What do I do when I discover a conference, with technical and professional development content, that also gives all profits to a non-profit which inspires middle school girls about the power of technology? I volunteer, of course! Additionally, I had time for a few deep-dive conversations and quick networking opportunities where I met fascinating people….
Moving Beyond Gender Diversity: How GHC Challenges Intersectionality in the Tech World
Intersectionality And Grace Hopper Celebration It’s no secret that women are the minority in the technical world, but a closer look at diversity statistics reveals shockingly smaller numbers representing queer, black, disabled, and trans people, among a litany of others. This year, The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) perpetuated the idea that…
The ABC’s of Getting Girls to Love Technology
When you look at the field of technology many are keen to point out the lack of women. However when it comes to discussing how to get more women involved in technology those same people run into a problem. While the answer to the lack of women may seem to be “simply hire more women,”…
Women in Tech: Getting the Job You Want
Here at the Excella Extension Center, we’ve just completed interviews for our fall semester intake at Virginia Tech. These are always interesting events that start with a career fair where we meet young, enthusiastic students looking for part-time and summer work with Excella. I’m struck by how many great and clearly passionate young candidates we…
The Grace Hopper Experience
Our Time To Lead In 25 years in the industry, I have attended a lot of technology conferences. In every case I’ve been outnumbered at least 500-1 by the opposite gender – until I had the opportunity to experience the phenomenon that is the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. The nationwide focus on…
Women in Tech: One Woman’s Story
Earlier this year we started a dialog about the challenges women in technology face today. We know that these challenges present themselves in early days. Here’s a story about the experience of one of Excella’s Extension Center team members. Entering the Classroom Saiya was intrigued by virtual reality at a young age. Her high school…
Resources for Women in Tech
We thought last month’s article about keeping women in tech deserved a follow-up. We don’t want any of our fellow women in tech to feel like they’re alone out there – especially when there are so many communities providing training and support. Here are a few of our favorite resources: Early Exposure to Tech Cyberjutsu…
Three Ways to Keep Women in Tech
There’s a lot of buzz out there about the need for more women in technology roles – and we couldn’t agree more! Women bring different perspectives and focus to technology jobs, often resulting in better outcomes than a team of all-male technologists. Great! But (…and you knew there was a “but” coming), the tech world…