Women in tech: funny and smart
For far too long, women in technology have been stereotyped as nerdy, serious, and socially awkward. This could not be further from the truth. Women in technology are funny and witty and it’s time to start acknowledging and celebrating that fact.
Covert family ops
Every so often, I will wander downstairs to find my Dad taking a selfie. A really long selfie. Maybe it’s a video, I wonder. He holds the tablet aloft, at the perfect angle to get hundreds of likes on Instagram. He keeps looking at the screen intently for several minutes. How vain can a man […]
Why ‘Gadgette’ doesn’t make me gag
There’s a new tech site for women on the block. You might’ve heard about it already: it’s called Gadgette. Now, Gadgette has been causing a little bit of controversy since it launched. That’s probably putting it lightly. If we’re going to slate a website that specifically targets women, because it targets women, we have a […]
The tantalising power in my thumbs
There are lots of advantages to being a writer, you know. I’m pretty good at explaining things in terms a small child could understand. I’m unlikely to make an unfortunate typo when signing off in an email. (‘Fondle yours’? I think not.) A strongly-worded letter is never too big an ask, even when I’m stressed […]
