By Joanne Liou, Communications and Impact Specialist When most of us think of diplomacy, images of long tables with microphones at the UN or intense closed-door meetings may come to mind, but multifaceted exchange programs, such as TechWomen, provide a powerful path for citizen diplomacy. … [READ MORE...]
One Desk One Child will reduce desk-to-child ratio, 1:10 to 1:3
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate On January 14, Team Kenya, one of the five 2016 TechWomen seed grant winners, began work on their action plan, One Desk One Child. Their initiative aims to provide desks to two marginalized schools with an average population between 200 - 400 students, … [READ MORE...]
What happens when women know that they can change the world? They do.
By Molly Pyle, Program Officer It’s a brisk September day in Silicon Valley – a day like any other except that today, an international movement of women in tech is growing. Nearly 100 women have arrived in the Bay Area to begin their TechWomen experience. A community is being built, and it is … [READ MORE...]
Kyrgyz president recognizes fellow in science award ceremony
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate TechWomen fellows are leaders in the science and tech fields, and earlier this month, a fellow received national recognition for her work. Almazbek Atambayev, the President of Kyrgyzstan, recognized 2015 fellow Elmira Akmatova at an award ceremony for … [READ MORE...]
#TechWomen16 concludes in D.C., will expand to Pakistan in 2017
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate The second day of the 2016 TechWomen delegation trip in Washington, D.C., began at the U.S. State Department on Friday, October 14, with a talk on leading when the risks and stakes are high by Dr. Mary Ellen Weber, a consultant for STELLAR Strategies, LLC and … [READ MORE...]
After an Incredible Month, Emerging Leaders say Goodbye
In just five, jam-packed weeks, the 78 TechWomen Emerging Leaders have completed a four-week mentorship with Professional Mentors at leading companies in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley, captured the best of Bay Area and American culture with Cultural Mentors, and participated in panels, … [READ MORE...]
From Nigeria to San Francisco: My TechWomen Experience
Guest post by Hannah Kabir Ahmed, Emerging Leader from Nigeria We arrived in San Francisco on October 1, which marks Nigeria’s Independence Day. By that time, we had clocked more than seventeen hours of travel time. There was excitement in the air. For the first time, we were able to meet … [READ MORE...]
Emerging Leaders Go Beyond the Mentorship
Guest post by Angela Makolo, 2013 TechWomen Emerging Leader from Nigeria The TechWomen program is really a dream come true. Working at the prestigious Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in a research group with my mentor, Helen Budworth, a renowned scientist, is a big step in living my … [READ MORE...]
Behind the Scenes at TechWomen
A sense of excitement and anticipation has been growing in the TechWomen office in San Francisco for the past several months. We have been preparing for what will be the five most important weeks of our year. We have facilitated the selection of 78 emerging women leaders in Science, Technology, … [READ MORE...]
2013 TechWomen Paving the Way – Part II
TechWomen provides participants with a unique opportunity to collaborate with their Professional Mentors and receive valuable feedback during their four week mentorship in the Bay Area. While some of our 2013 Emerging Leaders have already started their own businesses, others applied to TechWomen … [READ MORE...]
