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Re: Book: Unlocking the Clubhouse

catehstn — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:05:38 -0000

ha hilarious! :)

Re: Book: Unlocking the Clubhouse

missdk — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:54:43 -0000

Much appreciated! That link is actually from my school :)

Re: Book: Unlocking the Clubhouse

catehstn — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:32:11 -0000

We had a doc, although we didn't really work from it that much, and mostly traded stories from our own lives and observations from the book. I will look at putting something together.

Meanwhile this is a start - http://cs4hs.cs.washington....

Re: Book: Unlocking the Clubhouse

missdk — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:59:14 -0000

What was the discussion groups you did for the book? Do you have any links to the discussion material or curriculum? I'd love to do the same for my uni.

Re: GHC13 – What Are You Going to Do Differently?

catehstn — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:58:57 -0000

Thanks for sharing that, Terri - you're right. I'm trying to be more makery too, and this is another compelling reason.

Re: GHC13 – What Are You Going to Do Differently?

Terri — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:53:15 -0000

A while ago, I realized that while I admire the great women-in-cs work out there, I don't want to be remembered for that: I want to be remembered as a scientist and a maker. So I resolved to spend more of my energy on being awesome.

But that's not new from GHC: what's new from GHC is that I spent more time attending talks by successful women as individuals and less time attending panel talks, and it was really inspiring to me to see scientists and artists and borad members talk. I came away feeling inspired and wanting to be more like the women I saw speak, who seemed to be focusing their energy on things they wanted to do.

What GHC reinforced for me this year is that we need technical women role models as much or maybe even more than we need future ABI advisory board members. So I'm resolving to feel less guilty about turning down women-in-cs opportunities that don't suit me, and resolving to view my pursuit of awesome as a choice that will not only make me happier, but also a way I am aiming for a longer-range impact on technical diversity.

Re: North Korea, July 2013: Day 4

catehstn — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:15:11 -0000

We had Chris, and he drank an inordinate amount!

Re: GHC13 – What Are You Going to Do Differently?

catehstn — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:45:11 -0000

That's awesome - I hope we get to connect next year if you go?

Re: GHC13 – What Are You Going to Do Differently?

KMoz — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 23:51:28 -0000

For me at Grace Hopper this year, I realized that as an older woman in CS, I have a responsibility to show that a career in tech can be a long one - and perhaps I should let the grey hairs show instead of dyeing my hair (once I find a job again, but that's another story). There are many of us, when you look around. We have not all had the careers we thought we would, but we are here.

Re: Three Phases of Technical Women

catehstn — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:44:54 -0000

Someone cheered me up by saying she thought people went back and forth between phase 2 and phase 3 - I think this is a more poetic and beautiful description of that! And I'm sure you will find that other phase :)

Re: Three Phases of Technical Women

meggin_kearney — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:30:37 -0000

You are missing a phase :). Coming full circle: These are women who lost their passion, dropped out, and as they got stronger in life, discovered more about themselves, and their strengths, they come back to that passion, slowly, gradually, kind of fearfully because they got a big knock. These women feel the passion growing at a less rapid pace; theirs is familiar and scary. But they also have knowledge and experience and a strong confidence that enables them to move forward as they go on.

I'm hoping there is even another face after this... the one where I feel real joy in finally realizing that passion that was once there and then was lost.

Re: Why I Hate Budget Airlines

Sandy Kemsley — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 10:56:10 -0000

Get a Nexus card for US/Canada customs (it works both directions) and Pearson should drop off your list of worst airports.

Re: Highs and Lows

kymchiho — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:07:59 -0000

Yes, send me a shout when you're here & maybe I'll still also be here :)

Re: North Korea, July 2013: The Prequel

NedIsakoff — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:54:43 -0000

Acutally Kate, that's not where Kim Il Sung was born. Kim Il Sung was born in Pyongyang. The picture is Mt. Peatku (sp) where Kim Jong Il was supposdly born, but in fact he was born in the USSR.

Re: North Korea, July 2013: Day 4

NedIsakoff — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:49:07 -0000

I heard if you go with Kyoro Group its an older group and less drinking..

Re: North Korea, July 2013: Day 4

NedIsakoff — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:48:22 -0000

I remember you said you went with YPT Tours. Who was your western guide? I had Troy and he was a raving alcholoic..

Re: Highs and Lows

catehstn — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:09:38 -0000

Thanks Kymchi! I'll actually be in KW soon, is that where you are based still? - we should catch up!

Re: Highs and Lows

kymchiho — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:45:47 -0000

Hey Cate, I love this blog entry, its so vividly real, for lack of a better word. You're doing great things by asking the questions and trying to answer them :) Hugs from Canada!

Re: Friends, Allies

Tyler Hoppenfeld — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:28:03 -0000

I’ve become convinced that right now, one of the best ways we wil see progress is to find these guys, and pull them towards the edge, until they are as angry as we sometimes are. Until they see it. Panic.
I'm not sure when it happened, but somehow this is me. I always cared, I always thought it was important, and then somehow... it tipped into real anger. It's not just about my wife and friends: it's about my students that preface every question with "I'm sorry," as though raising their hand in a Q&A session is an imposition. It's about the women I know as peers in STEM fields, many of them brilliant, who's fathers told them that they'd never be good at math. It's about the friends who tell me quietly, like it's something to be ashamed of, that yeah, that is why they are so involved with making campus resources for assault survivors better. And of course, it's also about the stories that turn your stomach because you just don't understand how somebody could do that to their own daughter.

I'm not sure I have a point here, just that I think you're right. Angry is the right response.

Also, your blog is great. Both the parts that address things that suck, and the parts that address things that are awesome. Thanks for writing it!

Re: North Korea, July 2013: Day 3

catehstn — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:13:56 -0000

http://www.catehuston.com/b...

Re: Sydney, One Year On

catehstn — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:13:28 -0000

Thanks.

Re: North Korea, July 2013: Day 3

Jaehyus — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:08:19 -0000

Where is Day 2?

Re: Sydney, One Year On

Katie Alllred — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:38:05 -0000

You are not alone.

Re: Women in Tech: A Primer

catehstn — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:26:09 -0000

Thanks!

Re: Women in Tech: A Primer

catehstn — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:25:08 -0000

Thank you!