I was recently honored to be nominated to the Executive Council of CompTIA's Advancing Women in Technology community. As an important part of the world's largest technology association, the group looks to empower women with resources and information to positively impact their technology careers as well as inspiration to choose careers in technology.
My beautiful wife, Michelle Ragusa-McBain, is the chair and I was happy she helped me compile this list. I think it is critical to build bridges with other organizations that have similar goals.
This is the most comprehensive listing of Women in Technology groups found anywhere on the internet.
The research was focused on 8 categories:
1. Professional Organizations
2. Media & Community
3. Empowering Younger Women
4. Regional Groups
5. Coding
6. Education
7. Accelerators / Investors
8. Creative Spaces
Additionally, these Top 100 Women in Technology Organizations can be followed in this Twitter list.
If you are female and thinking about entering the technology field, this is the place to start! Each of these organizations have shown success utilizing innovative methods of encouraging, enabling and empowering women in technology.
Here are the Top 100 Global Women in Technology Organizations:
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
IEEE
Women In Engineering (WIE)
The mission of IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) is to facilitate the global
inspiration, engagement and advancement of women in technical disciplines. IEEE
WIE envisions a vibrant community of IEEE women and men collectively using
their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity.
Contact 1: Takako Hashimoto
Contact
2: Nita Patel
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ieeewie
Scope: International
Employees: 5802
United
Nations Women
All human development and human rights issues have gender dimensions. UN Women
focuses on priority areas that are fundamental to women’s equality, and that
can unlock progress across the board.
Contact 1: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Contact
2: Lakshmi Puri
Employees:
1573
CompTIA
Advancing Women in Technology
The Advancing Women in Technology Community works to: Empower women with
resources and information to positively impact their technology careers.
Inspire women to choose careers in technology. Help technology businesses
create cultures that support a diverse workforce
Contact 1: Michelle Ragusa-McBain
Contact
2: Cristina Greysman
Contact
3: Cathy Alper
Employees:
609
Association for Computing Machinery – Women (ACM-W)
ACM-W supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full
engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide
range of programs and services to Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
members and working in the larger community to advance the contributions of
technical women.
Contact 1: Valerie Barr
Contact
2: Jodi TIms
Employees:
286
AAUW
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading
voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in
1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues
of the day — educational, social, economic, and political
Contact 1: Mark Hopkins
Contact
2: Christy Jones
Employees:
263
Educause
Women in IT Constituent Group
The Women in IT Constituent Group collects and disseminates effective practices
in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in higher education IT.
Through both virtual and face-to-face networking opportunities and by making
good use of its affiliation with the National Center for Women & IT, this
group provides a venue for addressing a wide range of issues affecting women IT
professionals in colleges and universities, including securing high level leadership
roles in higher education.
Contact 1: Brenda Spychalla
Contact
2: Bernadette Williams
Employees:
127
Society
for Info Management (SIM) Women
SIM is an association of over 3500 senior IT executives, prominent
academicians, selected consultants, and other IT thought leaders built on the
foundation of local chapters, who come together to share and enhance their rich
intellectual capital for the benefit of its members and their organizations.
Contact 1: Kristen Lamoreau
Contact
2: Deborah Decorrevont
Scope: North American
Employees:
73
Colorado
Technology Association
Founded in 1994, the Colorado Technology Association is a 501(c)(6)
not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the technology industry.
Their mission is to foster growth and opportunity for the technology industry
Contact 1: Andrea Young
Contact
2: Monica Coughlin
Scope: Colorado
Employees:
62
Women in
Technology International
A network of women working in technology fields who provide support to each
other through networking meetups, career services, events, and other offerings.
Contact 1: Carolyn Leighton
Contact
2: David Leighton
Employees:
60
TechWomen
TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders
in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central
and South Asia, and the Middle East by providing them the access and
opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire
women and girls in their communities.
Contact 1: Arezoo Riahi
Contact
2: Jillian Scott
Employees:
56
Women in
Technology
A not-for-profit organization that aims to help women advance in technology
fields. They provide education in technology and leadership, networking events,
mentoring, and awards.
