I'm probably taking my first 2009 little step towards a gently ironic "You're turning into some feminist' remark from my husband. While I always vigorously protest to those simplistic-and- sarcastic-on-purpose comments- thus reinforcing the very point I want to fight- I have to admit these last 2 years I've been more and more attracted by women projects be it on a professional or personal level.
For the very first time in my life, and interestingly enough matching my beginnings as a freelance, it just feels 100% right to be part of the woman tribe. Not only right but it gives me energy, lots of laughs and great talks, support and kudos.
Doing research today on the impact of Social Media on the publishing industry, I've been touched by author Kelly Corrigan' book trailer touching on the very essence of what women communities in business or in private means to me/us. If you dont look for content, have a look for format ;) :
So when Stephanie Booth send me the info on the Ada Lovelace Day pledge set up by Suw Charman - whom I both met at Going Solo last year- to support women working in technology, I took that first little step of the year to give back to the tribe. Whats the pledge about? If 1,000 other person (women AND men) sign the pledge we'll all publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in technology whom we admire.
I've signed it because it feels good, because it sounds fun to do and will be great to discover 1,000 honored women and because I believe in little steps.
2 weeks ago I started following via Twitter someone from my industry I wanted to meet. On Twitter, and on many online platforms I'm using the quite asexual RollingTalks ID. When we exchanged our first email, signed with our first names, the immediate response I got was: "A woman, even better ;-))' . I just met an other happy member of our tribe.
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