Last Saturday I had the pleasure of volunteering at "Girls Do Hack" at Chicago's Alder Planeterium. This was the first time the planetarium held the all day event, which was created to help expose high school age girls to fields in STEM and empower those involved to share their STEM expertise. The girls began their day … Continue reading How We Can Help Girls Get Into Stem
I'm sure I'm like everyone else that woke up confused because Facebook was messing up! If you can't post to Facebook this morning, you're not alone and judging by social media it's down in several other countries. When trying to post a status or even like a post an error message pops up. This isn't just on … Continue reading Facebook Has A Case of the Mondays
via If you live in Chicago you've probably heard the screams lately about women in tech, if not check out this article. From that article a fury of responses rumbled about what women should be doing and why we aren't viewed as a large contributor to tech. (Even I had to respond to that … Continue reading Chicago Women in Tech Are Still Buzzing….
via Hulu Two weeks ago Amos Winbush III, CEO and founder of CyberSynchs, was on a show on ABC called "Secret Millionaire" (see above if you missed it). Secret Millionaire follows a successful business person for one week as they leave their lavish lifestyles, conceal their true identities, and go to live and volunteer in a poverty … Continue reading Do YOU Give Back?
via If you live in Chicago and are part of the tech scene then you probably read Katherine Raz's op ed piece for Crain's last week. I've read and re-read (probably about 20 times) to really dig deep into what Raz was saying. A lot of people jumped down her throat immediately saying she was … Continue reading Women in Tech ARE Here: My Response to Katherine Raz’s Op-Ed
Deena McKay 