Future Tech Women: Etsy Is Looking to Sponsor You


Updated 04/06/12 10:45 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Etsy and Hacker School Scholarship For Women in Technology

While the tech industry continues to grow with new products and start-ups, there's something missing — the ladies. Noticing a serious lack of women in their engineering department and that of expanding companies nationwide, Etsy announced this week the new Etsy Hacker Grants, a scholarship and sponsorship program for women in technology, hosted in conjunction with Hacker School in New York Read more

5 Tech Must Haves From GeekBeat.tv's Cali Lewis


Updated 01/30/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

GeekBeat.tv Cali Lewis Tech Must Haves

As host of GeekBeat.tv and tech expert extraordinaire, Cali Lewis spends close to 75 percent of her time on the road. It's fitting that during a recent Macworld panel when asked to name five technology innovations she can't live without, she didn't give a coveted spot on the list to just any fad. Cali's list of life-changing tech is a combination of the practical for someone always on the go and Read more

What CES Is Like For a Woman: 2012 Edition


Updated 01/15/12 8:50 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 5 comments

Women at CES

Although being female in the tech industry isn't unusual, we're certainly outnumbered. At a large industry event like CES, there are perks and disadvantages to being a part of the underrepresented gender, so you definitely walk away with a solid pro/con list after the event. The best part was networking with other savvy ladies in technology, which made the con list — spoiler: it's pretty short Read more

CNET's Women in Technology Panel: Where My Ladies At?


Updated 01/12/12 12:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

CNET Women in Technology Panel Video at CES 2012

We just arrived back in San Francisco after a whirlwind four days at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and while we're still processing the stats, data, information, and products we've seen, there is one thing we noticed: there's an obvious disconnect in the ratio of men to women at the show. CNET brought together some of the most influential and powerful women in the tech field — Read more

6 Women Leading the Technology Industry Today


Updated 10/27/11 9:38 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

List of Women Leaders in Technology

This week IBM made the historic announcement that Virginia "Ginni" Rometty would be the 100-year-old technology company's first female CEO. Currently working within IBM's marketing division, Ginni is set to step into the top role on Jan. 1, 2012. She is credited as one of the driving forces to keep IBM a thriving technology company while many of its competitors have been hit hard by the current Read more

Geeks We Love: The Ladies of Facebook Consumer Marketing


Updated 02/17/11 4:53 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Interview With Facebook's Randi Zuckerberg and Team

After professing my career envy of Facebook's Randi Zuckerberg, she offered a closer look behind the scenes of Facebook's consumer marketing division. Randi (pictured center), along with Aubrey Sabala (left) and Erin Kanaley (right), works with products across Facebook (like Facebook Places and livestreaming), bringing them to users in new and innovative ways. According to Randi, Facebook prides Read more

5 Women in Tech We Love (With Jobs We're Jealous Of)


Updated 02/16/11 9:54 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Women in Tech With the Best Jobs

Working as a woman in a field that's still dominated by men presents some challenges, some insights . . . and for this awesome group of ladies, some sweet success. Since we read and write about tech all day long, it's inevitable that we start to develop some career crushes — here, five women in tech we love, with jobs worth coveting. Read more

What CES Is Like For a Woman


Updated 01/11/11 6:07 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

What It's Like to Be a Woman at CES

Although being female in the tech industry isn't unusual, we're certainly outnumbered. At a large industry event like CES, there are perks and disadvantages to being a part of the underrepresented gender. The best part was networking with other savvy ladies in technology, and made the con list worth all of the trouble. Pro: Instant bonding with your female ilk. Both during the conference and at Read more

5 Perks of Dating a Geek


Updated 05/21/12 11:27 AM · Posted by · 17 comments

Perks of Dating a Geek

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan last night in a surprise ceremony in his backyard. Priscilla, who just finished med school last week, has been dating Mark for almost a decade, after they met at Harvard. The Social Network makes the case that computer nerd Mark created Facebook to help him get chicks. But if all women knew that dating a technology lover Read more

Our Favorite Funny Lady Tweets of the Week


Updated 05/16/12 2:28 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Chelsea Handler Twitter

We're nearing the end of the workweek, which means it's time for our weekly roundup of funny lady tweets. Our favorite cheeky celebrity women have shared their thoughts on everything from fashion faux pas to technology to magazine subscriptions with their tweets this week. Get your dose of funny now, and don't forget to follow TrèsSugar on Twitter! Read more