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Women of the web

May 23, 2008 – 1:02 pm

Yet again the subject of women in our industry has reared its head and yet again I find myself basically fuming. Why exactly do we keep rehashing this discussion? Can’t we just get over it, already?
Okay, first things first - I realise there’s a wider discussion about women in any industry, and specifically […]

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Women and geek events

September 20, 2006 – 1:59 pm

“I would feel like I had something to prove, and that I’d have to know something really well and expect a grilling on it” was the response I got from Fiona, my housemate and fellow “girl geek” who works in software compliancy for Betfair, when I asked her “Why don’t you go to events like […]

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