Those familiar with my work will know that I have occasionally been described as a 'girl geek'. Fifteen years ago I would have hated that label but now I'm silently proud of it (after all, the geeks shall inherit the earth).In celebration of my geeky sisters around the world, today I have a piece on the BBC World Service programme, Digital Planet (about 20 mins into the show), in which I go to a networking event, known as a Girl Geek Dinner, in London and find out more about the experiences of women in science and technology.
The dinner was hosted by Microsoft and organised by Sarah Blow and Nicole Mathison - both incredible women who have pushed the female agenda in technology.
The photo above is from a presentation given by IT veteran, Julie Lerman, about her experiences as a lone woman in her workplace. Sadly, for years, she disguised her femininity to fit in with the boys, but today she is so proud of her sex that she sports a very fetching geekette t-shirt.
5 responses:
While I'm all in favour of getting more girls into the geek fraternity (no, that's male, isn't it... populnity?), I do feel really jealous. I think I might sulk.
No need to feel jealous! Men can still go to girl geek dinners so long as a woman invites them. Now you just need to become friends with a girl geek ...
Angela, I do have some friends who have girl geeks. That's not what I meant. I'm jealous of the fact that girl geeks can revel in their geekiness, where male geeks are just, well, geeks.
Oh, I see... Sorry! Does that mean it's cooler to be a girl geek than a boy geek...?
Hi Angela
How are you ?
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