Breaking Gender Stereotypes as Lady WordPress Developer
Topic Category: Analysis/ WordPress Design and Development
Speaker Type: National
Speaker Bio:
Saloni Mehta is a senior WordPress plugin developer at AccessPress Themes with 4 years of working experience in the field. A computer engineer by education, she has been contributing to the IT sector with her expertise in WordPress and PHP framework.
She says she is mostly busy falling in love with codes. But when she is not, she uses her time to travel, cook and be with her family. A happy go-lucky person, Saloni believes every day is a fresh blank canvas. Paint your colors as you live 🙂
Session Summary:
The world of WordPress programming has tons of brilliant minds. Only a few of these minds are women. Does brilliance come with a gender requirement?
In her presentation, Saloni will be talking about the gender stereotypes that she has come across in her life as a programmer. Her focus will also be on the reasons and ways to overcome these stereotypes. And having reached where she has in her WordPress career, she will be shedding light on some of the ways lady WordPress developers can overcome the difficulties that arise from the stereotypes.
But, this talk is not just for the female population. If you are someone who believes in gender equity, or in not letting gender be a hindrance for talented minds, this session will be an enjoyable experience for you.
Intended Audience: Everyone