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TechWomen@10 Announcements from Secretary of State Antony Blinken

TechWomen celebrates ten year of impact and innovation at TechWomen@10 on October 20, 2022. During this event, Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid the framework for the decade to come. TechWomen will be expanding in several ways over the next decade to expand the footprint of the program to new regions, connect deeper with the TechGirls program and connect our mentors and fellows in new ways.

Juniper CEO names TechWomen his favorite charity

CEOs named some of their favorite charities at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. Juniper CEO, Rami Rahim explains why he loves to support TechWomen. Via WSJ

كريستين تمبلن وم. غيداء خضر – دور المرأة في صناعة العلم والتكنولوجيا – علوم انسانية

كريستين تمبلن – مديرة عمليات البنية التحية في موقع تويتروم.غيداء خضر – عضو في المشروع يتحدثون لبرنامج دنيا يا دنيا عن دور المرأة في صناعة العلم والتكنولوجيا.

تقرير عن برنامج النساء والتكنولوجيا

تقرير احمد الكيلاني عن تفاصيل برنامج النساء والتكنولوجيا مع الحديث عن الميادرة الرائعه بطريقة مفصلة.

Женщины и техника могут быть совместимы

Американские специалисты, такие, как Рэка Пай Камат считают, что женщины могут легко обращаться с техникой, даже сложной. Что для этого нужно – смотрите в программе “Место под солнцем”

Mme Ines Nasri dans l’émission ”Honna” sur al Hurra TV

2014 Emerging Leader Ines Nasri featured on the Tunisian television program “Honna.”

ديانا نصار ورانيا بدر – برنامج TechWomen – مبادرات

TechWomen: Breaking Out of Our Boxes

TechWomen represent a diverse and passionate group of women partnering to share their professional experiences and cultures. The five-week program is a snapshot of a lifetime of collaboration between Emerging Leaders and mentors, helping each break out of their boxes and change the world!

TechWomen Creates Community

Since 2011, TechWomen has brought together a community of Emerging Leaders, fellows and mentors to empower innovation, impact and change around the world. From 22 program countries over 12 programs, TechWomen has grown to over 1,000 Emerging Leaders and fellows, supported by almost 1,200 mentors from American companies. This is the community of TechWomen!

Meet the Fall 2022 Emerging Leaders

Out of more than 4,000 applicants, 105 extraordinary women in STEM fields from Africa, Central and South Asia and the Middle East have been selected to take part in TechWomen, a professional exchange program launched in 2011 by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Meet the Fall 2022 Emerging Leaders.

TechWomen Fall 2022 Pitch Day @ Waymo

Waymo is proud to host TechWomen’s Pitch Day. TechWomen is an exchange initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs that empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in STEM from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East. At Pitch Day, groups of Emerging Leaders pitch their action plans for a chance to receive seed grant funding to jump-start implementation of their impact project.

TechWomen@10 Celebration

Join us for a very special event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the TechWomen Program, its impact, and honor the dedicated community of individuals who share in its mission of empowering women and girls in STEM around the world. The event will highlight the contributions of our 1200+ mentor community, partner companies, program success stories, and share plans for the future. We will conclude the celebration by announcing this year’s Techwomen Emerging Leader seed grant winners! Many thank… [READ MORE…]

Hayat FM interview- TechWomen16- Jordan

Polycom + TechWomen

As a TechWomen host company, Polycom hosted three TechWomen Emerging Leaders in its corporate offices in the fall of 2015. Here is a snapshot of their inaugural year.

Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan on U.S. exchange programs & TechWomen

Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan reflects on TechWomen’s expansion to five countries in Central Asia for 2015.

Gulnora Anvarova, TechWomen/Tajikistan

2015 Emerging Leader Gulnora Anvarova of Tajikistan shares about her mentorship experience and her plans to mentor girls in STEM fields in her community. To learn more, visit Amerika Ovozi.

Sarah Mwangi TechWomen Interview

2015 Emerging Leader Sarah Mwangi is interviewed by South African National Bioinformatics Institute about the TechWomen program.

Ericsson Mentor Manali Rane

Professional Mentor Manali Rane shares how she got involved with the TechWomen program, and how Ericsson supports its employees in giving back to the community.

Imagine a Future: Visionary Women Talk About the Potential to Ignite Change

In this video introducing IGNITE, Grantee partners, IGNITE contributors, and women leading change in the technology sector help us imagine a future where the digital gender gap is closed, and make the case for empowering women and girls in technology and science.

Be The Spark: Global Fund for Women

Rita Abdallah, 2014 TechWomen Emerging Leader from Lebanon, discusses her pregnancy and her role as a woman in tech in this video by The Global Fund for Women.

TechWomen: A Platform for Women’s Empowerment

Three Mentor-Emerging Leader pairs from the 2014 TechWomen program share experiences and insights from the month-long mentorship in October. To apply for the 2015 program, visit the Eligibility and Application page.

Become a 2014 TechWomen Mentor!

In this video by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, TechWomen Mentors share why mentorships are so valuable in fostering a global network of women in STEM.

TechWomen SpeakOUT on StoryCorps

Menekse Gencer (Silicon Valley Mentor) & Noha Abousonna (Egyptian TechWoman) talk about their journey working in technology as women. Produced by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a national nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. http://storycorps.org/

The Brains Behind TechnoVation, TechWomen In Zimbabwe

Founders of the TechWomen Zimbabwe group discuss their new initiative to mentor girls and introduce the Technovation challenge.

