Building a community for @techseowomen & beyond (she/her)
Feb 22, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
If you want to get into the world of BigQuery and SQL and you're feeling slightly overwhelmed, that's okay, we're all in this together 🌟
A few years ago, I needed to learn it for a new job - here are a few resources that can help get you started ⬇️
Google's BigQuery documentation can act as your main encyclopedia resource cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs
Dec 4, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Not all women are white women.
I founded @techseowomen 2.5 years ago and one thing I've struggled with over time is ensuring it doesn't run into a community primarily for white women.
Here are some things I do to ensure that doesn't happen 🧵
1) I never run an event or an event cohort that only features white women. In fact, the upcoming #WTSFest features 50% women of colour. womenintechseo.com/conference/
Apr 5, 2021 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Ramadan is in a week 🕌
A super simple thread for anyone who wants to learn more about it and support their Muslim friends/colleagues who are fasting ⬇️
1. Ramadan happens once a year and lasts around 30 days 2. We follow the lunar calendar which is why it starts earlier each year (shifts by around 11 days) 3. It's a month for spiritual discipline and it helps us feel grateful for what we have
Jul 12, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
I usually share these on Mondays but I got so inspired reading this week's @techseowomen#WTSInterview that I had to share it earlier. @aleyda is someone who I have so much respect for and someone who has helped me a lot. A thread with my favourite bits. womenintechseo.com/interviews/ale…
"The best professional advice I can give is: Don't let other people tell you what you're capable of and don't wait for others to give you opportunities, create your own." @aleyda
Jan 2, 2020 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
If one of your goals this year is to start speaking in industry conferences - here's a few tips by someone who only started last year!
1. Make a list of conferences and meetups you'd love to speak in, ones that inspire you and you'd like to be a part of - note down their speaker pitch deadline/process and add those to your calendar.