The fact that computer science is ill-suited in preparing new engineers to enter the workforce opened the door for so-called ‘hacker academies’ to pick up the slack. By Christian Fernandez (Co-Organizer, Hackbright Academy) As I had grown into the role of technical lead in an engineering organization, I found that I spent significantly less time [...]
Posts Tagged "Women Engineers"
Partner Event: RadiumOne Labs Xhack Hackathon (June 8-10 In SF)
May 30, 2012 – 3:34 pm
DigiDay reported earlier this year that RadiumOne has 50% women in engineering. RadiumOne is hosting a XHack Hackathon this June 8-10 in San Francisco, CA. They will be bringing together the best API’s in photo, video, audio and social to enable the hackers to have free reign to create the most exciting new hacks. “Hack [...]
Awesome DevChix Speakers At Fluent Conference (May 29-31 in San Francisco)
May 26, 2012 – 6:00 am
Here are awesome women developers who will be speaking at O’Reilly Fluent Conference (May 29-31 in SF). By Sarah Allen (Founder, Blazing Cloud) The O’Reilly Fluent Conference 2012 in San Francisco on May 29-31 has an incredible line up of speakers. The conference is generously supporting DexChix and other community projects with booth space. Come [...]
Developers: Why Risk Your Career At An Early-Stage Startup?
May 16, 2012 – 9:00 am
Michael Jackson’s lyrics decoded to the tune of entrepreneurship. By Heather McGough (Founder, Urbanity Events) I’ve recently interviewed developers from all over the Bay Area to ask them why they chose to take the leap and join risky, early-stage startup companies. While each person had his/her own story to share, I heard common themes clear [...]
In War For Talent, “Brogrammers” Will Be Losers
May 11, 2012 – 8:00 am
“The rise of the brogrammer joke and its ensuing backlash has some benefits: It helps talented women choose worthy employers, it gives a name and face to a problem that plagues the industry and it publicly shames some of the most sexist offenders.” By Gina Trapani (Founder, ThinkUp) In 1999, Google’s Marissa Mayer almost didn’t [...]
Etsy Hacker School Scholarships Support Women In Technology
April 5, 2012 – 1:43 pm
Etsy wants to hire 20 women engineers, starts by providing scholarships to Hacker School for women. By Marc Hedlund (VP Engineering, Etsy) Today, in conjunction with Hacker School, Etsy is announcing a new scholarship and sponsorship program for women in technology: we’ll be hosting the summer 2012 session of Hacker School in the Etsy headquarters, [...]
Femgineer Celebrates 5 Years Of Blogging Changes, Starting Up
March 18, 2012 – 6:00 am
A femgineer discusses the Silicon Valley and women in engineering. By Poornima Vijayashanker (Founder & CEO, BizeeBee) It’s been five years since I started blogging at Femgineer. I can vividly remember the process I went through when I was deciding on a name for the blog, I wanted something that would capture being feminine and [...]
Women In Ad Tech Engineering (The Numbers)
December 18, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Carla Rover (Contributing Writer, Digiday) Since Digiday published a story earlier this week on the lack of women in leadership roles at advertising technology companies, we have heard back from many in the industry. Some have agreed with our findings and the root cause of the issue, while others have disputed that it’s an [...]
