Jamillah Knowles
Online reporter
Women may still be a minority in the technology industry but they are establishing strong support networks to stay connected.
An event at London's recent Sci-Fi film festival was aimed at women and produced by women - with the aim of supporting female comic book artists and creators.
The presentation included an appearance by Judith Lewis of London Girl Geek Dinners, a not-for-profit organisation designed to bring together women with a personal or professional interest in technology.
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Leslie Fishlock created Geek Girl Camp in the United States. Its projects include donating laptops to women in need and repairing old laptops to give to women returning to education.
However the organisation is best known for its boot camp - a full day of workshops covering all sorts of technology from social media, PC and Mac maintenance, podcasting and programming.
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