Sarah Taraporewalla’s Technical Ramblings

I was going to start this series off talking about filters and the way that connections are made in your brain, but after hearing about the lap dances at the Taiwan Yahoo! Hack Day, I thought I might begin with addressing the issue of low attendance at conferences.
I think one of the biggest concerns that [...]

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to attend JAOO, an awesome conference for software developers, architects and PMs, for one day. How did I get to? Well, a few weeks before the conference, the organisers (Trifork) noticed that while conferences usually have around 5-10% women attend (and that is considered good), JAOO only [...]

After a few days of introspection, I have finally decided to post about my reactions to the now infamous “Perform like a p0rn star” presentation and it’s aftermath.
The Presentation Itself
Looking at the presentation online, without having attended the conference, may exclude me from commenting fairly, but I just think “why”; as in, I don’t get [...]

Recent psychology research into how a role model impacts careers indicates that women need female role models more than men need male role models. This research highlights the need for female role models in the IT industry in order to positively impact the careers of the few women in it, and also attract more women [...]

There is no denying that finding a women working in the field of information technology is a rare occurrence. At my current client, I have only seen 1 women in a sea of male developers; it was a similar story at my previous client. Luckily for me and my kind, ThoughtWorks wants to change this.
I find [...]

I came across an article the other day about ten easy ways to attract women to free software projects. I am not quite sure what to make of it. All the suggestions seem to me to be very obvious. Is this because I am in the demographic they are trying to target, or is it [...]