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Portrait of the author.
Mythology by Stephanie Morillo on March 17th, 2014
It’s hard not to miss the sentimental value in the stories of those whose lives were changed by tech’s opportunities. But something is missing.
Screenshot of the grid google image results for the phrase 'a software developer' - the results show mostly white men and almost all contain either a keyboard or someone drawing a schematic on glass.
Mythology by Laurent Bossavit on March 17th, 2014
Questioning claims that are widely accepted in the technology industry.
The Dating Ring startup's crowdtilt page for 'Cross-Country Love: Help Fly NYC Women to SF' attempting to fundraise $50k. The promo video below shows a woman smiling with her hands in a praying gesture.
Mythology by Kate Losse on March 17th, 2014
All of the efforts to get more women into tech will fail as long as the culture assumes that their labor is less valuable.
A woman standing behind a conference booth at SXSW, talking to a man.
Mythology by Zoelle Egner on March 14th, 2014
The indignities unwittingly foisted upon the early operations employee are many and varied.
Albright, the author, typing. Their face is turned in profile.
Lean Out by William Albright on February 24th, 2014
Deaf people can’t learn to hear, can you learn to provide access?
A vintage black and white photograph of two women, backs turned to the camera, working at an IBM punch card computer about the size of two large xerox machines.
Lean Out by Amelia Abreu on February 24th, 2014
Women’s lives have been subjected to quantification for decades.
Joan of Arc illustration on vintage Harper's magazine cover.
Lean Out by Nancy Householder Hauge on February 24th, 2014
If you are a woman CEO, no matter how good or bad you are, at some point they are going to burn you at the stake.
Sandberg, shown on a judging panel.
Lean Out by Shanley Kane on February 24th, 2014
The ultimate message of Lean In ideology is transparent in the name itself: Stay in the machine. Work for the machine. Appease the machine.
The author working in a chemistry lab.
Lean Out by Fay H. on February 24th, 2014
Why I Left, How I Left, and What It Would Have Taken to Keep Me in STEM
Bell, the author, posing with Soledad O'Brien.
Lean Out by Tiffani Bell on February 24th, 2014
My Startup, Advice for Bootstrapping Your Company, And Why VC Isn’t Always The Right Choice