Posted on March 8th, 2010
Written by Sarah Blow
Today is officially International Women’s Day and there have been a whole lot of different things going on today and being launched. The one that has really caught my eye and imagination though is the Thierry Mugler Womanity campaign. This one is a bit of an unusual one as it turns fashion, perfume and design [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2010
Written by Sarah Blow
Following on from the post about writing your Ada Lovelace Pledge, come and join us on Ada Lovelace Day, 24 March 2010, to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science!
During the evening we will hear from Maggie Philbin, the science and technology journalist that many of us remember fondly from Tomorrow’s World, and… [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2010
Written by Sarah Blow
A series of free, half-day practical hands-on workshops have been scheduled to introduce the Women’s Business Centre Quality Standard and assist delegates in identifying how they can meet the standard in the North West of England. Aimed at Directors and Quality Managers of Business Support Provider organisations, as well as [...]
Posted on February 4th, 2010
Written by Sarah Blow
We are still seeing significantly less women than men on the speaker circuits in the technology industry. Whilst many conference organizers aren’t too worried about this, there are a few who are looking to make change happen in this area. Andy Budd of Clearleft is one of these. He’s been working with developers for years [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2009
Written by Sarah Blow
Since everyone has been doing their decade blog posts I thought it might be a good idea to look back through the last 10 years of women in technology and see how the industry has changed during this time.
Many of you already know that I tend to keep an eye on what’s in the news [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2009
Written by Sarah Blow
So today brought together the day of Women Only transport stuffs… A few of my followers have been sharing some bizarre but fun images… Let’s see what you all think… First we have the Women Only Parking Spaces by Emma Persky:
This was shortly followed up by @motoko_k with this one:
And even before I had a [...]
Posted on December 2nd, 2009
Written by Sarah Blow
6:59:36 PM: Solar powered mobile phone was interesting!
7:01:04 PM: Next up is a computer in a plug! Size of cig packets runs Linux! http://twitpic.com/ruzdm
7:04:18 PM: Lol best plug feature is the blue light apparently!
7:10:02 PM: We have Spencer Kelly BBC Click, Katie Scott from Wired and Richard Banks from MSR judging the best gadget! [...]
I just read Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s new book called ‘Top Talent‘. It deals with how businesses can ensure to retain and motivate diverse talent in the crisis.
This is a small book but filled to the rim with useful examples of what businesses can actually do to engage their people in these difficult times. It reports [...]
Posted on August 14th, 2009
Written by Rebecca Thomson
One of the most common issues for women in technology is the feeling of turning up to a networking event or conference and seeing a sea of white, male faces. It can be intimidating, and it means that the viewpoint of only one social …
Posted on August 14th, 2009
Written by Cate Sevilla
What do women want from tech advertisers?
We complain about pink gadgets, lame marketing campaigns, and being patronized. Don’t talk down to us, we say, don’t just dumb down your products, color it fuscia, and say it’s for girls.
We c…
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