As a female in the engineering world, I’m always looking for more ways to get young women more involved in technology. A few days ago, I ran across Picture Me in Computing, an idea hatched by two women who share a passion for attracting women to technology.
The idea was this: tag all your online social interactions with the tag picmecomp, including tweets, blog posts, youtube videos, photos of women in computing, and of course, you with Computer Engineer Barbie® (or a photo).
To see this virtual flash mob in action, take a look at the following streams:
The goal was to show young women that career paths in technology and computing are cool, fun, not just for the geeky, and the way of the future. No better way to do that than to bombard the Internets with examples of women already in technology and computing!