During their visit in San Francisco, California, three TechWomen Emerging Leaders and their mentors engaged in an opportunity to participate in recording a piece of history at the Contemporary Jewish Museum for the StoryCorps project. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than … [READ MORE...]
Touring Hopper Supercomputer at Berkeley Lab
TechWomen Emerging Leaders were invited to tour the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Thursday in order to learn more about the work of the lab and research programs. Specifically, TechWomen visited the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), where computing is used to … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Community Event and Celebration at Twitter
On September 25th, the new Twitter headquarters was vibrant with the voices of the TechWomen community. A special event, held in collaboration with Twitter, welcomed the TechWomen Emerging Leaders, 2011 and 2012 mentors, and other program supporters for an evening of discussion and networking. Upon … [READ MORE...]
The Bay Area world as a classroom
TechWomen Emerging Leaders are making the Bay Area world their classroom by learning about professional and cultural practices in the United States. However, the emerging leaders are not the only ones gaining experience and knowledge. “I am learning more from them,” said one mentor who is a VP … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen mentorships begin!
The 2012 TechWomen Emerging Leaders began their project-based mentorships at host companies on Monday, September 10. This year, thirty-one companies are hosting the forty-one women at their site. In addition to their host companies, cultural mentors represent an additional thirty-one companies. … [READ MORE...]
Beth Kanter and Sepideh Nasiri engage TechWomen 2012 at salesforce.com
On September 7, the TechWomen Emerging Leaders were greeted at salesforce.com where they engaged in workshops and dialogue by Beth Kanter and Sepideh Nasiri. Sepideh, Director of All Things Offline at Women 2.0, addressed the 2012 cohort with a motivational speech regarding how she embarked on her … [READ MORE...]
2012 TechWomen Welcome Orientation hosted by Oracle
On September 6, ambitious and powerful emerging leaders and mentors gathered at Oracle for the 2012 TechWomen Welcome Orientation. Many of the attendees live worlds apart, however, they encompass one vision—to share knowledge and change the way conversations are had. Trish Tierney, Executive … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Mentor Uses Mobile Payments to Empower Rural Farmers
Menekse Gencer is revolutionizing the way the developing world interacts with money. The 2011 and 2012 TechWomen Mentor is empowering rural farmers by enabling them to process payments through cell phones. Gencer is the Founder of mPay Connect, a San Francisco-based company which seeks to change … [READ MORE...]
Meeting the 2012 TechWomen Mentors!
The 2012 TechWomen season has officially begun! We opened with a fantastic Mentor Workshop on Tuesday, August 7th hosted by Walmart Global eCommerce in San Bruno, CA. The workshop aimed to prepare the new TechWomen mentors for the three weeks they will spend mentoring emerging women leaders in … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Will Participate in the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration
We are thrilled to announce that the TechWomen Emerging Leaders will participate in the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Baltimore this fall, after their three-week mentorship in the Bay Area. The Anita Borg Institute’s Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) Of Women In Computing … [READ MORE...]
