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New resources for building inclusive tech hubs
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Posted by Amy Schapiro and the Women Techmakers team
For the tech industry to thrive and create groundbreaking technology that supports the global ecosystem, it is
critical
to increase the diversity and inclusion of communities that make the technology. To support this global network of tech hubs - incubators, community organizations, accelerators and coworking spaces -
Women Techmakers
partnered with
Change Catalyst
to develop an in-depth video series and set of guides on how to build inclusive technology hubs.
Watch the videos on the Women Techmakers
YouTube channel
, and access the how-to guides on the Change Catalyst site [
via this link
].
For more information about Women Techmakers, Google's global program supporting women in technology, and to join the Membership program, visit
womentechmakers.com
.
Fridaygram: women Googlers speak, star-guided beetles, live video hacks
Friday, January 25, 2013
By Scott Knaster,
Google Developers Blog
Editor
To build the future of technology, we need people from every community to join in, which is why we have programs like
Women Techmakers
. To help get more girls interested in technology careers,
Women Techmakers
and the
Computer Science on Air
programs have started a
series of hangouts with women engineers
at Google.
We think it’s cool and incredibly powerful for kids who are interested in a career in tech to get to look at a video of professionals and say "Hey, that looks like me!".
Once you start working in science and technology, you never know where it will lead you, from the far reaches of the galaxy to the bare ground. For example, a new study demonstrates, incredibly, that some insects use the stars for navigation. As a part of this study, scientists placed
dung beetles in a darkened planetarium
, and found the creatures were no longer able to move in a steady, straight line. But when the researchers turned on the Milky Way display in the planetarium, the beetles could crawl along in direct paths. Cosmic.
As you ponder the meaning of insects using astral navigation this weekend, hook the laptop up to your TV and tune in to
Google Developers Live
on
Sunday evening
. Lay back on the sofa and check out live demos from the
LA Video Hackathon
to see what other developers are doing with YouTube and Google TV, and join in by posting comments tagged with #ythackla. (Of course, if you already have Google TV, you won’t need to get up from the sofa to turn off a screensaver.)
We publish a
Fridaygram
each week with all sorts of cool, fun, and downright nerdy stuff. We like our Fridaygrams to range wide, like all the way from Women Techmakers to starry-eyed beetles.
Fridaygrammy hat tips to Ashleigh Rentz and Phoebe Peronto for their contributions to today’s post.
Women Techmakers for social good
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
By Phoebe Peronto, Developer Marketing
Last week on
GDL Presents: Women Techmakers
, we kicked off the series kicked off with a tour of the
Kiva
API from Chairwoman Julie Hanna, then followed with
Code for America
’s Jennifer Pahlka explaining her "Peace Corps for Geeks" and solving civic problems with technology. Sasha Laundy of
Codecademy
introduced us to scalable ways to teach the world to code, and the series culminated with Kim Polese – the first Product Manager for Java – sharing the value of open source technology for making innovation universally accessible.
Our latest group of Women Techmakers are using tech to drive real social change and we thank them for joining us. Read on for video highlights and news of #WTM’s global launch!
Last week: series highlights
Women Techmakers Give Back with Kiva.org
Kiva.org
chairwoman and technologist Julie Hanna walk us through a data visualization of Kiva’s global impact.
Women Techmakers Give Back with Code for America
Founder Jennifer Pahlka talks
Code for America
’s latest civic startups and her "Peace Corps for Geeks".
Women Techmakers Give Back with Codecademy
Codecademy
’s Sasha Laundy introduces us to the easiest way to learn to code.
Women Techmakers Give Back with ClearStreet, Java
ClearStreet CEO and first Java Product Manager at Sun, Kim Polese, talks being a serial entrepreneur and maturing with a company to be an effective CEO.
This Week: We’re going global
Check out our latest interviews with women techmakers from Israel:
Thursday, 12/20
: Women Techmakers & Rony Ross of Panorama Software | 2:30 pm PST | 22:30 UTC |
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
Rony Ross is the Founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Technology Officer of Panorama Software Ltd. Join hosts Daniela Raijman-Aharonov, Engineering Manager and Software Engineer in Google Technical Infrastructure, and Michal Segalov, Software Engineer in Infrastructure, as they discuss Ross’ role in expanding Panorama’s global presence, once the leading developer and marketer of software products for OLAP and BI in the Israeli market.
Thursday, 12/20
: Women Techmakers & Yael Karov of
Ginger Software
| 3:30 pm PST | 23:30 UTC |
Watch live
|
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Yael Karov is the Founder and CEO of Ginger Software, a service built from Karov’s 20+ years of experience in the field of natural language processing and machine learning that helps users improve their online English language communication. Michal Segalov, Software Engineer in Google Technical Infrastructure, and Dana Gabel, Software Engineer in Google Identity & Knowledge, host Karov in the studio to talk about her successful track record in the commercial launch of innovative products to market.
Watch anytime, anywhere
Didn’t get a chance to tune in live? No worries. All of these sessions, plus the first WTM series are available at our
new WTM home
.
