At Gangly Sister, we’ve never hidden our geekiness, but we still get asked: “Why comic books?” or even “Do people still buy comic books?” In fact, when someone told us that was our real market, we thought the same thing. But the numbers are astonishing. Comic books have growing year-on-year sales consistently. And digital comics…
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I’ve been so busy trying to add value for women in tech that I forgot — you follow Gangly Sister because you want to know about Gangly Sister! Gangly Sister is moving from making video to making comic books for a number of reasons, mainly because it’s easier and more sustainable (read: makes enough money to…
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As Women’s History Month rolls to a close, we’ve been thinking about what it takes to be a woman who makes history. As we are involved in making media to empower girls, it’s an important question. What does it mean to empower someone? What are the values and attributes someone needs to make a difference…
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The reason I haven’t told you what I’m doing is because I have intimacy problems. A symptom of modern life is having intimacy problems. Instead of 10 good friends I have several hundred fairly good friends and several thousand non-intimate friends. So if I haven’t told you what I’m up to, no offense. I love…
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When is it appropriate to greet a business woman with a kiss instead of a handshake? I’m tempted to say “always.” Wednesday I set up a meeting with a potential business partner who I’d met once before at a networking venue. When he saw me, he got up, gave me an air-kiss on the cheek…
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Why women need to stop complaining about the sexist male culture in tech. The male-dominated tech culture is under heavy fire from women who are justifiably fed up with the harassment, subtle jabs, discounting of their ideas, and just generally chauvinistic treatment in the tech world. But it’s time to just shut up. I don’t…
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I am disgusted at the attacks on women who have “emotional outbursts” at the office. I’ve had women cry in my office. Heck, I’ve cried in my office. I’ve never had a woman shout at me in a professional situation. Why is it OK to have an emotional outburst when that emotion is “anger” but…
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10 ways tech would be different if women ran the workplace With all the talk of what’s wrong with the startup culture, we thought it was time to provide guidance to men (and women) about what we want. Rather than emphasize what’s wrong, let’s look at what we’d like to see in a fabulous female-influenced…
DetailsWhen I first heard about the missing Nigerian girls from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School, I didn’t give it much attention. At Gangly Sister we emphasize the positive. We do that as a matter of philosophy, and of fear, to be perfectly honest. Our philosophy is to emphasize what is good and right. We…
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