Leap: An Online Community for Women
I&#x27;m a woman that&#x27;s worked in tech since 2011... at times the discrimination and treatment I&#x27;ve faced has made me want to quit the industry all together. But every time I reached that point I thought - no, I&#x27;m not the one who should have to leave, it&#x27;s the people -- usually men -- who have not shown empathy, kindness or compassion. The ones who have bullied me and harassed me and made inappropriate comments or advances. So many of these experiences I just buried inside until I was in the company of other people I trusted and felt safe to share. There hasn&#x27;t really been an online forum where I felt safe to have these conversations until now. Now that Leap is here I have other people who <i>get</i> me who I can talk to about the stuff that is bugging me. With their help I can treat each day as new and keep moving forward with my career. If you don&#x27;t understand why this community is important perhaps it&#x27;s because you have had the privilege of never feeling like a second class citizen in the industry you work in.