Greater Than Code
209: Self-Identity and Parenting in Tech with Mia Mollie De Búrca
01:25 - Mia’s Superpower: Adaptability
- Applicable Skills to Basic Computer Programming
- Parsing Information
- Research
05:31 - Linguistics and Cultural Anthropology
- Linguistic Relativism (Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis)
08:36 - Parenting While Having a Career in Tech
09:42 - Objectivity and Truth in Software Development
11:04 - Tech Parenthood (Cont’d)
- Maternity Leave and Returning to Work
- Part-Time Flexibility
- “Keep-in-Touch Days”
- Returning to Work as an Individual Experience
- Discrimination & Stigma
- Multitasking Expectations For All
- Geographic Differences
- Company Culture
24:21 - Tenure in Tech, Job-Hopping, and Juggling Parenthood
- Parenting in View During the New COVID/Remote Work Era
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." – Elizabeth Stone: teacher and author
- Psychological Safety and Privilege
- Living and Operating in Fear
- Code-Switching
- Visibility of Parents
44:05 - Self-Identity in the Tech Industry
55:36 - Diversity Hiring
Reflections:
Mia: Psychological safety and privilege.
John: “Just because I’m psychologically safe doesn’t mean everybody else is.”
Laurie: The dichotomy of Mia and Christina’s experiences of being parents in tech.
Christina: It is possible to remain optimistic that Moms in the United States will get better.
Rein: Comfort and guilt in diversity hiring.
This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode
To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.
Special Guest: Mia Mollie De Búrca.