Career Empowerment and Embracing Equity in Tech
summary
Panelists describe concrete wins and gaps: a grassroots Girls Coding Academy built from one computer into a multi-country mentorship center, company mentorships and a WAPSI rehire program that runs bootcamps to return carers to tech, and hackathons where girls 10–18 ship working apps in two days. They call out tools like Git/GitHub, Postman and technical writing as on-ramps, note semiconductor leadership sits at less than 10% women, and say these programs increase hires and visibility but progress remains slow.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction to International Women's Day
- 4:00Panelist journeys
- 11:14Breaking into tech challenges
- 18:17Why equity matters
- 22:57Tech equity state
- 34:17Gatekeeping obstacles
- 41:12Supporting women in tech
- 53:17Diversity in open source
- 1:19:25Institutional changes
- 1:28:24Closing remarks
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