In this episode, Ruth Bucknell, VP Experience Design at Merkle, joins us to share her journey of building a career in the tech industry and navigating the challenges of male-dominated spaces. She reflects on the importance of intentional inclusion, her motivation for founding the Women in Tech network, and how community can be a powerful driver for change. We dive into the ways tech products and AI systems are often shaped by male defaults—reinforcing bias through skewed datasets—and wh...
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In this episode, Ruth Bucknell, VP Experience Design at Merkle, joins us to share her journey of building a career in the tech industry and navigating the challenges of male-dominated spaces. She reflects on the importance of intentional inclusion, her motivation for founding the Women in Tech network, and how community can be a powerful driver for change. We dive into the ways tech products and AI systems are often shaped by male defaults—reinforcing bias through skewed datasets—and wh...
Beyond technical skills: What really matters in a tech career
SheCanCode's Spilling The T
44 minutes
4 months ago
Beyond technical skills: What really matters in a tech career
On this episode of the SheCanCode podcast, we welcome Jenny Briant, Academy Operations Director at Ten10, to unpack why closing the gender pay gap still looks like a half‑century project—and what we can do today to speed things up. Drawing on her front‑row seat at Ten10’s renowned Academy, Jenny explains how alternative entry routes into tech can unlock talent that traditional pipelines miss. We explore: Breaking in without the “right” CV – Jenny’s non‑linear journey into tech lea...
SheCanCode's Spilling The T
In this episode, Ruth Bucknell, VP Experience Design at Merkle, joins us to share her journey of building a career in the tech industry and navigating the challenges of male-dominated spaces. She reflects on the importance of intentional inclusion, her motivation for founding the Women in Tech network, and how community can be a powerful driver for change. We dive into the ways tech products and AI systems are often shaped by male defaults—reinforcing bias through skewed datasets—and wh...
