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K. Tempest Bradford is a speculative fiction author, tech writer, and blogger. Bradford's speculative fiction has been published in Strange Horizons, and the Federations anthology among others. In addition she is a gadget reviewer, specialising in mobile technology, for Digital Trends and Black Enterprise; and an anti-racist and anti-sexist activist. Read more…


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Organization for Transformative Works | AdaCamp | WoMoz | WikiWomenCamp 2012 | Anarchafeminist Hackerhive | more organizations and more events…

Organizations and events supporting girls and younger geek women
Go Girl, Go for IT | Digital Divas | So you think you can Engineer? | Girls' Programming Network | MIT Women's Initiative | more organizations and more events…

Issues
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  • Lena Söderberg's photograph is an image from the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine. A crop of the image is often used in image processing experiments. While it is a non-explicit image, it is a sexualized one.
  • The Python and PyStar workshops are short introductory programming workshops in Python focussed on women. They are similar to the RailsBridge events in the Ruby community.
  • Boyfriend-transmitted geekdom is an issue for women in geekdom where, if they happen to have been introduced to a geek skill, geek interest, or geek community by a former or current male partner they are always viewed as an impostor geek.


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