Finnish Woman Wins Booking.com 2019 Technology Playmaker Awards
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Linda Liukas, Finland-based founder of Rails Girls, was named the 2019 Booking.com Technology Playmaker of the Year. This award is given to the individual category winner who judges felt has made the most impactful contribution to innovation in technology and driven social change at a global level. In addition to founding Rails Girls, a global movement that teaches young women to program, Linda is the author and illustrator of Hello Ruby, a children's picture book series translated into 25 languages about computer science.
To read the full release and more information about the winners, please visit: https://globalnews.booking.com/visionary-women-in-technology-across-the-globe-recognized-by-bookingcom-at-2019-technology-playmaker-awards/
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