4. Who has been the most influential person in your life? Why?
My sister Therese. She had cerebral palsy, was mute, and was not
supposed to live to age 5, but she lived to age 30. In seeing what she
endured, I felt there was no excuse for me not to succeed.
5. What lessons have you learned that would be valuable to women beginning their careers in technology?
A woman needs to choose a career and do everything that men do to pursue
it - and expect no more and no less because you're a woman.
6. What new technology do you believe will have the most positive impact on the world in the next 20 years? The most negative impact?
The Internet has already had positive impact, it brings the world
together. On the negative side, genetic engineering has the potential to
divide us.
Fran Bartlett answers these questions:
1. What was your first job in technology?
2. Who has been your most significant mentor? Why?
3. What has been your greatest challenge and what strategies did you use to overcome obstacles?
4. Who has been the most influential person in your life?
Why?
5. What lessons have you learned that would be valuable to
women beginning their careers in technology?
6. What new technology do you believe will have the most positive
impact on the world in the next 20 years? The most negative impact?
On the lighter side:
1. If you could have dinner with any 2 people (living or not),
who would they be?
2. What was the last book you read? What books do you love to recommend?
3. If you were to choose a different profession, what would it be?
4. What is your definition of success?