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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building Through The Power of Play

November 29, 2012 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Nov. 29, 2012 Kuala Lumpur’s famous Petronas twin towers will now always look like ‘stacking cups’ to me, the Guggenheim Museum in New York upside down stacking rings, and Tokyo’s Yoyogi National … [Read more...]

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iPad makes women iMad? Gender or Generational Naming Gaffe?

January 28, 2010 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Jan. 28, 2010 While the Baltimore Sun visual at left handily depicts the pros and cons of the new iPad tablet gizmo at a glance, geek girls and IT career women have been raising an iBrow at the iPad … [Read more...]

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WISE Women & Alice 3.0: Geek Chic for Girls (Part One)

January 28, 2009 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

Jan. 28, 2009 The She’s Geeky and Teens in Tech Conferences coming up this weekend have me thinking about all of the underrepresented DigiGirlz out there and the impact of media and marketing on both … [Read more...]

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Techno-Leaders Converge at She’s Geeky Jan. 30-31, 2009!

January 27, 2009 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

Jan. 27, 2009 Albert Einstein said,“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” At She’s Geeky last year, I met women who can give that hope for humanity back, … [Read more...]

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