Really a Woman of Technology?

Simon Button was announced as one of the four finalists in the running to win the 2022 Inspiring Diversity in STEM award. The annual awards by the largest industry body for women in technology and life sciences in Queensland, Australia are held to ‘recognize outstanding talent and achievement and give women the recognition they deserve.’ But this year a new award has been introduced to celebrate the “ongoing commitment and tireless efforts of all leaders regardless of gender, age or background.” A white male executive has been named as a finalist for a Women in Technology award because he ‘inspires diversity’ and empowers women, the organization said.  “This is the first time WiT has offered an award that is open to all genders and it reflects how our community attitudes are changing,” said Women in Technology. Mr. Button is the current Group Chief Technology Officer at radiology specialist group Qscan. The organization said it welcomed “the inclusion of our first male finalist” and look forward to seeing “more male leaders who support women being nominated in the future”.

The other finalists in the category are Professor Amy Mullens, a psychologist with an interest in marginalized communities, Professor Kym Rae, a research fellow in indigenous health and pharmaceutical researcher Dr Jyoti Sharma. Social media commenters were somewhat less than enthusiastic: ‘Lol is this a joke,’ one woman wrote in the comments of the Facebook post. ‘That’s a long way to say you reward men for doing the bare minimum,’ another wrote. ‘He sure must’ve been the best pick to be a finalist for someone who “inspires diversity” and creates a “sense of belonging” for WiT out of all the nominees. Mr. Button is described as a “digital leader who values all voices and champions equally through his work as an accomplished senior executive. “As we celebrate and reflect on 25 years of Women in Technology it is as important to focus on the future, Ms Cevallos said. We’ve created an opportunity to rally around our outstanding talent, unlock their potential, promote each other and ourselves – impacting our community in a way that creates positivity beyond the event itself.” 

What is a woman?

Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.

How do I disable the autocorrect function on my wife?

Is google a woman? Because it won’t let you finish your sentence
 without coming up with other suggestions.

Every time you talk to your wife, your mind should remember that…
“This conversation will be recorded for Training and Quality purposes.”

September 6th Birthdays

1946 – June Curtin, 1962 – Jennifer Egan, 1962 – Elizabeth Vargas, 1954 – Carly Fiorina

1958 – Jeff Foxworthy,  1787 – Graham Wardle, 1962 – Chris Christie, 1990 – John Wall

Morning Motivator:

It’s better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else’s perfectly.

A Real Women’s man