March 2012
5 posts
Do we need a women-only tech space?
Last night I read Lighten Up, a blog post by a woman in tech, talking about how all the tiny insults build up, and how being told to “lighten up” is the inevitable result of her daring to complain.
This morning I woke to a twitterstorm of controversy around another woman in tech who spoke up, publicly and vociferously, about a company’s sexism, only to have her complaint...
I'm not alone.
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I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how many emails I’ve received from people who saw my last post. Some already know me, and wanted to offer comfort (and booze). Others said that what I wrote resonated with their own experiences.
I’m humbly grateful for all the responses, but it’s made me think about something bigger...
Breaking (Up) Bad
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When my co-founders told me they were leaving our pre-revenue startup to seek salaried employment, it didn’t really come as as surprise.
But it still felt like I’d been kicked in the gut.
I probably took it harder than most. My parents died when I was young and I was bounced around from house to house, which has led to some attachment issues that...
