The barrier to learning how to program has been reduced to a computer and an Internet connection. By Martha Kelly Girdler (Software Engineer, Etsy) Initially, I didn’t think of programming as a way of expressing myself. The best analogy I can think of is learning to...
90 days later, we go back out into the real world, egos in check, building code of consequence, and destroying stereotypes. By Martha Kelly Girdler (Alumnus, Hacker School) I’m sitting in a cafe in Brooklyn, exhausted, disoriented, and happy. I’m thinking to myself,...
I’m afraid that women may fall into the trap of thinking that it is harder than it actually is and thus approach it with an expectation that they can only scratch the surface and cannot go deeper. By Jane Wang (Hacker, Hacker School) Why you ask? David Albert, a...
When you’re assessing a space (virtual or otherwise) that you’re interested in being part of, one of the things you look for is evidence of other women’s presence. That’s not the only thing you look for but it matters. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) I‘ve...
Etsy wants to hire 20 women engineers, starts by providing scholarships to Hacker School for women. By Marc Hedlund (VP Engineering, Etsy) Today, in conjunction with Hacker School, Etsy is announcing a new scholarship and sponsorship program for women in technology:...