I became a woman in tech
because I had
a vision for education 
and learning that requires
a major shift.
Technology, by necessity,
has become the only way 
to achieve this big dream.
If I want to see 
millions of people 
learn from each other,
I can’t be standing there with
my Excel spreadsheet… We have to
develop a product. It has become
It has become
a technological product. 
I think it’s a bit 
of the chicken or the egg…
The technology community is
very male oriented,
very white.
It’s not…
It’s not enticing 
for women to go into 
environments like that.
Often,
it’s not enticing for our LGBTQ
friends either,
or for people
of colour, 
because it's not
an environment that
we find ourselves in 
very much.
Technology is a tool for
responding to pressing problems,
problems that are important
to you,
and technology is 
a language you can learn 
and manipulate to create
important things.
I think when you can talk
about technology
like that to young girls
it becomes interesting,
it becomes exciting, and
then you create,
they can create
their own company,
just like I did, 
create their own ecosystem,
their own culture…
We are not a company
where everyone thinks
generally the same way,
where everyone looks the same,
and if that’s not you,
you don’t feel welcome,
you don’t feel accepted.
The more entrepreneurs
of colour there are, the more 
entrepreneurs with different
profiles, women, 
people from the LGBTQ community
there are, 
the more we create 
environments that are 
more inclusive, 
that reflect other ways
of seeing life
as well as products that are 
more inclusive 
and reflect other
ways of seeing life.
This is how we create 
an environment that is more 
welcoming to diversity. 
I feel the need
to surround myself
with people who are respectful,
who have a completely
open mind,
for whom anything is possible,
because that is how I am.
I have surrounded myself 
with people who believe 
that human beings can
do great things.
I haven’t found that
my experience as a woman
has differed from a man’s
experience… 
I haven’t faced 
major challenges 
being a woman, 
and…
I’m also a feminist. In fact, 
as a result I put special focus
on well-being,
my own well-being
and that of my team.
I’m not afraid to fail
or to alienate others 
in deciding not to pursue
certain partnerships 
or relationships because
I feel that I’m not being
respected as a woman
or that our well-being as a team
is not being respected.
I think this is something
that is 
very important.