Contact 1: Kathryn Harris
Contact
2: Lisa Dezzutti
Employees:
53
Society
of Women Engineers (SWE)
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a non-profit educational and service
organization that gives women the tools they need to succeed and advance in the
field of engineering, and to be recognized for their contributions as engineers
and leaders. SWE provides an array of training and development programs,
networking opportunities, scholarships, and outreach and advocacy activities
that help make engineering a desirable career choice for women.
Contact 1: Jessica Rannow
Contact
2: Jonna Gerken
Employees:
50
National
Center for Women & Info Tech (NCWIT)
The National Center for Women & Information Technology is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization chartered in 2004 by the National Science Foundation.
NCWIT is a “collective impact” effort, a community of more than 700 prominent
corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits
working to increase girls' and women's participation in technology and
computing.
Contact 1: Lucy Sanders
Contact
2: Terry Morreale
Employees:
50
Google Women TechMakers
From 2014 to present, Women Techmakers is continually launching global scalable
initiatives and piloting new programs to support and empower women in the
industry.
Contact 1: Natalie Villalobos
Employees:
10
Association
for Women in Computing
The Association for Women in Computing is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in computing profession. Our
members are a diverse group of professionals in careers that touch every aspect
of the computer industry. You’ll discover a camaraderie with our group that you
won’t find in other professional organizations.
Contact 1: Cindy Jones
Contact
2: Katie Bedney
Employees:
10
EdTechWomen
EdTechWomen is a network of educators, technologists, and business experts
focused on leadership development for women in education technology. Its
mission is to create an inclusive community of women and their supporters from
all aspects of the education technology industry in order to build and enhance
the leadership capacity of women.
Contact 1: Sehreen Noor Ali
Employees:
7
ITWomen
ITWomen is a non-profit organization with the mission of increasing the number
of girls and women in the fields of technology and engineering and to provide
professional development, student education and scholarships through a
supportive network.
Contact 1: Claire Marrero
Employees:
5
BPDA
BDPA is a global member-focused technology organization that delivers programs
and services for the professional well-being of its stakeholders. Founded in
1975, BDPA currently has 2400 members and wishes to be a powerful advocate for
their stakeholders' interests within the global technology industry.
Contact 1: Earl Pace
Contact
2: Mike Williams
Employees:
3
Women's
High Tech Coalition
The Women’s High Tech Coalition (WHTC) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), non-partisan
organization that promotes the exchange of ideas among leaders in the public
and private sectors whose focus is technology, innovation and the development
of public policy related to technology.
Contact 1: Melissa Foxman
Employees:
2
MEDIA & COMMUNITY
Internet Society - Shine the Light
Shine The Light is an international campaign that encourages people to boost
the profile of incredible women around the world who are pushing boundaries
using technology.
Contact 1: Kathryn Brown
Contact
2: Mark Buell
Employees:
270
CRN Women
of the Channel
Women of the Channel Online celebrates and fosters female leadership across the
IT channel year-round, continuing and building on the conversations and ideas
sparked at our industry-leading Women of the Channel events. This site provides
a forum for sharing perspectives on life and work, recognizing the unique
contributions of the women shaping today’s channel, and finding the tools and
knowledge to grow and advance both personally and professionally.
Contact 1: Lisa McKenzie
Contact
2: Doris Branscombe
Employees:
152
Anita
Borg Institute
Organizes conferences for women and awards for influential female leaders.
Their goal is to not only help women thrive in technology fields, but make sure
technologies are built to help women thrive.
Contact 1: Telle Whitney
Contact
2: James Beck
Employees:
124
Girls in
Tech
An organization with 60 local chapters around the world that host events. Girls
in Tech University brings workshops and resources to female college students
pursuing a career in technology, and they also have mentorship programs for
grade-school students.
Contact 1: Adriana Gascoigne
Website: http://www.girlsintech.org/
Employees:
82
Women in
Wireless
An organization that promotes female leaders in mobile and digital through
events in DC, New York, and San Francisco and spotlights on influential women.
