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The fight for women to get the vote was a monument to cooperation, ingenuity and collaboration on the part of many women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These women educated themselves and their peers about women’s issues and agitated for women’s rights. And the women of Australia [...]
Girl Develop IT Sydney kicked off well last night with thirty eight students, led by the indomitable Pamela Fox and a number of teaching assistants.
Women from all sorts of jobs and backgrounds came along to grapple with the basics of web development – with the [...]
I’ve been a big supporter of the Plan Because I am a Girl campaign – if you haven’t shared your story do it now!
The other day @uskovic shared this video about the Girl Effect with me:
You Can Help Change the World [...]
Sheryl WuDunn’s Half the Sky investigates the oppression of women globally. Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world’s women and three major abuses: sex trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass rape; maternal mortality, which needlessly claims one woman a minute.
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One of the things that I’m fascinated by is how narrow our definition of success is sometimes. This is one of the reasons for this post. Michelle Williams is a woman who has taken a step back from the traditional definition of success and who seeks to broaden [...]
Here is another post in my series on inspiring women.
This time it is my friend Annalie Killian, who is also known as Catalyst for Magic (yes that is really the job title on her business card) or as @MaverickWoman on Twitter.
I’ve known Annalie for many [...]
I am very privileged to know a number of truly remarkable and inspiring women who work in, on and around geek stuff. One of my notions for this year was to share some of their ideas and experiences with everyone.
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