Girl Geek Dinners is an informal organisation that promotes women in the
information technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
industry,
with 64 established chapters in 23 countries.
The organization was founded in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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, by
Sarah Lamb
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Early life
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lamb is the second of three daughters born to Kathleen and John Lamb. Her father is English a ...
(''
née
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'' Blow), who realized how under-represented women are at information technology events after attending a
Geek Dinner in 2005.
Chapters organise local events featuring both female and male speakers with mostly female attendees. As the name suggests, it is 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
*
Girl Geeks Scotland (GGD)
Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners(BAGGD)
* Girl Geek Dinners Sydney
*Reading Girl Geek Dinners (RGGD)
*Girl Geekdinners Berlin (ggdb)
Manchester Girl Geeks(mgg)
*Girl Geek Dinners Milano (GGD MI)
*Girl Geek Dinners Nordest (GGDNE - Italy)
Bath Girl Geek Dinners (UK)Bristol Girl Geek Dinners (UK)
* Girl Geek Dinners Oslo (Norway)
Girl Geek Dinners Bergen (Norway)Girl Geek Dinners Kristiansand (Norway)Girl Geek Dinners (Boulder/Denver)
*Boston Girl Geek Dinners
Zurich Girl Geek DinnersGirl Geek Dinners Waterloo Region
Girl Geek Dinner NL
(Amsterdam)
Austin Girl Geek DinnersGirl Geek Dinners Cagliari
Belgian Girl GeeksSeattle Geek Girl Dinners
See also
* Women and video games
The relationship between women and video games has received extensive academic and media attention. Since the 1990s, female gamers have commonly been regarded as a minority. However, industry surveys have shown that over time, the gender ratio h ...
* Women in computing
Women in computing were among the first programmers in the early 20th century, and contributed substantially to the industry. As technology and practices altered, the role of women as programmers has changed, and the recorded history of the fiel ...
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://girlgeekdinners.wordpress.com/
Girl Geek DinnersShort documentary about Girl Geekdinners
Information technology organisations based in the United Kingdom
International women's organizations
Nerd culture
Organizations established in 2005
Organizations for women in science and technology
Women's organisations based in the United Kingdom