

Fun-sized pixie. Variously geek, parent, feminist, knitter, IT queen; not always in that order. All my views are belong to me. Rachael Ward in another life.
Now imagine meeting someone at a tech event, and the first words out of their mouth are, “Do you work in HR?” While there’s nothing wrong with HR, it is wrong to assume someone isn’t technical at an event for techies. And if you’re a woman, you’ve most likely lost count of the times this has happened to you.