When Larissa Shapiro first heard about the TechWomen program, the Arab Spring had already begun to rock the MENA region. A firm believer in the power of technology to change the world and peoples’ lives in positive ways, and inspired by the dynamic role of courageous women in these uprisings, … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Mentors: In Their Own Words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMModwCfXZk&w=560&h=315 We've put together a new video from 2011 Professional and Cultural Mentors about their experience with the TechWomen program. We hope you enjoy their stories as much as we do! Don't forget, the deadline to become a Mentor is coming up … [READ MORE...]
Seeking Mentors for Entrepreneurs and Women in Tech from the Middle East and North Africa: Women 2.0
TechWomen is seeking San Francisco Bay Area Mentors for women from the Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, read this great blog post that originally appeared on the Women 2.0 blog. Women 2.0 is an emerging global media company for aspiring and current female entrepreneurs to launch … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Mentees Reconnect at E-Mediat Networking Conference in Jordan
Last month, E-Mediat hosted the “New Media for the Networked NGO” conference in Jordan to celebrate the conclusion of its 18-month program. Since its inception, E-Mediat has equipped over 220 NGOs in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia with the capacity and skills to use social media to effectively … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Celebrates International Women’s Day
How did you celebrate International Women’s Day? We were fortunate enough to spend March 8th at Adobe Systems in San Jose, listening to an accomplished group of panelists speak about women’s path to leadership. The event, Global Women’s Journey, explored the changing face of today’s workforce that … [READ MORE...]
Eradicating the “Booth Babe” Phenomenon
Guest Post by Menekse Gencer I spoke at the State Department on mobile money and food security last year. Subsequently, the State Department contacted me to ask if I would be a mentor for the TechWomen Initiative. Although I thought the program was really interesting, I didn’t think I would … [READ MORE...]
Yahoo! Change Your World – Cairo 2012: Revolutionary Minds in Action
Guest Post by Fabiola Addamo Ebele Okobi opened up the Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Summit on Women and Social /Digital Media in Cairo with a powerful statement - “A determined woman is a force of nature”. Simple words (but so eloquently said) have the ability to touch people’s core … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen 2012 – The Adventure Begins
Guest post by Heather Ramsey Happy New Year! Reading world news headlines each day, it is clear that this is a particularly momentous and pivotal time in history to be a woman. It is a time when women need to come together across borders and cultural barriers. TechWomen affords everyone … [READ MORE...]
Using Comics to Encourage Girls’ Involvement in STEM
If someone had asked Rayane Hazimeh a few years ago why she had become an engineer, she probably would have said that it was by mistake. “I was always the black sheep,” Rayane explains, “and often that meant walking away from the norm.” Rayane has always had a taste for adventure and challenges, and … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Mentees Participate in Arab Women Summit
Guest post by Mouna Lyoubi It was an honor to meet incredible and successful women giving from their time and discussing women's issues in order to improve women's situation in the world: education, professional careers, social and legal rights... What I appreciated even more was the involvement … [READ MORE...]
