Today I heard an interview with Monika Henzinger, Director of Research at Google
on WREK. It was part
of their airing of 51%, a
program that deals with topics of interest to women. They feature a
segment called “The Tech Club” that interviews women who are
scientists and engineers. That name is terrible and boring – I think
it should be called “Badass big brained science babes tell all!” Still, I like this agenda, and the young women
(like young young, I think still in their teens) who do the interviews
ask a lot of questions like “How would women get into this line of
work” and other practical concerns for girls getting into this
game. More women engineers and scientists is more good, I think. This
interview was good and cool. I did not realize that Google has an
onsite doctor and dentist (part-time, I think) and laundry, so that
employees can handle some of the concerns of their day-to-day lives
without leaving the premises. It sounds altruistic but they just want
more from employees, so all the errands that you don’t have to run,
you can sit in front of a computer. It is definitely worth listening to.