Tag: "technology"

The Broad Experience: Women and Technology

| May 12, 2012 | Comments (0)

In her third podcast of the Broad Experience, a show on women, workplace and success, Ashley Milne-Tyte, a regular contributor to Femme-O-Nomics, explores the lack of women in technology and how it impacts competitiveness and the quality of products.

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TIAW World of Difference 2011 Winner Profile: Maggie Berry

| March 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

Maggie Berry decided to use her strong networking abilities and her interest in connecting and helping individuals succeed to launch her own website called Women in Technology. Through the website, Berry — who is managing director of Women in Technology — aims to increase the numbers of women who are working and succeeding in the UK’s technology industry. Since its launch, the site has become a well-known job board and networking platform for companies to attract more female IT employees.

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Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech – Part III

| October 26, 2011 | Comments (7)
Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech – Part III

The third instalment of the Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech. Did you make the list? Thanks again to our fabulous judges, Whitney Johnson , John Paul Aguiar and Mathew Ingram who unselfishly offered their time because they believed in the importance of highlighting these women.

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Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech – Part II

| October 20, 2011 | Comments (8)
Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech – Part II

The second instalment of the Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech. The list is purely alphabetical. Here is a link to our first 10.
Once again, this feat could not have been accomplished without our fabulous judges, Whitney Johnson , John Paul Aguiar and Mathew Ingram who unselfishly offered their time because they believed in the importance of highlighting these women. Please thank them by following them on Twitter, if you don’t already.

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Q&A with Liz Claman on “3 Days in the Valley”

| October 17, 2011 | Comments (0)
Q&A with Liz Claman on “3 Days in the Valley”

FOX Business Network’s Liz Claman has set off to Silicon Valley for the fourth annual “Three Days in the Valley” summit, an exclusive three-day behind-the-scenes look inside the high-tech business capitol of the world. Claman took time to weigh in on why the “Three Days” are so important—especially to women.

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The 50 Women to Watch in Tech – The First 10

| October 12, 2011 | Comments (15)
The 50 Women to Watch in Tech – The First 10

The list you have all been waiting for…the first instalment of the Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech.

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Why I (Used to) Hate Pink-Collar Startups

Anneke Jong | September 30, 2011 | Comments (1)
Why I (Used to) Hate Pink-Collar Startups

The more I think about why women are underrepresented in tech start-ups, the more I’ve realized: maybe I was frustrated for the wrong reasons. Although I started my rant irritated at female entrepreneurs for the types of companies they weren’t starting, perhaps my frustration really should be directed toward a society that doesn’t always respect “feminine” businesses.

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Entrepreneur in Focus: Waglee.com’s Mandy Gresh

| September 12, 2011 | Comments (0)
Entrepreneur in Focus: Waglee.com’s Mandy Gresh

Mandy Gresh launched Waglee.com in order to foster an online and offline community for dog lovers. She discusses how to avoid being cutesy and the importance design played in honing her message. This video is part of the Tell Me More series by Thinkso Creative, a design and marketing agency in New York City.

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Entrepreneur in Focus: Sharleen Sy of Carddit

| August 30, 2011 | Comments (1)
Entrepreneur in Focus: Sharleen Sy of Carddit

Software entprenreneurs Sharleen Sy and Vernon Lun would regularly meet at coffee shops to discuss industry trends when one day Lun posed a provoking question: If you wanted to buy someone a gift, would you buy a digital rose over a real one? The answer inspired them to launch carddit.

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50 Women to Watch in Tech

| August 4, 2011 | Comments (4)
50 Women to Watch in Tech

Are you a woman silently changing the technology industry from the confines of your cubicle? Perhaps you know of a woman seeking to launch the next big thing from her daily seat at Starbucks? Femmeonomics is thrilled to announce its first list highlighting 50 women to watch in tech. There have been many lists of women to watch in technology recently. Unlike other lists, Femmeonomics plans to highlight the ambitious and creative women flying just under the radar.

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