Contact 1: Aurelie Guerrieri
Employees:
56
Scientista
Foundation
The Scientista Foundation is a national organization that empowers pre-professional
women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through content,
communities, and conferences. Currently the largest network of campus women
across STEM disciplines, Scientista serves to connect all communities of women
in STEM at campuses across the nation, giving such important organizations more
visibility and resources, and building a strong, cohesive network of women in
science that can act as one voice.
Contact 1: Julia Tartaglia
Contact
2: Christina Tartaglia
Scope: National
Employees:
32
Baptie
Women's Leadership Council
The Women’s Leadership Council is a community of women who join together
regularly to learn how to raise the overall success rate of enabling their
success and leadership potential. This council share best practices, hear from
industry leaders, and form other initiatives that drive successful women in
Technology!
Contact 1: Rod Baptie
Employees:
29
Opportunity@Work
Based at New America in Washington DC, Opportunity@Work is a civic enterprise
whose mission is to re-wire the U.S. labor market to enable more Americans to
achieve upward mobility in the job market and workplace, to facilitate actions
by U.S. employers to develop the talent they collectively need to succeed and
grow, and to scale up innovations that unlock more fully all people’s potential
for higher-value, meaningful work as a source of economic opportunity and
national competitive advantage.
Contact 1: Byron Auguste
Contact
2: Karan Chopra
Employees:
22
Women 2.0
A media organization highlighting female entrepreneurship. Organizers of
Founder Friday meetups and the PITCH conferences in Silicon Valley and New
York. Their sister organization in Latin America is Ellas 2.0. See our interview
with CEO Shaherose Charania.
Contact 1: Kate Brodock
Contact
2: Elisa Miller-Out
Employees:
18
Feminist
Approach to Technology (FAT)
For us, a feminist approach to technology is a gendered critique of the design,
use and impact of technology, as well as empowering women to participate in its
future. We believe that equal participation of women in producing and
decision-making regarding technology is important to ensure that widely used
technologies do not affect women adversely.
Contact 1: Aakriti Gupta
Contact
2: Anita Sonawane
Employees:
16
#BrainBabe
#brainbabe is a thought leadership platform founded by Deidre Kashou Diamond
dedicated to increasing the hiring of women in the Cyber Security and
Technology professions, while also supporting those already in the professions
with a communication framework that will advance and empower both women and men
in the workplace.
Contact 1: Deidra Diamond
Contact 2:
Kyle Kennedy
Employees:
16
Lesbians
Who Tech
Lesbians Who Tech is a Community of Queer Women in or around tech (and the
people who love them).
Contact 1: Leanne Pittsford
Contact
2: Dom Brassey
Employees:
12
Girl Geek
Dinners
A community that holds dinner events for women in STEM and helps them find
inspiration and mentorship.
Contact 1: Sarah Lamb
Website: http://girlgeekdinners.com/
Employees:
11
Wonder
Women Tech
Wonder Women Tech (WWT) is a non-profit organization which produces an annual
conference and series of educational programming and initiatives that
highlights, educates, and celebrates women and diversity in STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) innovation and
entrepreneurialism. Our conferences and programming offer a variety of
speakers, panel discussions, coding classes, community inclusion activities and
other dynamic initiatives geared towards empowering women and diverse demographics.
Contact 1: Lisa Mae Brunson
Contact
2: Brianna Machado
Employees:
9
Change Catalyst Tech Inclusion
Change Catalyst empowers diverse, inclusive and sustainable tech innovation –
through education, mentorship and funding. Our Tech Inclusion programs explore
and develop innovative solutions to tech diversity and inclusion. We partner
with the tech community to solve diversity and inclusion together through
conferences, career fairs, strategic consulting and training. Our work spans
the full tech ecosystem, including: Education, Workplace, Entrepreneurship and
Policy.
Contact 1: Melinda Epler
Contact
2: Wayne Sutton
Employees:
8
Femgineer
We empower Female Engineers and provide courses and workshops to: educate,
encourage professionals in the high-tech industry.
Contact 1: Poornima Vijayashanker
Contact
2: Karen Catlin
Employees:
5
STEM for
Her
STEM for Her, formerly known as Women in Technology Education Foundation, is a
501(c)(3) non-profit foundation, based in the Maryland, Virginia, and
Washington D.C. area that promotes education to create awareness, excitement,
and opportunities among girls and young women to pursue successful STEM-related
careers.