We’re taking techmaker nominations. Share with
+Google Developers
and
@googledevs
who you’d like to see on the next Women Techmakers series. Use hashtag (#WTM) and +mention your favorite maker women.
Phoebe Peronto is an Associate Product Marketing Manager on the Developer Marketing team here at Google. She’s a foodie who has a penchant for traveling, politics, and running. Oh, and of course...Go Cal Bears!
Posted by
Scott Knaster
, Editor
Fridaygram: Lady Ada Lovelace, evolving limbs, ancient labyrinth
Friday, December 14, 2012
By Scott Knaster,
Google Developers Blog
Editor
This week we celebrated the 197th birthday of computing pioneer
Lady Ada Lovelace
with a nifty
Google Doodle
. Among other accomplishments, Ada is credited with publishing the
world's first algorithm
for use with
Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine
.
Coincidentally, also this week we launched the latest episodes in our
Women Techmakers
series on
Google Developers Live
. We're highlighting women who are making big social impacts through their innovations in tech. Please check it out.
In other areas of science this week, researchers in Spain used zebra fish to test an idea about
limbs evolving from fins
. The scientists ramped up the activity of a particular gene, which caused the fish to produce rudimentary limbs instead of fins. This might be an evolutionary clue about where our own arms and legs came from.
Finally, it looks like the mystery of line drawings in the Peruvian desert has been solved, according to Clive Ruggles, who is an archaeoastronomer (which might be the coolest job title ever) and archaeologist Nicholas Saunders.
Ruggles says the drawings are a labyrinth
, and "This labyrinth was meant to be walked, not seen". Well said, and in that spirit, we hope you get out and take a walk of your own this weekend, even if you don’t have an awesome ancient labyrinth nearby.
Each Friday
on this blog we skip our usual developer topics and offer interesting (we hope) stuff that’s not directly related to writing code.
Women Techmakers give back
Monday, December 10, 2012
By Phoebe Peronto, Developer Marketing
Our
Women Techmakers
series is back for round two on
Google Developers Live
(GDL)! In the spirit of the holidays, hosts Megan Smith of Google[x], Lacy Caruthers (
Google Giving
), Angela Lin (
YouTube EDU
), and Pavni Diwanji (
Google+
), sit down with women who are using their technical backgrounds to effect social change and make an impact. Join us in-studio Tuesday through Friday of this week at 2:30 pm PST to learn more about how Women Techmakers are giving back in big ways.
Tuesday, 12/11
: WTM & Julie Hanna - Chairwoman,
Kiva.org
| 2:30 pm PST | 22:30 UTC |
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
As a repeat entrepreneur, chairwoman of
Kiva
, startup and venture advisor, and angel investor, Julie Hanna knows about giving back. Her work at Kiva, a crowdfunding pioneer leading the micro-lending marketplace, has been integral in touching over 800,000 low-income entrepreneurs in over 60 countries, adding up to more than $350M loans delivered. Radhika Malpani and Anita Yuen of
Google.org
dive into Julie’s experience using her technical skills to make social change.
Wednesday, 12/12
: WTM & Jennifer Pahlka -
Code for America
| 2:30 pm PST | 22:30 UTC |
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
Code for America
is a new kind of public service. Join hosts Chris DiBona and Lacy Caruthers in the GDL studio, as they sit down with Code for America founder and executive director Jennifer Pahlka to discuss how she is working on the technical side with web professionals and cities nationwide to promote public service and reboot government.
Thursday, 12/13
: WTM & Sasha Laundy -
Codecademy
| 2:30 pm PST | 22:30 UTC |
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
Codecademy
makes learning code easy and collaborative. From Women Who Code and Codecademy, Sasha Laundy joins Bridgette Sexton of
Google Ventures
and Angela Lin for a discussion of how Codecademy makes learning code interactive, iterative, and fun. More minds are better than one!
Friday, 12/14
: WTM & Kim Polese -
ClearStreet Inc.
, Sun Microsystems | 2:30 pm PST | 22:30 UTC |
Watch live
|
Add to calendar
ClearStreet Inc.
, a social finance startup, is focused on helping people eliminate debt and achieve long-term financial health. Chairwoman and original Java Project Manager at Sun, Kim Polese, speaks with Megan Smith and Pavni Diwanji about her experience as a leading Silicon Valley entrepreneur and technology executive, and how her work with ClearStreet is impacting users’ daily lives.
Catch up on the
first WTM series
while you're getting ready for this week's lineup. Visit the
Google+ events to RSVP
, add the episodes to your Google calendar, tune in live on
GDL
, and
ask questions
of our on-air guests. And, most importantly, become part of the conversation by hashtagging #WTM posts on Google+.
Watch Women Techmakers any time by visiting us at
our new home
. Tune in live, view archived episodes, and check out upcoming content.
Phoebe Peronto is an Associate Product Marketing Manager on the Developer Marketing team here at Google. She’s a foodie who has a penchant for traveling, politics, and running. Oh, and of course...Go Cal Bears!
Posted by
Scott Knaster
, Editor
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