Ask HN: ISO Women in Tech

4 points by kreeWall 7y ago ↗ HN

Hello fellow women in tech! I've been struggling lately with the lack of representation in our field - are you a woman in tech? Can you share your experiences, wisdom, struggles and solutions to being "rare" in this field? Why do you think there are very few women in tech and what can we do to encourage more young women to enter STEM fields?

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tlb 7y ago ↗

There is an active community at https://leap.ycombinator.com/

kreeWall 7y ago ↗

Thanks for sharing - I didn't know this was a thing!

sarah123ed 7y ago ↗

Strong, adept hackers in movies -- SciFi, dramas, and otherwise -- who just happen to be female.

Regardsyjc 7y ago ↗

If you're looking for more women in tech communities, there's a number of Facebook groups like Female founders community, Tech Ladies, Women in AR/VR, and more. Leap is an amazing community too.

There's also meetups in nyc at least like Women Who Code or Pyladies.

The Grace Hopper conference is dedicated to women in tech.

LTladyengineer 7y ago ↗

This is where I find most women though they vary in experience and expertise. What type of ladies are you looking for OP?