It is a well-known fact that the technology industry is mostly dominated by men, but now, thanks to a new blog by a young female computing student, women in tech have finally been given a platform through which their amazing achievements are being recognized. 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. Girls on top: Stanford computer science student Lea Coligado features talented women in the tech industry, such as Postmates exec Sara Mauskopf, on her blog Women of Silicon Valley . Relatable: Many of the subjects featured on the blog talk on subjects that many women in the industry will have had to deal with . Looking up: The blog has attracted attention from the best in the business, including women-in-tech advocate Tracy Chou, a software engineer at Pinterest . The blog, like the one that inspired it, features photos and stories of subjects in the industry, often accompanying them with inspirational quotes. In the description for the blog, Lea says that the goal of the project is 'to celebrate these living - and thriving - examples of female success, these rebels against the numbers and the gender norms.' In her 'Letter from the Editor', Lea also describes how an internship she completed at Facebook was viewed as a 'give away' by one of her classmates – who suggested that anyone would be able to secure one of the highly sought-after positions if a woman had been offered one, despite applauding a male friend for being given the very same job. She recounts other moments of horrific sexism she has experienced while working in various offices - from shameless come-ons from married colleagues to blanket, patronizing statements of 'women don't code' told directly to her by colleagues. The brains behind it all: Lea Coligado, 21, created the blog after experiencing the bias against women in the industry first-hand . Underrepresented: The Women in Silicon Valley blog aims 'to celebrate these living - and thriving - examples of female success, these rebels against the numbers and the gender norms' Quotables: The women featured on the blog open up about their own experiences of subtle - and less subtle - sexism in the office . It was after such experiences that, Lea says, she realized the importance of having idols in the industry. Speaking in more detail to Buzzfeed, she added: 'As a woman who's worked in almost entirely male environments, I know being able to look up to someone is crucial for getting through rough patches, for feeling a sense of belonging to your work.' The idea has already attracted some big names, including some of the most vocal advocates for women in tech like Tracy Chou, who joined social media giant Pinterest, where she still works as a software engineer, back when it was still a start-up. Tracy herself has also made strides in bringing awareness to the gender disparity in tech. Inspired: The blog's goal is to is to inspire women to continue on in computer sciences, because it is more possible to succeed than some may think . All together: The blog encourages women to be proud of their own achievements and encourage others in similar circumstances . In a blog post last year on Medium the engineer wrote: 'The actual numbers I’ve seen and experienced in industry are far lower than anybody is willing to admit. This means nobody is having honest conversations about the issue.' With that in mind, Tracy created a GitHub spreadsheet in which tech companies could reveal their demographics to world, and over 200 companies have self-reported on their diversity since. But the numbers don't look good when it comes to some of the world’s most well-known tech companies. Dropbox records that only 26 of its 275 software engineering employees are female, while Etsy records 19 of 149 and GitHub shows only 10 out of 160. In her quest to raise awareness, and with names like Tracy's in her corner, Lea is hoping to one day feature the likes of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, and Laura Weidman Powers, the CEO and co-founder of  non-profit tech-focused organisation CODE2040. 'I want women who are sitting on the fence about Computer Science to get as inspired as I was by these role models,' Lea told Buzzfeed. 'And hopefully, to see that at its heart tech is exciting, immensely powerful and so, so worth it.'
Lea Coligado, 21, a Stanford computer science student, is the creator of the blog showcasing talented women in tech .
The profiling blog has already attracted women from big hitting tech companies like Pinterest and Postmates .
The blog's inspiration, Humans of New York, was started by New York photographer Brandon Stanton and features street portraits accompanied by quotes from the subjects .