Скачать или смотреть Hidden Figures of Python | Episode 7: Anna Makarudze

We interviewed Anna Makarudze from Zimbabwe to hear about her inspiring journey.

Since discovering Python and Django in 2015, Anna has been actively involved in the Django community. She helped organize PyCon Zimbabwe and she coached at Django Girls in Harare and Windhoek.

Anna served on the Board of Directors at Django Software Foundation for five years. She is currently a Django Girls Foundation Trustee & Fundraising Coordinator.

During her journey in tech, Anna became aware of the lack of representation of women in the tech industry, something that became more evident as she attended Django Under the Hood in 2016 where most of the attendees were white men, and only a few were women. That’s when she realized the importance of communities like Django Girls in supporting more women in the Django Community.

In this chat, Anna shared ways on how you can contribute and help support Django Girls+ Foundation.

Anna is currently studying for her master’s degree at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden.

Be sure to listen to the episode to learn all about Anna’s inspiring story!

Topics discussed
Introductions
Her role in Django Girls+ Foundation
Moving from Zimbabwe to Sweden, and adjusting to her new life
Django Girls tutorials and website
How to contribute to Django Girls website
Discovering Python, Flask, and Django in 2015
Attending Django Under the Hood in 2016
Representation of women in tech
The role of Django Girls+ in tech
How to help and support Django Girls+
What to expect from Django Girls+ in 2025 onwards

Links from the show
Django Girls+: https://djangogirls.org/en/
Blekinge Institute of Technology: https://bth.se/
Muzinda Hub: https://x.com/muzindahub
Treehouse: https://teamtreehouse.com/
Django Software Foundation: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundat...

Links from Django Girls+
Coach at an event: https://coach.djangogirls.org/
Organize an event: https://organize.djangogirls.org/
Work on the website: https://github.com/DjangoGirls/django...
Contribute to our resources:
https://github.com/DjangoGirls/tutorial
https://github.com/DjangoGirls/coach-...
https://github.com/DjangoGirls/organi...
Translate our resources:
https://github.com/DjangoGirls/transl...
Donate to us:
  / djangogirls  
https://donate.stripe.com/14kdTJ8PT6F...
https://djangogirls.org/en/donate/don...
For corporations: https://djangogirls.org/en/donate/

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