Contact 1: Marian McKee
Contact
2: Marguerete Luter
Employees:
5
Webgrrls
A global organization with local chapter events, discussion boards, and job
listings. Organizers of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, a two-day conference in
New York to teach entrepreneurs to communicate with and manage their technical
employees.
Contact 1: Kevin Kennedy
Contact
2: Nelly Yusupov
Employees:
4
Girl Geek
Coffees (GGC)
The sole purpose of Girl Geek Coffees (GGC) is to pursue charitable purposes of
advancing the interests of minority females in Information Technology and
related Science, Engineering & Mathematics fields, particularly at the
development stages of student and early career.
Contact 1: Miriam Hochwald
Contact
2: Felicity Cunningham
Employees:
3
Channel
Partners Women in the Channel (WIC)
Women in the Channel connects female leaders in the telecom and IT channels for
the purpose of collaborating to grow our businesses, support each other as women
and mentor each other.
Contact 1: Hilary Gadda
Contact
2: Nancy Ridge
Employees:
3
Global
Tech Women
We are Global Tech Women. Our mission is to create a global network of
inspired, connected and self-actualized women in tech.
Contact 1: Deanna Kosaraju
Contact
2: Jerri Barrett
Employees:
3
The RAISE
Project
Created by the Society for Women’s Health Research, it helps women find and
apply for awards and grants in science, technology, engineering, math, and
mathematics.
Contact 1: Stephanie Pincus
Contact
2: Donna J. Dean
Employees:
3
Tech LadyMafia
Tech LadyMafia supports women who work in and around the internet. We are
astrophysicists and developers, writers and digital strategists. We believe in
very inclusive definitions of the words “women” and “ladies”. TLM is open is to
anyone who identifies as a woman.
Contact 1: Erie Meyer
Contact
2: Aminatou Sow
Employees:
3
Women
Catalysts
Our events and online community are the place to get motivation, resources, and
encouragement to make your dreams a reality. Because you can do it, and you
don't have to do it alone.
Contact 1: Kim Hunter
Contact
2: Lindsay Jean Thomson
Employees:
3
Blacks in
Technology
The Blacks in Technology mission: Deliver the most relevant and beneficial
information and network for African Americans in the technology field or
pursuing a career in Technology. Focus on creating a community in which African
Americans are comfortable, motivated and inspired to pursue careers in
Technology.
Contact 1: Greg Greenlee
Contact
2: Jennifer Epperson
Employees:
3
TechWorldsHalf
This is a private group to collaborate on encouraging and keeping half of the
total workforce - women - in this amazing industry! Goals: 1. Share best
practices to stay in tech. 2. Provide a forum to connect mentors and mentees
for women in tech, and connecting them with the right opportunities. 3. Create
a group of females in tech who can advocate more programs and services that
keep women in the industry.
Contact 1: Janet Schijns
Contact
2: Quinnie Wong
Employees:
3
She's Geeky
She’s Geeky provides a safe, friendly place for women in STEM to “geek out” and talk about their jobs, their passions, their lives and their hobbies in a supportive, non-competitive environment.
Contact 1: Kaliya Young
Contact
2: Estee Solomon-Gray
Employees: 3
Latinas
in Computing
A community created by and for the Latinas in computing with a mission of
promoting their representation and success in computing-related fields.
Contact 1: Patty Lopez
Contact
2: Gilda Garreton
Employees:
2
Chicago
Women Developers
Chicago Women Developers is run by a group of women from a variety of
backgrounds and technical expertise, who are all passionate about coding and
women in technology. They want to provide a place where all questions are OK
and where everyone can learn in a supportive environment.
Contact 1: Nicole L.
Employees:
1
Tech Savvy Women
Tech Savvy Women is an organization that brings Technology focused Women across
various industries and disciplines together to create and foster relationships
while enhancing their knowledge of technology.
Contact 1: JJ DiGeronimo
Employees:
1
EMPOWERING YOUNGER WOMEN
Girls Who
Code
An 8-week summer class teaching programming to high school girls in New York
City. The girls take trips to Google,Facebook,Twitter, and Foursquare and work
on a final project that tackles a challenge in their community, like recycling.
