Oz Girl Develop IT 2011 #ozgdi
Kate Carruthers Just spent another evening with a great bunch of women learning about JavaScript as part of the Oz Girl Develop IT program for 2011. Discussing the plans for this year’s…
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Inspiring women: Louisa Lawson – women’s suffrage activist and publisher
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.…
Sometimes a tweet is not enough
In the olden days when I was very young it was the custom, upon receipt of a kindness from someone, to write them a thank-you note. This note took the…
TEDWomen – might be worth tuning in?
As they say to introduce this latest in the TED stable: “How are women and girls reshaping the future? The first-ever TEDWomen invites men and women to explore this question…
Gender parity in Australia
Bain & Company have just released a brief titled “Level the playing field: A call for action on gender parity in Australia”. The key findings are: Australian men are 1.4…
Girl Develop IT Sydney launches successfully #ozgdi
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…
Inspiring: Girl Develop IT #becauseiamagirl
One thing I’m passionate about is the possibilities opened up for all of us by technology. And techincal literacy is an important way that we can open up those possibilities…
Help a girl and you help a family, a village and the world #becauseiamagirl
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…
Rethinking a girl’s place in the world #becauseiamagirl
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…
Because I am a Girl
There are a lot of women who don’t like to be called a girl. It’s their choice. I don’t mind it and have even been known to refer to myself…