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<h1 id="awesome4girls-travis-branch-awesome-codeofconduct">awesome4girls
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alt="Awesome" /></a> <a
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href="http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/"><img
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alt="CodeOfConduct" /></a></h1>
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<p>A curated list of awesome inclusive events/projects/initiatives for
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women in the tech area.</p>
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<hr />
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<h2 id="table-of-contents">Table of Contents</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#eventsmeetups">Events/Meetups</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#clojure">Clojure</a></li>
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<li><a href="#design">Design</a></li>
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<li><a href="#go-lang">Go-lang</a></li>
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<li><a href="#java">Java</a></li>
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<li><a href="#javascript">Javascript</a></li>
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<li><a href="#php">PHP</a></li>
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<li><a href="#python">Python</a></li>
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<li><a href="#r">R</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ruby">Ruby</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ux">UX</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#general">General</a></li>
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<li><a href="#initiativesprograms">Initiatives/Programs</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#academycamp">Academy/Camp</a></li>
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<li><a href="#chatrooms">Chatrooms</a></li>
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<li><a href="#communitiesgroups">Communities/Groups</a></li>
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<li><a href="#conferencestalks">Conferences/Talks</a></li>
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<li><a href="#hackerspace/makerspace">Hackerspace/Makerspace</a></li>
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<li><a href="#linuxopensource">Linux/OpenSource</a></li>
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<li><a href="#mentorship">Mentorship</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#other-initiatives">Other Initiatives</a>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#awards">Awards</a></li>
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<li><a href="#content">Content</a></li>
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<li><a href="#documentariesmovies">Documentaries/Movies</a></li>
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<li><a href="#jobs">Jobs</a></li>
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<li><a href="#speakers">Speakers</a></li>
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</ul></li>
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<li><a href="#organisation-toolkits">Organisation toolkits</a></li>
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<li><a href="#other-lists">Other Lists</a></li>
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</ul>
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<hr />
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<h2 id="eventsmeetups">Events/Meetups</h2>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<p>This section contains all the specifics for meetups/events.</p>
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<h3 id="clojure">Clojure</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.clojurebridge.org">ClojureBridge</a></p>
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<p>ClojureBridge aims to increase diversity within the Clojure community
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by offering free, beginner-friendly Clojure programming workshops for
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women.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="design">Design</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="http://ladieswinedesign.com/">Ladies Wine and
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Design</a></p>
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<p>Monthly salon night in over 200 cities for designers identifying as
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female with occasional crossover coding events.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="go-lang">Go-lang</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.womenwhogo.org/">Women Who Go</a></p>
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<p>Golang based community for Women. (Twitter:
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https://twitter.com/womenwhogo).</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="java">Java</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jduchess.org/">JDuchess</a></p>
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<p>Duchess is a global organization for women in Java technology with
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members in over 60 countries. Duchess provides a platform through which
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women who work with Java can connect with each other and get more
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involved in the Java community.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="javascript">Javascript</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="http://js-girls.org/">Js-Girls</a></p>
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<p>Js-Girls is a 1-day workshop for girls who want to learn
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Javascript.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://github.com/Webschool-io/js4girls">Js4Girls</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
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- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
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<p>A Brazilian initiative to provide free javascript classes to women in
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a male-free environment.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://github.com/jsladiesbr">JsLadies BR</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
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- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
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<p>A group for women interested in web development and javascript with
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open and free meetings, workshops and talks.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://nodegirls.com/">NodeGirls</a></p>
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<p>Node Girls runs free 1 day Node.js workshops. They provide a friendly
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environment for women who are learning to code, supported by a community
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of experienced female mentors.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="php">PHP</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://phpwomen.org/">PHPWomen</a></p>
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<p>An inclusive, global user-group providing a support network within
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the PHP community.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="python">Python</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://djangogirls.org/">Django Girls</a></p>
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<p>Free Python and Django workshops, they also create open-source online
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tutorials and curate amazing first experiences with technology.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.pyladies.com/">PyLadies</a></p>
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<p>An international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women
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become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source
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community.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="r">R</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://rladies.org/">R-Ladies</a></p>
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<p>R-Ladies is a worldwide organization whose mission is to promote
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Gender Diversity in the R community.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/R-Ladies-Sao-Paulo">R-Ladies São
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Paulo - Brazil</a>- <em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">)</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="ruby">Ruby</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.railsbridge.org/">Rails Bridge</a></p>
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<p>Workshops are a free and fun way to get started or level up with
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Rails, Ruby, and other web technologies. Our events focus on increasing
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diversity in tech so that people of all backgrounds can feel welcome and
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comfortable in our industry.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://railsgirls.com/">RailsGirls</a></p>
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<p>RailsGirls is a multinational community which provides tools for
