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    2021 Techie Gift Guide!

    Holly Boothroyd / December 13, 2021

    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.

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    Is Instagram Being Facebooked?

    Holly Boothroyd / February 21, 2021

    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…

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    Discovery, Impact, Power – A Grace Hopper ’19 Retrospective

    Holly Boothroyd / January 31, 2020

    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…

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    Why Community is Crucial in Achieving Gender Balance in STEM

    Holly Boothroyd / September 26, 2019

    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.

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    6 Months of Microsoft Lessons in 6 Minutes or Less

    Holly Boothroyd / March 10, 2019

    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.

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