Teenpreneurs On the final morning of the TechWomen delegation trip to Egypt, the group met with participants of Teenpreneurs, an initiative started by Reham Nasser and Eman Moushe, both 2011 TechWomen fellows of Egypt. Teenpreneurs targets teenagers from 13 to 17 years old to unlock their … [READ MORE...]
Egypt Day 5: From Silicon Valley to the Nile
Visit to STEM School for Girls On the fifth day of the delegation trip, the group spent the morning visiting Egypt's first STEM school for girls to introduce students to diverse opportunities for careers in STEM and share perspectives of powerful women from Silicon Valley. More than 100 high … [READ MORE...]
Egypt Day 4: Innovation and reaching your potential
Innovation Integration: Networking Reception with TIEC On the fourth day of the delegation trip, the group spent the day in Egypt's Smart Village, a high-technology business district housing government offices, telecommunications companies, educational institutions and other entities. The … [READ MORE...]
Egypt Day 3: Resilient women and inspiring girls in STEM
On day three of the delegation trip, the group visited the GrEEK Campus, the first technology and innovation park in the heart of Cairo that houses both local startups and international companies such as Microsoft, Uber and PwC. Formerly home to the American University of Cairo, the GrEEK Campus is … [READ MORE...]
Egypt Day 2: The power of mentorship
U.S. Embassy Briefing The second day of the TechWomen delegation trip kicked off with a morning briefing by the U.S. Embassy in Egypt, where the group heard from representatives of the Public Affairs and Cultural Section, the Press Section, the Political Section and the Economic Section. As one … [READ MORE...]
Egypt Day 1: TechWomen delegation arrives in Egypt
Sixteen TechWomen mentors have recently arrived in Egypt for the first delegation trip of 2018! The delegation trips focus on expanding networks of women in STEM, creating and strengthening partnerships between the host country and the United States, encouraging girls to pursue STEM careers … [READ MORE...]
Why I mentor and why you should too
Guest post by Marily Nika, TechWomen mentor A few months ago, I saw a volunteer call for “Emerging Leader Professional Mentors” in an internal thread at Google, where I work as an Engineering Program Manager. This is how I discovered the TechWomen program. I am always very passionate about … [READ MORE...]
The meaning of mentorship
Guest post by Zainab Saleem, 2017 fellow of Pakistan “This is just the beginning. Receive with ease and give onwards with ease,” wrote one of my impact coaches, Irum Aftab Musharraf, Director of Impact and Analytics at PayActiv Inc. These words echo in my head often, for sometimes you hear … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen at the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
This year, 16 members of the TechWomen community participated in the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which was held in Hyderabad, India from November 28-30. The summit, co-hosted this year by the governments of the United States and the Republic of India, highlighted the theme Women … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen 2018 application now open!
We are happy to announce the launch of the 2018 TechWomen application! Last year, we received a record-breaking 3,965 applications for the 2017 program. As the TechWomen community continues to grow, we aim to maintain that momentum by attracting another cohort of highly impressive and motivated … [READ MORE...]
