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Four amazing women in technology to introduce to the young people in your life
We are on a mission to make sure women trailblazers in technology become household names! We wrote last month about how we’ve heard feedback from caregivers to girls (6-16 in particular), that they hear a…
The STEAM opportunity for young women (science, technology, engineering, art, and math)
The concept of STEAM has gained momentum the past 5 years. One marker of that is the number of schools that are beginning to place a deep value on the arts just as much as…
Profiling 4 women in technology
Women trailblazers in technology – know their names! Technology is often seen as a male-dominated industry. Low equality in employment gender representation seems like the leading narrative and it can feel hopeless when it comes…
What STEAM toys and tools do the young women in your life use?
Did you know that a surprisingly large number of species – from squid to lizards to humans – engage in play? But why? In Dr. Sam Wang and Dr. Sandra Aamodt’s book Welcome to Your…
The changing nature of careers for young women
Does what young girls like to do now shape how they are thinking about a future career? How? Here’s our perspective: many of today’s young girls have the tools and opportunities to do great things…
Help us spotlight the next generation of women in STEAM
When we started this blog, our goal was to highlight some of the ideas from our book, “Please Stay: How Women in Tech Survive and Thrive”. The most amazing thing from it was the sense…
Careers in STEAM for the young women of tomorrow
There are many clear careers in STEM that we highly endorse, and we’re super excited to see a spotlight on them. Allow us to take that to our area of particular interest and passion. The…
Please Join! There’s no place like TECH.
Tech careers are awesome for women. Just ask women in the field and they quickly share stories about the innovative, creative, and analytical skills you can leverage to design and deliver technology solutions. The challenge…
Can we take an unbiased look at how we frame technology for young girls?
One of our goals here at Women In Tech Tribe (WITT) is to spotlight amazing opportunities that exist for young women who have taken the ideas of STEM, and introduced art into it. The world…
The small but powerful difference between STEM and STEAM
While STEM quite literally stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and their usage in guiding education, STEAM is gaining an exciting mainstream understanding. STEAM education is “an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology,…
Women in Tech: The Younger Set Shaking Up the World of Tech
“When you increase the number of girls in tech, you also see a shift in the problems that are being addressed and the solutions. And I’m excited to be a part of that.” ~ Damilola…
Women in Tech: Nurturing the Next Generation
“I have very personally felt the overwhelming loneliness, self-doubt, and frustration that often comes with the minority status of a woman in engineering. As much as I can help others get through or avoid those…
Can’t Find Women for Your Tech Teams? Adjust Your Hiring Practices
“I think it’s very important to get more women into computing. My slogan is: computing is too important to be left to men.” ~ Karen Spärck Jones, Computer Scientist, Professor at Cambridge Computer Laboratory Where…
Women in Tech: Diversity and Gender Equity are Not Buzzwords
“We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar—but it gets the best results.” ~ Megan Smith, Engineer, shift7 CEO and Co-Founder Diversity Hiring. Gender Equity. Equal pay for equal…
From Fashion to Finance: Tech is Everywhere
“Your voice is a medium of manifestation. In your format, with your passion, it can be a tool for It doesn’t have to be perfect; it needs to persist. ~ Komal Singh, Sr. Program Manager,…
When Women Ruled the World (The World of Tech, Anyhow)
“Women in tech are uniquely positioned to demonstrate their leadership as we know how to build communities and engage people to bring out their personal best. We’ve all heard statistics about the challenges and the…
Women in Tech: Thinking of Leaving? Take some Advice from the Trenches Before You Jump
“The culture in technology is tough, and women often find it difficult to feel they belong, experiencing both men who don’t treat their female peers with respect, and women who are fighting so hard for…
How Women in Tech Can Dodge Discrimination and Find Joy
“Women are often told in a hiring process, or after starting a new job, that while management believes they could deliver at a higher level, they will be hired in at a lower level so…
Women in Tech: Drop the Gender Roles and Use Your Voices to Be Heard
“I believed we had made progress in paying women equally to men performing at the same level. I believed managers were fair and would assess talent and pay for performance without bias. I thought things…
Women in Tech: Support Fellow Women and Embrace Men as Allies
Way back in 2006, while giving a keynote speech at a luncheon celebrating inspiration, the incredible Madeleine Albright said this: “There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” Fellow…