Global Tech Women Voices: Rwanda

Recently, Global Tech Women interviewed TechWomen alumnae from Rwanda about their journey to becoming STEM professionals. In their own words, hear about their experience as women in STEM, and why collaboration and mentorship is key to succeeding in the field.

TechWomen Startup Morocco

Watch highlights from the 2014 TechWomen Delegation Trip to Morocco! Hear what makes TechWomen a special exchange program for delegation members in this video by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

African TechWomen Meet Silicon Valley

Watch a documentary about the 2013 African TechWomen who spent a month in Silicon Valley for the 2013 TechWomen mentorship and exchange program. Michael Cheers, Professor at the School of Journalism, San Jose State University, teamed up with the African Diaspora Network to interview several of the participants from Sub-Saharan Africa and share their stories.

TechWomen at Twitter: Highlights

Watch highlights from the 2013 TechWomen Community Event at Twitter! The event gathered more than 400 TechWomen Emerging Leaders, Mentors, partners, volunteers, and supporters to celebrate the power of this global diplomacy effort.

TechWomen at Twitter

Watch the 2013 TechWomen Community Event at Twitter! The event gathered more than 400 TechWomen Emerging Leaders, Mentors, partners, volunteers, and supporters to celebrate the power of this global diplomacy effort. The evening kicked off with a warm welcome from Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, followed by an inspiring keynote from Twitter General Counsel Vijaya Gadde and a panel of amazing TechWomen Emerging Leaders, moderated by Twitter Editorial Director Karen Wickre.

Micro-documentary: VMware & TechWomen

Watch a Mentor from VMWare explain why she choose the TechWomen program as a way to give back.

Dr. Nermine Salah, 2013 TechWomen Emerging Leader

Dr. Nermine Salah, 2013 TechWomen participant from Egypt, depicts her path to success in this self-made video. She mentions her acceptance into the TechWomen program as the next phase of her professional growth.

Twitter Hosts Girl’s Tech Competition

One of TechWomen’s mentors, Erica Lockheimer from LinkedIn, was recently featured on ABC 7 News during the finals of this year’s Technovation Challenge at the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.

How to Apply for the TechWomen Program

This video provides detailed information on the TechWomen application process. Eligible candidates should watch the video in its entirety before applying for the TechWomen program. For more information, please visit www.techwomen.org.

TechWomen Panel at the Department of State

TechWomen Professional Mentors, Cultural Mentors and Emerging Leaders participate in a discussion panel at the Department of State in Washington, DC. The panel is moderated by Dee Dee Myers, White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton Administration.

TechGirls

TechGirls is an international exchange program designed to empower young girls to pursue careers in the science and technology sectors. In July 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the launch of TechGirls – a three-week, intensive youth exchange “to encourage innovation and promote the spread of new technologies to give women and girls the support that they need to become leaders in this field.” TechGirls is a U.S. Department of State initiative.

Become a TechWomen Mentor

TechWomen Professional and Cultural Mentors talk about the many reasons to become a mentor for the TechWomen program, and the effects that mentoring with TechWomen has had on them.

TechWomen Mentors: In Their Own Words

In this video, 2011 TechWomen Cultural and Professional Mentors describe the details of the mentorship and the benefits of participating in the TechWomen program to their companies, in their own words.

What is TechWomen?

This video contains a montage of video clips in which Professional Mentors, Cultural Mentors and Emerging Leaders talk about what the TechWomen program is and what TechWomen means to them personally.

Mentor and Emerging Leader Discuss TechWomen Experience

Jill Finlayson, Senior Director of Community at LikeList and Loubna Lahmici, Founder of Drezdec.com, discuss their experience as TechWomen Professional Mentor and Emerging Leader.

Technology and its Impact in the MENA region at Google SF

Please welcome the inaugural class of TechWomen – 37 women who are emerging leaders in technical fields from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Palestinian Territories – as they embark upon a customized mentorship program with leading Bay Area technology companies.

TechWomen 2011 in Pictures

A collection of photos from the first cohort of TechWomen Mentees. TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE). In 2011 and 2012 IIE implemented the TechWomen program in partnership with the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI).

TechWomen 2011 – Great Memories Forever

This video contains a montage of pictures and video clips from the inaugural, 2011 TechWomen program. It shows many of the great moments and experiences of Mentors and Emerging Leaders.

Empowering Women Technology Professionals

Watch the video to see highlights from the TechWomen Initiative event Facebook hosted on June 9th, 2011. At the event, the team gave in-depth talks on Facebook engineering and IT culture and shared best practices for fostering innovation throughout the organization.

US Pushes Tech Initiative for Arab Women

Hoping to advance the standing of women in the Middle East and North Africa, the U.S. Department of State this year rolled out a professional mentorship and exchange program at leading technology companies based in California’s Silicon Valley. The women were recognized earlier this month at a special luncheon in their honor hosted at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Frances Alonzo has the story.

Former Secretary of State Clinton Hosts TechWomen

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Assistant Secretary Ann Stock deliver remarks at a closing luncheon for the TechWomen Initiative, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2011.

Former Secretary of State Clinton Hosts Women Entrepreneurs

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts a breakfast at the U.S. Department of State with women entrepreneurs attending the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington, DC, April 28, 2010.

Former Secretary of State Clinton at the Commonwealth Club

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks on climate change, American leadership, and the future of women at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California, October 15, 2010.

Former Secretary of State Clinton at Most Powerful Women Summit

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the12th Annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C., October 6, 2010.