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"I Was Crippled by Impostor Syndrome" -- One Woman’s Story

2/10/12 1:01pm by vaurora
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This is one woman's anonymous story about Impostor Syndrome and how it affected her geek career. It ultimately caused her to drop out of a profession she loved due to lack of confidence in her abilities, when by all objective accounts she was exceptionally skilled. This story will ring true for many women in geek fields.  Read more >

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Full Name
Valerie Aurora
Member Since
February 2012
About Me: 

Valerie Aurora is co-founder of the Ada Initiative, a non-profit supporting women in open technology and culture.  In her previous career, she was a Linux kernel developer specializing in file systems.

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Executive director of a non-profit
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San Francisco
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The Ada Initiative

 

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