{"id":4647,"date":"2014-07-29T01:47:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T05:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=4647"},"modified":"2014-07-29T01:47:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T05:47:07","slug":"why-silicon-valley-needs-the-coder-grrrls-of-double-union-the-feminist-hacker-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2014\/07\/29\/why-silicon-valley-needs-the-coder-grrrls-of-double-union-the-feminist-hacker-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Silicon Valley Needs The Coder Grrrls Of Double Union, The Feminist Hacker Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lack of women in the tech world isn’t just a pipeline problem–it’s one of rampant sexism. Enter the haven of Double Union.<\/p>\n

At Double Union, San Francisco’s feminist hacker space, Amelia Greenhall was creating a sign for the front door. She had never used a vinyl cutter before, but she plugged the machine into her computer as if she had used it a million times, quietly designing the font and the Double Union logo, one U nested inside another. After a few minutes, she slid a piece of hot-pink vinyl paper into the feeder and watched as it etched her creation. When Greenhall, the space’s executive director, got to the door, she realized her mistake. Only about half of the letters would peel off the sheet, and she couldn’t pick off any part of the logo.<\/p>\n

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The lack of women in the tech world isn’t just a pipeline problem–it’s one of rampant sexism. Enter the haven of Double Union. At Double Union, San Francisco’s feminist hacker space, Amelia Greenhall was creating a sign for the front door. She had never used a vinyl cutter before, but she plugged the machine into … <\/p>\n

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