Loyce Witherspoon
@loycebw_ch
(Learning to be an) unapologetic woman
Passionate about tech and social impact through an intersectional lens ✊🏿
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/loycewitherspoon/ 03-02-2014 02:07:55
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In 2011 @ my first tech job: 🙅🏽♀️ I was afraid to seize opportunities 😬 I was afraid to speak my mind In 2021: 🥳 I was headhunted to be a VP Brandwatch 🏆 I was voted #13th most influential woman in UK tech ComputerWeekly So, how did I grow my self-confidence? *A THREAD*
Tech isn’t race neutral, & neither is tech policy. Centering voices from marginalized communities is essential in addressing current discrimination & past injustices. That can’t happen w/o access to the rooms where decisions about tech policy are made: publicknowledge.org/blog/we-need-p… 4/4
"Chief community officer is the new CMO.” GREG ISENBERG techcrunch.com/2021/02/20/chi…
"as a black woman, it has been a difficult reminder that this country goes into soul searching when a white woman dies, but when a black woman dies in a similar way this country and even the movement of feminism keeps moving." blkbld.uk/3eI8da2 📝#TheBBWeekender
Took a small break but I’m back with the funk. Joyful Vibrations Playlist updated every Monday. Are you feeling this weeks selections. Special shout out the the greatest that is Little Simz