10 AM | 20 Oct

Where Did All the Women Coders Go? [#geekgirl]

[From the npr podcast]

[From the npr podcast]

[From this npr podcast] “Mark Zuckerberg. Bill Gates. Steve Jobs. Most of the big names in technology are men.

But a lot of computing pioneers, the ones who programmed the first digital computers, were women. And for decades, the number of women in computer science was growing.

But in 1984, something changed. The number of women in computer science flattened, and then plunged.”

11 AM | 11 Feb

“These Women Are Building The Software That Quietly Runs The World” [#geekgirl]

[From this Business Insider article] “It’s no secret that there are far fewer women technologists working in the industry than men.

When it comes to computer-related jobs, men outnumber women at a rate of about 4 to 1.

And when it comes to the open-source software industry, women are even harder to find. A recent study found that 1 out 10 open-source programmers are women (about 10%), and that’s up from 2007, when only 2 out of every 100 were women (about 2%).

The lack of women gives the tech industry, and particularly the open-source portion of it, a distinctly sexist feel.

Despite these sad statistics, it is absolutely possible for a woman in the field to go far and have a fabulous career. So we asked the Linux Foundation, the granddaddy of all open-source projects, to give us a list of stand-out women doing fabulous work.

Linux is an operating system software (a competitor to Microsoft Windows) that is quietly running the world. It is the foundation of the Android operating system. It’s the software behind a lot of consumer tech, from televisions to washing machines. It is used in nearly every corporate data center and on most supercomputers. It powers everything from banks to nuclear submarines.

So, here’s our list of women with awesome careers working on Linux, the tech that’s quietly running the world.”

02 PM | 21 Jan

“7 of the most amazing women you’ve never heard of… ” [#geekgirl]

[Hedy Lamarr via Wikipedia]

[Via salon.com] “For centuries, women all over the world have fought and ruled, written and taught. They’ve done business, explored, revolted and invented. They’ve done everything men have done — and a lot of things they haven’t.

Some of these women we know about. But so many others we don’t. For every Joan of Arc, there’s a Mongolian wrestler princess; for every Mata Hari, there’s a Colombian revolutionary spy; for every Ada Lovelace, there’s a pin-up Austrian telecoms inventor.”

11 AM | 21 Nov

Women Shift Digital – A Conference to celebrate Women in Digital Careers [#geekgirl]

[Disclaimer: I’m honoured to have “cross.ova.ing ][4rm.blog.2.log][“ shown and discussed by Dr Maria Mencia at this fabbo event]…“A collective reflection on the positive impacts women are making in digital-led careers. Represented in this conference today are creatives, managers and executives, working with the digital in education, creative industries, business, design, STEM, skills development and the arts. Here we have upfront inputs on the present scenario from experienced leaders and professionals working across the technology sector, with a debate on how to increase the essential involvement of women in the digital future world of work.

Start following the debate now #womenshiftdigital

A conference to:

  • Celebrate women in digital careers for the 21st century
  • Promote and share good practices
  • Network the networks
  • Influence the influencers
  • Recognise the positive benefits of equal yet diverse teams at all levels of creation and production.”