Flash maven Stacey Mulcahy recently wrote an open letter to her 8-year-old niece, recounting the difficulties, both subtle and overt, that many women working in technology face.
Some of Mulcahy’s sentiments are lighthearted: “I hope that you attend conferences and find yourself complaining about long lines for the bathroom.” Others are straightforward about the many challenges that come with being a woman in tech: “I hope that you will speak about your expertise. And when you do, people won’t use some form of social media to point out your body issues. The only body on display, is your body of work.”
Read the letter here.
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