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Réflexion sur l’entrepreneurship au Nouveau-Brunswick
Note again: With apologies to non-French readers, this is another exercise in French. If any of my former students or IT colleagues read the final paragraph of this post and think I am referring to them as “old students”, “anciens” … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing French
Tagged Accreon, Bulletproof Solutions, business, Caris, CyberPsyc, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, français, French, ICT, innovation, inspiration, IT, New Brunswick, perseverance, Populus Global Solutions, PQA Testing, private sector, public sector, Q1Labs, Radian6, Remsoft, UNB
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Girl Scouts, video games, and women in IT history
‘Women in IT’ is back in the news. Girl Scouts in Los Angeles can now work towards a new merit badge in video game development. They’re the first Girl Scout (Guide) chapter to introduce this, developed in conjunction with WIGI … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged Ada Lovelace, business, CyberGirlz, Girl Guides, Girl Scouts, Grace Hopper, ICT, inspiration, IT, Maria Klawe, women, women in IT
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Outsourcing, the IT industry, and talk-show radio
Why is it that I have to keep being reminded – over and over again – that much of what we read or hear in the media is missing context. Why is it that I continue, year after year, to … Continue reading
Science, technology, girls and the media
Let’s start with STEM. What comes to mind? Plant stems? Long-stemmed roses (or tulips)? Stemware? Stem cells? For those of us who are immersed in the world of science and technology, STEM has a different meaning; it stands for Science, Technology, … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged careers, drawing, girls, Globe and Mail, ICT, industry, innovation, IT, jobs, media, post secondary education, science and technology, shortages, STEM, women, young women
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Where are all the girls in ICT – and why does it matter?
As I ran along our local trail this morning, re-establishing some semblance of a running schedule, I noticed that our town’s trail and landscape maintenance crews were out in full force and that most of the maintenance “men” were young women. … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women
Tagged business, computers, ICT, IT, technology, trades, women, workplace shortages
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