Episode 197: Women in Tech with Gen Ashley

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Gen Ashley talks with us about Coed:Code, Meetup Groups, and other efforts she is a part of to help encourage and support women, non-binary people, & allies in technology, and ways we can be more inclusive at conferences and in general.

Recording date: July 22, 2022

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Gen Ashley @CoderInHeels

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Timejumps

  • 00:49 Coming late to a project
  • 02:49 Guest introduction
  • 06:11 What got you interested in supporting women in tech?
  • 10:37 What is Coed:Code?
  • 11:35 Sponsor: Nrwl
  • 12:06 Using Meetup.com to organize
  • 14:41 What progress are you seeing? What impediments?
  • 18:42 What can we do to be more inclusive?
  • 27:49 Sponsor: Ag Grid
  • 28:46 How can we encourage more women to be speakers at conferences?
  • 33:35 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.

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