Welcome to "Talks with software development experts," a new initiative in which we will have interviews with software development experts and leaders of software development communities.
Today we interview Henriette Hettinga, project manager of CodeWomen.
CodeWomen (https://www.linkedin.com/company/codewomen/) is a community in Barcelona for women, by women, of of around 630 tech women. Their goal is to support and empower women+ who are tech professionals or want to make a career change into tech.
They meet three times a month in different locations, to network, work on coding projects and UX/UI design, help each other, and get career advice and tips from other women developers.
CodeWomen is a project of Open Cultural Center, a support organisation for refugees and migrants in Barcelona.
The project is managed by Henriette Hettinga. Read more about CodeWomen on their webpage:
https://codewomen-barcelona.notion.site/CodeWomen-e233c21e203d41fab28acb1db8b00274
Contact: henriette@openculturalcenter.org.
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/76993280
Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.es/o/codewomen-52362448213
Website: codewomen.es
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00:00 Introduction
00:31 Introducing Henriette & CodeWomen
4:30 Recommendations on the diversity issue
11:42 Reception among companies
15:43 The success of CodeWomen
18:05 About exclusive spaces for women in the world of technology
19:33 The process later on
22:25 Women in technology companies
28:04 Highlights of 2022
30:20 What would you like to improve this year
33:04 Current topics that interest you the most
37:00 Closure