<p>Consultant and developer Kathy Brown, a member of Nerd Girls. Photo: Supplied</p><p>Just an hour into the opening session of IBM Connect in Florida and Kathy Brown let out a sigh. Company executives and Hollywood actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt were singing the praises of social media in the workplace but, for Brown, something just wasn't right.</p><p>Then, in plain sight, it hit her. The images on the stage's backdrop. She was blunt on Twitter: "2 Female 'characters' on background. Both wore skirts and one had a pink phone. Really!?"</p><p>Consultant and developer Kathy Brown let the world know how she felt about the depiction of women at a technology conference. Photo: Supplied</p><p><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/nerd-girls-take-on-sexist-industry-20130227-2f5fg.html">Keep reading...</a></p>