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Mar 10
I support women. I’m like a human bra!
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Jan 22
» : Greet, Hear, Meet & Network: Women 2.0
The Women 2.0 Conference (February 14 in San Francisco) is a full-day event focused on exploring up-and-coming trends in innovation for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, engineers, designers, and you! Watch the finals of PITCH SF 2013 Startup Competition where 10 women-led startups pitch to…
Dec 20
» Carol Bartz on Bad Bosses, Picking Your Fights and Saying 'I Don't Know' - Knowledge@Wharton
“Don’t have too many girlfriends. They take a lot of time. They pull you in a lot of directions. The time to have a lot of girlfriends is in high school. But after that, be careful, because they can be a real drag on your time and energy.” - Carol Bartz, experienced executive known for her stints at Sun, Autodesk, Yahoo!
Nov 24
» The Hopscotch Blog: Why girls get scared off from programming
We’ve spent the past week user-testing our new programming kits. One thing that’s jumped out is the extent to which girls are concerned about making mistakes. They’re hesitant to run their code until they know they have it right. Boys, on the other hand, are not afraid to jump in and break things….
Nov 16
Angie Chang, @thisgirlangie, very smart editor-in-chief & co-founder from Women 2.0. Love their mission to increase the number of female founders of technology startups. Thank you!
Hilarious picture.
Nov 13
» AlikeApp Blog: Women in Engineering: Why a Co-ed Dev Team is Good for Business
It’s undeniable—there are simply fewer women than men in the various fields of engineering. In the software/technology industry particularly, there exists between a 5:1 and 10:1 ratio of men to women. This disparity is made worse by the fact that female engineers have double the chance…
Oct 01
» Andrea Toochin: Women 2.0 Launch Boston: Advice for Newbies
The speakers from the launch of Women 2.0 Boston event last night at the Microsoft NERD center had a few tidbits for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs:
1. Make mistakes but never the same ones twice.
2. Learn the success stories.
3. Don’t underestimate marketing. Don’t go by the…
Sep 21
I’m super proud that my co-founder of Sherpaa is Cheryl Swirnow. Cheryl is the magic behind our special Sherpaa sauce. I’m the doctor side of things. She’s the insurance side. Women in tech are exceedingly and unfortunately rare. I have to applaud Women 2.0 in their initiative to raise awareness about this issue and ultimately change the balance in the industry. And I hope that someday we can follow in Etsy’s footsteps and contribute firsthand to helping more women enter tech.
Sep 09
