Over the past year, I feel like I've been working through the stages of grief about being a women in tech, and I've not been blogging because I couldn't find the words to share the story I wanted to tell. I've denied the extent of the problem. I've got angry. I've bargained. I've cried, and ...
I'm tired of reading novels about drippy pathetic women waiting for a man to rescue them. There are the truly awful - Twilight, for example, "one woman's difficult choice between beastiality and necrophilia". Or the horrifying 50 Shades. By all means, let us have erotica, but what is sexy about a pathetic, spineless woman being degraded? ...
I wanted to see this since it came out, but I finally got round to watching The Iron Lady on the plane to Australia. At first I thought I was going to hate it, because it starts with Maggie really old, and clearly losing her grip on reality somewhat. Actually I spent almost the ...
I love Big Bang Theory (Amazon), but, and bear with me for a depressing though of the day, I think Sheldon is the most feminist of all the guys. Of course, that is in large part because he despises everyone as being beneath him, but the people who has has a little-more-than-grudging respect for include: Amy Farrah Fowler, ...
I read about Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton (Amazon) on the Eloquent Woman blog, which discussed a section of the book in which the author writes about a panel she was on, and things she wanted to say, but didn't. It was a panel about female chefs. Initially she has an attitude of "why are ...
"Someone once said to you that you didn't have a romantic bone in your body, and I've come to think they were right..." My friend and mentor says. I forget where the conversation went from there, but I feel that she would have been shocked to find me curled up with Pride and Prejudice (free on Kindle!) ...
Recently, I heard about a school that has a mandatory "technology" class that students have to take in order to take CS classes in later years. It features: wood-working, circuit building, and Excel. This is horrifying. I want to go there with picket signs and stage a protest. Dress up as robots and chant things. If ...
My first proper day on my new project, and our PM says to me - "Cate, you seem to like to travel. How about you spend time in New York?" - I'm tasked with helping another team out, and being the bridge between that team and my team here. Initially I was a bit... thrown. Part ...
My article is out in the OSBR, in the issue on women and leadership. I was trying to make a point about how we should take a broader view of what leadership is, and be supportive of quieter forms of leadership, as well as talking about why I personally don't want to be an entrepreneur. The ...
The wonderful Serena invited me to join her for a panel at a women/tech conference in October. We're still working out the details, but essentially we'll be talking about role models - our own personal superheros. if you will. Some points that I'm thinking about: It's great to see really successful women in tech, I adored Sheryl Sandberg's ...
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