Top Tech Companies for #WomeninTech

Many women are often unsure where to start when it comes to tech. They are unsure what to expect. Some never venture down a STEM path because they feel they will not be accepted. That is now a thing of the past! Take a look at these trailblazing tech companies who swing open their doors to welcome their female friends!

According to Anita Borg’s data, women account for about 23 percent of the workforce in tech. Only 18 percent of computer science degrees are earned by women, leaving them not only “underrepresented” but also causing them to leave “the industry at twice the rate as men due to the inhospitable tech environment.”

Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/these-are-best-companies-to-work-for-if-youre-a-woman-in-tech-2015-4

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Two of mine did!!!!

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March 5, 2014

I’m just a girl who said yes.

I’m just a girl who said yes.
Are you a girl who said yes? Or did you say “I don’t know how, im not smart enough, im too overwhelmed, im too old, im too big, im too poor, I don’t have a #PHD, Im not cool enough, im not married, im #divorced, im too shy, I just can’t, I don’t see how I can do it, I can’t do this + work, I can’t go to school + have a family, I can’t take care of my family + work, I can’t cook well, I don’t have enough time, Im too short, im a #singleparent, i dont have #friends, I just don’t know how, I have always done it like that”….. well im just a girl who decided to say YES and go for it!
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October 17, 2012October 17, 2012

Women 2.0 Women in Tech Event: San Francisco

Ask yourself one question?

Do you want to disrupt the tech industry?

If you are female you already have!

This male dominated field is poised for disruption!

Join other Disrupters in San Francisco on Thurs Oct 18,2012

Zendesk presents: Can the tech industry disrupt the status quo of women at work?
October is “Innovation Month” in the city of San Francisco, and the Mayors Office of Civic Innovation has launched an initiative to spotlight the organizations and entrepreneurs that make up today’s generation of innovators.
As part of this initiative, Zendesk, along with sf.citi, is hosting a lively conversation on Thurs, Oct 18, featuring Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg and execs from Zoosk, Vayable, BlackGirlsCode, Zendesk, and Women 2.0.
From Marissa Mayer’s rise to Yahoo CEO (while pregnant), to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s controversial Atlantic Monthly article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”, and the heated presidential campaign underway, the debate about what it is to be a 21st-century woman continues to be hotly debated.
Can the tech industry rethink the traditional workforce and put women on an even playing field?
Join us for a conversation about how some of the leading stars in San Francisco’s startup community see the evolution of the workplace within the tech industry.
Moderator:
– Jon Erlichman, Sr. West Coast Correspondent, Bloomberg

Panelists:
– Kelly Steckelberg, CFO & COO, Zoosk
– Jamie Wong, CEO, Vayable
– Kimberly Bryant, Founder, BlackGirlsCode
– Sepi Nasiri, VP, Women 2.0
– Saroj Yadav, Sr. Software Engineer, Zendesk
Date:
Thurs, Oct 18, 2012to be held at Zendesk, 989 Market Street.

Schedule:
6:00-6:30 pm, registration & networking
6:30-7:30 pm, panel presentation and Q&A questions
7:30-8:00 pm, drinks
We encourge anyone from the tech industry or other professionals to join us for this conversation.

More about Innovation Month:
The Mayors Office of Civic Innovation has launched in partnership with Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA), Office of Economic Workforce Development, sf.citi, San Francisco Travel, and Golightly House to spotlight the organizations and entrepreneurs that make up today’s generation of innovators.

Innovation Month helps tell the story of San Francisco as the best place to live, work and play. More than any other city, San Francisco is uniquely poised to innovate and invent the future right here, right now, by capitalizing on our greatest resource – our people. And innovation isn’t just about technology – it’s about a different way of thinking and approaching our problems. It is through innovative approaches to crime fighting and community involvement that San Francisco remains one of the safest big cities in America. It is through new ways to make it easier for companies to do business in SF.
Info www.sfciti.com

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