A crisis of linkspam proportions (5th March, 2010)

• Lifehacker introduces MacGyver of the Day: Electronics Hacker Jeri Ellsworth: “chip maker, race car builder, pin ball machine maker, blowing-stuff-up’er…”
• David Barnes is keen to remind us of the fabulous stuff Kathy Sierra wrote for her former blog Creating Passionate Users.
• BlackWeb 2.0 has more more commentary on Silicon Valley not hiring minorities.
• Kay Koplovitz wants to talk to the venture capital community about the importance of creating a playing field for women entrepreneurs.
• Tech industry searching for girls gone geek : good mainstream media coverage of the whole "o hai it's not about aptitude" thing.
• Kate Brown argues that femininity has its place in the workplace: Nice Girls Don’t Want the Damn Corner Office.
• The RPG = Role Playing Girl Zine is an annual publication about women in gaming. They’re accepting submissions of essays by women gamers, designers, researchers and others interested in role playing games. Initial submissions due May 31.
• Around the carnivals, you’ll find lots to read at Feminist Carnival #14, Feminist Parenting Carnival #9, Asian Women Carnival #5, Down Under Feminists Carnival #22.

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