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'''Our Giants are Female''' is an initiative where presenters at technical conferences start their presentations by talking about a woman in tech history. The initiative is meant to raise awareness of the contributions of women in technology and to inspire women to pursue careers in technology.

==Origin==
It was brought to the LabVIEW community by [[Fabiola De la Cueva]] through her blog post of the same name<ref>[https://code.likeagirl.io/our-giants-are-female-32c28a36732c Our Giants are Female] by Fabiola De la Cueva (Code Like A Girl)</ref>. It is inspired by a quote from [[wikipedia:Isaac Newton|Isaac Newton]]:

<blockquote>If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.</blockquote>

In her post, Fabiola outlines her own experiences as a woman entering a field that is predominantly represented by men and where women's roles were mostly administrative or eye candy. She also highlights how she was encouraged by a friend and gave feedback to the conference organizers of a technology conference she attended. In response to her feedback, [[Shane O'Neill]] replied with a link to [[wikipedia:Women in computing|Women in computing]] and his own words:

<blockquote>The idea that software engineering is a man's world is actually the most blatant form of mansplaining and gender appropriation. Arguably, the whole caboodle was started by Ada Lovelace, a remarkable woman with a brilliant mathematical mind and the wisdom to see the real-world applications long before the established "gentlemen" of the era had a clue.</blockquote>

She then went to [[Steve Watts]] who came up with the idea to ask all presenters at software conferences to start their talks by talking about a woman from [[wikipedia:Women in computing|Women in computing]]. They also came up with ''#OurGiantsAreFemale'' that Fabiola would post on Twitter{{citation needed}}.

In her post, Fabiola also emphasizes the importance of inclusive events instead of catering to specific groups.

<blockquote>
I would prefer a technical conference that is more welcoming to women than a technical conference that has a special event for women.

I would prefer that the female leadership panels take place at a keynote of the main event rather than in competition with other worthwhile technical presentations.
</blockquote>

The initiative has been well received by the LabVIEW community and has been adopted by many presenters at LabVIEW conferences.

==See also==
*[[Events]]

==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants Standing on the shoulders of giants] (Wikipedia)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_computing Women in computing] (Wikipedia)

==References==
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