“You can always go to a startup.” Job seekers in the Bay Area hear this refrain, especially from people with no experience of startups (or tech, or the Bay Area). Startups are seen as the sexy option. Some startup employees even dismiss those who stay in “safe” jobs at bigcos: “You must lack the guts… Continue reading “You Can Always Go to a Startup”
Category: women in technology
Men, Women, and Salary Negotiation
“To get ahead in business, women need to speak up, blow their own horns, and always negotiate their salary offers. In other words: act like men.” Women hear this sort of thing often. I’ve said it myself as well-meaning advice to other, especially younger, women. We heard it from many speakers at the WITI summit,… Continue reading Men, Women, and Salary Negotiation
GHC09: Becoming a Person of Influence
Still trying to catch up with my notes from the talks I attended at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in October… Jo Miller was a very popular presenter at GHC08, so was invited back this year to speak on Becoming a Person of Influence. Jo, an Aussie with a somewhat confused accent… Continue reading GHC09: Becoming a Person of Influence
GHC09: Women in the Flat Connected World
^ Panelists (L->R): Kristin Rozier (NASA); Sumitha Prashanth (Sun Microsystems-India); Radha Ratnaparkhi (IBM); Claudia Galvan (Microsoft); Bev Crair (Quantum, formerly Sun); Meenakshi Kaul-Basu (Sun Microsystems); Lydia Ash (Google) – photo from Meena “Globalization has forced companies to create new processes to empower distributed teams to collaborate. It could mean that individuals have to travel for… Continue reading GHC09: Women in the Flat Connected World
Gallery: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2009
This week I attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Tucson. I presented a poster on videoblogging, heard some very good panels and discussions, and took a lot of pictures of cacti… I would have liked to get out to the desert, but the antibiotic I’m taking (sinus infection) makes me sensitive… Continue reading Gallery: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2009