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girls and women to build their ideas.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/">RailsGirls Summer of
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Code</a></p>
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<p>Rails Girls Summer of Code is a global fellowship program for women
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and non-binary coders. Students receive a three-month scholarship to
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work on existing Open Source projects and expand their skill
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set.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="ux">UX</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://hexagonux.com/">Hexagon UX</a></p>
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<p>Hexagon aims to build a supportive community that fosters diversity,
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support, empowerment, and mentorship for women. The first Hexagon UX
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event was held at Google HQ in October 2013, where attendees created
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“story cards” that represented themselves or their journey into
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UX.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://ladiesthatux.com/">Ladies that UX</a></p>
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<p>Ladies that UX is a monthly meetup that creates a welcoming,
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transparent community of women who work in UX, who positively promote
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and teach each other.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="general">General</h2>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://findingada.com/">Ada Lovelace Day</a></p>
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<p>Ada Lovelace Day, a yearly holiday held on the second Tuesday in the
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month of October, is an international holiday to celebrate women in STEM
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fields. It is a day to celebrate contributions made in STEM fields by
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women, and to encourage other women to pursue those fields by raising
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awareness of those contributions. There is a main event, held in London,
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England, but anyone can celebrate ALD by organizing an event or sharing
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their own story online.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://anitab.org/">AnitaB.org</a></p>
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<p>AnitaB.org is a social enterprise founded by Anita Borg that supports
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women in technical fields, as well as the organisations that employ them
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and the academic institutions training the next generation. Their GitHub
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projects are very beginner friendly for anyone interested in getting
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started on open source projects (lots of first timer issues).</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://anitas.com.br/">Anitas</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30"></p>
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<p>Anitas is a group of women engaged with female empowerment in the
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fields of technology and entrepreneurship, based on the exchange of
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ideias, knowledge and experience. In order to do so, Anitas organize
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courses, workshops, talks, and also participate of initiatives which aim
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at including women in technology and entrepreneurship.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://girlgeek.io/about/">Bay Area Girls</a></p>
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<p>Sponsored dinners in San Francisco where the women coming from all
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over are invited to share their experiences, alongside prominent
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speakers from the female tech communities. The events also offer
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networking and potential recruiting by the sponsoring company. It has
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been hosted by 100+ companies and has several events per month.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://bytegirl.com.br/">Byte Girl</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
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- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
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<p>Byte Girl is a nonprofit, open event organized by volunteers focused
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on females who like tech. Its goal is to empower women via talks from
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professionals who share valuable knowledge and experiences in
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technology.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://bytehacks.org/">Byte Hacks</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
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<p>ByteHacks is a 24-hour hackathon on September 1st and 2nd at
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Thoughtworks NYC that encourages women of all ages and skillsets to form
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teams and create tech projects that have positive social impact. The
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hackathon will have workshops, tech talks, mentors, sponsors, and free
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food. Whether you are a designer, entrepreneur, artist, or coder,
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ByteHacks welcomes you. We even have a keynote from Limor Fried, founder
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and CEO of Adafruit.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.codegirl.com.br/">Code Girl</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
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- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
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<p>Code Girl is an event featuring motivational talks about overcoming
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challenges faced by women who work in the technology industry. The event
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features female speakers who aim to inspire women in the
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industry.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.czechitas.cz/">Czechitas</a> – <em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg" alt="Czech Republic" width="30"></p>
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<p>Czechitas is a nonprofit organization based in the Czech Republic
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which organizes events, courses, and summer camps to help women, girls
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and children to explore the world of IT. The events cover topics from
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programming, web development, graphic design, digital marketing, and
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data analytics.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://gocarrots.org">Geek Girls Carrots</a> –
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Poland_%28normative%29.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Poland_%28normative%29.svg.png" alt="Poland" width="30"></p>
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<p>Geek Girls Carrots is a global grassroots organisation focused on
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women in tech and female entrepreneurs. Carrots change the current
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situation in the IT industry by increasing women’s participation in new
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technologies. Diversity within teams contributes to boosting innovation
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and better economic results for the companies. GGC create an
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international community, by continuous group support, mutual motivation
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and a friendly environment for personal growth.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://girls4tech.ebanx.com/">Girls4Tech</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
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<p>Girls 4 Tech is an online programming course, totally free and made
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by women. The language is accessible, does not require previous
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knowledge and is open for everyone.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://lwc.tech/">League of Women Coders</a></p>
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<p>League of Women Coders (formerly Ladies Who Code, est. June 2011) is
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a meetup that focuses on coding, hacking, and learning collaboratively.
