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Two of the group – Adrian McEwen and Patrick Fenner – show me an arduino attached to a bubble machine, which is activated when DoES are mentioned on Twitter. Their office/workshop in central Liverpool's Gostins Building is fully Arduino'd up. Also extremely fond of Arduino are the people behind DoES Liverpool. “A mother can come along with her four-year-old daughter,” Samantha continues, “and it won't be boring for either of them.” Past Girl Geek workshops have covered subjects including mathematical origami, coding in programming languages like Python, and Arduino.Īrduino? It's a small, programmable chip, able to make motors whirr and lights flash. Their inexpensive small electronics workshops have been especially popular.

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Their monthly tea parties, occurring in venues such as MadLab or TechHub, are alcohol free and held on Sunday afternoons with children (sons and daughters) welcome. “A lot of the Manchester tech scene is centred around going to the pub after work, which doesn't mean to exclude people, but it often does.” Girl Geeks events aim to be particularly accessible to mothers who may have childcare responsibilities. “We wanted to offer something a bit different,” explains one of the organisers, computer science PhD student Samantha Bail. Men can attend, but only if accompanied by a woman. “It's amazing what you can make yourself, without relying on other people, companies or manufacturers.”Īnother organisation offering hands-on tinkering is Manchester Girl Geeks, who host talks, networking events and workshops – with a female bias. “So many opportunities open up to you,” she says.

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Natalie admits that, before she started volunteering, technology was “never something I enjoyed – just a necessary evil as part of my degree.” But while she was researching her thesis, a tutor suggested she get involved with FabLab – and since completing the People's Fab Academy, a course in how to use the equipment, she has gained an enthusiasm for technological DIY-ing. Open to the public Fridays and Saturdays, FabLab is a place where anyone can have a go with gadgetry such as a 3D printer, embroidery machine or laser cutter for the cost of the materials. Natalie Ledward, a trainee architect, volunteers at Manchester's digital fabrication laboratory FabLab. But thanks to growing communities outside of work and education, more women are taking control of technology as hackers, hobbyists, geeks and dabblers, whether getting creative with HTML or playing with a Raspberry Pi (a small, low-cost computer).

Fewer women than men follow careers in technological or digital spheres, or complete qualifications in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths).

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