There are many unpleasant realities of the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. One is that yet again a qualified woman lost a job to a less qualified man. At least Hillary Clinton will not suffer the indignity of having to train and work for the man who took her job as so many … Continue reading At least Hillary won’t have to train the man who got her job (like I did)
Tag: Women in Tech
Which are more cliché: stock photos of hackers or stock photos of working moms? Stock photos of hackers tend to feature people in hoodies (presumably men) using computers in dark, shadowy places. Typical stock photos of working moms show frazzled women working, usually while holding a baby. Enough with the stereotypes! Women (even mothers) can … Continue reading Hacker stock photos swapped with working mom stock photos defy stereotypes
Last month I wrote about my welcome to "women in tech" moment. Of course, for many women their welcome to tech moment (or congratulations on staying in tech moment) is worse than a mistaken handshake at a Christmas party. For many women that moment involves sexual harassment, and that first moment is rarely the last. … Continue reading I wasn’t sexually harassed by my first boss, but my coworkers were
Growing up I never thought it was unusual to be a "woman in tech." Sure, I was a girl who taught myself how to code by second grade, but I wrote that code on a computer that was largely used by my mother. I guess there weren't many women in my computer classes, but I … Continue reading My welcome to “women in tech” moment
This morning I woke up to a text message alert. It was my boss saying a critical vulnerability was announced that impacts our systems. There is no patch to fix the bug, but there are some workarounds. He said everyone needed to go into the office right away. It was only 4 a.m. I could … Continue reading Alexandra and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Zero-Day Day
Kim Z. Dale 