PEOPLE - Women In Tech: We're Init(Together)

Recently I had the pleasure of connecting with other women in tech across Southern California: young women just starting to think about their careers and women who are looking to make a change. After all the negativity related to women in tech in the media lately it was refreshing to see both new and familiar faces and everyone in high spirits. I led the class at General Assembly, "Women in Tech: Intro to LA Startup Community" and delivered the opening Keynote at the init(together) conference in addition to participating on the Startup panel. There was a lot of overlap between the two groups including their backgrounds and types of questions which made me realize a few things: 1) the idea of creating a tech startup is still very much a new concept to many people and they aren't sure where to begin or find the right resources 2) we aren't doing a good enough job supporting women who want to make a career change into the tech industry 3) we are in desperate need of great mentors.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarabrown/2013/04/16/women-in-tech-were-in