Lesbians Who TechPDX

We connect queer women in Portland tech!

[Darin M. Sands @DarinSands]

Proud of the really excellent #privacy and data security event @Emily_M_Maass put on for @lanepowell tonight at the @theriveterco. Great speakers and panelists, practical advice, great dialogue.

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Happy #SpiritDay! RT if you pledge to show up for and protect LGBTQ youth 💜💜💜 #LWTSQUAD

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Grace Hopper, we've arrived — hula hoops and all! Come by Expo Booth #760 and say hey! And sign up to join our #LWTSQUAD for details on all our events this week: https://t.co/Z3OZg1ZfM9💥 #GHC19 #GHC #GHC2019

[LWT @lesbiantech]

NYC, we are here & we are waiting for you 🤩 ARE YOU READY for #LWTSUMMIT? 🔥🔥🔥 If you’re here show up for badge pickup early (we’re totally sold out) & get ready to meet with amazing, hiring tech companies at our tech crawl!

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Gloria Steinem is coming to Summit. ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

That’s it. That’s the tweet! https://t.co/7mK244IRqZ #LWTSUMMIT @GloriaSteinem

[LWT @lesbiantech]

BONUS 💥 (and a little agenda preview) @debbiemillman + @rgay will take the main stage at #LWTSUMMIT for a Fireside Chat 🔥🔥 Don't miss this conversation featuring two of the most incredible, badass women we know. https://t.co/bMTD3Q1NeX

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Do you believe in #EqualPay for Superior Play?! ⚽🏆 RT if you are ready to join the fight with @mPinoe & @USWNT 💪🏻💪🏾💪🏿 50,000 LGBTQ women, non-binary & trans techies sure as hell are. 🔥 Megan, put us in coach & come to #LWTSUMMIT and let’s make our game plan.

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Happy #InternationalNonBinaryDay! 🌈 We encourage everyone to take this pledge from @glaad to go beyond the binary in our language and beyond: https://t.co/EX5khEVOHM

[Leanne Pittsford @lepitts]

LOVED ❤ joining your SQUAD for a day @mPinoe🔥Ready to join ours? You. Me. Thousands of lesbians, bisexual women, nonbinary & trans folks ready to fight for equal pay, a better president & good hair for all. Sept 12-13.⚽️🏆 https://t.co/uvB4QI0sId #LWTSUMMIT #USWNT #USWNTParade

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Hello, Mr. President? Megan can’t come to the phone right now — She's too busy WINNING 🏆🔥🌈🇺🇸 (And hanging with our founder @lepitts!!) @mPinoe #USWNTParade #ParadeofChampions

[Leone Kraus @LeoneKraus]

Happy to go on a Seattle ride with anyone from @leztechpdx -- I'll even share my Snickers!

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Retweet if you and the squad are ready for #USAvNED!! 🌈⚽️🔥🔥 #FIFAWWC #WorldCupfinal

[LWT @lesbiantech]

A queer woman to know: @NylonMag Editor-in-Chief @Gabrielle_Korn, who's working to make the beauty industry more accessible 💅🏼💅🏽💅🏿
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We're excited to announce that Korn will be a speaker at our New York #LWTSUMMIT! Learn how you can join us: https://t.co/bMTD3Q1NeX

[LWT @lesbiantech]

"A lot of what comes into figuring out our risk is our safety support around us." - Melissa Benua (@queenofcode) from @mParticle on risk taking at work #LWTFORUM

[Leone Kraus @LeoneKraus]

Google's Rachel Popkin shares their genderqueer identity and how senior leaders at Google contacted them w/ words of support and commitment to do better. Rachel shared being themselves at work and how their ability to be themselves improved confidence in workplace. #LWTSummit

[Lesbians Who TechPDX @leztechpdx]

See you all Friday!

[LWT @lesbiantech]

We’re hitting #Seattle for our last #LWTFORUM stop on June 14, hosted by @Google! ✨ Our speakers will dive into topics ranging from how to apply for your first patent to how to build an inclusive workplace — and more 💥 Apply: https://t.co/izd29rh0VW

[LWT @lesbiantech]

Here's to more women in STEM, like Katie Bouman (who developed an algorithm that captured the first-ever image of a #blackhole this week) and Margaret Hamilton (who created software for the Apollo project in 1969 #tbt)! Representation matters 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿⁣

h/t @MIT_CSAIL @floragraham

[TEDxPortland @TEDxPortland]

Introducing Nandini Ranganathan Ph.D., the founder and Executive Director of Make+Think+Code, creative incubator & technology lab for Portland's creative, tech, civic, and educational communities to explore solutions to urgent problems. Nandini will speak at #TEDxPDX, April 27.

[Leanne Pittsford @lepitts]

These are badass numbers. Period. You’re actually supporting entrepreneurs, and this work takes time. Overnight success is a myth. You’re on the right path. 🔥🔥 And that photo is hella cute. ❤️