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Celebrate Your Wins — Happy Galentine’s Day!
That’s the Friendship season
We are so excited about our second issue of the Women in Tech newsletter! January was a very exciting month with many stories of new writers at the Women in Technology pub.
Many of the stories you have shared have been boosted, bringing more views to your articles and rewarding the time and effort each and every one of you puts into writing technical articles, beautiful essays, and guides to help each other succeed in the technology industry. I am so grateful for the community of writers we are building at the Women in Tech publication.
I am also grateful to all the friends I made throughout the journey as a woman in technology: since 2017, I have met exceptional women who support and encourage me to become more of who I am every single day, personally and professionally.
I invite you to think about all the inspiring and powerful women you have in your life and celebrate together all the wins you have accomplished, together and individually, in this friendship season (Galentine’s Day is just around the corner!).
Now, to the stories that won your hearts in the month of January!
In this beautifully written piece, The Root of Perfectionism, Jenn L. explores the impact of hypervigilance, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome on the individual’s work life, attributing these tendencies to past experiences, particularly pressure from parents during a challenging job market. I love how she redefines her relationship with work, acknowledging the root causes of perfectionism and hypervigilance.
In her story Why Silicon Valley Needed the #MeToo Movement Just As Much as Hollywood, Ronke Babajide reflects on over 25 years in the IT industry, highlighting the blurred line between fun and inappropriate behavior, particularly in Silicon Valley, where excessive partying, discrimination against women, and a “bro” mentality were always present. It is so much worth reading and understanding history and movements to fight for a better world for all of us.
I wrote this piece back in 2019, and I was so surprised that still resonated with a lot of people to this day. Here, I shared a short yet deep conversation I had with my grandmother when I was 17 years old, leaving the countryside of Brazil to move to one of the biggest cities in the world: São Paulo. My grandmother has always been an inspiring figure to me, and I always take her advice very seriously. I appreciate it when she shares her wisdom with me. In this piece, Coding is the new Cooking, I talked about the correlation between cooking and coding.
Basma Taha shares her struggle as a junior engineer to resist immediate coding in her story Writing Code? STOP! Think First…. She provides a three-step process that can be followed by many who work with writing code: validate assumptions, start small and incrementally, and review code thoroughly before seeking others’ input. Basma invites us to share additional tips on crafting robust coding solutions. Give it a read and leave your comment on her story:
In her story For Customers’ Sake: Give Me Back Diversity and Inclusion in Tech!, Séphora Bemba highlights concerns about the recent backlash against diversity and inclusion in business, emphasizing the impact on customers and the quality of tech experiences, with specific examples of inclusivity failures in technology and a call for genuine commitment to diversity-focused cultures to avoid harm and improve product excellence.
What were your favorite stories of January? Share with us in the comments!
Last but not least, Happy Galentine’s Day! Cheer each other on and celebrate the small and big wins of yourself and your girlfriends. Call a friend you haven’t seen in a while and get together for a coffee or a walk. Plan a weekend getaway: maybe in a nearby town or a mountain retreat. Attend a fitness class (Yoga? dance? fitness boot camp? What’s your jam?!). Find ways to have fun together and celebrate your friendship!
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