Code Like A Girl

Have a little fun this Halloween and create a spooky text adventure in Python! Eliza has a full guide for you! Happy Halloween! https://lnkd.in/gJ-zh3Gc

Are we using AI all wrong? Writer Kim Doyal asks a question that hits every builder, creator, and leader right now: “If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.” Kim explores how we’ve quietly traded manual exhaustion for AI-assisted exhaustion and what it might look like to build slower, smaller, and more intentionally in this new era. 👉 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gBWRRTwG #AI #WomenInTech #CreatorEconomy #DigitalSustainability #Leadership #CodeLikeAGirl

🗞️For my first article on Code Like A Girl, I extended the "Advancing data maturity" series, and also the last post on this, to talk about the difference between .ipynb and .py and some limitations. Reproducibility, Testing CI/CD pipelines, version control in notebooks, and running .pytest. 👩🏽💻 #data #pipelines #dataengineering #CI #CD #python You can read it here👇🏾

When women’s rights erode, democracy follows. Michelle Redfern’s latest piece on Code Like a Girl is one every leader should read. She names what many are afraid to: authoritarian creep is already chilling workplace gender equity, silencing DEI, and rolling back women’s rights. It's already showing up in hiring freezes, cancelled programs, and fear in boardrooms. But there is a path forward. Michelle outlines three levels of action for organisations, leaders, and individuals that remind us courage isn’t about fearlessness, it’s about protection and persistence. Read and share this one. Because resisting the creep starts with refusing to stay silent. https://lnkd.in/g9VEytJd

Side quests aren’t just hobbies; they’re creativity engines. In Katrina Watson's new story, The Magic of Side Quests, she explores how small, playful projects can reignite curiosity, boost confidence, and even make you better at your day job. Whether it’s coding, crafting, or building something entirely new, side projects remind us that learning can be fun again. What’s your current side quest? https://lnkd.in/gVj6g_bU

Google just shut down its Women Techmakers program. They have erased years of community work, videos, and visibility built by women around the world. They’ve handed it off to a nonprofit, but for many, it feels like a door closed. Another signal that when politics or profits shift, programs for women in tech are often the first to go. This is precisely why independent communities like Code Like a Girl matter. Because our support doesn’t vanish with a reorg. Because we remember what others erase. Because our voices and our stories don’t need permission to exist. Code Like A Girl Substack: https://lnkd.in/g8dpEWg2 Code Like A Girl Medium: https://code.likeagirl.io/

We’ve all heard it: “Just keep your head down and work.” But for many women in tech, that advice quietly kills careers. You can master the code, meet every deadline, and still get overlooked. Not because your work isn’t good, but because you haven’t learned the one skill that can’t be automated: emotional intelligence. Colette Molteni shows how feedback, empathy, and self-awareness can move your career forward faster than technical perfection ever will. It’s a powerful reminder that in today’s tech world, EQ is your real edge. https://lnkd.in/gvsnC4fs

AI isn’t just replacing entry-level jobs. It’s erasing the training ground where people learn how to think. You can automate efficiency. You can’t automate experience. https://lnkd.in/gmnHvWcV

So let me get this straight... Women get paid 81c to every dollar a man makes resulting in almost a million dollars lost during their life time. 15% of women are laid off during maternity leave https://lnkd.in/en_kMiwY 80% of women have faced age related discrimination at work (women are never "the right" age for work) BUT Women are responsible for 75% to 80% of consumer spending through purchasing power or influence (amounting to about $1.2 trillion in 2023) By 2028, women are slated to control 75% of all discretionary spending as well So - the above is not meant to frustrate, it is meant to activate. Women are far from weak here. In a capitalistic society we actually hold most of the cards to push companies to do better. Just something to chew on this Tuesday morning....

We’d never design software with a single point of failure. So why do so many businesses run that way? Neela Singh writes about the “hero ops” mindset that rewards people for being indispensable, even when that’s exactly what keeps the company fragile. “If the number of people who can disappear for 10 days and have things run just fine is less than three, you don’t have a business. You have a hostage situation.” This one hits hard for every startup, team lead, or ops manager who’s ever thought “things would fall apart without me.” It’s time to replace hero culture with healthy systems. https://lnkd.in/gbYsKjUZ