209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca Greater Than Code

01:25 - Mia’s Superpower: Adaptability



Applicable Skills to Basic Computer Programming


Parsing Information
Research



05:31 - Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology



Linguistic Relativism (Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis)


08:36 - Parenting While Having a Career in Tech


09:42 - Objectivity and Truth in Software Development


11:04 - Tech Parenthood (Cont’d)



Maternity Leave and Returning to Work


Part-Time Flexibility
“Keep-in-Touch Days”

Returning to Work as an Individual Experience
Discrimination & Stigma
Multitasking Expectations For All
Geographic Differences
Company Culture


24:21 - Tenure in Tech, Job-Hopping, and Juggling Parenthood



Parenting in View During the New COVID/Remote Work Era



“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." – Elizabeth Stone: teacher and author




Psychological Safety and Privilege
Living and Operating in Fear
Code-Switching
Visibility of Parents


44:05 - Self-Identity in the Tech Industry



The Handbook of Return to Work


55:36 - Diversity Hiring


Reflections:


Mia: Psychological safety and privilege.


John: “Just because I’m psychologically safe doesn’t mean everybody else is.”


Laurie: The dichotomy of Mia and Christina’s experiences of being parents in tech.


Christina: It is possible to remain optimistic that Moms in the United States will get better.


Rein: Comfort and guilt in diversity hiring.


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