even more. Particularly between Zusannah Pasierbinska,… Continue
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