Dame Stephanie
Title: (Tickle, 2017) date: 2023-04-05 type: reference project:@tickleDameStephanieShirley2017
tags:: #source #sexism #computing projects:@tickleDameStephanieShirley2017
Reference¶
Tickle, L. 2017 Dame Stephanie Shirley: ‘we were part of a crusade to get women into business’.. The Guardian 8 March, .
Summary & Key Take Aways¶
A short article discussing Dame Stephanie Shirley who started a freelance programming buisiness in the 1960s using the alias Steve to gain credibility. She employed a large number of programmers the vast majority being women. It's facinating seeing how she described the work envirnment since computer science is commonly known as toxic and to hear about a female dominated staff being friendly and helpful is amazing and hope inspiring as a woman in computer science.