Open thread: A video for the sexist gamer dudes
The line around 3:14 made me laugh, so I’m embedding this video right here: The Border House blog has a transcript, if you are so inclined. This is intended as an open thread, where you can talk not...
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Applications to attend the Ada Initiative’s AdaCamp DC close today. AdaCamp DC is a 150-200 person unconference in Washington, D.C. on July 10-11, 2012, focused on the subject of “women in open...
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Work-Life Hits the Front Page of the NYTimes Sunday Business Section-Why It Matters | work+life fit, inc.: “The placement [of the article] and the [accompanying] picture represent noteworthy and...
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WikiWomen Unite! | Wikimedia: “Are you a woman who edits or is active in the Wikimedia community? Or do you want to contribute to Wikipedia, but you just aren’t sure how to get started? WikiWomen from...
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! | Free Software Foundation: “This Ada Lovelace Day, you can help to raise the profile of women in free software by nominating a woman for the Free Software Awards. Each year,...
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Daughter wins with Geek Dad who hacks video game gender pronouns
Michael Chabon, in “Manhood for Amateurs”, writes an essay telling the story of being at the supermarket with his child, feeling quite run-down and barely hanging on, with his toddler in tow on a...
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The 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech: “We were truly blown away by the number of young, successful women in the tech industry. These women hold a variety of roles in the industry: founder,...
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“If I Can’t Have a Hugo Fan Award, Then No One Can!”: “This campaign to dismantle the Hugo Fan Awards lest they fall into enemy fans is not just toxic, selfish and reprehensible, it is an attempt to...
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Breaking news: the gamer community is broken
[CW: verbal abuse and massive online harassment directed at women] In case you missed it, there’s a war on against women in games. Trolls and/or misogynists (when the two groups are observationally...
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do ALL things! arts, tech, and not having to choose just one as a young girl
This is a guest post by creatrix tiara | edited for geek feminism from original posts on tumblr and medium. Creatrix Tiara works with creative arts & media productions, community cultural...
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