Miss Jones Tech

No, I am not a doctor, I’m a software engineer whose long-term vision is to build meaningful Technology solutions for women’s health. But during deep research, I discovered real gaps (like stigma, misinformation, low awareness of PCOS and endometriosis, delayed diagnoses, and dismissed symptoms), I realized we can’t build solid solutions on quicksand. So right now, I’m dedicating my time, skills, and passion to growing InHerBody as a community-driven women’s health initiative, where we come together to raise awareness, share real experiences, combat misinformation, gather insights, and drive actionable change through discussion, research, and collective support. InHerBody started as my vision, but it needs you, your stories, your energy, your voice; to become the movement women truly deserve: one that makes every woman feel seen, heard, and empowered in her body. Be part of that movement and join our Twitter community here: @WeAre_InHerBody 💜

My favorite designer 👌

@crystal_kizor @ajiboolaa Crystal you are truly amazing. Well done 👏

At 23, with no prior experience, I turned this dilapidated building into Nigeria’s first offgrid hospital. Here’s how (5 principles) 🧵: 📍 Enugu, Nigeria

How to support a woman living with endometriosis. A thread for partners, friends, and family who want to do better. 🧵 First off, you need to understand that endo isn't "bad cramps." It's chronic, debilitating pain that can make standing, sitting, or breathing feel impossible. It's unpredictable and flares can show up out of no where.

❌DON'T give unsolicited medical advice, that is exhausting, not helpful.

❌DON'T compare her journey to other women with endo. "My friend has it and still goes to the gym", cool. Severity varies and more so, the ability to endure pain is not a test of strength.

✅DO believe her. When she says she's in pain, when she says she can't do something, just believe her. Your belief is foundational to everything else.

✅DO ask "What do you need right now?" instead of assuming. Sometimes it's a heatpad. Sometimes it's space, sometimes it is emotional support or someone to hold her hand, Show up for her in all the ways that matter to her.

✅DO take initiative on household tasks without being asked. When she's in pain, she shouldn't have to manage you too. Handle dinner, do the dishes, take care of things proactively

✅Understand the emotional toll. Chronic pain affects mental health, relationships, work, everything. Mood changes aren't personal attacks and her grief about limitations is valid. Create space for all of it.

Support isn't about solutions. It's about believing her pain, educating yourself, offering practical help , being emotionally supportive and showing up consistently, not to fix her because she is not broken, but to be there for her ♥️

@_CODEwalker You can find her on LI! linkedin.com/in/alaerejones…

I found Ronnie’s post really useful, but here’s the part that stayed with me: “Passion sometimes narrow our vision, because what we pour ourselves into, we no longer see from the outside.” It’s simple. The closer you are to the work, the harder it is to judge it clearly. because truly, It’s harder to see the frame when you’re in the picture. That’s why documenting and reviewing your work matters because it forces you to step outside what you’re doing and actually see it. Thanks for the reminder, @ronn_aa 🫶

Life is a cocktail of actions and outcomes📌

@DevStephEdmond You got it 💯

@missjones_tech Honestly? Most people's 'why' doesn't need to be deep. It just needs to evolve. Starting with money isn't the sin. Staying there is

The why at the beginning of acquiring tech skills matters a lot and here’s why 📌 First off, I don’t mean which bootcamp or what language. I mean the actual reason for starting. Because tech isn’t a field you enter. It’s not an industry with a door you walk through. But that’s how it’s been approached these days. By Googling “highest paying tech roles”, finding out what skills and tools the job listing wants, then learning exactly those just to get the title. Now you’re an artisan. Good at one thing, for one context, for whoever is hiring right now. That works, until it doesn’t. Because let’s say the job path doesn’t work out and you decide you want to freelance or build something. The whole approach will break, because everything you learned was shaped by what an employer wanted, not by what you actually understand or have foundational clarity of. So the value you offer feels templated, because it is. You literally assembled it from a template. And guess what? Nothing unique can show when nothing unique went in. Then AI enters the conversation, everyone is panicking and scrambling to “stay relevant”, pivoting to whatever tool someone on Twitter called the next big thing, without stopping to ask what problem it actually solves or for whom. That’s a symptom of the original “why” being wrong. If you start with genuine curiosity about how systems work, what problems are worth solving, what engineering actually is at its core, AI is just another tool on the execution layer. You know how to evaluate it and you’re not threatened by it. Engineering is understanding a problem deeply enough to design and birth solutions that holds up in reality. Not memorizing syntax or chasing whatever framework is trending or collecting titles that look good until the next round of layoffs and definitely not arguing over tools just to feel among. There’s actually no issue starting with the job chase, most of us did. And from experience if the “why” never evolves past “I need to get hired”, you’ll keep building a career that someone else controls. At the end of the day, the engineers who stay irreplaceable are not the ones who learn the most tools, they’re the ones who understand what exists, the need for new stuff to exist, what needs to be improved and how to improve it.

We’re out here judging personas when we should be auditing our own lack of empathy. If people felt safe enough to be honest about their mental state, we’d realize their 'difficult' behavior is actually just a survival mechanism. And honestly, who are we to be sitting in judgment anyway?

In the spirit of asking 😂

An opportunity I chased for 5 years came through in 1 day, simply because I asked. This brings me to say; Speak up. Ask for help. Make it easy for people to support you. Be decisive of what you want. Learn to communicate clearly. And when you can, do the same for others.

5 facts about Endometriosis you need to know. Number 5 will shock you. A thread 🧵 #EndometriosisAwarenessmonth 1. Endometriosis is listed among the 20 most painful conditions a human being can experience. That list includes cancer, appendicitis, and childbirth. And still, women with Endo go to work, raise children, and survive every single day.