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"Sandra Guo, 22, always loved video games when she was in high school, but she never thought of pursuing a career in  computer science because she felt it wasn't for girls. Even her mother discouraged her."

-- Eve Tahmincioglu, NBC Chicago journalist in the article "Tech industry searching for girls gone geek

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    Sunday
    17Jan2010

    NPR Morning Edition - When Play Means Pay: Video Game Jobs On The Rise (audio)

    In a previous article we talked about the uprise in universities offering courses, certificates, and full degrees in game development. NPR reports that more than 200 colleges around the country are offering courses or degrees in video games. According to Michael Gallagher of the Entertainment Software Association, the US is the number one video game market in the world, so now is a perfect time to take that love and passion for gaming and turn it into a career or even a business.

    Recently NPR discussed the rise in video game jobs on their Morning Edition program. Check out the audio below:

    AuthorMichael Lang | Date01.17.2010 | Comment1 Comment |
    Monday
    11Jan2010

    Women and Technology: Past, Present and Future

    In a previous podcast on the Joy Keys show, Dr. Telle Whitney (president of the Anita Borg Institute), Lena L. West (CEO of xynoMedia Technology), and two other guest discussed in-depth with Joy Keys the past, present, and future of women and technology. Check out the audio below:

    AuthorMichael Lang | Date01.11.2010 | CommentPost a Comment |
    Friday
    25Dec2009

    Conversations with women of color in technology

    Where are the women of color in technology? How do we engage women of color to get them interested in areas such as gaming and mobile app development? Despite having great organizations such as Anita Borg Institute and NCWIT, these continue to be unanswered questions.

    To shed some light on these questions and others regarding women of color in technology, Noire Digerati advisor Sonya Donaldson recently participated in a conversation on blogtalkradio with Adrienne Graham and guest. Check out the audio below:

    AuthorMichael Lang | Date12.25.2009 | CommentPost a Comment |
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