This afternoon I spoke on a panel about Diversity and Inclusion in Tech*. The whole panel and discussion were well received. The audience was engaged. The other panelists were awesome, and I'm grateful to have met them and hopeful/optimistic that we'll keep in touch. After the panel, maybe a dozen people came up to me … Continue reading This afternoon
Tag: tech
Huh.
Have just discovered that Facebook requires cookies to log in. Contemplating next actions: enable cookies, log in, then delete account? enable cookies, log in, set computer to delete all cookies on logout? do not log in, move on with my evening? Had been feeling very pleased about last week having blocked Facebook cookies, and hadn't … Continue reading Huh.
A modern Bechdel test* for tech
Six people walk into a conference room for a meeting. They chat briefly about their weekends, what they had for lunch, then dive right into their project discussion. They get all the way through the meeting without bothering to mention that four of the six people are women. * Bechdel test