Tag: girls

#LittleMissGeek Twitter Party 7th Feb 1-2pm

How can we get more girls into IT?

“At present women only make up 17% of the IT/Tech workforce and in the last 10 years this has been falling by half a percent each year. If it continues the way it does by 2043 there will be no women in the industry. It is important to include women for social, political and moral reasons.

Based on these findings Lady Geek has decided to write a book called ‘Little Miss Geek’, which will explore why girls do not tend to consider careers in IT/Tech and how we can change this.

We are looking for insights, big ideas and solutions on how we can resolve this issue.” Lady Geek

So please join in our discussion on the Tues 7th Feb from 1-2pm by simply following and including #littlemissgeek in your tweets.  Sadly, if you’re account is protected we won’t be able to see you.

If you’re not on twitter but would still like to share your thoughts please leave a comment below.

Disclosure:  I’m NOT being paid in any way to do this, it’s just a topic of great interest to me!

 

Baby Names

Sometimes, I have second thoughts about the name we chose for my daughter and we do get very strange looks from people.  On one occasion when boarding a plane, a slightly scary drunk woman from Belfast said ‘that’s not a name that’s a sir name!’  My father in-law point blank refused to use her name for the first few months and always opted for her middle name, which wound me up incessantly.

However, he also never forgave me for not changing my name when I got married, and every year on my birthday, would send me a cheque with the wrong name on it.  But luckily, my best friend coincidentally shares the same initial as me and has the same last name as my husband so I still managed to cash the cheques.

Just like most expecting parents, we started to troll the internet for baby names and too be honest we spent the majority of time looking at baby boy names as we were hoping for a boy.   We wanted something Celtic that also had a link with Canada. However, when we had the 20 week scan we were told we were having a girl so we had to start looking all over again.   It really was difficult and resembled a game of tennis.  I would suggest baby girl names; he would say no, he would suggest a name I would say no.   This went on for days possibly weeks.

Then out of nowhere it came to me, I blurted it out and he immediately said yes.  It ticked all the boxes being Celtic and Canadian.  So, there you have it. But in the end, my daughter really suits her name, it’s unique and slightly boyish…..just like her!

Any guesses?

Babies & pregnancy at Bounty.com

Do you know any good Chick Flicks?

As there is very little chance I’ll ever be invited to another girlie movie night, as I moaned the entire time during Shopaholic, I’ve decided to have a Girlie Movie Night around my house in a couple of weeks and am looking for DVD suggestions.  Here is my list so far, courtesy of my Twitter friends.  Have I missed any?

  • The Proposal with Sandra Bullock (@clairey67, @atko, @EmmaC_73)
  • Remember Me or 27 Dresses (@MNTwilightMom)
  • The Holiday (@PennyAW)
  • French Kiss, Just like Heaven or Sweet Home Alabama (@DarkFridge)
  • Marley & Me, My Sister’s Keeper, (@flossiebella)
  • An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, The Goodbye Girl, or Green Card (@Winstonita)
  • Freaky Friday (@AndyBasildon)
  • Dirty Dancing (@ecjc, @Freesia13)
  • Pay it forward, City of Angels or Just Like Heaven (@blossom101)
  • Maybe Baby (@beachhut81)
  • In Her Shoes. Shall We Dance (@Freesia13)
  • Mama Mia, What Woman Want or Moulin Rouge (@AndyBasildon)
  • Brief Encounter (@Welshracer)