Category: Women

• The Quiet Part Out Loud: Laid Off, Over 50, and Still Standing

  Let me say the thing nobody says. Getting laid off after 50 is terrifying. Not inconvenient. Not frustrating. Not “a blessing in disguise” — at least not at first. Terrifying. And if you’re sitting in that place right now, whether you just got the call or you can see it coming from three cubicles away,…

  blondebyte

  April 7, 2026

  Uncategorized, Women, Women in Tech, WomeninTech

  blondebyte, Cancer, CareerGoals, empowerment, Layoffs, life, love, mental-health, relationships, Women, Women in Tech, Writing

• Invisible by Design: How Social Media Platforms Decided Women Over 40 Don’t Matter

  Let me ask you something. Have you ever opened Instagram or Facebook, scrolled for twenty minutes, and walked away feeling vaguely terrible about yourself without being able to explain why? Or watched your teenage daughter disappear into her phone for hours, emerging quieter and more anxious than when she went in? That feeling isn’t a…

  blondebyte

  April 1, 2026

  Algorithm, empowerment, Invisible women, Lawsuit, Manipulation, Meta, social media, Unconscious Bias, WIT, Women, WomeninTech

  Algorithms, Body Dysmorphia, business, digital-marketing, Law suit, Manipulation, marketing, Meta, Silicon Valley, social media, Technology, Women in Tech

• I Asked AI for Help. It Gave Me Advice for a Man Named Chad.

  I want to be clear: I love AI. I write about it, I use it daily, and I have genuinely thanked a chatbot out loud while sitting alone in my kitchen. I am not here to cancel the robots. But I am here to have a little talk. Because the more I use these tools,…

  blondebyte

  March 23, 2026

  #A.I.Tools, #WIT, A.I., Tech, Women, Women in Tech, WomeninTech

  #AI, #AIisNotEvil, #ArtificalIntelligence, A.I., AITools, Artificial Intelligence, chatgpt, Empower, empowerment, Technology, Women, Women in Tech, Writing

• Dear Silicon Valley: Women Have Faces Too

  And we’re already using them, thanks. So let me get this straight. A room full of tech bros in khakis and business-casual polos sat around a whiteboard, probably fueled by cold brew and unchecked confidence, and decided the face was the next great frontier in wearable technology. The face. My face. The one I spent…

  blondebyte

  March 12, 2026

  #WIT, Apple, glass ceiling, wearables, Women, Women in Tech, Writing

  #DayWithoutAWoman, #WomeninTech, Apple, Face Computers, Vision Pro, wearables

• The Best AI Prompts for Women to Boost Productivity

  The Best AI Prompts for Women to Boost Productivity If you’ve been curious about AI but weren’t sure where to start, congratulations—you’re about to join the revolution. And if anyone has made you feel like you’re “too late” to the AI party, tell them you’re fashionably late and you brought better snacks than they did.…

  blondebyte

  March 4, 2026

  #WIT, A.I., Artifical Intelligence, Female Empowerment, feminists, Prompts, Women, Women in Tech

  #AI, #AIisNotEvil, #ArtificalIntelligence, Artificial Intelligence, chatgpt, Empower, empowerment, Technology, Women, Women in Tech, WomeninTech, Writing

• How Women in Tech Can “Get to Yes” When Negotiating Their Next Promotion

  How Women in Tech Can “Get to Yes” When Negotiating Their Next Promotion Negotiating for a promotion can be an intimidating process, especially for a woman working in technology. You want to get the best deal possible, but you don’t want to come off as too pushy or aggressive. Whether you’re moving up the corporate…

  blondebyte

  February 22, 2023

  #WIT, Big Tech, breaking the glass ceiling, Communication, Developers, Female Empowerment, Gender Gap, Tech, Technology, WIT, Women, Women in Tech

  #BuiltByGirls, Big Tech, Empower, empowerment, Equal Pay, Gender Gap, negotiating, negotiation, Tech, Tech Industry, tech support, Technical, Technology, WIT, Women, Women in Tech

• WIT: THIS UNLIKELY TECH QUEEN WANTS TO BUILD A NEW GLOBAL HUB IN KYRGYZSTAN

  The Blonde Byte’s weekly spotlight in Women in tech focuses on an unlikely tech queen in Kyrgyzstan.

  blondebyte

  September 12, 2018

  Blogging, blondebyte, code, Code Breakers, CoderGirls, education, empowerment, Equal Pay, equality, Gender Equality, glass ceiling, glass walls, Women, Women in Tech

  #BuiltByGirls, #DayWithoutAWoman, #MeToo, #nerdlogic, #thestruggleisreal, #TimesUp, #WomeninTech, Blogging, blondebyte, code, Code Breakers, CoderGirls, education, empowerment, Equal Pay, equality, Gender Equality, GirlProblems, glass ceiling, glass walls, Women’s rights, WomeninTech

• WIT: Yes, Women Can Rise To The Top In Tech. Just Ask The President Of Soundcast

  The Blonde Byte’s weekly Women in Tech spotlight focuses on Charity Hardwick, CEO of Soundcast.

  blondebyte

  September 5, 2018

  Big Tech, Blogging, blondebyte, Charity Hardwick, education, empowerment, Smart Tech, Soundcast, Tech, Tech Addiction, Tech News, tech support, Women, Women in Tech

  #badforbusiness, #BuiltByGirls, #DayWithoutAWoman, #MeToo, #nerd, #thestruggleisreal, #WomeninTech, Big Tech, Blogging, blondebyte, Charity Hardwick, education, empowerment, Smart Tech, Soundcast, Tech, Tech Addiction, Tech News, tech support, Women’s rights, WomeninTech

• WIT: Why the Trolls Are Winning the Internet: Ex-Reddit CEO Speaks Out

  The Blonde Byte’s weekly spotlight on women in tech looks at Ellen Pao, former CEO of Reddit.

  blondebyte

  August 29, 2018

  Big Tech, Blogging, blondebyte, diversity, education, Ellen Pao, empowerment, Equal Pay, equality, Gender Equality, glass ceiling, Internet, Reddit, Smart Tech, Tech, Tech Addiction, Tech News, tech support, Trolls, Women, Women in Tech

  #badforbusiness, #BuiltByGirls, #DayWithoutAWoman, #MeToo, #nerd, #nerdlogic, #thestruggleisreal, #TimesUp, #WomeninTech, Big Tech, Blogging, blondebyte, diversity, education, Ellen Pao, empowerment, Equal Pay, equality, Gender Equality, glass ceiling, Internet, Reddit, Smart Tech, Tech, Tech Addiction, Tech News, tech support, Trolls, WomeninTech

• WIT – be offended, be visible and stop feeling guilty!

  The Blonde Byte’s weekly spotlight on women in tech focuses on advice from Nicola Marie Beste.

  blondebyte

  August 22, 2018

  Big Tech, Blogging, blondebyte, diversity, education, empowerment, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, glass ceiling, Leader, Leadership, Silicon Valley, Tech, Tech Addiction, Tech News, Women, Women in Tech

  #thestruggleisreal, #WomeninTech, Big Tech, Blogging, blondebyte, diversity, education, empowerment, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, glass ceiling, Leadership, Silicon Valley, Tech, Tech Addiction, Tech News, Women’s rights, WomeninTech