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eatsleepdraw: Valentines Heart

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:38:20 -0500

eatsleepdraw:

Valentines Heart

nevver: Back to work Yep it’s monday

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:51:29 -0500

nevver:

Back to work

Yep it’s monday

fuckyeahfeminists: best ad buy ever.

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:20:45 -0500

fuckyeahfeminists:

best ad buy ever.

My New Year's Resolutions

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:26:29 -0500

I have a large handful of New Year’s resolutions and they are all pretty easy to guess (exercise more, better life-work balance, FINALLY learn what this word “relax” means…).

But my #1 goal for this year is to get better at Ruby & Rails.

Here’s is my current plan for how to accomplish:

Write a little bit of Ruby EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
Work my way through Learn Ruby The Hard Way
Work through Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial
Read a handful of other books: Ruby Programming Ebook, Beginning Ruby on Rails, Why’s Poignant Guide to Ruby
Keep a running list of notes (want to peek??)
Hopefully join a study group
Find a Ruby buddy & work togetha!
Figure out some small projects to work on

I almost died.

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:26:24 -0400

I almost died.

changetheratio: Awesome women in tech are...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:37:52 -0400

changetheratio:

Awesome women in tech are glamorous.

subvert:

Happy Ada Lovelace Day. I am delighted to see this.

jenbee:

Hilary and Kati in the November 2011 issue of Glamour. Hello fabulous geek women!

Read the article by Kara Swisher.

(via pith)

changetheratio: My quote in the Wall Street Journal, which...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:37:04 -0400

changetheratio:

My quote in the Wall Street Journal, which triggered Arrington’s response last week, which opened the floodgates:

“Part of changing the ratio is just changing awareness, so that the next time Techcrunch is planning a Techcrunch Disrupt, they won’t be able to not see the overwhelming maleness of it.”

Ratio: Changing.

changetheratio: Great stuff from a smart mix of founders...

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:44:21 -0400

changetheratio:

Great stuff from a smart mix of founders including Of A Kind, Artsicle, Birchbox & more - terrific, real advice and refreshing to see pushback against the raise-raise-raise narrative, which is just flat-out not right for everyone. Via NASDAQ OMX & NYTM (with extra shout-out to the tireless Jessica Lawrence).

rails girls berlin: Interview with Lena Herrmann

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:53:25 -0400

rails girls berlin: Interview with Lena Herrmann:

railsgirlsberlin:

Lena Herrmann is a woman, a mother, a feminist, a political activist and an agile developer. She is also a coach at Rails Girls Berlin, and in her free time she is also helping some of the participants of the previous workshop to build their own blogging platform. I’m not sure where she…

Femanomics: 105 Women in Venture Capital and Angel Investment You Should Know

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:06:31 -0400

Femanomics: 105 Women in Venture Capital and Angel Investment You Should Know

fuckyeahfeminists: Infographic: The Next Generation of...

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:06:20 -0400

fuckyeahfeminists:

Infographic: The Next Generation of Scientists

In the past decade, the number of degrees that women earned at all levels has steadily increased, which will help close the STEM gap in America’s workforce. Women still have fields where they make up a small minority, but supporting women in these fields is one way to insure a steady pipeline of bright scientists to lead the future of American competitiveness and innovation. Check out our latest infographic that shows how STEM fields stack up in overall growth, and how they break down between men and women.

changetheratio: “How to Be a Technology Innovator without an...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:31:43 -0400

changetheratio:

“How to Be a Technology Innovator without an Engineering Degree or Aspergers” by Meredith Perry, founder of Ubeam. This is an incredible account of how she created her wireless technology…off non-expertise, creativity, and Google. Astounding.

Related:

Young Entrepreneur Has A Better Idea. Now What? [NPR]

Why Facebook – and every company – needs a diverse board | Lucy P. Marcus

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:20:45 -0400

Why Facebook – and every company – needs a diverse board | Lucy P. Marcus:

ladypreneurs:

“A lack of diversity is not simply a problem of “optics.” In the modern world, it does look odd not to have it, but does diversity make a difference in real economic terms? Does it actually affect the bottom line? To my mind the answer is a resounding yes. We do not need diversity for diversity’s sake, but because diversity on the board contributes to the profitability of the business. Diversity of thought, experience, knowledge, understanding, perspective and age means that a board is more capable of seeing and understanding risks and coming up with robust solutions to address them. Businesses led by diverse boards that reflect the whole breadth of their stakeholders and their business environment will be more successful businesses. They are more in touch with their customers’ demands, their investors’ expectations, their staffs’ concerns, and they have a forum in the boardroom where these different perspectives come together and successful business strategies can be devised.”