I recently attended another awesome Liverpool Girl Geeks event. This time we discussed the phenomenon of ‘bro culture’ in the tech workplace, and how this affects female employees. Check out my full post on their blog!
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I’m currently based in Manchester which is an incredible tech industry hub. While there’s lots going on in Manchester for me to sink my teeth into, another feature of Manchester is its amazing transport links to other...
Women of Wearables is a fantastic organisation founded by Michelle Hua and Marija Butkovic. It’s a community group exclusively for women in the wearable industries. It covers wearable tech, fashion tech, IoT (Internet of...
I was happy to be on the ThoughtWorks panel about negotiation for women in tech. There were even a few men in the audience. Negotiating a payrise Michelle Gyimah is a Tech Gender Equality Consultant. She recommends keeping a...
It was exciting to meet up with my first Manchester startup recently when I went to their offices in Spinningfields. Wakelet is a small team of people creating the latest technology in content curation. The size of the internet...
Manchester has a thriving technology sector and a particularly active community. This was the first of the tech events I have attended and I wasn’t disappointed. The event began with a showcase of four startups based in...
If you want a top up of confidence to help you on your way to becoming the next tech superstar, look no further than a Code First: Girls event. Always super informal, they go out of their way to make everyone feel welcome and...
It was interesting to attend a cybersecurity event at aql last night. There was quite range of topics discussed, but the focal point was cybersecurity in Yorkshire & Humberside. The talks were given by Stuart Hyde, retired...
With the recent DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack on Dyn that brought down much of America’s internet in October, cybersecurity is once again on people’s minds. Sites that went down included Twitter, Netflix...
I was super excited to go to an event last night at Leeds University, hosted by Glug Leeds. It was an uplifting evening celebrating and fostering creative talent in Leeds, with beer, swearing and lots of GIFs. She Does...