Historical Archives
According to the Pew Internet and American Life Study, girls are more likely than boys to create content online. The NYT reports on this phenomenon this morning. I actually discussed this in a talk I gave to the remaining seven sisters schools a year ago. To me, such statistics show opportunities for girls getting involved…
Even though I said a long time ago that I’d never listen again, I did it. You see, I like to keep up with “tech news” from the Silicon Valley. A lot of times, that information takes forever to penetrate into the ivory tower and I want to be ahead of the game. But I…
I was talking to my mom last night and, as usual, we covered a lot of ground, everything from the kids to politics to pet ownership. We spent the last part of our conversation talking about working vs. staying at home. My mom was telling me that when they moved to the town I grew…
Mr. Geeky is heading out of town and since he’s the primary childcare person during the summer months, I’ll be taking over the few days. Mr. Geeky has been taking the kids into work with him every day this summer, letting them play on the computer, enforcing some reading and outside time, and taking them…
Jane has the latest Scientiae Carnival up. Some great reading there. Tags: women, science, technology Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
Go read some of the slashdot comments about the NY Times article on recruiting more women into CS. Go on. Just read a few. Delve into the depths. And then ask yourself why there aren’t more women in CS–or in tech fields more generally. Tags: women, technology, slashdot, computer science education Please consider donating to…
Today has been designated “Stop Cyberbullying Day.” The events that were revealed on Monday regarding Kathy Sierra prompted such a day, but of course, bullying, online or offline, is nothing new. Nancy White has an excellent post about online bullying and what it means for those of us who participate extensively in online communities. I,…
I am deeply disturbed by this whole incident, which I just read about here. Kathy’s commentary about the whole incident, which she posted on her blog today is even more disturbing. It’s sad, too, that the threats kept her from participating in a conference that has been heavily criticized for having some serious gender imbalance.…
In my little corner of the blogosphere, we haven’t had this conversation in a while. You know, the “where are the women” conversation. Partly that’s because many of the blogs I read are by women, and the men I read seem to be pretty much aware that there are women bloggers out there and that…
For a post on women and technology. It’s on the brain. Feel free to add your questions and comments, etc. and I’ll address them. Tags: women, technology Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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