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By Suzanna Bobadilla • 9 years ago

#ILookLikeAnEngineer ads going up in the Bay Area

Last month, we told you about #ILookLikeAnEngineer, a conversation about diversity in the tech industry sparked by the backlash software developer Isis Wenger faced when she appeared in an ad for her company. Well, now the hashtag is about to hit the streets in the form of a series of ads that challenge prevalent stereotypes about who looks like an engineer.

Last month, we told you about #ILookLikeAnEngineer, a conversation about diversity in the tech industry sparked by the backlash software developer Isis Wenger faced when she appeared in an ad for her company. ...

It was never a dress
By Maya Dusenbery • 9 years ago

It was never a dress

Of course! We should have known…

The tech company Axosoft revealed the real story behind the bathroom lady’s silhouette at the Girls In Tech conference last week.

Of course! We should have known…

The tech company Axosoft revealed the real story behind the bathroom lady’s silhouette at the Girls In Tech conference last week.

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By Sofie Karasek • 9 years ago

Though she lost her case, Ellen Pao put sexism in Silicon Valley on trial

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

I was on the edge of my blue, cushiony seat that I had squeezed through rows of observers to find. Journalists were tap-tapping away at their keyboards as they updated live blogs and churned out stories on deadline.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

I was on the edge of my blue, cushiony seat that I had squeezed through rows of observers to find. Journalists were tap-tapping away at their keyboards ...
By Maya Dusenbery • 10 years ago

Photo of the Day: “Women: Like men, only cheaper.”

This “Women: Like men, only cheaper” image should look familiar–we’ve sarcastically used to “celebrate” Equal Pay Day in the past. But an Australian tech executive was all-too-serious when he included it as a slide during his talk at a tech conference recently. Evan Thornleye explained how “forward-thinking” people such as himself can take advantage of the wage gap by hiring qualified women “for relatively cheap.” 

This “Women: Like men, only cheaper” image should look familiar–we’ve sarcastically used to “celebrate” Equal Pay Day in the past. But an Australian tech executive was all-too-serious when he included it as a ...
By Suzanna Bobadilla • 10 years ago

The Feministing Five: Dr. Telle Whitney

If you happen to be in Phoenix, Arizona in early October, and you see many women engineers, programmers, or students talking about their latest creations, you can thank Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. Founded in 1987 as a digital community for women in computing, the Anita Borg Institute supports women technologists in over 50 companies. One of its keystone events is the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing which will be held this year from October 8th to 10th.

Sexism in large corporations as well as small start ups has faced understandable scrutiny about their company culture as well as their ...

If you happen to be in Phoenix, Arizona in early October, and you see many women engineers, programmers, or students talking about their latest creations, you can thank Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the

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