Feminist Attempts
Posts tagged gender & IT
Strategising Online Activism: A Toolkit
May 21st
A new resource from Violence is Not our Culture, this toolkit was inspired by the workshops held in Asia and Africa for the partners and members of the Violence is not our Culture (VNC) campaign. While this toolkit has been designed primarily for the local partners and activists of the More >
Issues in Gender & Tech
May 20th
A student emailed me yesterday asking me about gender discrimination in technology (hello Rasha). Here is some of what I replied with:
Yes, of course, gender plays a large role in how everyone views technology. Gender stereotyping starts as early as childbirth and little girls are not expected to excel in More >
Internet, Gender, and Sexuality
May 7th
Here’s a video of an interview with me done by someone from APC about the internet and gender issues in Lebanon. This was during the CSW in New York last March. What we can definitely learn from this interview is that I talk too much.
Interview with Nadine Moawad from APC on Vimeo.
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Arab Women Techies Meeting
Apr 14th
Friends, Arab Techies & SMEX have teamed up to host a meeting in Lebanon on May 11 – May 15. The objective is for women techies to meet up, exchange skills & ideas, discuss collaborations, talk about tech from a gender perspective, and network. I met with @jessdheere last week and More >
Expressing Frustration Through Illustration
Mar 27th
The very talented (and extremely sweet) Maya Zankoul gave us a workshop at Nasawiya on how to express our feelings & document our everyday life through illustration. Those of us (like me) who lack the talent and finesse can still use basic drawings to deliver messages. It is not the sophistication More >
@naeema’s workshop
Feb 20th
Some pics taken by the awesome @69mirs from @naeema‘s fantastic workshop on optimizing images for the web at Nasawiya happening live right now. Special thanks to @monajem and @smexbeirut for lending us the projector.
@naeema is very funny when giving workshops
participants learning how to optimize images
me laughing so hard at @naeema's workshop jokes
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Supporting Women for ArabNet 2010
Feb 8th
Soon to take place on March 25 & 26, ArabNet 2010 is the “first international conference for the Arab web industry, bringing together leaders from across the MENA, Europe and Silicon Valley to discuss cutting-edge trends and emerging opportunities. Through pitch sessions, the conference will feature the region’s brightest ideas and More >
