Like wine, women are stereotypically viewed as sweet, classy, and “not as strong” as let’s say, scotch. Men are like scotch: strong, bold, and powerful.Of course, women have long claimed seats at the table as the heads of multimillion dollar companies, startups, and...
A recent report by the L’Oréal Foundation exposes the woeful gender imbalance in science. By Amy Noble (Editorial Assistant, Women 2.0) Put simply, the dramatic under-representation of women in the world of science stems from one sad fact: they just don’t...
It’s not all boys’ toys and geeks in glasses: the she++ Video Library takes on tech industry clichés. By Amber Rockwood and Alyssa Vann (Co-directors, she++ Video Library) Through movies like The Social Network and The Internship, mainstream media has...
CEO Sarah Lahav gives her advice on how to clear the hurdles facing women in computing. By Sarah Lahav (CEO, SysAid) In the British sitcom The IT Crowd, character Jen Barber becomes the head of IT at Reynhold Industries despite having no tech knowledge whatsoever. In...
“If the goal is to produce a female version of Mark (or Steve, Jeff, Elon, etc.)… it’s going to take change on many levels. Teaching women how to code isn’t enough.” By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder, Femgineer) Moore’s law, which is really a...