Ada Lovelace Day
Another Ada Lovelace Day, another blog post (see 2010 , 2009 ). This year, I'm going with a topical woman in technology from the lovely DevChix community. I'm not sure if she'd want to be named; but she stood up and asked for an apology after a male speaker made a sexist joke at a major tech conference (JavaOne) recently . She also made sure the organisers heard about it, and they apologised and will follow up with the speaker's company. But in some quarters she's been criticised for making men in the audience uncomfortable - but she's still an inspiration. It's depressing that these things are still happening (and that the joke reportedly got a good laugh). But raising awareness helps others understand that such incidents are offputting to women in technology The lovely ladies at GeekFeminism provide great resources - they too should be celebrated today.