we’re here to challenge how tech works.
Our program was founded to address a pipeline that was not fulfilling its promise to get more women of color into tech and keep them there.
Our approach relies on embracing intersectionality in the female identity while also supporting individual struggles through presenting technology as a mode of change.
We've realized that empowerment begins with having the agency to create an impact in society - we teach our fellows they can transform tech, starting with socially impactful projects and one-on-one mentoring to build skillsets and confidence.
our goals
Increase number of women who actively pursue a career in tech
Change perception of tech
Create new opportunities for female technologists
Promote gender and racial equality in the tech sector
Our Theory Of Change
We believe that building a community, focused on socially impactful endeavors
will transform how young women enter and remain in tech careers.
If…
undergraduate women are part of a community that celebrates authenticity, models inclusive culture, and fosters meaningful relationships,
Then…
they are 89% more likely to feel that they belong and 85% more likely to pursue a tech role after college. These women go on to be 77% more likely to advance to managerial roles.
If…
undergraduate women are shown the real-world, socially impactful applications of technology,
Then…
they will feel more agency as they imagine their own careers within the tech world. This sense of agency will help them build the confidence and social motivation to remain in a field that can be isolating.
If…
non-profits participate in the process of uplifting underserved communities in technology
Then…
non-profits will be better positioned from a technology perspective to carry out their missions as well as join the ecosystem of organizations that are actively challenging the systematic exclusion of women of color in STEM.
Our Impact
Since 2019 we have built a fellowship program that has:
Reached 19 fellows
100% of alumni received internship and fellowship opportunities for the summer of 2020 and 2021
100% of our alumni self-identified as Subject Matter Experts in the technologies of their project such as full-stack development and Data Science
Mobilized 30+ volunteers
Spread general career-building knowledge to hundreds more
Of the members of our direct community, we have been able to develop tightly knit support networks to engage young women in stepping outside of imposter syndrome.