Contact 1: Reshma Saujani
Contact
2: Mary Ellen Miller
Employees:
604
npower
Npower is a national nonprofit organization of 23 members providing IT training
and services to nonprofits and young adults. Through programs and service,
Npower aims to bring the IT community together to do social good.
Contact 1: Bertina Ceccarelli
Contact
2: Shannon Gibbons
Employees:
253
Robogals
Inspire, engage and empower young women into engineering and related fields
Contact 1: Emily Heffernan
Contact
2: Mandy Jor
Employees:
68
Iridescent
A program where high school girls create a prototype for an Android app, write
a business plan, and pitch to VCs, while being mentored by women in tech.
Created by Iridescent Learning.
Contact 1: Tara Chklovski
Contact
2: Veronica Cavallaro
Employees:
41
Science
Club for Girls
SCFG fosters excitement, confidence and literacy in STEM for girls from
underrepresented communities by providing free, experiential programs and by
maximizing meaningful interactions with women mentors in science, technology,
engineering & mathematics
Contact 1: Lonsdale Koester
Contact
2: Kate Pickle
Employees:
40
Black
Girls Code
An organization that helps African-American girls ages 7-17 learn programming
and take charge of their future, mainly through workshops across the country.
Contact 1: Kimberly Bryant
Contact
2: Monique Wingard
Employees:
27
IT-ology
IT-ology is a non-profit collaboration of businesses, academic institutions and
organizations dedicated to growing the IT talent pipeline, fostering economic
development and advancing the IT profession.
Contact 1: Tammy Mainwaring
Contact
2: Rachel Barnett
Employees:
20
TechGirlz
TechGirlz is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to reducing the gender gap in
technology occupations. We develop fun and educational hands-on workshops,
called TechShopz, and an annual Entrepreneur Summer Camp. These efforts aim to
get middle-school age girls interested in different kinds of technology and
demonstrate the varied options of careers available.
Contact 1: Tracey Welson-Rossman
Contact
2: Karen Stellabotte
Employees:
18
MentorNet
MentorNet, a division of Great Minds in STEM, connects STEM students from
freshman year through the doctoral level with mentors working in a variety of
STEM fields. Any STEM student in an accredited institution of higher education
in the U.S. and professionals with STEM degrees may join our new open social
network for mentoring at http://www.mentornet.org/join. More than 60% of
MentorNet mentees are women and more than 30% are pursuing degrees in
computing.
Contact 1: Mary Fernandez
Contact
2: John Cross
Contact 3:
Rebecca Rubenstein
Employees:
17
AkiraChix
AkiraChix is a not for profit organisation that aims to inspire and develop a
successful force of women in technology who will change Africa’s future.Founded
in April 2010, AkiraChix aims to be the leading women’s network impacting
technology in Africa.
Contact 1: Angela O. Lungati
Contact
2: Judith Owigar
Employees:
16
ChickTech
We facilitate hands-on technology-centric events to empower, support, and increase the confidence of women and girls. Through our events, we build community, empower participants to see themselves as leaders, and provide networking and mentoring opportunities in the rapidly growing high tech industry.
Contact 1: Janice Levenhagen
Contact 2: Sally Deck
Employees: 8
DIY Girls
DIY (“Do-It-Yourself”) Girls’ mission is to increase girls’ interest and
success in technology, engineering and making through innovative educational
experiences and mentor relationships. We're a supportive community for girls
driven by an interest in creating and building with technology.
Contact 1: Luz Rivas
Contact
2: Evelyn Gomez
Employees:
8
Young Rewired State
Young Rewired State (often stylized as YRS) is an organisation based in the
United Kingdom, which run events and schemes for technically gifted young
people aged 18 and under. It brings together young developers, designers, and
those with other technical skills to build projects (mainly phone and web
applications) that attempt to solve real world problems.
Contact 1: Emma Mulqueeny
Employees:
8
HER Ideas in Motion
HER Ideas in Motion is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation focused on helping girls
achieve in technology and media arts. Through hands-on workshops and tech
clubs, girls learn technical and creative skills from professionals, while
building their own projects. In addition, HER Ideas in Motion has developed a
women-led approach that combines female technical and creative professionals
teaching and mentoring girls to provide access to female role models in these
fields.
