Sexism and the single hacker: Where are the women at Defcon?!!!!

Sexism and the single hacker: Where are the women at Defcon? (via Pando Daily)

By Elinor Mills On August 31, 2013 At the latest Defcon, the annual hacker conference held in Las Vegas, there were presentations on hacking automotive network and control systems, remotely gaining control of consumer devices, and NSA snooping. But perhaps…

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More Tech Companies Back Outreach for Women!!!!!!

More Tech Companies Back Outreach for Women (via Dice News in Tech)

Girls don’t know they can work in technology. That truth hit home when my youngest daughter graduated from elementary school. The principal read aloud each child’s aspirations as they walked across the small stage. For every girl in the class, technology…

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State of the Industry: Is There a Midcore Market for Women?

In the last two years there has been increasing industry amount of focus on the midcore market, spurred by hits like Funzio's Modern War and Supercell's Clash of Clans. Midcore is a name associated almost entirely with a male audience. Everyone from indies up to heavyweights like Zynga are jumping. Yet is there an opportunity for deeper games with more strategic elements targeted towards women? Where do the lines blur?

Monday, August 5th at 6pm Simon Newstead, CEO of Frenzoo and creator of Me Girl™ tackled this question, and in doing so shared some case studies, talk about the differences between female and male players, and where the opportunities could lie.

Even in C-Suite, Women Earn Less!!!!!!!!!

Even in C-Suite, Women Earn Less (via Dice News in Tech)

Even women who make it to the C-Suite make less than their male peers – about 18 percent less. Bloomberg looked at the five best-paid executives at each of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index companies. That included 198 women, or 8 percent of the total…

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Powerful Women in Tech, Society, and Media!!!!!

At the 2013 San Francisco PR Summit Teresa Rodriguez, Jolie ODell, Cathy Brooks, and Ayelet Noff participated in a panel discussion about Powerful Women in Tech, Society, and Media.

Canadian Women In Business!!!!

Sexism and abuse isn’t only on Twitter: one woman’s gaming experience!!!!!!

Sexism and abuse isn’t only on Twitter: one woman’s gaming experience (via techexile.com)

While the extent of aggressive abuse on Twitter has recently hit the headlines – and led the company to issue a statement insisting it hears the complaints – the problems with outright sexism and misogyny are not limited to online blogging or social…

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Interview with Catherine Bracy about inequality in Silicon Valley!!!!!!!

Listen to our PandoWeekly interview with Catherine Bracy about inequality in Silicon Valley (via Pando Daily)

By Hamish McKenzie On July 19, 2013 In 2010, 89 of the companies in California that got seed funding were founded by men. Only three percent had all-female founding teams. In the same year, less than 1 percent of the founders of Silicon Valley companies…

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