Welcome to the GirlCodeCast Podcast: In this episode, we speak to one of the GirlCode volunteers. Portia van der berg joined the GirlCode team after stepping in as a Judge at the 2016 GirlCode hackathon. She is currently employed at Entelect as the head of communications and public relations. [iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” […]
Tech is a highly male dominated industry and because of this, women tend to feel like they can’t or shouldn’t get involved in this career path. This is of course not true. Who wrote the code that put a man on the moon? Computer scientist and systems engineer Margaret Hamilton. So if she was doing […]
Welcome to our very first GirlCodeCast Podcast where we tackle different topics in the IT space and specifically topics around women. In this episode, we speak to the GirlCode founders: Zandile Keebine (Chairwoman), Jeanette Theu (Vice Chairwoman) and Tinyiko Simbine(Chief Financial Officer). Today we take a look behind the curtains to discover how three females from […]
By: Aziwe Tobun It’s no secret that IT is a white male dominated industry but as woman that should never be the factor of intimidation, bust out of the box and be a rose amongst the thorns if you have to. You will definitely feel proud of the impact you have on others and inspiration […]
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My name is Lebogang Madise and I’ve recently started redefining my role in the tech-space to be more focused. I started off with developing apps targeting devices that run on the Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 platform where I acquired knowledge and skills that can be used in executing any software development project. My primary […]
This week, we will be profiling the extraordinary woman behind Africa Teen Geeks. Recently named Innov8tiv’s Top 50 Visionary Women in #Tech To Watch in 2017. Lindiwe Mashini is a trail blazer when it comes to the tech space. 1.Tell us more about yourself and how you got into tech? I actually have a business degree. I have […]
After winning the first hackathon that I had participated in, I thought it would be good to share some thoughts on how exactly my team achieved the feat. And no mean feat it was! This being my first hackathon, I had no experience going in, except from the general advice I write on my blog […]
I don’t smoke. I don’t drink coffee. I’m female. Throw in the colour of my skin and then it gets REALLY interesting! But that’s a story for another day. I have been a developer for 4 years now and I recently joined my 4th company since I started working. (I spent 2 years 5 months […]
1. Tell us more about yourself and how you got into tech? It’s actually a funny story because unlike a lot of people who are in the tech industry, I didn’t follow a traditional path. I come from an accounting background and the only time tech and what I did intersect was when I was […]
Tell us more about yourself and how you got into tech? My journey with Technology started many years ago in the era of chatrooms like the Hotmail and yahoo. There wasn’t this type of sophistication we have today like Facebook live, twitter and whatsapp. I started working as a secretary in an IT firm in […]
Men have long dominated the ICT industry, however the growing number of women getting into tech and holding leadership positions can’t be ignored. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Women’s Charter, we also want to acknowledge the many women who are paving the way for future generations. 60. Sinah Legong, General Manager: Geekulcha […]
To the girls in my engineering classes, While it is my intention in every other interaction I share with you to treat you as my peer, let me deflect from that to say that you and I are in fact unequal. Sure, we are in the same program or some of you same classes even, […]
In our earlier blog ‘Pay It Forward: Female Tech Mentors Needed’ we discussed that there are many barriers women have to face to enter into the male dominated ICT environment. It is even harder and more daunting for a female entrepreneur striving to get her share of the market. What is holding us back as women? From our […]
This week we had a chat with woman extraordinaire Baratang Miya, co-founder of GirlHype. 1.Before we get into it, how about you tell us more about yourself and how you got into tech? I am a passionate self-taught Coder. I was introduced to coding by a young man who use to work at an internet shop. […]
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by: Zandile Keebine In the midst of all the inequalities, the lack of credibility in our government, the high unemployment rate, and the threat of our economy being reduced to junk status. There has never been a more opportune time to rise up as the youth and take ownership of not only our future but […]
