My favourite meme at the moment is the awesome #WITBragDay meme on Twitter that celebrates women in tech. It seems to have been started by Alice Goldfuss with her tweet:
Hey, women in tech, we've had a rough week. I therefore pronounce this #WITBragDay
— bletchley punk (@alicegoldfuss) August 11, 2017
The result is tweet after tweet of pure inspiration from women in the technology industry. I spent some time reading tweets this morning when I woke up and I found myself smiling because these stories are just awesome.
My eyes are on fire from so much screen time! But #WITBragDay is worth the burn. pic.twitter.com/wHFSSpmacc
— Erica Larson (@teaaddict13) August 12, 2017
These women, and others like them, are the perfect response to the odious Damore memo. These stories are also the stories I want both our kids to know, especially our daughter. Heck, these stories inspire me as I learn to code. Here is a selection of some of my favourites:
![#WITBragDay Vanessa on Twitter "Went back to school for CS with a toddler and working 55 hrs week at 2 jobs Now a [...]](https://i0.wp.com/pauljacobson.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WITBragDay-Vanessa-on-Twitter-Went-back-to-school-for-CS-with-a-toddler-and-working-55-hrs-week-at-2-jobs-Now-a-....png?w=316&h=184&ssl=1 "#WITBragDay Vanessa on Twitter \"Went back to school for CS with a toddler and working 55 hrs week at 2 jobs Now a [...]")
![#WITBragDay Mikleane Chouinard on Twitter "I became a JavaScript dev after being a stay-at-home mom for 20 years J[...]](https://i1.wp.com/pauljacobson.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WITBragDay-Mikleane-Chouinard-on-Twitter-I-became-a-JavaScript-dev-after-being-a-stay-at-home-mom-for-20-years-J....png?w=316&h=184&ssl=1 "#WITBragDay Mikleane Chouinard on Twitter \"I became a JavaScript dev after being a stay-at-home mom for 20 years J[...]")
![#WITBragDay Mary Beth Moore on Twitter "#WITBragDay I took my first ever programming course in 2011 at age 46 I am[...]](https://i0.wp.com/pauljacobson.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/WITBragDay-Mary-Beth-Moore-on-Twitter-WITBragDay-I-took-my-first-ever-programming-course-in-2011-at-age-46-I-am....png?w=636&h=371&ssl=1 "#WITBragDay Mary Beth Moore on Twitter \"#WITBragDay I took my first ever programming course in 2011 at age 46 I am[...]")
I’ve created a Twitter Moment for the tweets I love the most. You can find that here too (it may be more complete and up to date):
My favourite #WITBragDay tweets
Image credit: The #WOCinTech collection on Flickr, licensed CC BY 4.0
You can read more about the #WOCinTech project here too: “#WOCinTechChat – Promoting diversity in tech through stock photos”