Wandering into the Web
Hi there! I’m Sophia Lucero
Philippine Science High School
Computer Science UP Diliman
Social networking sites look like this.
Today...
Co-founder, Philippine Web Designers Organization
Want to know a secret?
Women have been part of tech from the START.
Ada Lovelace - Considered the first programmer
Admiral Grace Hopper - Developed the first compiler
Hedy Lamarr - Inventor; developed frequency-hopping spectrum; actress
Katherine Johnson - Mastered complex manual calculations & helped pioneer the use of computers at NASA
Margaret Hamilton - Director of division that developed software for Apollo
During World War II, women operated some of the first computational machines used for codebreaking
I even found out recently that even in the 50s-60s, the women who worked on computers started their computer companies, or did freelance work in programming, worked at home doing programming.
What happened?
Professors told female students that they were far “too pretty” to be studying electrical engineering - Ellen Spertus / NY Times
Boys were cheered on for playing with construction sets & electronics kits; girls were steered toward dolls & toy kitchens - NY Times
Schools & companies share responsibility to make tech a good industry for women, not a TOXIC one.
You deserve to be here!
Almond Rose Obedoza - Youngest speaker at PyCon APAC 2019
Web Design
Web
The web is a millennial
Design
Design is how it works
Web Design
Possibilities
Storytelling, Journalism - The New York Times
Art - Diana Smith
Services - Sakay.ph https://sakay.ph
Games - Mamayani http://mamayaniheroin.es/
Data Visualization - Thinking Machines https://stories.thinkingmachin.es/upcat-passers-gender-gap/
Performance LiveJS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPWRaN2PXZw
Mind Control - Charlie Gerard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KhFO-qCVyg
Augmented Reality - Lessons in Herstory https://www.lessonsinherstory.com/
Doodles and Zines - @sailorhg | @una / dev_doodles | @b0rk
Where to start?
Hobbies
Writing & Art
Side gig
Consulting
Volunteering
What we’ve done since 2008
Form Function & Class
Form Function & Class over the years
Junior Form Function & Class
MiniFFC
Caritakathon
Code in the Dark
Women Who Code in the Dark
Philippine Tech Community
Womentors
You can do it too! (The Web helped us a lot)
Inspiration
Git it, gurl
The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life
Girls support girls
The two states of every programmer
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away
Design is content with intent. Intent without content is decoration. Content without intent is noise.
Modes passent, le style est eternel
Web design is people all the way down
My mother told me to be a lady, and for her, that meant be your own person, be independent
Join us!
Thank you!