Posts tagged ‘women’s voices’
2010.04.15 One year ago today: what have your formative geek experiences in the past year been? (3)
Girl With Computer (Ashley McClelland) has a post titled “One year ago today – Learning to Embrace the Tech Community”. One year ago today, I also had a very pivotal experience. I attended my first ...
Full Story »2010.03.08 With a name like linkspam, it has to be good (8th March, 2010) (1)
Role Playing Girl Zine, a yearly publication about women in gaming, is seeking “submissions of essays by women gamers, designers, researchers and others interested in role playing games.” Cartoons also welcome. The 2010 theme: “International ...
Full Story »2010.01.09 Linkspamming ’round the clock (9th January, 2010) (8)
Felicia Day is not pleased with Vanity Fair‘s condescending portrayal of herself and other female social media entrepreneurs. Role Models and Stereotypes: discussing the comparative helpfulness in attracting women to a field of both questioning ...
Full Story »2009.10.01 From comments: I’m rubber, and you’re glue (11)
I thought this point was worth bringing up from the comments: as we talk about tech conferences enforcing standards against use of sexualised imagery, we’re hoping to replace the “ho ho ho, we’re all het ...
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