Anxiety an undercurrent at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Technology

Last week, I attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Technology – my fourth time at the event. Being surrounded by 20,000 other women who are all working to fulfill technology’s potential and shift the culture toward a more equitable, more inclusive future is always inspiring, and this year was no different, at least in that sense.

But underneath all the excitement, the camaraderie, the new friendships forged, the cutting-edge technologies and the innovative ideas unveiled, I felt an undercurrent of anxiety. Because outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, a few thousand miles to the northeast, Christine Blasey Ford was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee and detailing her assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, the hard-right conservative nominated to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court.

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