stanford computer science student lea coligado , 21 , created women of silicon valley , a blog based on the people-profiling website humans of new york , in order to showcase the talents and stories of tech 's best and brightest women working within the industry .
` over the past couple years , i 've come into contact with some awesome women in tech through stanford or work , and i kept thinking to myself , why have i never heard of them before ? ' lea told buzzfeed .