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The group meets up at least once a month in New York City and Boston.
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The meetups focus on talks, technical questions and ideation, and
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occasionally feature female speakers.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://rodadahacker.org/">RodAda Hacker</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
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- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
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<p>The RodAda Hacker is a Brazilian network that provides collaborative
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workshops of programming specially designed for girls and women. It is a
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space for those who want to dream, build awesome projects and rethink
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about existing technology.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.techladies.com.br/">Tech Ladies Brasil</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30"></p>
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<p>The Tech Ladies Brasil network is a space driven by women who
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dedicate their time through volunteer work for the exchange of
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knowledge, professional advancement, personal development and
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appreciation of women. We hold workshops and an annual event, From
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Ladies To Ladies, that bring three fronts: lectures, workshops and round
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tables; discuss topics aligned with the purpose of Tech Ladies Brazil,
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women’s empowerment in technology.</p></li>
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<li><p><a
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href="http://www.technovationchallenge.org/">Technovation</a></p>
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<p>The global technology entrepreneurship program for girls. Students
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work in teams to develop mobile app startups to solve real problems in
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their communities.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.women-in-technology.com/">Women of Silicon
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Roundabout</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" alt="United Kingdom" width="30"></p>
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<p>Women of Silicon Roundabout enables people and organisations to
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connect, learn and take action on gender diversity and inclusion. We do
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not shy away from controversy and we look to open people’s minds to new
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ideas by pushing boundaries. Through inspirational keynotes, panel
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discussions on business strategy, technical classes, and career
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development workshops, this conference provides all the content and
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networking opportunities needed to flourish in the tech sector.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.womenwhocode.com">Women Who Code</a> -
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<em>Loc:</em>
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
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<p>Women Who Code (WWCode) is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated
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to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. WWCpde connects
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amazing women with other like minded amazing women around the globe who
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unite under one simple notion – the world of technology is much better
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with women in it.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://wonderwomentech.com/">Wonder Women Tech
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Summit</a></p>
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<p>Wonder Women Tech’s mission is to highlight, celebrate and educate
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women and the underrepresented in STEM industries. Conferences events
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and workshops bring together changemakers, pioneers, innovators,
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high-level speakers and attendees to explore ideas, discussions, and
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solutions for women and the underrepresented to succeed and
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thrive.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="initiativesprograms">Initiatives/Programs</h2>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<p>Initiatives that have the goal to prepare women for a tech
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career.</p>
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<h3 id="academycamp">Academy/Camp</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
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<p>Projects that have any kind of Academy/Summer Camp in its
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activities.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="https://women.acm.org/">ACM-W</a></p>
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<p>The Association for Computing Machinery’s Women in Computing Program
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supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full
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engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a
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wide range of programs and services to ACM members and working in the
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larger community to advance the contributions of technical
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women.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://adadevelopersacademy.org/">Ada Developers
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Academy</a></p>
