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00:05 So I feel that I would like to
00:08 make that other girl have those privileges,
00:11 have those opportunities that at the end
00:14 are not that privileged, are not that exclusive.
00:19 They are there, the opportunities are there, but
00:22 we are afraid to take those challenges
00:25 That at the very beginning could be really scary, but
00:29 after that, you will see that you are not alone.
00:32 We make the meetup completely open for
00:36 anyone that wants to join us.
00:38 Like the girls that were in
00:40 university were bringing them, the father,
00:43 the grandparent, could be their brother.
00:46 Anyone that can be with her joining the
00:50 meetup and helping her to feel safe.
01:06 You don't need to be coding all days
01:09 to be part of the Python community.
01:12 Hi, everyone. I'm Karo. Karobot. And you can find me everywhere
01:14 As Karobot, I'm a co-organizer of PyLadies
01:18 Colombia and also the PyCon Columbia.
01:20 I'm really happy and thrilled to be part of
01:22 this episode of PyPodcats, so thank you, Mariatta.
01:25 Thank you, Cheuk, for inviting me, and
01:27 I hope you enjoy the episode.

Sneak Peek of our chat with Karolina Ladino, hosted by Mariatta Wijaya and Cheuk Ting Ho.

Hear about Karolina’s journey in the Python community and learn how she has been helping grow the Python and PyLadies community in Colombia!

Full episode is coming on March 13, 2024! Subscribe to our podcast now!

Get to know Karolina Ladino

Karolina Ladino

Karo is a Product Manager, robotics engineer, MSc Data Analytics, teacher, maker, and jeweler. She co-leads PyLadies Bogotá and PyLadies Colombia initiative. She is part of Python Colombia and is a co-organizer of the PyConCo conference. She has more than 9 years of experience creating hardware for various disciplines. She loves working towards creating opportunities and spaces for personal and professional growth of people. In her free time, she draws and works on her jewelry project.

Your hosts

Mariatta
Host

Mariatta is a Python Core Developer. In her free time, she contributes to open source, builds GitHub bots, fixes typos, and likes to tell you about Python's f-strings. As a public speaker, she has given her talks and keynotes wordwide.

Cheuk Ting Ho
Host

After having a career as a Data Scientist and Developer Advocate, Cheuk dedicated her work to the open-source community and working as a community manager at OpenSSF. She has co-founded Humble Data, a beginner Python workshop that has been happening around the world. She has served the EuroPython Society board for two years and is now a fellow and director of the Python Software Foundation.

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