Contact 1: Rachel Wilkins Patel
Contact
2: Nicole Capuana
Employees:
6
CodeEd
A program that teaches computer science to girls in underserved communities,
starting in middle school. They run classes in Boston, New York, and San
Francisco.
Contact 1: Carey Tan
Contact
2: Angie Schiavoni
Employees:
4
Go Girl,
Go for IT
Go Girl, Go for IT aims to excite and engage female secondary school students
by introducing them to the vast range of global, lucrative and varied career
options in IT. The event focuses on inspiring students with fantastic role
model speakers, showcasing technology of the future and challenging their
preconceptions of a career in IT. There will be access to a wealth of
information that will assist students in making informed decisions about a
career in IT.
Contact 1: Fi Slaven
Contact
2: Sue Hogg
Employees:
3
MIT
Women's Initiative
High school girls are taking high level math and science courses-with the
exception of physics and engineering-at similar rates as their male peers;
however, gender disparities begin to emerge at the undergraduate level, where
men outnumber women in many STEM fields. Women receive only 18.2% of bachelor
degrees awarded in computer science, 19.1% in physics, and 19.2% in
engineering.
Contact 1: Yagnaseni Roy
Contact
2: Jennifer Switzer
Scope: National
Employees:
0REGIONAL GROUPS
Women & Hi Tech
Women and Hi Tech is an organization of women and men whose goal is to attract,
develop, retain, support and promote women who are interested in technology,
through networking, role modeling, education and professional development.
Contact 1: Tiffany White
Contact
2: Audrey Taylor
Employees:
10
RichTech
Women In Technology Forum
The Rich Tech Women In Technology Forum is designed to provide networking,
mentoring and educational opportunities for women involved at all levels of
technology centric businesses or organizations. The mission of the forum is to
be a catalyst in growing the interest of science, technology, math and
engineering among today’s young women. The council organizes an inaugural Women
ETC (Education, Technology, Careers) event that provides professional
development, education, and collaboration amongst its participants.
Contact 1: Robby Demeria
Contact
2: Tracy Dickerson
Employees:
9
Philly
Women in Tech
A community that connects women in technology fields in Philadelphia to learn
from and inspire each other. Host of the 2012 Women in Tech Summit.
Contact 1: Gloria Bell
Contact 2: Tracey Welson-Rossman
Contact 3: Kelly Hoey
Website: http://www.phillywomenintech.com/
Employees:
5
Women's Coding Collective
The WCC is a web development community with a mission to narrow the gender gap
in technology. We cultivate supportive, no-stupid-questions environments where
women can learn, build, and code together.
Contact 1: Nicole Noll
Contact
2: Susan Buck
Employees:
4
Chicago
Women Developers
Classes and events in Chicago for female programmers. They are in the middle of
their Summer Apps Program, a series of three courses to transform your idea
into a web and mobile app. They also host weekly open hack nights on Thursday
(#XXHACK), where anyone can show up and get help on coding.
Contact 1: Melissa Pierce
Contact
2: Alison Stanton
Employees:
3
DC Web
Women
A 3,000+ member organization of women in web design and development, IT, and
other digital careers (such as blogging and marketing).
Contact 1: Sibyl Edwards
Contact
2: Estela Rueda
Employees:
3
She++
A conference held at Stanford University on the opportunities, challenges, and
role models for women in technology, to inspire more “femgineers”: female
programmers who use their skills for positive change.
Contact 1: Reynis Vazquez-Guzman
Contact
2: Katherine Van Kirk
Employees:
3
CODING ORGANIZATIONS
CoderDojo
CoderDojo is a worldwide movement of free, volunteer-led, community-based
programming clubs for young people. Anyone aged seven to seventeen can visit a
Dojo where they can learn to code, build a website, create an app or a game,
and explore technology in an informal, creative, and social environment.
Contact 1: James Whelton
Contact
2: Bill Liao
Employees:
170
Women Who Code
Women Who Code is a global non-profit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in
technology careers. We provide an avenue into tech, empower women with skills
needed for professional advancement, and provide environments where networking
and mentorship are valued. The organization has executed more than 1,200 free
events around the world, garnered a membership exceeding 20,000, and has a
presence in 15 countries.
