By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate Ten TechWomen fellows attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) from October 14-16 in Houston, Texas. This opportunity was made available to fellows by the Anita Borg Institute, which provided the TechWomen program a $35,000 … [READ MORE...]
Cultural Mentorships: Emerging Leaders Explore the Bay Area
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate Over the past three weeks, Cultural Mentors (CMs) have been facilitating a variety of events for Emerging Leaders (ELs) to help them make the most of their time in the Bay Area. With 55 CMs spread across the South Bay and San Francisco, this group of … [READ MORE...]
Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Mobilizes TechWomen to Drive Change at Action Plan Workshop
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate TechWomen connects emerging women leaders to the resources, networks and knowledge they need to make an impact. The program brings these women one step closer by calling on Emerging Leaders (ELs) to formulate an action plan to implement in their … [READ MORE...]
5 Reasons Why Being a TechWomen Emerging Leader is a Life-Changing Experience
Guest post by Asal Ghanim, 2014 Emerging Leader from Jordan “TechWomen brings the best and the brightest women from around the world together to exchange ideas, perspectives and hopefully, LinkedIn accounts,” said Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs in her … [READ MORE...]
#TechWomen15 Week in Review
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate Nearly 100 women from 19 countries arrived in San Francisco on September 27 to begin the five-week TechWomen program. Emerging Leaders (ELs) hit the ground running, with a packed “boot camp week” planned to equip them with the knowledge, resources and … [READ MORE...]
Mozilla’s Mitchell Baker: TechWomen provides exchange of ideas to address world’s challenges
By Joanne Liou, Communications and Impact Specialist Emerging Leaders (ELs) embody a world of perspectives, ideas and willingness to make their communities and the global community a better place. Under the Juniper Aspiration Dome in Sunnyvale, Calif., Mitchell Baker, executive chairwoman of … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Reaches 20,000 Twitter Followers!
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate Just in time for #techwomen15, @TechWomen reached 20,000 followers last week! Every follow is in support of our mission to empower the next generation of women leaders. We’re grateful to have our community of fellows, Emerging Leaders, mentors and … [READ MORE...]
Central Asian Emerging Leaders Share Their Hopes for #TechWomen15
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate TechWomen welcomes 21 Emerging Leaders (ELs) from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the 2015 program. This year marks our expansion to the Central Asian region. In two days, the 2015 Emerging Leaders arrive in San … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen at the LinkedIn DevelopHer Hackathon
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate TechWomen mentor Anar Simpson served as a judge at LinkedIn’s fourth annual DevelopHer Hackathon on August 29. Along with LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, Anar served as one of four judges at their new offices in Sunnyvale, Calif. The LinkedIn DevelopHer … [READ MORE...]
Mentors Countdown to #TechWomen15 at Twitter
By Edwina Dueñas, Communications Associate A flock of TechWomen mentors and champions gathered at the headquarters of Twitter on Thursday to jump start the 2015 program. With the Emerging Leaders’ (ELs) arriving in less than two weeks, new and returning mentors gathered to connect and share … [READ MORE...]
