Women 2.0

Role Model: The Most Important Job You’ll Ever Have

Kids are eager to hear about your personal hobbies, family, friends, and pets as well as your work.

By Linda Kekelis (Executive Director, Techbridge)

What is more frightening – having to present a PowerPoint to your manager about the merits of you leading a new project, or getting in front of a classroom of 30 sixth-graders and talking about why your job should interest them? If you are like most of us, you didn’t get training in college or on the job on how to effectively present to youth. If you want to be an effective role model, you may need some guidance, whether you are new to outreach or have years of experience. Read More »

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4 Programs Teaching Girls How To Code

Girls need to be encouraged to pursue STEM in the classroom, not just in extracurricular activities. But these programs are a start.

By Ariel Schwartz (Senior Editor, FastCompany’s Co.Exist)

10 years ago – even five years ago – it was incredibly difficult for tech-minded girls going through the K-12 school system to find instruction tailored to them. If you wanted to be an engineer, you’d probably be stuck in a 95% male robotics club. And if you wanted to be a programmer? Good luck finding any female companionship. That’s starting to change, due in no small part to Read More »

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Give The Gift Of Women 2.0 This Holiday Season!

Send someone to attend the annual Women 2.0 conference this holiday gifting season – it’s a truly inspired gift.

By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0)

You and/or someone you know may benefit from attending Women 2.0′s annual conference on innovation, technology and leadership on February 14, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The full-day event features successful women entrepreneurs, executives, investors and leaders sharing stories from the trenches. Read More »

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(Video) 60 Seconds Of Inspiration In Technovation Challenge PSA

We have teams of girls from Alaska to Yemen signing up to learn to code apps and launch companies – and they need mentors!

By Dara Olmsted (Director of Development, Iridescent)

Technovation Challenge, a 12-week program that teaches high school girls to create phone apps and start businesses, just released an inspiring, short public service announcement (PSA) about the program.

In sixty seconds of video, we show what a life-changing program Technovation is. Our girls reach for the sky, solve tough Read More »

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Sanitation Hackathon (December 1-2 In 24 Cities Around The World)

Hacking the world’s toilet and sanitation crisis.

By Catalina Spinel (Drain Master, Toilet Hackers)

Want to save the world? Have coding, software or design skills? Are you passionate about water and sanitation?

We need your help to solve a 2.5 billion person challenge – the world’s toilet crisis. Toilet Hackers is launching a global sanitation hackathon to create ICT and mobile solutions that help increase access to sanitation and hygiene on December 1-2, 2012. Read More »

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Fasting For Joy

The cost of feeding a child in a third world country is relatively small and just fasting or skipping a meal or three can feed so many children.

By Grace A. Belangia (Community Manager, Elluva)

One of the great privileges of leading a new startup is the ability to set its culture, initiatives and values.

We believe as entrepreneurs it is our duty to be a ninja, hack the system, challenge the status quo and kick ass. We also believe that giving is equally as important as product and marketing. This has evolved from an idea into an ideal. Read More »

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SandyBaggers Mobilize New Yorkers Into Direct Service Post-Sandy

One day after Sandy struck New York, four friends and I got on a call to brainstorm.

By Divya Kapasi (Co-Founder, SandyBaggers & Founder, Goodlist.co)

Light turned to dark, a steady howl was heard through the windows and mild fear escalated to anxiety as we fumbled to find matches for our candles. Hurricane Sandy had arrived. In just a moment, New York, the city that never sleeps, fell into radio silence. After a cold, sleepless night, we awoke to no power or water and were asked to evacuate. Read More »

Also posted in Blog, Career, Learn, New York City, News, Startup Life

Training The Next Generation Of CTOs

I have noticed the growing number of other women in the technology-based classes I have been attending.

By Lin Bocash (Volunteer, BlackGirlsCODE)

I found the article on Women 2.0 about female CTO founders incredibly inspirational. This is a marvelous start but what about reaching young women from under-represented communities?

I have been lucky enough to be involved with BlackGirlsCODE for two semesters now and to help with the work they do Read More »

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Mentor A Teenage Girl At Technovation And Give Back!

When you were a teenager, did you have a female mentor or role model who showed you that girls can grow up to be programmers, entrepreneurs, and leaders?

By Dara Olmsted (Director of Development, Iridescent)

Help the next generation of girls learn to code and start companies – sign up to be a Technovation Challenge mentor today. This year, Technovation is going global and we have hundreds of teams from around the world who need strong, female mentors like you to inspire and lead them. No experience necessary – we will train you. Read More »

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How TechGirlz Got Started: Showing Girls What Tech Can Offer

In 1987, 42% of software developers in America were women. In the 1990s, those numbers dropped.

By Tracey Welson-Rossman (Founder, TechGirlz)

TechGirlz was born out of curiosity. After spending the first part of my career working with mostly women in both the childcare and healthcare industries, I moved into the information technology consulting space as one of the founding members of Chariot Solutions, a software and mobile development firm. I was shocked to notice the lack of women in my business meetings and even more shocked at the lack of female developer candidates who passed through our doors.

I began to research in order to gain a better understanding of the issue. In the 1960s, computer science was considered women’s work.
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Community Service

Role Model: The Most Important Job You’ll Ever Have

4 Programs Teaching Girls How To Code

Give The Gift Of Women 2.0 This Holiday Season!

(Video) 60 Seconds Of Inspiration In Technovation Challenge PSA

Sanitation Hackathon (December 1-2 In 24 Cities Around The World)

Fasting For Joy

SandyBaggers Mobilize New Yorkers Into Direct Service Post-Sandy

Training The Next Generation Of CTOs

Mentor A Teenage Girl At Technovation And Give Back!

How TechGirlz Got Started: Showing Girls What Tech Can Offer

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