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First Check; Providing Funding for African Female Founders

It is no secret that the tech sector is largely male-dominated. This has caused a lot of concern in the past few years as various reports on diversity, pay gaps, and discrimination continue to surface. However, a particularly troubling phenomenon that women founders of startups face during valuation is the venture capital associate bias against…

ByIyanuoluwa AdenleMay 21, 20220Comments

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Whitney Wolfe Herd: The Woman Behind Safe Digital Dating

In the past, people posted what they wanted in a potential partner in newspapers. Today, you can find your match with a swipe. Here's the brain behind Bumble. In simpler terms, the traditional methods of dating have been replaced by new, more effective ways to find your match. In the past, people posted what they…

ByIyanuoluwa AdenleMay 14, 20220Comments

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Creating support groups for women in Tech

It’s hard to believe that tech used to be considered a female-dominated space, with how much things have changed in the last few decades. Today, women often feel alienated as a lot of policies which affect women working in tech, from hiring to career advancement, are largely influenced by gender stereotypes. Women working in…

ByIyanuoluwa AdenleApril 30, 20220Comments

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Backdrop: the world at your fingertips

Have you heard about the backdrop? No, we are not talking about the large canvas that you hang to make your photographs stand out. Backdrop is a travel companion and travel discovery app for people who are adventurous and curious about the world. With the backdrop app, users can discover thousands of aesthetically pleasing places…

ByIyanuoluwa AdenleMarch 12, 20220Comments

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Career Change; Transitioning from Law to Tech

We asked our audience to share their stories and journeys in tech with us, and the first story we got was from an inspiring young woman who’s making her way into the design space, so far removed from her discipline of Law. She tells us about her love for everything design and what the future…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiFebruary 26, 20220Comments

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Questions Designers Ask When Designing A Product

This article was inspired by Mitchelle Chibundu’s reel, a product designer at Wise. She outlines important questions every designer should ask when designing a product. The main goal as a designer is solving problems, and problems are essentially a collection of questions, in my opinion. So in order to solve the problem and help your…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiFebruary 12, 20220Comments

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Annie Easley

Annie Easley, born in 1933, was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist. Born and raised in Alabama, she was studying to become a pharmacist when the university at Cleveland closed its pharmacy program. A lack of career options encouraged her to apply for a job in tech after reading an article about twin…

ByIyanuoluwa AdenleFebruary 5, 20220Comments

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Balancing out; Why we need Women-focused Tech Opportunities

An explainer on why there seem to be more opportunities geared towards women and girls in tech. In March 2021, Kuda, a microfinance bank in Nigeria announced an internship position for women-only on Twitter and the majority of the responses to the tweet were absolutely ridiculous. Many people - men and women alike…

ByIyanuoluwa AdenleJanuary 29, 20220Comments

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How Can I Get Started In UI/UX?

UI/UX stands for User experience and User interface design. Think of your favourite app, how easy is it to navigate, to complete tasks to find the things you need? Now, think of the worst website you’ve ever visited, what exactly about that experience was frustrating for you? That’s user experience design. It essentially refers to…

ByOluwatobi AfolabiJanuary 22, 20220Comments

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