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The Engineer’s Brains Can Be Saved
On Why “The Female Engineer” Shouldn’t be a “Unique” Archetype Apparently women have always been discriminated against in STEM. But it seems it’s in large part due to the fact that other women aren’t...
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booth babes as a dying breed
Why do we still have booth babes? Gizmodo asked that same question recently. (And note that Gizmodo is, depending on your employer, potentially NSFW because of the commenters who like to say things...
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not another geek
If the gender imbalance in IT is because of the “geek” stereotype then I suppose I joined up because I’m actually a man and didn’t know it. I’m a geek. Why is that bad? Why is it extra bad if women...
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Employment
A new study confirms that administrators are among the top IT employees who are on-call 24 hours a day. This isn’t especially surprising, is it? If you’re expected to keep a business working 24 hours a...
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Mentoring
CompTia recently announced its new mentoring program for Women in IT. The Advancing Women in IT community supports has a place where you can request a mentor. One of the things I often see in analysis...
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Qualification is as Qualification Does
Do we not have enough people to fill IT jobs? Frequent buzzing about lack of qualified individuals pops up on my many news readings. There are hundreds of IT jobs here, and hundreds of IT jobs there....
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The Technical Translator
It’s painful, sometimes, to bridge communication between IT and non-technical staff. However, it’s a necessity. You can’t expect to survive without becoming a technical translator. You may have seen...
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Raspberry Pi Is Supermechanical
It probably shouldn’t be a secret that I like gadgets (and things which I would otherwise term “very expensive toys”) since my profession revolves around them. All the same, I’m excited by circuitry...
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Another One For The “IT Guy”
“What’s it like to be a woman in IT?” I hear that question from time to time, though usually I hear the counterpart question of “Isn’t it weird to be a woman in IT?” because there is typically some...
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The Personal Brandwagon
“Mr. Scott, have you always multipled your repair estimates by a factor of four?” “Certainly, Sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?” The modern concept of personal branding...
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