Episode 025: MotherCoders with Tina Lee

Published: March 29, 2017, 9 p.m.

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00:16 \\u2013 Welcome to \\u201cNot Your Mother\\u2019s Podcast!\\u201d \\u2026we mean, \\u201cGreater Than Code!\\u201d

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00:55 \\u2013 Origin Story and Getting Involved in Coding

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03:17 \\u2013 Programming Perspectives From People of Different Backgrounds; Teaching Adults vs Children

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08:19 \\u2013 Work/Life Balance

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11:32 \\u2013 Changing Culture Around Gender Roles and Caregiving

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\\u201cCulture is like water in that it flows from the top down.\\u201d

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Nev Schulman Wants to Erase Gender Stereotypes for Parents

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18:18 \\u2013 The MotherCoders Organization

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What to expect when you\\u2019re done expecting

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24:27 \\u2013 Teaching Frontend Development and The Stereotype that Women are Better at Frontend than Backend Work

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We can teach women to code, but that just creates another problem

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30:00 \\u2013 Silicon Valley Elitism, Sexism, and Defining Cultural Norms; \\u201cThe Ideal Worker\\u201d

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The Motherhood Penalty

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35:38 \\u2013 Why do we not have many of women CEOs?

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37:42 \\u2013 Tactical Help for Cultural Changes

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Reflections:

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Mandy: Donate to MotherCoders and/or support them via AmazonSmile.

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Rein: The empowerment of women and the challenges they face are a global problem.

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@manwhohasitall

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Coraline: Fostering entrepreneurship and empowering women worldwide. Also, thinking about role models and how to amplify voices.

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Tina: Including moms as a kind of marginalized group as well.

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Special Guest: Tina Lee.

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