Contact 1: Alaina Percival
Employees:
109
Ladies Learning Code
We are a not-for-profit organization with the mission to be the leading
resource for women and youth to become passionate builders - not just consumers
- of technology by learning technical skills in a hands-on, social, and
collaborative way
Contact 1: Melissa Sariffodeen
Contact
2: Laura Plant
Employees:
92
Ada Development Academy
Ada Developers Academy is a training program located in Seattle, Washington for
women who want to become software developers. Ada is tuition-free and is
comprised of 6 months of full-time classroom training followed by 5 months in a
paid industry internship.
Contact 1: Scott Case
Contact
2: Elise Worthy
Employees:
63
Ladies that UX
A friendly, welcoming and collaborative community, with a growing number of
local groups based in cities worldwide.
Contact 1: Lizzie Dyson
Contact
2: Georgie Bottomley
Employees:
26
Django Girls
Django Girls is a non-profit organization and a community that empowers and
helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools,
resources and support. We are a volunteer run organization with hundreds of
people contributing to bring more amazing women into the world of technology.
Contact 1: Kaja Milanowska
Contact
2: Lucie Daeye
Employees:
15
Code It
Like A Girl
Code it Like a Girl is a digital media collective that creates content intended
to inspire people who self-identify as female to follow their dreams. From
technology news and how-to’s to remarkable stories of people all around the
world, articles on feminism or just whatever we feel like
talking-writing-filming about, we’ll be sharing our POV on anything that can be
proven empowering, valuable, informative or entertaining to our audience.
Contact 1: Maria Dermentzi
Contact
2: Anastasia Siapka
Employees:
15
Cloud
Girls
Cloud Girls is an open, vendor-neutral, not-for-profit community of female
technology advocates dedicated to educating themselves, their organizations and
customers about the vast and dynamic cloud ecosystem. By exploring emerging
market and technical trends, advocating best practices/reference architectures
and building community consensus, Cloud Girls is fostering the next wave of
women in technology.
Contact 1: Jo Peterson
Contact
2: Manon Buettner
Employees:
10
jduchess
Duchess is a global organization for women in Java technology, currently with
550 members in over 60 countries. Duchess provides a platform through which
women who work with Java can connect with each other and get involved in the
greater Java community. It aims to make the role of women and the individual
women's contributions visible in the Java community and to teach the benefits of
diversity in any team environment - whether corporate or open-source.
Contact 1: Linda van der Pal
Employees:
8
Railsbridge
RailsBridge workshops are a free and fun way to get started or level up with
Rails, Ruby, and other web technologies. Our events focus on increasing
diversity in tech, so that people of all backgrounds can feel welcome and
comfortable in our industry.
Contact 1: Kari Bancroft
Contact
2: Coraline Ada Ehmke
Employees:
3
Outreachy
Outreachy helps people from groups underrepresented in free and open source
software get involved. We provide a supportive community for beginning to
contribute any time throughout the year and offer focused internship
opportunities twice a year with a number of free software organizations.
Contact 1: Marina Zhurakhinskaya
Contact
2: Christie Koehler
Employees:
3
Latina Girls Code
Formed in 2014, Latina Girls Code is a program created to fill the diversity
gap between girls who are interested in technology through education and
resources. LGC will provide mentors, access to hardware and digital tools as
well as internships through various programs and events throughout the year. It
is the endeavor of the organization to provide tangible education to those
particularly in disadvantaged areas in hopes to spur interest in the
technology.
Contact 1: Antonio Garcia
Contact
2: Cindy AgustÃn
Employees:
2
Railsgirls
Our aim is to give tools and a community for women to understand technology and
to build their ideas. We do this by providing a great experience on building
things and by making technology more approachable.
