By Joanne Liou, Communications and Impact Specialist Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan spoke with the delegation about Kyrgyzstan, including U.S.‐ Kyrgyzstan relations and women and girls in Kyrgyzstan – specifically with respect to women’s rights, human rights and social … [READ MORE...]
Day 2 in Zimbabwe: Promoting STEM careers for young women
By Samera Edwards “The heart and soul of the program extends well beyond the five weeks of TechWomen. Connections are built with a powerful network of women around the world who have similar challenges and successes.” – Arezoo Riahi, Director The second day of the Zimbabwe delegation trip … [READ MORE...]
What Career Advice Would You Give to Your Younger Self?
Recently, women and girls across the globe have been asking us for advice on launching successful careers in STEM and advancing their young professional careers to the next level. Although we generally loathe dwelling on the woulda, coulda, shoulda moments in life, we can’t deny that sometimes, … [READ MORE...]
Working Forum on Women, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (WICTAD)
Guest blog by Heather Ramsey Last week I joined more than 75 thought leaders from 20 countries working in civil society, academia, government, the private sector, and the UN who convened at IIE in Washington, DC, for the first international Working Forum on Women, Information and Communication … [READ MORE...]
Dreams Do Not Die At Sunrise
Guest blog by Fabiola Addamo--Reflections of a TechWoman Mentor from Catania Reflections of a TechWoman Mentor from Catania I believe in courage. And, I believe that everything is possible in life. In the city of Catania I was an unemployed girl, full of dreams. I finished my degree … [READ MORE...]
Ambassador Verveer Convenes Forum on Women in ICT
Melanne S. Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues is co-hosting the inaugural international forum on Women, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (WICTAD), today at the Institute of International Education (IIE) office in Washington, D.C. The two-day … [READ MORE...]
TEDxBayArea – Celebrating Global Women Entrepreneurs
“Do you have fire?” Desiree Burch asked the crowd. “Discover that fire - do not push it away. It is who you are!” Desiree was one of many speakers at the TEDxBayArea Global Women Entrepreneurs Event held on December 1st at the LinkedIn Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The event featured talks … [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...]
Sukaina Al-Nasrawi: Motivated Arab Woman in Technology and 2011 TechWomen Alumna
In the summer of 2011, TechWomen Mentee Sukaina Al Nasrawi passed the worldwide 2010 United Nations (UN) examination for recruitment to the professional category in web design/development. This is a highly competitive process within the UN Secretariat aimed at recruiting young, high-caliber … [READ MORE...]
Women Who Tech Telesummit
May 23rd marked the 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit, featuring panels designed to “break down barriers and showcase the brilliant talents of women who tech.” The Women Who Tech Globally panel was moderated by Author and Trainer Beth Kanter and featured Director of Strategic Partnerships at … [READ MORE...]
