Complimenting professional women can be tricky. Are you up to the challenge? To see how you fare, rate each example as creepy or cool.

1. You are such a sexy scientist.
   A: Creepy. Also in violation of RFC 1918, which reserves this…

Imagination fuels ambition. It’s hard for a little Hispanic girl to imagine herself as an engineer if she sees engineering as the domain of white men. This leads to the tech industry’s pipeline problem: women and minority men are underrepresented in…

Like many other Tuesdays, a crowd of women gathered in San Francisco to hear a prominent businesswoman talk about feminism. But this time, the businesswoman was not exhorting young women to lean in. The speaker was Kim Kardashian West, and…

To save tech journalists some time, I put together a comprehensive FAQ on behalf of all women in tech. You’re welcome.

Q: How do you balance being a mother and an engineer?
A: I keep my children in a specially…

Some anti-advice for Ph.D. students who are struggling with their first career decision.

1. There is no right choice

The industry-vs.-academia debate will never be won by either side. There is no “right” choice, no “best”…