Network and hustle: the key skills for women in technology 

The technology sector is burgeoning, so if women really want to be at the seat of power in the future, it’s a space they need to break into.

We assembled a panel of leading women in tech to take part in a live Q&A to discuss what we need to do to increase female representation in the sector. Here’s a roundup of some of the best advice they shared.

Very much liking this Kickstarter project: Detective Dot

Detective Dot is a story about a mischievous 8 year old coder with a special power – everyday objects come to life around her! From a memory chip with amnesia, to a football with an overinflated ego, these objects have big questions about who they are and where they came from.

Tech- savvy Dot uses computer science to solve problems, and encourages kids to ask ‘who made this?’, ‘where does this come from?’ and ‘what impact does this have on our world?’

  • Our hardcopy and digital books are for kids aged 7-9
  • We’re also making curriculum materials for teachers

Travelling around the world, from Indian tea fields, cotton crops in Uzbekistan (t-shirts), copper mines in Uganda (microchips) and swanky Silicon Valley offices, join Dot and her gang as they uncover the world, one household object at a time.