With the TechWomen application deadline less than one week away, we thought we would offer several tips as candidates put the final touches on their applications. Remember, the deadline for submitting applications is 23:59 Cairo time, February 15, 2012. Exceptional candidates will excel in all the … [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...]
Life After TechWomen: “Those five weeks were just the beginning.”
“I had always thought about doing something for underserved girls in the world,” Thekra explains. She had an idea to start an NGO, Edugirl. “Most NGOs focus on university-aged students,” Thekra says, “I want to focus on girls in neglected areas who get married early, who are isolated and who don’t … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen Application Opens December 15th!
We are pleased to announce that the TechWomen application will open on December 15th! In fall 2012, we will welcome 42 emerging women leaders in the technology sectors to the San Francisco Bay Area for an innovative five-week technical leadership program. In addition to a project-based mentorship, … [READ MORE...]
IIE Launches Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives
Press Release: IIE Center announces new programs with Microsoft Corporations and Packard Foundation at World Innovation Summit on Education Doha, November 2, 2011—At the 3rd World Innovation Summit on Education in Doha today, the Institute of International Education announced the launch of the … [READ MORE...]
