Lady Geek

The BlackBerry is a recurrent theme on this blog. One way in which BlackBerry aims at attracting women is by sponsoring an exhibition that is currently taking place at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The exhibition is entitled ‘Brilliant Women – 18^th Century Bluestockings’ which also includes ‘Modern Muses’, an exhibition photographs of contemporary women of achievement taken by Bryan Adams. I went to a private viewing this week and enjoyed the way in which the National Portrait Gallery links inspirational images of women.

Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, also sponsors the annual BlackBerry Women in Technology Awards. I think such initiatives might help raising the profile of women and technology and more is needed to change stubborn gender stereotypes.