- This + That --> Full stop.
"There is value in having women in tech because they provide a different perspective." More perspectives means better solutions! #defragcon
We are building software for humanity... We need all comers - @lindybrandon #defragcon- Sacred Cow 1: STEM education is great — and it's a hot ticket now [read: lots of edu-tech money] — but it's decidedly not the only entry point into a technology career.
#defragcon @lindybrandon 1/3 of STEM workers hold non-STEM degrees. 40% of STEM mgrs don't have STEM degrees. Think about it.
#defragcon Love @lindybrandon's point about STEM being important but not directly tied to tech success - true, I have a #BAinphilosophy
Personally, I loved both STEM + humanities. But in school, humanities encouraged creativity more, so were more fun. #defragcon @lindybrandon
I agree that STEM education as a requirement must be reexamined. I have a journalism degree! Been in tech my whole career. #defragcon
#defragcon @lindybrandon look @ @pamelafox work at @khanacademy - my 7 y/o girl lights up w/ joy at compsci curriculum b/c she gets to draw
Software is just as much art as it is science. - @lindybrandon #defragcon- Sacred Cow #2: Beyond the untruths about educational credentials, there's a much more devastating trend in the tech sector that is not being raised in the boardroom: low retention rates of women employees and skyrocketing salary pressures.
- Shocking stat from @lindybrandon: In 1986, 42% of software developers were women. Now it’s around 25%. #defragcon
"Forrester is predicting a 32% growth in software developer salaries by 2020." @lindybrandon #defragcon- Sacred Cow #3: Brandon made an impassioned argument against creating a "Pink Ghetto" of women-only events and groups. Do. Not. Segregate.
- What’s wrong with women’s networking lunches? “I kinda want to be in the big network.” - @lindybrandon #defragcon
- #defragcon @lindybrandon "Support" for women can feel like segregation at conferences. It's hard to balance good intentions with reality.
Conferences like #defragcon and #bos2013 makes you not only question/think abt tech & biz dirs - but also values, approaches, doing right
"why are we separating women out to learn about technology when we don't in other disciplines?" < great point by @lindybrandon #defragcon- #defragcon @lindybrandon hasn't joined any women networking groups. I agree with her reasons and haven't jumped in either.
- Sacred Cow #4: Bad behavior can be, but is not always, driven by misogyny. Context matters. [see:TechCrunch Disrupt Kicks Off with "Titstare" App and Fake Masturbation] and [see: On Adria Richards and SendGrid]
- RE: The Techcrunch Disrupt scandals this year. Juvenile != Misogyny. @lindybrandon #defragcon
- Misogyny != just a guy and his phone. - @lindybrandon #defragcon <- Absolutely great talk
- Sacred Cow #5: Sex sells and controversy-driven media reports get attention. Where are the counterbalanced stories of women succeeding in technology?
The Girl Geek Imperative -- Lorinda Brandon, Mashery
Mashery's Lindy Brandon absolutely demolishes a well-intended but dead wrong sacred cow: Providing "separate but equal" access to education, employment and networking for women and girls in technology.
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