<div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.2px;display:block"><tbody style="display:block"><tr class="gmail-acZ" style="height:auto;display:flex"><td class="gmail-gH gmail-bAk" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div class="gmail-gK" style="padding:0px;display:flex"></div></td><td class="gmail-gF gmail-gK" style="white-space:nowrap;padding:0px;vertical-align:top;width:720.295px;line-height:20px;display:block;max-height:20px"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-ix" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:720px"><tbody></tbody></table></td><td class="gmail-gH gmail-bAk" style="text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;display:block;max-height:20px"><div class="gmail-gK" style="padding:0px;display:flex"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/why-i-am-not-a-maker/384767/">https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/why-i-am-not-a-maker/384767/</a><div><br></div><div>Regarding the culture around the word "maker", attributed to DIY, hardware projects seen as a catalyst for innovation. The article explores how gendered this Maker Movement is, and how those who "make", often men, are prioritized above the care-takers and the repairers (read: the maintainers) for the economic potential of the thing that is made. Makes a fair case for how women are the original maintainers. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm curious, as innovation becomes an outdated buzzword, how maintenance will be considered as a tactic in the making of new things, and how this might allow new opportunity for women to enter the field of tech if so. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Best,</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Sierra T. Reed | CONTENT STRATEGY</div><div>NEWDAY IMPACT</div><div>Address: 735 Montgomery Street, Suite 330</div><div>Jackson Square, San Francisco CA 94111</div><div>Direct: 415.272.9389 | Email: <a href="mailto:sierra@newdayinvesting.com" target="_blank">sierra@newdayinvesting.com</a></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">This communication is intended only for the recipient to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Nothing contained in this email constitutes tax, legal, insurance or investment advice, nor does it constitute a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any security or other financial instrument. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:x-small;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:x-small;white-space:pre-wrap">If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete all copies that you may have.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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