women in computer science
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Some Things I’m Tired Of Hearing From Men About Women in Tech
→: Some Things I’m Tired Of Hearing From Men About Women in Tech1. Ideas. I am convinced that some men think that the reason why we don’t have more women in tech is because they haven’t thought about it yet. They are wrong. But they don’t know that so they make suggestions, sometimes not terrible suggestions, suggestions that are backed up by extensive literature and research… that they…
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The Care and Feeding of Interns
→: The Care and Feeding of InternsInternships are often billed as a “3 month job interview”, but from the other side they are a 3 month stint in being a people manager, and the first opportunity people have to have a real impact on someone else’s career. This can be in a good way – the internship that makes the intern feel…
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3 Super Easy Things To Do For Other (Technical) Women
→: 3 Super Easy Things To Do For Other (Technical) WomenWomen, are the best and the worst to each other. In it’s extreme form, it’s a trope of TV and film. Think Mean Girls, Bridesmaids, Something Borrowed (all Amazon). But in real life, it’s my female friends who remember my birthday, send me flowers after a breakup, encourage me when I leave my comfort zone.…
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Another Rant About The “Pipeline”
→: Another Rant About The “Pipeline”Let me paint a picture for you. A woman presents something related to women in the tech industry to an audience of mostly women. She invites the audience to share their opinion of what the issues are. A man cuts her off, because he is so desperate to share his opinion with everyone. He says, it’s…
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Your Guide To Undermining Women Whilst Being “Nice”
→: Your Guide To Undermining Women Whilst Being “Nice”With the rise of political correctness, it’s become so much harder to undermine women. One can no longer tell her to get back in the kitchen, or express appreciation for her physical attributions through unsolicited touching. These things have – bizarrely – become frowned upon. Why does no-one have a sense of humour any more?…
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Returning To The Stage…. Part 2: Speaking to Dudes About Love
→: Returning To The Stage…. Part 2: Speaking to Dudes About LoveThere was an amazing response to my previous post, it was really gratifying to have people find it worthwhile. I wrote it, finally, for two reasons. The first was to take ownership of the experience, to not sweep it under the carpet like it was me that had done something wrong. When you allow someone…
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Reasons Why It’s Hard to Find Senior Women Engineers
→: Reasons Why It’s Hard to Find Senior Women EngineersPeople ask me about this topic sometimes, especially as I’m no longer close to being a “new grad” but at the point where I look for bigger opportunities. I’m collecting it here for reference – reasons and observations from my own experience, of why it’s so much harder to find senior women engineers. Universities are the…
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Stepping Up For Technical Leadership – Girl Geek Dinner Sydney, August 2013
→: Stepping Up For Technical Leadership – Girl Geek Dinner Sydney, August 2013My notes from the talk Robin Elliot, CIO at Foxtel gave at a Girl Geek Dinner. CIO of Foxtel for over 11 years. On a mission to encourage women to step up and apply for technical leadership roles. A leadership role is in your grasp and something you might find rewarding. Students don’t have a…
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Sponsors, Mentors and Allies
→: Sponsors, Mentors and AlliesI don’t think we talk enough about sponsors in general, whereas at every woman in tech event, oh, another mentoring opportunity. I’m all set for mentors, and have enough women who I offer support too that I can’t actively look for more. They are super helpful, but as I observed to the fabulous Jo Miller recently,…