Or, why I am currently on a hackathon hiatus.
Getting Hooked: the Beginning
I went to my first hackathon in October of my freshman year. That summer, I had attended a few San Francisco Women who Code meetups, completed some…
Over the past month, I conducted an online survey obscurely titled Tech Experiences. It was distributed over Twitter, Facebook, and various Slack channels to 70 participants who anonymously answered nineteen questions about themselves and the tech industry.
Women’s groups are becoming more popular at companies, but unfortunately like many diversity initiatives — they favor straight, white women. I’m fortunate to work for a large enough company with a variety of diversity groups for Black, Latinx, LGBTQ…
One of the most memorable moments for me from Grace Hopper was Sheryl Sandberg’s plea to the attendees:
“I can’t tell you enough how much I hope you stay in the tech fields, and on the tech…
Lightning talk presented at Square’s College Code Camp, August 2015.
TED is a non-profit devoted to ideas worth sharing. They have groups and speakers came and share their stories, whether it’s about creating a safer environment for both Masaai and Lions or on the Power of Vulnerability. Eventually, individual groups wanted to host their own TED style talks, which led to…
