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At this time last year we were gearing up for #IWDTO 2020.
Follow this thread for a walk down 5 years of #IWDTO.
2015 - a visit from @clarissa to the #DevTO stage
Find mentors
Ask for things & get out there
Seize the opportunities
Follow this thread for a walk down 5 years of #IWDTO.
2015 - a visit from @clarissa to the #DevTO stage
Find mentors Ask for things & get out there Seize the opportunities
Sharing memories from the last 5 years of #IWDTO starting with this first squad that shared the first stage at @achieverstech:
@jensimmons @clarissa @geekigirl and our host @verynichey
@jensimmons @clarissa @geekigirl and our host @verynichey
Here’s some sage 5 year old advice from @clarissa: “Yes I can do that if...”
#IWDTO
https://twitter.com/DevTO/status/575102254497271808?s=20 https://twitter.com/devto/status/575102254497271808
#IWDTO
https://twitter.com/DevTO/status/575102254497271808?s=20 https://twitter.com/devto/status/575102254497271808
Next up in our walk down memory lane is @geekigirl in 2015 with a story of how she got into tech.
look for a boss that supports you
chart your own path; fashion blogger working in tech? Yes you can
get involved in the community, find your squad
look for a boss that supports you chart your own path; fashion blogger working in tech? Yes you can get involved in the community, find your squad
Still the youngest attendee ever to #IWDTO: today probably around a 5 year old! How time flies.
https://twitter.com/devto/status/707928001456021506?s=21 https://twitter.com/devto/status/707928001456021506
https://twitter.com/devto/status/707928001456021506?s=21 https://twitter.com/devto/status/707928001456021506
One of our guests at the first #IWDTO @AdrienneRM did a way better job at promoting and live tweeting the event than we did.
There was only 1 option.
We needed @AdrienneRM for 2016. More to come on this as we relive 5 years worth of #IWDTO content.
There was only 1 option.
We needed @AdrienneRM for 2016. More to come on this as we relive 5 years worth of #IWDTO content.
Also in 2015 @jensimmons visited us in Toronto and shared her story getting into tech
1983 engineering camp teachers had 5 women, 4 men & 3 PoCs. So how did we get here?
before tech, she was in theater
we can’t just focus on “the pipeline”
1983 engineering camp teachers had 5 women, 4 men & 3 PoCs. So how did we get here? before tech, she was in theater we can’t just focus on “the pipeline”
One of our #IWDTO traditions was picking up our speakers who flew in on the weekend and breaking bread together the evening before the event. Here we're picking up
@jensimmons on a Sunday afternoon before our 1st event
https://twitter.com/HenriHelvetica/status/574664079194763264?s=20
@jensimmons on a Sunday afternoon before our 1st event
https://twitter.com/HenriHelvetica/status/574664079194763264?s=20
A call to action from our 2015 squad!
@geekigirl: do things that frighten you
@clarissa: ask for that opportunity, you never know when someone will say yes
@jensimmons: let’s fix this
#IWDTO
@geekigirl: do things that frighten you @clarissa: ask for that opportunity, you never know when someone will say yes @jensimmons: let’s fix this#IWDTO
During the 2015 Q&A session someone asked a really important question about motherhood and society pressures on women specifically:
25 minutes to watch right here
#IWDTO
25 minutes to watch right here
#IWDTO
