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Meet the woman designing RHA’s gorgeous headphones

Mar08
by on March 8, 2019 at 2:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


March 8 is International Women’s Day. To celebrate, TNW is sharing series of profiles highlighting women leaders in the tech industry. Tech has a (completely deserved) reputation for being lopsidedly male-dominated. This is true of all tiers of the industry — from the C-suites calling the shots, to the foot-soldiers who design and build the tools we use. This International Women’s Day, we want to shine a light on these hard-working, code-slinging, CAD-wielding grunts. With that in mind, meet Heather Guyan, a 25-year-old product designer working for Glaswegian audio firm, RHA Technologies. RHA is the crown jewel in the Scottish tech…

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TNW2019 Daily: How to convince your boss to attend our conference

Mar08
by on March 8, 2019 at 2:57 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


There are only 61 days left until our tech conference, everyone! It’s getting busy here at the office, but work can wait because today is International Women’s Day and that calls for a long lunch with my fellow female colleagues. Anyways, let’s get into today’s TNW Conference 2019 highlights! Here’s how to get your boss to buy your TNW2019 ticket While we offer really good discounts to women in tech, developers, and under 30s (for just €149, BTW), not everyone falls under those demographics; and at the end of the day, why even pay for that discount yourself when you can…

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Meet Lady Bits, our new newsletter by women for women

Mar08
by on March 8, 2019 at 2:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, newsletter


Earlier today we tweeted out that we were starting a new newsletter called Lady Bits with no context — that was a mistake, and we’re sorry. We’re actually launching a newsletter by women, for women, highlighting women’s stories, in STEM and beyond. We want this to be a lighthearted and funny way to engage with our readers on a very serious topic — so you can expect in-depth debates as well as bad puns and funny memes. Here’s our inaugural newsletter, which we’re really excited to continue. SURPRISE! This International Women’s Day, we’re launching a brand spanking new newsletter. Welcome…

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How women in health, science, and innovation can collaborate globally

Mar08
by on March 8, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do these names bring to mind? They are women whose pioneering work led the fight against cancer, ground-breaking discoveries about how brain cells live and die, and to the unveiling of the secrets of human memory. They are leaders in innovation, in mechanical engineering, and space exploration. They were among the first women in their classes in medicine, going on to provide health care for the poor, underserved, and neglected. These courageous women broke down norms and survived wars, abuse and gender and racial discrimination.…

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How women in health, science, and innovation can collaborate globally

Mar08
by on March 8, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do these names bring to mind? They are women whose pioneering work led the fight against cancer, ground-breaking discoveries about how brain cells live and die, and to the unveiling of the secrets of human memory. They are leaders in innovation, in mechanical engineering, and space exploration. They were among the first women in their classes in medicine, going on to provide health care for the poor, underserved, and neglected. These courageous women broke down norms and survived wars, abuse and gender and racial discrimination.…

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