October 27: Women in Tech Weekly Issue 82
In Partnership with my Free Course: Identify Your Definition of Success
Welcome to the last Tuesday of October! This time next week will be Election Day in the US and I really hope that if you’re eligible to vote – that you’ve voted!
This week we are celebrating some amazing ladies from the community and have a ton of great resources – as always ❤️ Oh and Women in Tech Weekly got a new look! So excited about these graphics, let me know what you think of them!
If you’d like to submit anything for next week’s issue, please do so using the submission form at the bottom of this post.
Celebrations 🥂🎉
Hosanna has recently been featured as one of the 10 Influential Black British Women Who Code!
In her own words:
“I received the feature by People Of Color In Tech because of my work on my tech platform, The Tech Corner, where I aim to give people advice on how to land a job in tech. My motto is to inform, inspire and empower.”
Sarah has taught her first University lecture on Science Communication!
This is amazing, Sarah! What an amazing way to use your expertise to connect the dots, create something new and add value in such a powerful way 🥰 You are such an inspiration, please continue spreading your passion and sparking people’s interest in science and science communication! The world needs that now more than ever.
Ashley got engaged!
Congratulations, Ashley! You are such a wonderful couple, who knew that hackathons would be a great place to meet your potential soulmate ❤️ Wishing you lots of love, feeling of constant joy and incredible adventures!
Madi became a homeowner!
Congratulations, Madi! So happy that the search and all of the worries are over – you can move in and enjoy your new home in time for the holidays and Black Friday sales 😉 So excited for you and your partner!
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Resources 👩💻
Pause, and appreciate your hard work – created and shared by Suma
Suma says:
“This 4 min read, although written a couple of years ago, is very relevant even today. Especially during these hard times, it is important we pause and appreciate where we are today and all the hard work we have done to be here. It is very very important to stop beating ourselves up and it’s time to acknowledge how far we have come. Every time you feel like giving up, tell yourself that ‘you’ve come this far not to give up’.”
Biased Algorithms: Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok and Reface AI – created and shared by Samantha
Samantha says:
“Giving examples of recent biased algorithms. The aim of the video is to create algorithmic awareness and provide resources that can help us understand bias and ethics in the technologies that we use and create.”
If you’re interested in a career in Cybersecurity, this video is for you!
How to get a WEB DEVELOPER JOB after Udemy Courses – created by Vicky
How to get a WEB DEVELOPER JOB after Udemy Courses? Is Udemy worth it? Can you become a developer after watching tons of Udemy courses online? Vicky addresses all of those questions!
No Code Data Analytics – created by Jen
Most of us think of data analytics as a programmer-adjacent role. We talk about learning Python, R, SQL, and SAS. But is it absolutely necessary to know how to code to be a data analyst?
What Job is Right for You? How to Research Roles – created and shared by me 🙂
Suma says:
“This 4 min read, although written a couple of years ago, is very relevant even today. Especially during these hard times, it is important we pause and appreciate where we are today and all the hard work we have done to be here. It is very very important to stop beating ourselves up and it’s time to acknowledge how far we have come. Every time you feel like giving up, tell yourself that ‘you’ve come this far not to give up’”
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