Did you know the role women have played in building the Python community worldwide? Elissa Shevinsky interviewed both established and emerging leaders in the Python community, and will share their insights on what is most exciting in Python in 2017. This talk will include video clips of those interviews.
Shevinsky is an experienced speaker on technical topics, and editor of the feminist anthology "Lean Out: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Tech and Startup Culture."
Elissa Shevinsky is a successful serial entrepreneur and author. She first learned to code in 1997, studying programming at Williams College. . She was one of the first technical hires at Everyday Health, which IPO'd in 2014. She is best known for her work building open source crypto applications, and for her anthology "Lean Out: The Struggle for Gender Equality in Tech and Startup Culture." Shevinsky loves startups, security and Ryan Adams performing Taylor Swift.