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Please read the article about Ada Lovelace Day & help promote it!

The article talks about the topic of women in tech who feel disempowered because of their gender, please take a look at the article your self to get the full story, but the part that I found particularly interesting is this -

But what to do? Well, let’s pull back from the anger a little, and start to look instead at why it might be that  women feel  less secure in their abilities than most men, and what might
help change that. Undoubtedly it’s a complex issue, but
recent research may shed some light: Psychologist Penelope Lockwood discovered that women need to see female role models more than men need to see male ones.

Well, that’s a relatively simple problem to begin to address. If women need female role models, let’s come together to highlight the women in technology that we look up to. Let’s create new role models
and make sure that whenever the question
“Who are the leading women in tech?” is asked, that we
all have a list of candidates on the tips of our tongues.

Hello to our GGB readers, hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years!
Our first Geek Girl Blogger for 2009 is Nicole Jensen from Australia.
Hope you enjoy reading her survey/profile! Toodles.

Name: Nicole Jensen, Nikki J
Screen Name’s: a_lil_spaz (or varieties of), willow22, nikkij, even drummachik for a bit. Hey, I had a great imagination at 14!
Personal Blog’s & Social Network’s: www.claimid.com/nikkij is my lifesaver. I’d never keep track of anything online otherwise.
(claimid has links to all Nikki’s blogs & social networks etc).
Current Employment: Seeking full-time work in the events industry, considering freelance events management. Casual blogger and editor for www.TechWiredAu.com.
Location/country: Brisbane, Australia.

What is your reason/motivation for blogging?

Fun, discussion, record-keeping (in the old days of pure journal writing). Learning too is a good motivation. I’m no code guru at all, so I like to mess around with web design on occasion, teach myself a few more HTML and CSS tid-bits.

What is it that you find yourself blogging about, mostly the same stuff or does it vary?

Hey there GGB readers…. we finally have a new profile to feature for you!

Name: Rachel Cunliffe
Screen Name: cre8d
Personal Blog’s: http://www.cre8d-design.com/blog and http://www.throng.co.nz/blog/rachel
Social Networks: 
Facebook
(http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Rachel-Cunliffe/646560375)
LinkedIn
(http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/423/138) 
Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/cre8d)
Current Employment: cre8d design (http://www.cre8d-design.com) Throng Media (http://www.throng.co.nz).
Location/country: Auckland, New Zealand

What is your reason/motivation for blogging?

As a special SpyJournal service to all our geek girl readers and followers I am letting you know that there is a discount on heels, wedges, flats and boots at the new online shoe store Therapy.

All the details are available on the Missy Confidential website who are announcing the discount. Missy Confidential have lots of good bargains and discounts, giveaways and promotions you can enter.

Therapy Shoes is excited to launch their new online store by offering all Missy readers 15% off.
During checkout, simply enter the code MISSY to receive your 15% discount.
Be sure to join the Retail Therapy Club and be the first to know about the season's hot new styles, sale items and special member discounts.
15% VIP Discount: Online offer for Missy Subscribers only and valid for unlimited pairs of shoes paid for in one transaction.

• WHEN
  Online offer from 10th Dec - 30th Dec, 08
• WHERE
  www.therapyshoes.com.au
• TIMES
  Online 24/7
• PAYMENT
  Visa / Master Card/ Bank card / amex