On the TechWaterloo stage ×1
First seen on the TechWaterloo stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Meghan ↗
In their words
My mission is, if I'm the only woman in the room, I've done wrong.
The nerds are complaining about women in tech and the jocks are the face of social change. What a world — and what a room to actually pick up that baton.
You have the power and the platform to change your company culture, to have hiring decisions, to take that one woman that maybe is one or two points away and say, I'll give you an interview.
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What is Stathletes?
A hockey data and analytics company Chayka co-founded in 2010 with Neil Lane, working out of the Niagara region. It tracks and structures play-by-play data for professional teams and broadcasters in more than 20 leagues.
What did she argue on the TechWaterloo stage?
That technology and professional sport share the same representation problem, and that founders and hiring managers already hold the levers — culture, hiring, mentorship — rather than waiting for either industry to fix itself.
What was she recruiting for in 2017?
Developers for sports tech, and specifically hockey. She used the talk to ask Waterloo Region technical people, women especially, to send in resumes.