Emma

Co-founder of CodeSpace || Queen's Young Leader

[NYC Books Through Bars @BtBsNYC]

Order the October 'Banned Books" bundle and help us pack our shelves and send all of these books to people in prison and jail.
https://t.co/PA7y9033st

[GeDIA Network @GeDIA_Network]

In the latest GeDIA blog, Mapping Africa’s tech ecosystem, @C_WamalaLarsson interrogates "the mapping of Africa’s tech hubs, asking what purpose they serve and . . . the extent to which these maps represent accuracy with reality.” https://t.co/wNERIb8Kmz

#africa #gender #digital

[FinancialMail @FinancialMail]

More than 2-million South Africans found work between June and October 2020, according to the latest round of data from the Nids-Cram survey. But hunger — and child hunger in particular — persists, writes @NicSpaull. https://t.co/P7Vfinitgt

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

Parents & Teachers — I’ll be chatting to Pippa Hudson at 2.10pm today on @CapeTalk about how to get kids into coding and the free coding courses @CodeSpaceZA is offering.

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

Change is not a one way street. Thanks @CellC and @SBTopWomen for letting me keep preaching this 🙌🏽

[#SBTopWomen @SBTopWomen]

“As you pay women more and incentivise them, then you create a virtuous cycle!”

Emma Dicks, Founder & Director, Code Space

#SBTopWomen #power #women #conference @SB_BizConnect @CellC

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

A great chat about gender equality through inclusive skills dev & employment - thanks @thaminkadimeng @ziphosikhakhane & @CellC

[#SBTopWomen @SBTopWomen]

“We need to develop the ability to have really uncomfortable conversations.”

Emma Dicks, Founder & Director, Code Space

#SBTopWomen #power #women #conference @SB_BizConnect @CellC @CodeSpaceZA

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

Jane Fraser speaking at @FortuneMPW is an inspiration!

🔥 on setting stretch goals not goals ‘Allow yourself the possibility of failing’.
🔥 ‘Enjoy each phase of life’

Citigroup’s Fraser to Be First Woman to Lead a Big Wall Street Bank https://t.co/CKMVR0zicD

[Ebony Beckwith @EbonyBeckwith]

Teachers are the CEOs of the classroom! They need our unwavering support and attention – now and well beyond this pandemic. #FortuneMPW

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

I loved this panel @FortuneMPW! Thank you @reshmasaujani, @EbonyBeckwith, Avni & @mlevram

[Reshma Saujani @reshmasaujani]

"Our teachers are our heroes right now. They are doing the best that they can."

Loved getting to join @FortuneMPW today to talk about about K-12 virtual education and access! #FortuneMPW

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

An inspiring kickoff to the 2020 summit 🥰

[Fortune MPW @FortuneMPW]

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, concludes her conversation with @ellmcgirt with a quote from Georgia O'Keefe: "I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free." #FortuneMPW

[Fortune MPW @FortuneMPW]

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, concludes her conversation with @ellmcgirt with a quote from Georgia O'Keefe: "I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free." #FortuneMPW

[#SBTopWomen @SBTopWomen]

Watch Co-Founder & Director of @CodeSpaceZA @EmmaJaneDicks, tell you why supporting women-led businesses is good business.

Book your ticket to the @SB_BizConnect Top Women Conference here: https://t.co/pqcsOycHRW

#SBTopWomen

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

Anyone looking for good reads? —> @becauseweveread is the bookclub that’s missing in your life rn ;)

[#BecauseWe’veRead @becauseweveread]

Jamila started off with a quote from The Fire Next Time which inspired her: “Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word “love” here not merely in the personal sense ...

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

A good reminder to look generously at a leader’s strengths while remaining critical & pressing for more. Our democracy rests on robust institutions and I am gladdened to be reminded of work done to this end. https://t.co/Bkaaj6Fac6

[Bodo Hoenen @BodoHoenen]

@elonmusk @neuralink Can my daughter join your team as an intern? We built a brain-controlled exoskeleton for her paralyzed arm, and it WORKED :) but we still have so much to learn and her shoulder is still paralyzed. Plus, she loves pigs :) #neuralink https://t.co/F0ADhld8Q7

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

Results from a 2020 survey of SA adland revealed ZERO female backend devs. I was asked to comment. No easy answers, but asking the right q's will move us forward.
@SheSaysCapeTown @iab_sa
@Anelde2
@johannievanas
@PrideMM @jarredcinman
@mpume_ngobese
@Milz_rara
@neomashigo

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

"The state needs to consider what responsibility it has towards the thousands of community leaders who have been delivering a public service without support, and the millions of families that depend on them" - @davidjefferySA https://t.co/TIS84I9ee7

[Emma @EmmaJaneDicks]

@NicolaByrom For historical fiction: Guernica (Dave Boling) and Mornings in Jenin (susan abulhawa) are both lovely