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Calling Women – IdleWomen.org
A new project to be started in St Helens, Merseyside, England, is looking for women with skills in construction, site-specific … More
Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Colorlines
This article discusses the 2018 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Five women are nominated … More
Women in Sound: Addressing the Music Industry’s Gender Gap – The Conversation
This article discusses the origin of the gender gap in the sound industry. The organization Women in Sound Women on … More
Sounding the Feminists: Promoting Creative Female Musicians – The Irish Times
This article presents the Irish initiative Sounding the Feminists, which aims at promoting and publicizing the creative work of female … More
The Google Engineer’s Memo Shows the Stereotypes that Keep Women Out of STEM – Vox
This article discusses the memo written by the Google engineer James Damore criticizing the company’s diversity programs. The article talks … More
Sorry, Google Memo Man: Women Were in Tech Long Before You – The Guardian
This article counter-argues the controversial manifesto written by James Damore on women in tech role by giving historical evidence that … More
Approaching Feminism as a Male Data Scientist – WIMIR
This blog post, written by WiMIR mentor Ryan Groves, who is co-founder of Melodrive, talks about disadvantages for women in … More
How Ableton pushes women forward in music tech – ElectronicBeats.net
The Berlin-based music technology company Ableton is putting an effort in promoting diversity in music. This year’s edition of Ableton’s … More
‘She’s been life changing’: Why female mentors matter in tech – TheGuardian.com
This article discusses the benefits for women of finding a mentor in tech, and digs into three examples of mentors … More