The United States Welcomes the 2023 TechWomen Emerging Leaders to San Francisco and Chicago
September 20, 2023 -
CHICAGO, IL and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA [September 20, 2023)— TechWomen, the U.S. Department of State’s premier exchange program for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), utilizes cross-national mentorship to equip global emerging leaders with tools to help them drive positive impact in their professions and communities. From September 20 to October 26, TechWomen welcomes nearly one hundred emerging women leaders from the Middle East, Africa, and South and Central As… [READ MORE…]
TechWomen@10 Anniversary Event Celebrates 10 Years of International Impact and Community in STEM
October 10, 2022 -
This October, TechWomen marks its 10th anniversary, commemorating over a decade of empowering global, emerging women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with peer-to-peer networking and mentorship from tech partners in the San Francisco Bay Area.
IIE Welcomes 2018 TechWomen Emerging Leaders to San Francisco
September 17, 2018 -
IIE
SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, 2018— As more women break barriers in STEM fields across the globe, leadership and development programs can provide them with the opportunity to reach their full potential and inspire others to follow their example. TechWomen brings emerging female leaders in science and technology to the United States for a five-week program of peer-to-peer networking and mentorship at San Francisco Bay Area tech companies, supporting them as they progress to the next stage of their… [READ MORE…]
TechWomen Reconnect in Rwanda to Expand Network of African Women in STEM
February 1, 2014 -
U.S. Department of State - Office of the Spokesperson
February 1, 2014 U.S. Department of State – Office of the Spokesperson Fusing technology with efforts to empower women and girls, the U.S. Department of State announced that a delegation of 30 TechWomen mentors from the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley will meet in Rwanda from February 2-7 to collaborate and connect through workshops and visits with local organizations. An innovative public-private partnership, TechWomen pairs emerging women in technology from Africa and the Middle East… [READ MORE…]
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan Travels to Uganda and Rwanda
January 31, 2014 -
U.S. Department of State
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan will travel to Kampala, Uganda February 2-3, and Kigali, Rwanda February 4-5. While in Uganda she will sign an entrepreneurship grant in support of President Obama’s Young Africa Leaders Initiative (YALI), a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The YALI initiative will train young African leaders in skills to spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and secur… [READ MORE…]
TechWomen Alumna in Jordan Takes First Place in GIST Competition
January 9, 2014 -
U.S. Department of State
Aqar-Estate – the online real estate platform founded by TechWomen alumna Hanan Khader – won first place as the company with the best pitch at the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) boot camp and “Demo Day” in Amman, Jordan. Held between December 16 and 18, 2013, thirty early-stage companies representing disparate sectors, including real estate, mobile payment systems, e-commerce, and online education, participated in GIST’s two-day boot camp led by visiting mentors Faysal… [READ MORE…]
TechWomen 2013: Creating a Network of Female Innovators in the Middle East and Africa
October 3, 2013 -
Institute of International Education
SAN FRANCISCO, October 3, 2013—Beginning next week, leading Bay Area and Silicon Valley companies will host 78 women from 15 countries and the Palestinian Territories for TechWomen—a program that uses technology as a means to empower emerging women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa, and beginning this year, from Sub-Saharan Africa, for five weeks of mentoring and professional networking. An initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, TechW… [READ MORE…]
U.S. Department of State Announces Expansion of TechWomen to Africa
March 13, 2013 -
U.S. Department of State - Office of the Spokesperson
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 – will expand to sub-Saharan Africa beginning in 2013. TechWomen will bring women working in the technology sector from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe to the United States for a four to six week mentoring program with their American counterparts in the U… [READ MORE…]
New IIE Book Explores Women’s Role in Driving Social and Economic Development
March 5, 2013 -
Institute of International Education
NEW YORK, March 5, 2013—A new book published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Foundation reviews a broad range of issues concerning women in the global economy, including their contributions and impact around the world as agents of social change, as well as obstacles they continue to face. Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change explores the landscape of women’s participation in the economy and the key role it plays… [READ MORE…]
TechWomen Gather in Jordan To Collaborate, Code, and Connect
February 1, 2013 -
U.S. Department of State - Office of the Spokesperson
Fusing technology with efforts to empower women and girls, the U.S. Department of State announced today that participants of TechWomen will meet in Jordan from February 1-10 to collaborate and connect through workshops and visits with local organizations. An innovative public-private partnership, TechWomen pairs emerging women in technology from the Middle East and North Africa with American women mentors from the greater Silicon Valley area. TechWomen, which was launched by Secretary of State H… [READ MORE…]
TechGirls: Empowering Girls in the Middle East and North Africa through Technology
June 22, 2012 -
U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that the inaugural group of TechGirls – an initiative that brings 25 teenage girls from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, and Yemen to the United States – will arrive June 25 in New York City for a three-week exchange. As part of U.S. efforts to increase the number of girls and women entering the technology field, the TechGirls will engage with their American co… [READ MORE…]
Remarks at Techwomen Conference
February 13, 2012 -
U.S. Department of State
America’s high-tech leaders are at the heart of what makes this country great. Your products change the way we live, work, and play. Now, I’m asking for your help on a new diplomatic priority: mentoring women entrepreneurs who are ready to help transform their societies. This program helps women – in the United States and throughout the world – to create connections that inspire ideas and innovation. Last year, the Department of State connected dozens of women from the Middle East and North Afri… [READ MORE…]
Remarks at Closing Luncheon for TechWomen Initiative
July 6, 2011 -
U.S. Department of State
Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, this is such an exciting day for all of us here at the State Department who have been working on TechWomen, and I want to welcome you as you complete this first-ever TechWomen exchange program. I want to thank Acting Under Secretary Ann Stock and everyone in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the hard work they have done to make this so successful. I also want to thank our partners at the Institute of International… [READ MORE…]
Remarks at the TEDWomen Conference
December 8, 2010 -
U.S. Department of State
Before I go too much further in talking about what we are doing in the government and what I would like to challenge you to join us in doing, I want to acknowledge the passing of Elizabeth Edwards, someone whom I have the greatest respect and admiration for. She lived with a fierce intelligence, a passion, a sense of purpose. She was not only devoted to family and friends, but also to improving health care and finding a cure for cancer for once and for all. And she would have appreciated this ev… [READ MORE…]
Silicon Valley Leaders to Mentor Technical Women from the Middle East and North Africa through New Public-Private Partnership
September 29, 2010 -
Institute of International Education
WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2010—The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has launched TechWomen, a new initiative to enable women in the field of technology from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to reach their full potential. TechWomen is a professional mentorship and exchange program developed in response to President Obama’s June 2009 speech in Cairo calling for more collaborative efforts between the U.S. and the Middle East that harness the str… [READ MORE…]
Secretary Clinton Announces TechWomen Program at Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
April 28, 2010 -
U.S. Department of State
April 28, 2010, WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the President’s call for expanded educational exchanges and new opportunities in entrepreneurship, innovation, and science, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the creation of the TechWomen Program, which will provide professional peer mentorships for women from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the West Bank and Gaza working in the field of technology with their count… [READ MORE…]
The United States Welcomes 2024 TechWomen Emerging Leaders to San Francisco and Chicago
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA and CHICAGO, IL, USA [September 13, 2024)— TechWomen, the U.S. Department of State’s flagship exchange program for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), leverages cross-national mentorship to empower emerging global leaders with skills to create positive change in their professions and communities. Implemented by the Institute of International Education (IIE), TechWomen was launched in 2011 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where it was hosted exclusi… [READ MORE…]
