Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Tech Girls Canada is an organization that advocates for women in STEM in Canada through various programs, advocacy, and events. I stumbled across it by accident in my CivicGeek work, and promptly discovered an amazing organization with fascinating people. Since we know there’s problems with female representation in STEM and related professions, let’s find out what people are doing to solve the problems. Julie Tyios, one of the co-founders, took the time to talk to us!
Back when I researched disposing of e-waste, I was fortunate enough to find out about Cell Phones For Soldiers, which of course went right into CivicGeek.com. Erin McCloskey, who handles communication, introduced me to one of the founders, Robbie Bergquist. Robbie was kind enough to answer some questions so we civic geeks can understand how his organization runs and how we can help.
This week is going to be interview week! I had enormous response to my latest calls for interviews (and more are out there), so this week we’ll meet four new people to learn from, follow, and geek out with!
Additional note, I took a one-week break from Way With Worlds. Work has piled up and I had to do some site maintenance.
Respectfully,
– Steven Savage
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