From webheroines.com
Web Heroines
is a website and not-for-profit cooperative that formed out of concern
for the lack of women in IT. Based out of the UK, they’ve done tons of
research and came to the conclusion that women find the tech industry
both nerdy and masculine (duh). They also heard stories of
discrimination and got the overall feeling that women in tech felt
isolated. Later it came to their attention that it wasn’t only IT that
was lacking ladies, so their mission evolved to include increasing the
number of women in industries such as web, mobile, programming, design,
UX and UI.
Instead of ranting about the topic, Web Heroines set out to
create an online community where women could post information about
their current projects, get feedback, and find potential collaborators
and startup partners. The site is still underway, but scheduled to
launch late September. It will serve as a great tool to everyone on the
web, as they are planning to offer free online workshops (starring
experts on topics voted on by the community) and podcasts featuring
positive female role models in the land of nerdery.
They also plan to run a blog which will address, highlight and seek out gender discrimination issues surrounding women in tech. Topics will be open to the public for discussion and debate via social media, so log on and sign up if you want to be informed when they launch in September.
“Sometimes us ladies just want to chat to other ladies about our careers, things we like and to hear inspiring stories. This is a space for women to connect, listen and share.” — webheroines.com
They also plan to run a blog which will address, highlight and seek out gender discrimination issues surrounding women in tech. Topics will be open to the public for discussion and debate via social media, so log on and sign up if you want to be informed when they launch in September.
“Sometimes us ladies just want to chat to other ladies about our careers, things we like and to hear inspiring stories. This is a space for women to connect, listen and share.” — webheroines.com
From webheroines.com
As a woman of the web, it’s extremely exciting to see a site with this
kind of focus come to life. Not only will it encourage and inspire
women, but also serve as a great source of web and tech information to
everyone.
–Victoria Pater
–Victoria Pater
