My answer, originally published on Quora [http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-disadvantages-of-being-a-female-in-a-male-dominated-CS-engineering-university/answer/Sue-Raisty] Q: What are the disadvantages of being a female in a male-dominated CS/engineering university? ##My Answer The other answers to this question are all spot-on and…
Women In Tech
A collection of 10 posts
Quora: Is there a market for fractional or part-time product management?
My answer, originally published on Quora [http://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-market-for-fractional-or-part-time-product-management/answer/Sue-Raisty] . Q: Is there a market for fractional or part-time product management? Thesis: Early stage startups could use dedicated product managers, but often can't afford one or don't…
Quora: Should I remove my wedding band before a VC pitch?
My answer, originally published on Quora [http://www.quora.com/Should-I-remove-my-wedding-band-before-a-VC-pitch]. Answer: Don't hide that you are married. And if you are a guy, don't hide that you have kids. But if you are a mother, the answer is more…
Sexism in the Software Industry - My Personal Experiences
(I originally published this article semi-anonymously on the Cranky Product Manager blog in October, 2010. The post received a lot of traffic from reddit and other sources. At the time, I received some criticism for hiding behind an anonymous persona…
Women in software & Frat house company "culture"
I had the pleasure of attending Business of Software 2010 [http://businessofsoftware.org] last week. It was a fascinating conference, chock full of interesting speakers and lots of learning. Seth Godin was there. He's wicked awesome! The attendees were mostly…