4 Meetups That Helped Me Grow as A Woman of Color in Tech

I took a leap and left my full-time job as an email marketer, to work to pursue software engineering! This summer I kicked off my engineering career as a Full Stack Engineering Intern at <a href="https://medium.com/u/49cf3ccf2c84?source=post_page-----a694ca042a14--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Meetup</a> with the Meetups at <a href="https://medium.com/u/52d87163016d?source=post_page-----a694ca042a14--------------------------------" rel="noopener" target="_blank">WeWork</a> team; we are responsible for allowing organizers to seamlessly book space to host their Meetup events. I strongly encourage event organizers to check it out and learn more <a href="https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004656412-What-is-Meetups-WeWork-" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> as this service is currently free. Attending various Meetups in New York City over the years has been pivotal to my growth as a technologist and has led me to go to technical talks and conferences that covered topics beyond my comfort zone, pushed me to contribute my writing to multiple Medium publications, helped me to go from student to teaching assistant to teacher and even served as a valuable resource during the technical interview prep process. <a href="https://code.likeagirl.io/4-meetups-that-helped-me-grow-as-a-woman-of-color-in-tech-a694ca042a14?source=tag_recommended_feed---------286-85----------diversity_in_tech----------5c57ae45_40f6_43c9_8692_2d56373fbf80-------">Website</a>