Episode three: women and technology

May 5, 2012
Women are avid users of technology, but few of us work in the field. In fact fewer women graduate with computer science degrees today than they did in the '80s. I'm your typical technophobe. Yes, I use technology all the time, but I've never learned how to code and frankly I've always though it's best to leave these things to the experts. 

Listen to this segment to find out why I'm completely wrong, and how any of us can become experts - as well as why it is that tech has been a male-dominated industry for so long. Great guests again this week, from Vivek Wadhwa in Silicon Valley to tech star and founder of Lifehacker Gina Trapani, to my fellow CUNY entrepreneurial journalism fellow Adda Birnir of Skillcrush. 

Episode two: men and equality, women and leadership

In the second episode of The Broad Experience I talk to Catalyst's Mike Otterman and Jeanine Prime about men and equality (hint: the more equitable your relationship, the better your love life). And I meet Tiffany Dufu of The White House Project, who reveals how her childhood led to a career promoting women and girls. We also discuss which qualities make for good leadership. 

Episode one: welcome to The Broad Experience

In the first episode of The Broad Experience we discuss why so few women write opinion pieces, and why doing so can help their careers and their confidence. Check out The OpEd Project to learn more about this - I'm about to take my first class. Also, various studies show that women negotiate less often then men and that many of them loathe doing so (me included). We look at how the negotiation-haters can improve their skills and get the raise they want. Anyone interested in this topic should read Ask For It by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever. It will leave you agog and quite possibly change your life.