Women in Tech w/ Alexandria
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Women in Tech w/ Alexandria
Sep 9 Originally published at htmlallthethings.com
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What's This One About?
In this episode Matt and Mike sit down with Alexandria to discuss her journey through the tech world. The trio discuss things like different paths to get into tech, how tech differs (advantages and disadvantages) for women in tech, and also talk about being a person of color in tech. If you're interested in unique career paths, workplace diversity, and some straight up tech talk - you're not going to want to miss this episode!
Guest Introduction
Today we’ll be talking to Alex who dove headfirst into the tech world. She is a Cybersecurity major that has taken Tech Twitter by storm. She has a lot of insight into what challenges women and people of color face in the tech community. She also brings some great advice and some ways to use it to push yourself and the entire community forward!
Alexandria's Twitter @AlexandriasTech
Alexandria's Youtube
Alexandria's Twitch
Show Notes
2:30 - Your journey into Tech
6:10 - The challenges you’ve experienced
15:50 - Advantages of being a woman in tech (Intersectionality)
22:40 - Advice for women getting into tech
Key Takeaways
- Bringing intersectionality and diversity to the workplace is a huge benefit for the end product. Getting different perspectives on a problem can bring a more unique and complete solution.
- You don't need to know how to code to enter the tech industry.
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