Restart Radio: Women who build PCs

We talked this week with Monique Szpak and Halima Koundi, software developers and tinkerers who led our "Build Your Own PC" women's skillshare last week. They recounted how a group of women who were scared to reach inside a PC tower became emboldened PC builders by the end of the second skillshare session. Building a PC is a great way of demystifying computing and empowering users of computers to fully own and upgrade their machines. Neither Monique nor Halima imagined they would have careers in tech - and they both have really interesting trajectories. We talked about how they got into technology through a hobby (Monique teaching herself early computing with books and magazines) and a job (Halima becoming enchanted with data and databases). We also talked about whether they were encouraged to tinker as girls, and the importance of getting girls hands-on from an early age.