2021 Techie Gift Guide!
Techie treats for everyone in your life – or maybe even a treat for yourself! 😜 Check out these clothes, books, tech, coding kits, and Xbox favorites.
Is Instagram Being Facebooked?
Instagram is showing strong signs of following Facebook's trajectory: as a user, the content is becoming a series of ads; as a creator, it is an endless endurance race + obstacle course to simply be seen; and as a software engineer, there are signs of rushed development pushed by executives to hit KPIs and keep up with competitors by any…
Discovery, Impact, Power – A Grace Hopper ’19 Retrospective
As a STEMette Ambassador, I joined the Fab Five, the Student to STEMette competition winners, on their trip to the Grace Hopper 2019 Conference to document their experiences. Over the week, I learnt about their unique stories, passions and goals in STEM, and the challenges they are working to overcome. Reflecting on the key takeaways that I saw across the…
Why Community is Crucial in Achieving Gender Balance in STEM
With women accounting for just 16% of the technical workforce in 2018, enormous change powered by a collective effort is needed to establish a balance of representation in the technology field. Representation drops even further when considering the intersection between minority groups in tech, such as women of color, LGBTQIA+ women, and non-binary people.
6 Months of Microsoft Lessons in 6 Minutes or Less
It feels like it was just yesterday that I walked into Microsoft’s Lift London office and crossed off day one of my career. This early-in-career checkpoint left me feeling reflective about the growth I have experienced and the lessons I have learnt.
