Women in Tech Weekly Issue Number 4
Today’s issue is full of goodness! I was editing this on a plane (and on the floor of an airport – check my stories to see that haha!), and all of the amazing women here made me so inspired that I forgot where I was!
Seriously, thank you so much to everyone supporting this project by submitting your news and resources – and by reading these issues! Please let me know if you have any ideas/feedback/comments 🙂
Alright, let’s get to the:
Celebrations ??
Jenny was asked and gladly accepted to mentor our new intern!
In her own words:
“I’m excited and honored to officially be a mentor! I’ve learned a lot from my mentors throughout the years, and I can’t wait to share everything I know with my fellow woman in tech. First thing I plan to do is get to know her, and find out what she wants out this internship. Then, set achievable goals, and come up with a strategic execution plan. We have just a little over five months together, I hope to help her feel as ready as possible to enter this male-dominated industry. ”
This is awesome, congratulations, Jenny! I hope it’s unbelievably rewarding ??
Mondays are usually the toughest 😩😖 day of the week for a lot of people especially me. Today, I’m trying to break out of my old habit of waking up late and rushing to work. I woke up at 7am, solved 1 algorithm problem 💻 , wrote 📝 this post and set my goals for today. The rest of my goals today are: 1. Work 🤓 2. Study during lunch 🥗 💻 3. Hit the gym 💪 🏃♀️ 4. Record my weekly algorithm walkthrough video 5. Continue working on my Node API project Today’s #bytesized #tips are: 1. Identify a habit that you want to change, then form a new one ✅ 2. Your habits/rituals make you who you are, so make sure they align with who you want to be ✅ 3. Replacing your old habits will take time and consistency, be patient ✅ . . #womenempowerment #womenwhocode #girlswhocode #dev #coding #codingbootcamp #nerdygirl #dreamchaser #programming #programmer #coder #foodie #mac #ilooklikeanengineer #engineeringlife #geek #womensupportwomen #stemgirls #techie #codingislife #techgirl #codelife #learntocode #goals #habits #change#change
A post shared by Jenny | Software Engineer (@codenbyte) on Feb 25, 2019 at 7:40am PST
Luba hosted an opera concert in San Francisco!
In her own words:
“Hosted my 3rd opera concert in San Francisco, it was completely sold out, I had about 70 people and everyone loved it!”
How does this girl manage it all? This is incredible, you super woman!!
A post shared by Luba Yudasina (@lifeoflubaa) on Apr 27, 2019 at 8:47am PDT
Roxana won 1st prize at a Hackathon!
This is incredible, congratulations, Roxana!! Learn more about her team, ARrested developers, and their Augmented Reality Assistant below:
A post shared by Rox • Mobile App Developer📱 (@coderox) on Apr 28, 2019 at 3:59pm PDT
Sabeen has published her first medium article with awesome tips on how to improve your resume!
In her own words:
“I wrote up an article that contains tips on how to write or improve your resume. I’ve been in the tech industry for over 10 years now and have interviewed tons of people so I wanted to share some tips that I’ve seen are helpful!”
Thank you for sharing your invaluable insights, Sabeen! And congratulations on your first article ?
Lauren has launched a Podcast: We Belong Here Podcast { Lessons from Unconventional Paths to Tech }!
In her own words:
“A weekly podcast that aims to interview career changers & folks that are diversifying the tech industry. We’re celebrating unique journeys and sharing stories about the different paths people have taken to enter the tech industry. We’re chatting about the skills they learned in their prior jobs, schooling, or life experiences & how they apply them to their current roles in tech.”
I’m very excited to add another podcast to my list! Super well done, Lauren!!
A post shared by Lauren Lee (@lolocoding) on Apr 7, 2019 at 11:46am PDT
Emma got the highest score in her robotics class!
In her own words:
“I recently received an email from my tutor to let me know that I had the highest score in my class for my robotics assignment. I put a lot of work into reflecting on my code and writing interesting answers so I feel very proud!“
Ahh yes, you go girl!! We are all so proud of you, keep killing it!
A post shared by Emma McKellar (@em_mckellar) on Apr 25, 2019 at 11:52am PDT
Anna was part of an awesome project for a nonprofit organization, Coder Dojo Denver!
In her own words:
“We built an MVP web app (minimum valuable product) for Denver coder dojo with our way how we would change their current website and our ideas how to improve not only functionality but also user experience. It was really successful!! They really liked it and I would like to celebrate such an awesome project! I was so honoured to be able to contribute to such an incredible organization.”
It sounds like such a cool project, Anna! Congratulations, girl!! ?
A post shared by Anna🙋♀️ Software Engineer 💻 (@anna.tech) on Apr 24, 2019 at 10:00am PDT
Itzel has launched the DNI Youtube Channel to Provide Advice and Expose Students from her Community to the World of Tech!
In her own words:
“According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology, Hispanic women made up only 1% of the computing workforce in 2017. Looking at the data from the National Science Foundation, the percentage of Hispanic women working in Science and Engineering occupations has stayed flat at an average of 1.8% over the past 20 years. Being the only Latina who graduated from the UC Berkeley class of 2017 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, I’ve seen and felt the impact of these percentages firsthand. I strongly believe that you can’t be what you can’t see, and I come from a community where I didn’t have any role models who were engineers or scientists growing up, and I want to change that. I feel a sense of responsibility to use the resources that I’m blessed to have to expose my community to the world of tech, to support and empower students who don’t know about opportunities in the tech industry, and hopefully by sharing my story, inspire others around the world to consider pursuing a degree in STEM.”
Yesss another awesome techy YouTube channel is joining our community! I love your videos, Itzel, keep them coming! ?