Once again, someone has claimed that women aren't pursuing degrees and jobs in math and computer science because we just don't want to be there. You know, just like women have never been president of the U.S. because none of us want to be president. In response, the tireless Aunt B. of Tiny Cat Pants is asking women to share their experiences in learning--or, in some cases, attempting to learn--math and science. Check out the comments for some horrifying stories, as well as some horrifying responses, such as the amazingly asinine "If you don’t want a man to look at your cleavage, don’t wear tops that reveal anything. It’s really that simple."

I've been working with Kalyia Hamlin, Laurie Rae, Julie French, Mary Hodder and lots of others to help pull together an unconference called She's Geeky that is happening Oct 22-23 at the Computer History Museum in Santa Clara, California. For me working on this conference is both a chance to give back and do some service for the community, and to support (other) women in tech, especially the less traditional ones who may have cross-functional roles and/or feel somewhat isolated or unique.

Last week, on my personal blog I shared a petition asking the University of California Regents to rescind their invitation to former Harvard president Lawrence Summers to speak. An excerpt from the petition: