For this week’s CDN #FollowFriday, we are are showcasing advocates and initiatives promoting Women in IT. These individuals and groups were part of CDN’s #WomeninIT Twitter chat today, which is part of our ongoing conversation on women seeking careers in this field.
Out first guest expert is Fariba Anderson, CEO of Acutenet, a software-as-a-service company that works with frontline health care providers.
Her Twitter handle is: @AndersonFariba
https://twitter.com/AndersonFariba/status/555772465066946560
A7. ITWC is an example of progress we made and this tweet is the acid test. We are on our way baby with many men supporting us #WomeninIT
— Fariba Anderson 🇨🇦 (@AndersonFariba) January 15, 2015
RT @denisjco: #Good2See — Intel Budgets $300 Million 4 Diversity #WomenInIT. Good for Intel. #WomeninIT
— Fariba Anderson 🇨🇦 (@AndersonFariba) January 15, 2015
Next is Shann McGrail, a board member of Women in Communications and Technology. As with Anderson, McGrail also has over 20 years of experience in technology, many of which have been in leadership positions.
She tweets at: @shannm
A1:#womeninIT more economic reasons: Between 2010 and 2018 jobs growth 17% in tech vs 9% other industries. http://t.co/DN3tikNxjL
— shannm (@shannm) January 15, 2015
A2: #WomeninIT different perspective means solving different problems which creates more opportunity for everyone.
— shannm (@shannm) January 15, 2015
A2: #womeninIT good example would be better design – touch screens that work with long fingernails anyone???
— shannm (@shannm) January 15, 2015
Ladies Learning Code was one organization mentioned in our Twitter chat today. They are a Canadian organization that promotes digital literacy for women and youth through beginner-friendly tech education programs.
Find their tweets at @learningcode
#tbt to National Girls Learning Code Day November 8th where 720+ girls across the country learned to code! https://t.co/62Oq9bHEjJ
— Canada Learning Code (@learningcode) January 15, 2015
Learn how #HTML & #CSS is crucial for #webdev, marketing emails & blogging. Join @jerrylowm in #YVR on Feb 7 http://t.co/SbAilXm9lA
— Canada Learning Code (@learningcode) January 14, 2015
20 Resources for Teaching Kids How to Program & Code http://t.co/8W92wl0QOl via @AptTherapy
— Canada Learning Code (@learningcode) January 14, 2015
The second organization was Dames Making Games, a similar non-profit Toronto-based initiative that aims to help under-represented groups make, play and change games.
They tweet at @DMGToronto
Makers! Game dames! Just 5 spots left for our Feb Fatale 3: Killer Interfaces game jam Feb 7-8. http://t.co/lh2KXIr2lB
— DMG (@DMGToronto) January 15, 2015
Our monthly speakers social is coming up on Jan 24 — this month, hear from @odaminowin, @blightyboo and @sokareemie: http://t.co/ixedmmbDe2
— DMG (@DMGToronto) January 15, 2015
Dames! @DifferentGames' CFP is open now! Submit your games/papers/workshops for this wonderful Brooklyn conference → http://t.co/yscC7vKlCv
— DMG (@DMGToronto) January 13, 2015