The motherhood penalty isn’t empoweringLet's stop reframing systematic gender inequality as a feel-good personal growth story.The Purse·May 15·11 min readThe Ambition Penalty: How Corporate Culture Tells Women to Step Up—and Then Pushes Them Down2026 gender pay gap reportEconomic Policy Institute.300,000 Black women
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Reflections On Ending 2024 as a Technology ConsultantReflecting back on a tumultuous 2024, I decide that there is only one way to describe the year, the events, and the people who showed up.Kyle·Jan 26·5 min readFollowconsultingcareernetworking
2024 in reviewA look back at parental leave, switching teams at GitHub, finding crochet, and starting therapy and an SSRI that changed everything.Brittany Ellich·Dec 22·10 min readFollowtechlifecareerlearning
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On Imposter SyndromeSome strategies I developed early in my career to battle imposter syndrome as a non-computer science grad working as a software engineer.Kyle·Jun 16·4 min readFollowcareer
New Job, New WebsiteTransitioning from designer to Ruby developer and building a custom Sinatra-based websiteDanny Smith·Oct 2·2 min readFollowrubysinatraweb developmentcareer
