March 31: Women in Tech Weekly Issue 52
Happy Tuesday! As social distancing is becoming the new normal and we’re getting used to this isolated lifestyle, here’s something to uplift you and to give you a sense of community – another issue of Women in Tech Weekly!
Before we continue though, I just wanted to remind you how important it is to follow all of the official guidelines and stay informed. Use official sources like the World Health Organisation to get your information – there’s too much misinformation going around, which can be harmful to our communities.
Also, keep in mind that cybersecurity scams are on the rise, apparently, there are a lot of cyber criminals pretending to be WHO these days. I’ll create a post on how to recognise a scam soon!
Don’t forget to share your story for the next one. Make sure to check out the submission form at the bottom of the post 🙂
Featured Woman 👩💻
Erin and Tech Gadgets Canada
Erin is so incredibly multi-passionate and she embraces that lifestyle fully! From technology to jewellery making, silversmithing and converting camper vans – she does it all. And you can kind of see a trend there, it’s all about making things from scratch, being curious and solving problems. Follow this wonderful girl for content that fuels and excites you!
Celebrations 🥂🎉
Sepideh is celebrating the Persian New Year!
In her own words:
“We celebrate the astronomical spring equinox as a new beginning when light overcomes darkness.”
A post shared by Sepideh – Software Engineer (@brunette_coder) on Mar 19, 2020 at 8:08pm PDT
In her own words:
“I want to help more women into development roles (especially front-end) so I decided to build a website with a blog. As a front-end developer, I build the whole website myself and am so proud to finally launch it after over a year of hard work. The blog is just starting out with a few articles now, but I’m working on growing it weekly. I already had 1 person email me for advice on how to start, so all the work was worth it! Super excited to be helping someone with it. Even if it is just 1 person.”
A post shared by Claudia (@claudia414) on Mar 17, 2020 at 4:08pm PDT
Patrycja got a new exciting job!
In her own words:
“6 months after landing my first software dev job, I got hired as a mid-dev to another great company Learning Pool! Moreover, I will be helping them in building and maintaining e-learning platforms! Especially now, when it is so so important to have all the resources to teach online! I am looking forward to having my first day there!”
A post shared by Patrycja | Fullstack Developer (@patrycja_io_) on Mar 20, 2020 at 4:20am PDT
Resources 👩💻
Making one-page sites using Carrd – created and shared by Hajar
Hajar says:
“Carrd is a one-page site platform that helps you create one-page sites for yourself such as resumes, maybe portfolios or just for fun introductions to oneself with many themes. To save everyone’s time, I offer to help make them at a low price too!”
A post shared by hajar (@carrd.jpg) on Mar 23, 2020 at 1:36pm PDT
List of free online conferences to attend during COVID-19 quarantine – created and shared by Anna
Anna says:
“This is a great way to connect with other tech professionals, learn new skills and stay up to date while staying at home during COVID-19 quarantine.”
A post shared by Anna🙋♀️ Software Engineer 💻 (@anna.tech) on Mar 18, 2020 at 6:40am PDT
Learn to Build Websites with Claudia Engelsman – created and shared by Claudia
Claudia says:
“It is a little bit useful now, but it will be much more useful in the future with more posts! I’m currently working on a series on how new developers can get their first jobs. 1 post is live and part 2 will be going live this Saturday, with a bonus article with 5 tips for interviewing over a video call if you’ve never done that before (since finding a job in quarantine is already hard enough, right?).”
Code First: Girls – shared by Patrycja
Patrycja says:
“This initiative is helping to even the number of men and women in tech across the UK. I am proud of being a woman in tech, while boys still look at me patronisingly at work. I want this to be changed. And more of us girls need to show them that we are great!”
Ways to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic – created by Tara
Wonderful ideas and resources on how you can help others during these crazy times.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Qe-0hA1D9/
An amazing compilation of initiatives and ways to help during the crisis.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QVH9sAgTs/
How to Get into Cybersecurity – created and shared by me 🙂
There’s never been a better time to get into the field of Cybersecurity – there’s a growing demand for these professionals and salaries reflect that growth as well. So let’s look at some potential career paths and how you can get into the field!
Please let me know your thoughts in the comments below and if you’d like to share something for next week’s issue, here’s the submission form!! Bookmark that and add anything you’d like to share in there 🙂
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