Manchester Geeks

I was surprised by the number of women that appeared at the Manchester Geek Girl Dinner last week.

I don’t generally go in for gender specific events, as I’m sure an all boys meeting would cause some industry bra burning, but I was invited by one of the organisers, Valerie De Leonibus, who is one of the founders of i2m Online Business, so I figured a night of food, drink and geek chatting couldn’t hurt too much.

I was surprised by the similar stories though, much the same as I’ve experienced. A lot of women I spoke to were the only one, or amongst a small minority on a technology course or in a techie job.

Much of the geek stereotypes hold true, but there are obviously exceptions. They showed this video… I love the IT crowd.

You can find out more about Manchester Geek Girl Dinners here.

Posted: March 17th, 2008 under Digital Media.