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...]
TechWomen Mentor Application Now Open!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrjcaFmgw64 The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that TechWomen – an international exchange that uses technology as a means to empower women and girls worldwide – is now accepting applications from American women … [READ MORE...]
Secretary Clinton Encourages You to Become a TechWomen Mentor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6tdyZBX__o&w=420&h=315 On February 13th, dozens of potential TechWomen Mentors gathered in San Francisco and Mountain View to explore opportunities to mentor emerging women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa. Alumni Mentors brought colleagues and … [READ MORE...]
Mentor Recruitment Events
We are thrilled to be hosting two great events for the TechWomen program on February 13th in San Francisco and Mountain View. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Lee Satterfield, will speak at the events to share the Department of State’s vision and … [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...]
Communities Change Precedent to Educate Girls
Today, the Institute of International Education West Coast Center was fortunate to host an intimate brown bag lunch with Ann Cotton, Founder and Executive Director of Camfed. As we shared about the work of TechWomen and Ann shared the work of Camfed, it was clear that the synergies between our … [READ MORE...]
Empowering Girls to Believe in Themselves
We would like to influence or empower girls back home with the same mindset of believing in yourself and believing that you are capable of doing any change. I actually realized that any assumptions I have inside of my mind with regards to me not being able to do something, pursue an idea, is just … [READ MORE...]
The Woman’s Fight
Guest Post by Jody Mahoney I am travelling through Morocco with the TechWomen delegation. I've visited small villages where women are the predominant earners, struggling to find distribution channels for their work. We teach them ecommerce, packaging, marketing, competition. Unable to ask … [READ MORE...]
Turning Dreams into Reality
Guest Post by Fabiola Addamo "Bonjour, my name is Fabiola, a Techwomen mentor and a Yahoo!" - this is how I have been introducing myself during the latest Techwomen visits at local Moroccan universities, schools and various women entrepreneurial associations. I have been Fabiola since birth, and a … [READ MORE...]
