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Stand Up. Be Counted. Be Heard. Be Paid.

Posted 03 August 2009 | By Francine McKenna | Categories: Technically Women, Women and conferences | 3 Comments

It’s been a couple of weeks since The Speakers Group (TSG) put out a Top Ten Speakers for Social Media list, now retitled “Social Media Speakers: 10 to Know.”
Publishing the list brought TSG, perhaps, some totally unexpected controversy. The list contained only men’s names. In my, albeit limited, experience on the social media conference circuit, [...]

Categorically, Unabashedly, Technically A Woman

Posted 22 June 2009 | By Francine McKenna | Categories: History, Technically Women | No Comments

When the idea for a blog sourced and curated by women in technical careers came up, after a very successful group post in ZDNet instigated and inspired by Dennis Howlett, I jumped on board right away.
First, it was an interesting and accomplished group I would be collaborating with.
Second, it seemed the right [...]