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How to be an IT Grrrl
Natalie Timms: The stand-out security expert
Natalie Timms' cyber security career has taken her from Australia to the USA and back again. Here she tells how her adventurous spirit and instinct for following her interests have been at the heart of her career, and why it doesn’t hurt to stand out from the crowd. And meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Dorothy E. Denning - Wikipedia
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9. Emma Turner: Trying it all
35:19||Season 1, Ep. 9Cloud engineer Emma Turner's philosophy is to try things out and see for herself, and this is nowhere more apparent than in the job she accepted as a young woman, just out of university - one that took her into an unfamiliar country, work environment and role as a network engineer. In this episode, Emma talks about how an IT/Engineering education can only prepare you for so much, the rewards of jumping in and giving it a go, and why keeping your end users in mind when building computer solutions is far more satisfying than simple problem solving. Also meet our IT pioneer of the day: Lucy Suchman - Wikipedia.8. Anishma Mavuram: The Developer connecting the bots
30:08||Season 1, Ep. 8A choice Anishma made at only 15 years old set her on the technical track, but she couldn't have imagined where it would take her. Join us for her cross-cultural reflections on women in tech, and why AI is creating more opportunities for developers. Also meet our IT pioneer of the day: Sudha Murthy - Wikipedia7. Cristy Wilkins: The part-time powerhouse
29:48||Season 1, Ep. 7Cristy's career has been driven by her need for variety and interesting challenges. In this episode she talks about the sheer joy she finds in learning something new, and why a busy parent can be so much more productive when working part-time. Also meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Stephanie Shirley - Wikipedia.6. Jane Palmer: The self-guiding DBA
31:27||Season 1, Ep. 6Jane Palmer managed to find her way into tech despite a lot of misdirection from poor careers advice. She also discusses the importance of strong female role models, and why one benefit of aging is that you get to bring your mum energy to work. Also meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Lynn Conway - Wikipedia5. Heather Flanagan: The Identity standards activator
32:12||Season 1, Ep. 5Following a series of chance opportunities took Heather Flanagan from librarianship to a key role in the development of global IAM standards. In this episode she also tells us why it’s important to know your values and motivations, and what people can say instead of “I’m not technical”. Also meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Betty Holberton - Wikipedia3. Tania Duffield: The learn-on-the-job Software Engineer
30:42||Season 1, Ep. 3Tania Duffield’s early interest in programming was derailed by an intimidating educational environment, before she eventually found her way back to computing and a decades-long career as a software engineer, developer team lead and mentor. And meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Ada Lovelace - Wikipedia2. Tracey Nyholt: The Identity Sensei
26:32||Season 1, Ep. 2A globe-crossing story about Tracey Nyholt’s unlikely pivot into tech from humanities to computing, building Identity Management solutions that solve real-world customer problems, and why communication is key in the tech business. And meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Karen Spärck Jones - Wikipedia1. Esther Barthel: The specialist generalist
35:09||Season 1, Ep. 1A wide-ranging chat with Esther Barthel about her fascination with tech which took her through the whole network stack, specialisations that make the most of her generalist background, experiments with AI, and why a shared passion for tech is the ultimate inclusivity. Also meet out pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Grace Hopper - Wikipedia