Results for: meet up
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Remembering Badass Astronomer Vera Rubin, And Other Stories
Did you know that the word “scientist” was specifically coined to be gender neutral?
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What Data Dumps Are Doing to Journalism
Got information that’s significant to the public? Here’s why you should leak to a journalist and not a faceless mob.
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Should You Share This News On Social Media?
While I do agree that our social media platforms and our technology sector need to combat the problem with every algorithm it can muster, I also believe that we as individuals can work faster (and more morally) than companies.
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6 Strategies For Reluctantly Talking to Men in Your Male-Dominated Workplace
Follow my advice and you’ll be well on your way to making apolitical small talk, scoring points for “likeability,” and building career-necessary rapport with 75+% of male coworkers!
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Drawn to Comics: Six Spooky and Fun Comics Perfect for an All-Ages Queer Halloween
Halloween is a great time for queer people. We get to explore weird stuff, we get to dress however we want, we get to try new things. We also get to tell stories. We get to tell stories that show just how weird and different and, yes, sometimes creepy, our worlds and our lives and our selves are.
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Lesbians Who Tech’s San Francisco Summit Showed Me I’m Not Alone
I felt wave after wave of “I’m not the ONLY ONE. I’m not alone in this industry. There are others like me who go through the same struggles to be accepted in the workplace.”
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: Pumpkin Spice Chemophobia And Men Calling Out Men
Also: 3D printed clitoris models, algae fuel, and scholarship opportunities.
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10 STEAMy Instagram Accounts To Tantalize Your Brain
Refresh your feed with these science and technology inspired Instagram accounts and make your brain grow three sizes!
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Notes from a Queer Engineer: What “Ghostbusters” Gets Right About Women in STEM
With the release of Ghostbusters, I feel like Hollywood is finally reaching the point of fluency when it comes to representations of women in STEM.
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Drawn to Comics: Space Battle Lunchtime is the Cutest Cooking Comic in the Galaxy
At one point in issue #1, Peony and the comic were so cute I literally cried. Good job, Natalie Riess.
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Drawn to Comics: DC Comics Bombshells Brings Queer Women-Led History
Don’t let its historical setting fool you; DC Comics Bombshells is giving us a preview of what the future can be for female characters’ roles in superhero comics.
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4 Types of Tech Toys That Are Analog, Too
I think the analog-digital tension is pretty common in our generation. I found a couple of things to ease that tension — tools and toys that satisfy the need for both physical and cyberspace.
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Notes From A Queer Engineer: STEM Link Roundup
Bacteria paintings, bravery vs. perfection, and drag depictions of famous scientists singing that song from Wicked that they did on Glee.
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Drawn to Comics: Support the ChaosLife Kickstarter if You Love Cats, Comics, and Agender Folks
ChaosLife is a hilarious, beautifully drawn, super well-written comic that touches on so many things that queer people (and cat owners) experience on a daily basis. I love this comic and I know you will too!
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Here’s What Lesbians Who Tech In Berlin Was Like (It Was Awesome)
As a Software Engineer who relocated from the bay area to Zürich, Switzerland, I was super excited to see Lesbians Who Tech coming to Europe and immediately grabbed a ticket.
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This Matters: ProtonMail Offers Top-Notch Email Security
This email service, created by CERN and MIT scientists and based entirely in Switzerland, uses a combination of end-to-end encryption and Swiss law to protect its users’ information.
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5 Apps to Make Your Super Bowl Experience More Feminist Friendly
From beer to puppies to feminist sports reporters, these five apps will make watching the Super Bowl way more fun.
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Drawn to Comics: Peritale is Your New Fave Fairy Tale and Xena’s Coming to Comics!
Get into the plucky would-be fairy godmother of Peritale and learn all about the (hopefully gay) new Xena comic!
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Drawn to Comics: Balderdash! Is the Best Webcomic About Cake and Witches Around
This whole comic about two witches trying to find themselves is told with such a profound hope kindness. It lifts your spirit and makes your heart swell.
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Drawn to Comics: Catching Up With the Lumberjanes (and Mermaids)!
While I’ve been busy writing about the Autostraddle Comic Awards and what comics you should buy for the holidays, an entire Lumberjanes storyline happened!