Professor Sue Black’s Guardian interview: “From women’s refuge to evangelistic Durham professor of tech”
28 November 2018
Sue Black is easy to spot in the crowded London pub, thanks to her bright red spiky hair. And as soon as we start talking, she is making me wonder why I chose to focus on the arts and humanities at school. Were my teachers influenced by gender stereotypes; or was I? Will more women consider going into technology in the future?
Black, recently appointed professor in computer science and “technology evangelist” at Durham University, speaks with passion about encouraging women to study and teach computer science.
She is very excited about her new job, which she started last week. “My focus will be on women in technology and helping to increase the number of women studying, researching and working in Durham computer science.”
