Right here, right now, list out FIVE women who you feel have positively impacted the public perception within STEM fields. I can list 100 women who have been 'behind the scenes' but let's take a look at those willing to step out in the spotlight and bring attention to the rest of us.
For decades I have been content to be working hard behind the scenes, in the trenches, on the front line – however you want to phrase "not in the spotlight" – in the technology field. You know what? That's not acceptable any longer.
Women in STEM fields (science, tech, engineering & mathematics) need the collective power of both men and women to draw more attention to our very substantial contributions influence power in business. It's time to blow their horns for them…
+Rachel Sklar writes at +Newsweek and The Daily Beast:
In 2012 women are using technology for pushing forward and pushing back, revolutionizing so much that an entire industry has grown up around worrying about men … and yet the list’s “Revolutionaries” category has one woman in it. ?In 2012 +Sheryl Sandberg and +Marissa Mayer are two of the most visible and accomplished women in technology—hailing from the two leading new giants, Facebook and Google … and yet they're both consigned to the "Evangelists" category, while the "Innovators," "Visionaries," and "Builders" are all one long, unbroken stretch of dudes. ?So, progress? Not exactly. It's actually rather excruciating. And predictable. And backward. And I am here tell you why.
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Who’s missing from this list? All the digital ladies! It’s time to look where we’re not looking.
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+Pamela Gay would be on the top of my list.
Anita Borg, Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, and.. That chick from TRON?
+Earl Evans as far as fictional characters go, Cora from TRON gets a vote 😉
The Original TRON featured a female programmer, I just cant remember her name. lol. But Cora gets a +1. XD
Do historical figures count?+Earl Evans I would definitely list Grace Hopper, but the other three were on that list as well. But that only makes four, and I can't easily divide the people I know that personally affected my perception from the ones that did it for the public.Grace Hopper
hahahahaha………..lol
Christina Fitzpatrick… someday
Although I agree with the visibility argument, my entire working life is spent in meetings with guys. I see just the occasional woman engineer, scientist, or manager in the actual R&D chart, at all levels. Those who are in are generally brilliant, untouchable on merit. So I'm educated by your list of prominent women, but still think the issue is with enough women being in the hierarchy at all.
I don't think our tech companies are crassly bullying organizations, at least not usually. What I see is an extremely male political pattern at work. All modern work is political, and tech is political in a male way: We fight for our ideas like stags for territory. We belittle the others. Any sign of weakness, such as work life balance or breaks, is viciously attacked. And yes, men have created and maintain the hierarchy that selects for these traits.
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