Social movement #movethedial is furthering its mission of advancing female participation in the leadership of technology companies with a professional networking app that will match women with the best mentors and sponsors who can help them in their careers. Launched at the #movethedial Global Summit in Toronto on Wednesday, the app, called #movethedial Connect, allows […]
She was having a tough time at home. It had gotten so bad she hasn’t slept well in nearly a month. At work, though, no one noticed — or cared. While the headlines are filled with stories of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior, a new report from Women In Communications & Technology (WCT) suggests […]
Technology is still overwhelmingly a male-dominated field. A recent report by PwC in the United Kingdom states that only three percent of women considered a career in technology, and only five percent of leaders in the tech sector are women. Even so, there are strong, knowledgeable and influential women in the field. Last month, in […]
Michele Romanow spent her childhood on a Regina, Saskatchewan farm, with chores that included everything from mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, and even changing car tires. “There were no boy tasks or girl tasks. It was just farm mentality, where there was work to be done, and you did it,” said the 32-year-old tech entrepreneur […]
You asked: What are women accomplishing in tech? What positions do they hold? What does a woman’s career in tech look like in her 50s, 60s and beyond? To be honest, we don’t know (unless they are CEOs) but we’re going to find out. This is where our fantastic community comes in. We want to […]
Virtual Reality tends to make women feel nauseous. Being a racial minority means being under scrutiny all the time and it’s overwhelming to experience. Women are part of their own problem in reinforcing sexist attitudes. That there are thousands of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, is an experience Aboriginal women carry with them […]
