November 2011
1 post
October 2011
6 posts
“Imaginary caricatures will be replaced by phenomenological descriptions of the...”
– Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (on Simone de Beavoir)
September 2011
1 post
Chucks Make The World: Everyone Needs a Role Model →
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Today’s post is dedicated to our Best Chuck website designer, and occasional warehouse pirate wench, Angie Chang.
As my big sister, I’ve always looked up to her. She was always the smart one, nose in a book, trying to figure out life and how things work. I like to take credit for her…
June 2011
3 posts
1 tag
“[Computer programming is] just like planning a dinner. You have to plan ahead...”
– Dr. Grace Hopper, computer scientist that conceptualized the idea of machine-independent programming languages, leading to the development of COBOL (one of the first modern programming languages)
April 2011
4 posts
“We need to focus on women in their 30s, get them to “hang on by their...”
– A Blueprint for Change - WSJ.com
“The following are best practices for advancing women in technical positions:...”
– Best Practices for the Advancement of Women in Technology: By Jerri Barrett (VP Marketing, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology). She can be reached at editor@diversity-executive.com
March 2011
1 post
“Women are starting businesses at nearly twice the rate of men – if these women...”
– Research from Babson College
February 2011
1 post
“The advantage of having a “dual-identity” – being both a novelist and a...”
– The Advantage Of Dual-Identities (A Case Study of Nabokov)
December 2010
2 posts
November 2010
1 post
“While women create nearly as many businesses as men, few of them receive angel...”
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A Boot Camp for Women Angel Investors - BusinessWeek
October 2010
6 posts
“I could name for you the women who are prominent founders in our field, and...”
– Dina Kaplan on Making More Women Entrepreneurs (via BusinessWeek.com)
“The fact most big-company female CEOs have children may just state the...”
– The Corner Office, and a Family - WSJ.com
“@women2 are an awesome group of ladies who have the awesome goal of increasing...”
– WomanzWorld Top 20 Business Women To Follow On Twitter - Syndicated on Forbes.com
“So what’s holding back so many women business owners? I am convinced that...”
– Why Are Women-Owned Firms Smaller Than Men-Owned Ones? - The Wall Street Journal
September 2010
5 posts
“What matters to Azure are interesting areas that they have identified themselves...”
– When good investment decisions end up backing more women CEOs: Conversation with Cameron Lester at Azure Capital.
“Second, the technology scene privileges a wealthy, white, male experience of...”
– Marwick, A. (2010). Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Self-Branding in Web 2.0. Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication.
“Professional roles which do attract women, such as project management,...”
– Marwick, A. (2010). Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Self-Branding in Web 2.0. Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, Department of Media, Culture, and Communication.
“P.S. Reporters and analysts? When you get invited to Women Who Tech, Girls in...”
– Mo’ money, mo’ problems
August 2010
3 posts
“The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and,...”
– A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers (New York Times)
July 2010
4 posts
“English (like other languages) has many words describing women who are...”
– Language, Gender, and Politics: Putting “Women” and “Power” in the Same Sentence (Robin Lakoff)
“From as young as 6 years old, male and female perceptions of risk differ...”
– The Rejection Gene by CHIZOBA NNAEMEKA (July 2010, MIT Entrepreneurship Review)
June 2010
4 posts
“Girls given boy names also see an effect. In a 2005 study, Figlio parsed out...”
– Baby names have long-lasting effects, for better or worse
May 2010
2 posts
April 2010
1 post
“Simply being a minority woman, who then chooses a bunch of mostly white men to...”
– Mary Hodder to Jessica Mah (regarding TEDxBerkeley’s lack of diversity in speakers) at http://plancast.com/a/bgo
March 2010
6 posts
“As a result, instead of playing it safe, more and more women crave frequent new...”
– Defining The Shift In The Psyche Of Women At Work
“Women earn more than 50% of all bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and nearly 50%...”
– A Fix for Discrimination: Follow the Indian Trails
“In Silicon Valley companies, men and women in technical careers are equally...”
– Blacks, Latinos and women lose ground at Silicon Valley tech companies