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209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca

209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca

Released Wednesday, 18th November 2020
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209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca

209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca

209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca

209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca

Wednesday, 18th November 2020
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01:25 - Mia’s Superpower: Adaptability* Applicable Skills to Basic Computer Programming* Parsing Information* Research05:31 - Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology* Linguistic Relativism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity) (Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis)08:36 - Parenting While Having a Career in Tech09:42 - Objectivity and Truth in Software Development11:04 - Tech Parenthood (Cont’d)* Maternity Leave and Returning to Work* Part-Time Flexibility* “Keep-in-Touch Days”* Returning to Work as an Individual Experience* Discrimination & Stigma* Multitasking Expectations For All* Geographic Differences* Company Culture24:21 - Tenure in Tech, Job-Hopping, and Juggling Parenthood* Parenting in View During the New COVID/Remote Work Era“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." – Elizabeth Stone: teacher and authorPsychological Safety (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_safety) and PrivilegeLiving and Operating in FearCode-Switching (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code-switching)Visibility of Parents44:05 - Self-Identity in the Tech Industry* The Handbook of Return to Work (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B017YMXHM4?tag=amz-mkt-chr-us-20&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-s1060-mac00-other-smile-us000-pcomp-feature-scomp-wm-5&ref=aa_scomp)55:36 - Diversity HiringReflections:Mia: Psychological safety and privilege.John: “Just because I’m psychologically safe doesn’t mean everybody else is.”Laurie: The dichotomy of Mia and Christina’s experiences of being parents in tech.Christina: It is possible to remain optimistic that Moms in the United States will get better.Rein: Comfort and guilt in diversity hiring.This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep) of DevReps, LLC (http://www.devreps.com/). To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps (https://www.paypal.me/devreps). You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Special Guest: Mia Mollie De Búrca.

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