Girl Geek Dinners
Girl Geek Dinners is an informal organisation that promotes women in the Information technology industry,[1] with 64 established chapters in 23 countries.[2] The organization was founded in London, United Kingdom by Sarah Lamb (née Blow), who realized how under-represented women are at information technology events after attending a Geek Dinner in 2005.[3]
Chapters organise local events featuring both female and male speakers with mostly female attendees. As the name suggests, it's like a Geek Dinner but with one significant rule: men can only attend as invited guests of women, ensuring that women will never be outnumbered by men at events.
A typical event is an informal dinner, followed by one or more presentations by featured speakers.
Chapters
UK
- Girl Geeks Scotland (GGS)
- Reading Girl Geek Dinners (RGGD)
- Manchester Girl Geeks (mgg)
- Bristol Girl Geek Dinners
- Girl Geek Dinners Waterloo Region #GGDWR
US
Other Europe
- Girl Geek Dinners Sydney
- Girl Geekdinners Berlin (ggdb)
- Girl Geek Dinners Milano (GGD MI)
- Girl Geek Dinners Nordest (GGDNE - Italy)
- Girl geek dinners Bergen (norway)
- Girl Geek Dinners Kristiansand (Norway)
- Zurich Girl Geek Dinners #ZhGGD
- Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner #GGD_nl
- Cagliari Girl Geek Dinners
References
- ^ Saini, Angela (22 October 2008), "Girls geek out over dinner", BBC News, BBC, retrieved 10 April 2010
- ^ "Girl Geek Dinners website".
- ^ "Girl Geeks — turning IT stereotypes on their head". Computer Weekly. Reed Business Information. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.