The next generation of women in tech needs role models
Summary
You enjoy using apps, or helping your friends design their social media pages, or even building simple tools and applications yourself. After all, the history of representation in tech, as in other industries, has often started with people who have an extraordinary level of determination, even a kind of sense of destiny. And should it really be the minimum expectation of any young woman or girl looking to get into tech (or any other sector, for that matter)? And those of us working in tech ourselves need to be role models too: by sharing our experiences with others, showing our vulnerability, and making ourselves available to the next generation of girls and women. And we need to celebrate the trailblazers, from Ada Lovelace, the first programmer, to Annie Easley, who developed the code that led to hybrid-car batteries.