What Does Feminism Have to Offer Me?

Studying feminism at an all-women's college gave me tools I have used to combat impostor syndrome, improve my work environment, and form lasting collaborative relationships with people of any gender. This talk will provide an introduction to feminist thought and offer pragmatic ways it can be applied to our day-to-day experiences as programmers.

Beth Andres-Beck is a full-stack software engineer at TripAdvisor, working in Java, JavaScript, HTML5, and Objective-C. Ms. Andres-Beck is a member of the team responsible for TripAdvisor's RESTful API as well as hybrid apps for mobile and tablet platforms. Her undergraduate degree from Smith College included work on Gender and Performance Studies, which she has found particularly useful when applied to user experience design or the social dynamics of our field.