Monthly Archives: October 2009

On Internet in Benin and the lack thereof

By theresa | Published: October 21, 2009
Last Thursday, we woke up to no Internet. At 8:00, we called Benin Telecoms to signal the problem. “We’ll send a team right away,” they said. “Are you sure you need to send a team out here? We just can’t log in, so the problem’s probably on your end.” “What could you possibly know about [...]
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Why is so hard to understand why Universal fucking Health Care is a GOOD THING?

By theresa | Published: October 20, 2009
I had lunch with an expat this morning, and said I that sometimes I have a hard time talking about development in Benin, as even we haven’t gotten it right yet. She looked at me with raised eyebrows and said, “We??!? *I* come from a country that has universal health care and free education up [...]
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On why language is important when talking about women in tech

By theresa | Published: October 8, 2009
This is the second in a series of posts where I address technology, women in technology, and women in technology in Benin. * Accompanying the recent spate of questions about how to find more and better women speakers for tech conferences, the general lack of women in technology, and a lot of comments about women’s capabilities [...]
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