How Was 2014 for Women in Tech?
Guest author Alaina Percival is CEO and Board Chair of Women Who Code, a global non-profit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. The organization has executed more than 1,200 free technical events around the world, garnered a membership exceeding 20,000, and has a presence in 15 countries. During this season of giving, […]
PyData NYC 2014
This year I had the opportunity to attend a couple conferences, the last one being PyData NYC 2014. The conference had a long list of incredibly interesting talks and while I am not a data scientist, it was an enriching experience to hear how they use programming do their job. Before I get into some […]
Women Who Code Surpasses 20,000 Members
The internationally recognized non-profit has tripled in size every year since inception to reach this level of membership. SAN FRANCISCO, December 15th, 2014 — Women Who Code (WWCode), a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers, recently surpassed 20,000 members. This landmark achievement highlights the rapid growth the group has experienced […]
Speaking and Attending Scala eXchange 2014
Last week I was fortunate enough to present at Scala eXchange in London, alongside the likes of Martin Odersky, Peter Hilton, and many other people who are famous in the Scala community and have shaped my Scala path from afar. It was a great conference, put on by the Skills Matter company who for some […]
HustleCon 2014: Non-techies Dominate the Bay
Similar to all of you in the Women Who Code community, I’m constantly searching for opportunities to grow and learn within the technology field. Through our close community, I had heard about an eccentric kind of tech conference taking place this summer. HustleCon, which claims itself as the place to learn “start-up tactics for non-techies.” […]
WWCode Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony
Women Who Code Recognizes Six Outstanding Women in Technology San Francisco, October 23, 2014 — Women Who Code announced today that the organization is honoring six tech-trailblazing women with a leadership award. Women Who Code is a non-profit that organizes hands-on educational and networking events which provide technical skills and connections to help women excel in technology […]
Nina Bachvarova Recipient of WWCode-gSchool Scholarship
Nina is the first recipient of the scholarship awarded in collaboration with Galvanize and Women Who Code — a San Francisco based nonprofit organization who’s global mission is to inspire and empower women to pursue and excel in technology driven careers worldwide. This is Nina’s story about how she discovered the exciting opportunities available in San Francisco […]
Women Who Code Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony
Alaina’s Announcement During a Women Who Code (WWCode) San Francisco leads meeting Alaina announced that we would be having our very first “Women Who Code Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony.” The small conference room quickly filled with chatter as we impatiently waited for Alaina to tell us more. alt=”wwcode_logo” align=”middle”> Volunteers In case you are unfamiliar […]
The Unusual Journey of a Bootstrapped Female Entrepreneur
I’ve had two passions all my life: writing and helping people resolve their problems. From writing cold letters to my favorite author before kindergarten to constantly carrying around a notebook to write in, you might have guessed that I would become a professional writer. However, a few years ago I would never have predicted that. […]
My “Women Who Code” Journey
I attended my first Women Who Code event over two years ago in Denver, Colorado. I was working in the advertising industry and was interested in transitioning to writing code. My boss at the time told me about Women Who Code. I went to the first meet up ever held in Denver. It was an […]