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Why I am a mentor

CF / November 20th, 2013 / 9 Comments

Yesterday, I took my two student mentees out to dinner. I have two girls – one senior student who is about to do her first 8 month work term as a software developer and a second student who is just starting the computer science program. For an hour and a half, we chatted over Japanese foods and tea. The topics ranged from your regular pleasantries (“What are your holiday plans?”)...

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Where are all the girls in the game industry?

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CF / February 20th, 2013 / 38 Comments

A recent article in Forbes, written by Gabrielle Toledano, executive vice president and chief talent officer of Electronic Arts, examined the age old question – Where are all the girls in computer science? In particular, why are there not more girls in the video game industry? As a software developer and the only full time female developer on my team, it’s an interesting question to...

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