Femsplain is a website that publishes content by creators who identify as women. Their goal is to "highlight all the amazing diversity of women on the Internet who might not have another outlet to share their experiences." Femsplain’s Kickstarter was recently funded (!) and they want to empower women by not only featuring their contributors' stories on the site, but also providing learning opportunities for women by hosting various workshops in safe spaces.
The Workshop
On Thursday, March 4th, Femsplain held their very first two hour workshop: Beginners Web Development. We hosted it at the Vox Media New York office and Ally Palanzi, a Vox Product Front-end Engineer, taught the course. Participants learned the fundamentals of how to use HTML & CSS to create and style simple web pages.
Ready 2 code w/ @mylifeasalllly & @VoxProduct #LetMeFemsplain pic.twitter.com/bTH07buKcy
— Femsplain (@femsplain) March 6, 2015
After two hours, participants learned how to structure a basic web page incorporating a header, section, article, and footer. Headings, images, paragraphs, and links were added to give the page some content. After that, Ally taught the class how to link to a css stylesheet and give the page some pizazz. Everyone in the class ended with a basic web page that was styled in their own way.
Guys, I learned to code! Thank you, @femsplain!! pic.twitter.com/yUluxdFHTY
— Lauren Zaremba (@laurenzaremba) March 6, 2015
Why We Partnered
Many of us at Vox Product read and enjoy Femsplain’s content, so we were excited at the opportunity to give back to their community and support their mission to help empower women.
We’re excited for Femsplain’s future, and excited to see the cool things they come up with next!
Future Events
If you're interested in more Vox Product events, we can help! Our DC office is hosting a panel that will discuss creating and maintaining great culture. The (free) tickets are sold out, but get on the waitlist. We'll also be holding that same panel in NYC, stay tuned for more details.
If you want to partner or host an event with us, please reach out at voxproduct-events@voxmedia.com.