I attended (one way or another) two events last week that got me thinking
The first was Girl Developers will Save the World - a session that had me a little confused as to whether that referred to me, or actual girls, i.e. those that are not yet legally classed as adults. The second was the Remarkable Women Twitter party the following day.
Continuing the theme of Things I Have Heard I Don’t Think I Agree With. To developers technologies are everything I can’t remember the context of this, but I hear the same sentiment in different guises over and over again. Often from non-techies, but more alarmingly from developers. Is this true? It’s true for a certain … Read more
Gah!! This is exactly what I was talking about - it's pink, it mentions shoes, and it's about as patronising as you can get.
Would the chart be different if your possible outcomes were Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Linus Torvalds? I bet for a start it wouldn't mention Jimmy Choos or choice of handbags. And it probably wouldn't be in baby blue either.