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vLadies is an amazing movement in the #vCommunity. In this episode, we have the privilege to talk to some amazing members of the movement to find out what it’s all about, and what we can do as a community to help.
Note: Some audio distortion was found in editing and is being dealt with so please forgive us.
Topics discussed:
- vLadies Group Intro
- Issues Women face in Tech
- Wage Gap
- personal experiences
- How can we be better allies?
- Ladies in tech are not Secretaries or Assistants. Don’t ask them to handle tasks like note taking, or scheduling, or food/coffee procurement. Treat the ladies as equals
- Listen more and talk less
- Think before you speak
- Understand your Audience
- Don’t assume a lone lady joining a group is lost
- Ensure the ladies in your group are welcomed/offered to speak/present
- How can the job market be better?
- Encourage Ladies in tech to put forth a best effort despite lacking certain skills
- Encourage/Remind all to leverage the community/their network to find opportunities
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://twitter.com/vExpert/status/1316060274776920064
- https://www.vmware.com/radius/vmwares-culture-built-epic2-values/
- https://itr-it-reality.zencast.website/episodes/30
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64941/meet-woman-behind-apollo-project
- https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Yaddle
- https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/223415/dirt-pudding/
91 episodes
Manage episode 278664678 series 2658311
vLadies is an amazing movement in the #vCommunity. In this episode, we have the privilege to talk to some amazing members of the movement to find out what it’s all about, and what we can do as a community to help.
Note: Some audio distortion was found in editing and is being dealt with so please forgive us.
Topics discussed:
- vLadies Group Intro
- Issues Women face in Tech
- Wage Gap
- personal experiences
- How can we be better allies?
- Ladies in tech are not Secretaries or Assistants. Don’t ask them to handle tasks like note taking, or scheduling, or food/coffee procurement. Treat the ladies as equals
- Listen more and talk less
- Think before you speak
- Understand your Audience
- Don’t assume a lone lady joining a group is lost
- Ensure the ladies in your group are welcomed/offered to speak/present
- How can the job market be better?
- Encourage Ladies in tech to put forth a best effort despite lacking certain skills
- Encourage/Remind all to leverage the community/their network to find opportunities
Links mentioned in this episode:
- https://twitter.com/vExpert/status/1316060274776920064
- https://www.vmware.com/radius/vmwares-culture-built-epic2-values/
- https://itr-it-reality.zencast.website/episodes/30
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64941/meet-woman-behind-apollo-project
- https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Yaddle
- https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/223415/dirt-pudding/
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