“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...]
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...]
GHC: Collaboration and Change Are in the Air
Guest post by Heather Ramsey I am waiting to board my (very) delayed plane in Portland and reflecting on yet another enriching and diverse TechWomen experience. It was so satisfying to spend time with the seven Mentees who joined TechWomen staff at Grace Hopper this week. We are grateful to Google, … [READ MORE...]
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
The six TechWomen Change Agent Scholars were fortunate to be in the audience for Sheryl Sandberg’s keynote address this morning at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing. Sheryl spoke to an audience of technical women, but her message resonated for women in every field. We list our … [READ MORE...]