Contact 1: Linda Liukas
Contact
2: Karri Saarinen
Employees:
2
CodeChix
CodeChix fosters continuous learning through our chapters’ events and
workshops. Offerings include hacking sessions, technical talks, and hands-on,
developer-led technical workshops. Sample events include Wikipedia’s Operations
Infrastructure, Algorithms and Directed Acyclic Graphs, Mobile/Graphic Design
for Engineers Workshop, Toy Robotics: My little Pleo, OpenShift Workshop, and
Android Instalfest & App Building 101.
Contact 1: Rupa Dachere
Contact
2: Sabrina Farmer
Employees:
2
Pyladies
We are an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women
become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our
mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through
outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings.
Contact 1: Lynn Root
Employees:
1
EDUCATION
Girl
Develop It
Technical workshops for female programmers held around the United States, as
well as in Canada and Australia. They aim to create a supportive environment
where women can join the discussion and show off their skills. Courses are also
available online.
Contact 1: Corinne Warnshuis
Contact
2: Vanessa Hurst
Employees:
127
Skillcrush
A site targeted at women to help them learn technology, including tech terms,
Ask Ada (named after the first programmer), and other articles.
Contact 1: Adda Birnir
Contact
2: Aisha Souto-Maior
Employees:
38
Hackbright
Academy
A 10-week training program for women in San Francisco – half learning, half
doing. Applications for the fall program are due in August, and it costs
$6,000.
Contact 1: Sharon Wienbar
Contact
2: Scott Deming
Employees:
20
ACCELERATORS / INVESTORS
Golden
Seeds
A firm that invests in early-stage companies with a female founder/CEO or
executive. They also offer business training to entrepreneurs and investors.
Contact 1: Jo Ann Corkran
Contact
2: Loretta McCarthy
Employees:
193
Astia
A not-for-profit organization that offers paid, week-long programs to help
female entrepreneurs in technology, life sciences, and clean tech to learn
skills for revenue generation, sales, and fundraising. Includes a support
network of over 200 investors and 300 startup executives.
Contact 1: Sharon Vosmek
Contact
2: Victoria Pettibone
Employees:
145
Springboard
Their “Forum Program” is an accelerator with two months of coaching for
women-led businesses. They also offer pitch practice and educational programs
to learn how to fundraise.
Contact 1: Kay Koplovitz
Contact
2: Amy Millman
Employees:
46
Bad Girl Ventures
A microlending organization started by Candace Kleinthat helps women-owned
startups in Ohio. Borrowers also get a nine-week course on business
development.
Contact 1: Nancy Aichholz
Contact
2: Angela Ozar
Employees:
17
Women Who
Tech
Organizers of the yearly Women Who Tech TeleSummit, with talks by women in
technology, startups, and social media. Creators of the #Women2Follow hashtag
onTwitter.
Contact 1: Allyson Kapin
Contact
2: Lisa Stone
Employees:
5
FemaleDev
This year, FemaleDev focuses on producing, mentoring, and nurturing female
startup founders in Indonesia’s tech ecosystem.
Contact 1: Alamanda Shantika Santoso
Contact
2: Aulia Jasmine Oktofan
Employees:
3
NewME Accelerator
A 12-week mentorship program in Mountain View for startups led by a minority
founder (African American, Latino, or female).
Contact 1: Angela Benton
Contact
2: Eva Ho
Scope: NationalEmployees: 2
CREATIVE SPACES
digitalundivided
digitalundivided uses innovation to foster the economic growth and empowerment
of Black and Latina women entrepreneurs.
Contact 1: Kathryn Finney
Contact
2: Darlene Gillard Jones
Employees:
7
Double Union
Double Union is a space for your projects - Things women do in this space
include sewing, programming, electronics, woodworking, fiber arts of all kinds,
and zine making.
Contact 1: Alexsarah Collier
Contact
2: Tina Coles
Employees:
5
Women's Center for Creative Work
Founded in 2013, the Women’s Center for Creative Work, or WCCW, is a
not-for-profit organization that cultivates LA’s feminist creative communities
and practices. Combining a co-workspace on the LA river in Frogtown, project
incubation facilities, residency programs, a rapidly growing network of over 15,000
followers, and a full calendar of artistic and professional development
programming for female creatives, WCCW advocates for female-led creative
businesses and projects in Los Angeles.
Contact 1: Sarah Williams
Contact
2: Kate Johnston
Employees:
3
