The document summarizes presentations given at an Ada Lovelace Day event in Brisbane. Tharanga Kasthuriarachchi discusses how networking helped her career, including attending meetups, talking to developers and recruiters. Dominique Rolin and Sofia Woods discuss challenges women face in male-dominated tech cultures and how to transition to being one's true self at work. They provide tips for allies to support women in STEM. Caroline Teahan discusses lessons she brings from her family to work, including the importance of perspective, effective communication, understanding strengths and passions, managing expectations and outcomes, and asking for help.
57. How dare you tell me ‘I am not like most girls’
when those ‘girls’ you refer to
are my sisters and mothers, my friends,
the very solace and the kindness I have sought
when the worst things in my life have happened?
How dare you assume
I should take that as a compliment
and beam at you like it is praise
when you are alienating me
from the very core
of my proudly female being?
There are a thousand ways
to tell me you love me,
and making my sisters small
to make me big
isn’t one of them.
Tell me you love me, but not because I am different.
Tell me you love me, just because you do. - Nikita Gill