HS65- Highlights from the Grace Hopper Celebration with Joyce Jang and Kristin Thompson

In Episode 65, Joyce Jang (@_joycejang) and Kristin Thompson (@kmthompson) of our Engineering team, share the highlights and key takeaways from the Grace Hopper Celebration (#GHC15) that drew over 12,000 attendees this year. The podcast builds on their recent blog post “Women in Tech: The Power of Support, Resilience, and Celebrating Successes" and explores the themes of: diversity, negotiations, the power of personal branding, and the importance of empowering women to support each other and celebrate successes.  We hope you enjoy this engaging conversation!

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Episode Links

Grace Hopper Celebration

http://ghc.anitaborg.org/

Grace Hopper Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper

Grace Hopper Video Link

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-queen-of-code/

Blog Post

Women in Tech: The Power of Support, Resilience, and Celebrating Our Successes

Quote Link

http://www.markwelchblog.com/2007/11/21/our-deepest-fear-quote/