article_snippet.sent: It is a well-known fact that the technology industry is mostly dominated by men, but now, thanks to a new blog by a young female computing student, women in tech have finally been given a platform through which women in tech amazing achievements are being recognized.
article_snippet.sent: Stanford computer science student Lea Coligado, 21, created Women of Silicon Valley, a blog based on the people-profiling website Humans of New York,in order to showcase the talents and stories of tech's best and brightest women working within the technology industry. '
article_snippet.sent: Girls on top: Stanford computer science student Lea Coligado features talented women in the tech industry, such as Postmates exec Sara Mauskopf, on Sara Mauskopf blog Women of Silicon Valley .
article_snippet.sent: Relatable: Many of the subjects featured on the blog talk on subjects that many women in the technology industry will have had to deal with .
article_snippet.sent: Looking up: her blog Women of Silicon Valley has attracted attention from the best in the business, including women-in-tech advocate Tracy Chou, a software engineer at Pinterest .
article_snippet.sent: The blog, like the one that inspired it, features photos and stories of subjects in the technology industry, often accompanying photos and stories of subjects in the industry with inspirational quotes.
article_snippet.sent: In the description for her blog Women of Silicon Valley, Lea says that the goal of the project is 'to celebrate these living - and thriving - examples of female success, these rebels against the numbers and the gender norms.'
article_snippet.sent: The brains behind it all: Lea Coligado, 21, created her blog Women of Silicon Valley after experiencing the bias against women in the industry first-hand .
article_snippet.sent: The Women in Silicon Valley blog aims 'to celebrate these living - and thriving - examples of female success, these rebels against the numbers and the gender norms' Quotables: The women featured on the blog open up about The women featured on the blog own experiences of subtle - and less subtle - sexism in the office .
article_snippet.sent: The idea has already attracted some big names, including some of the most vocal advocates for women in tech like Tracy Chou, who joined social media giant Pinterest, where Lea still works as a software engineer, back when it was still a start-up.
article_snippet.sent: Tracy has also made strides in bringing awareness to the gender disparity in tech.
article_snippet.sent: Inspired: The blog's goal is to is to inspire women to continue on in computer sciences, because The blog's goal is more possible to succeed than some may think .
article_snippet.sent: All together: The blog encourages women to be proud of women own achievements and encourage others in similar circumstances .
article_snippet.sent: In her quest to raise awareness, and with names like Tracy's in her corner, Lea is hoping to one day feature the likes of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, and Laura Weidman Powers, the CEO and co-founder of  non-profit tech-focused organisation CODE2040. '
article_snippet.sent: I want women who are sitting on the fence about Computer Science to get as inspired as I was by these role models,' Lea told Buzzfeed. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Lea Coligado, 21, a Stanford computer science student, is the creator of the blog showcasing talented women in tech .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: the blog showcasing talented women in tech has already attracted women from big hitting tech companies like Pinterest and Postmates .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: the blog showcasing talented women in tech's inspiration, Humans of New York, was started by New York photographer Brandon Stanton and features street portraits accompanied by quotes from the subjects .