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<p>A year-long tuition-free intensive program for women transitioning
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into software development. One of the most comprehensive developer
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training programs available: seven months of full-time classroom
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instruction plus five months of on-the-ground training (similar to an
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internship).</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://appcamp4girls.com/">App Camp 4 Girls</a></p>
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<p>App Camp For Girls is a place where girls can put their creative
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powers to work by designing and building apps, while learning more about
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the business of software and being inspired by women mentors in the
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field.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.blackgirlscode.com/">Black Girls Code</a></p>
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<p>The focus of Black Girls Code is to increase the number of women of
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color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to
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become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities, and
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builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and
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technology.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="https://www.blackhoodie.re/">BlackHoodie</a></p>
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<p>BlackHoodie is a free, women only reverse engineering workshop. The
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motivation behind this workshop is to give female engineers the prospect
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of a comfortable learning environment. Mostly the topic is complex and
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comes with a steep learning curve which often demotivates students in
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the beginning. Thus the idea to host events which would support one of
|
||
infosec’s minorities, the ladies.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://chicaspoderosas.org/home/">Chicas
|
||
Poderosas</a></p>
|
||
<p>Chicas Poderosas is a community working to bring Latina women in the
|
||
Americas into the forefront of digital journalism. Through events,
|
||
meetups and mentoring, Chicas aims to engage more women in developing
|
||
news applications, producing interactive content, and integrating new
|
||
tools into their newsrooms.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.codefirstgirls.org.uk">Code First Girl</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" alt="United Kingdom" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>Code First Girl runs free part-time coding courses for young women
|
||
across the UK, from St Andrews to Southampton. Most courses are run as
|
||
University chapters, with graduate courses run in London.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/digigirlz/digigirlzday.aspx">DigiGirlz
|
||
Day</a></p>
|
||
<p>DigiGirlz Day is a Microsoft-sponsored, one-day event designed to
|
||
provide middle and high school girls with a better understanding of
|
||
career opportunities. This opportunity offers attendees career planning
|
||
assistance, exercises, and Microsoft product demonstrations – all while
|
||
interacting with real Microsoft employees and managers. Previously, this
|
||
event has taken place across the globe at Microsoft locations like
|
||
Nashville, TN; San Diego, CA; and Cairo, Egypt, with future sites
|
||
listed.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.diygirls.org/">DIY Girls</a></p>
|
||
<p>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. DIY Girls develops and
|
||
implements educational programs and events designed to encourage
|
||
engagement with technology, promote self-confidence and support
|
||
aspiration to technical careers.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.girldevelopit.com/">Girl Develop It</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>Girl Develop It is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable
|
||
programs for adult women interested in learning web and software
|
||
development in a judgment-free environment.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://gcc.prologin.org/">Girls Can Code</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/250px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" alt="French" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>The Girls Can Code is an internship that takes place in 3 different
|
||
cities and is the perfect opportunity to meet other girls motivated by
|
||
the programming and to progress together, each at its own pace. The
|
||
internship will include programming exercises and some lectures given by
|
||
women working in computer science.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.girlsintech.org/">Girls In Tech</a></p>
|
||
<p>GIT is a global nonprofit focused on the engagement, education and
|
||
empowerment of girls and women who are passionate about technology. Our
|
||
aim is to accelerate the growth of innovative women who are entering
|
||
into the high-tech industry and building successful startups.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.girlsteachinggirlstocode.org/">Girls
|
||
Teaching Girls to Code</a></p>
|
||
<p>Girls Teaching Girls to Code is a program that connects women
|
||
pursuing Computer Science and Engineering degrees with high school girls
|
||
who want to learn and apply their new skills to CS-related projects. GTC
|
||
has an immersive annual Code Camp as well as smaller events like
|
||
workshops and office tours throughout the year.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://girlswhocode.com/">Girls Who Code</a></p>
|
||
<p>We are a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender
|
||
gap in the technology and engineering sectors.The Girls Who Code Summer
|
||
Immersion Program is a 7-week intensive computer science course that
|
||
embeds classrooms in technology companies and universities.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://hackbrightacademy.com/">Hackbright
|
||
Academy</a></p>
|
||
<p>Hackbright Academy is the leading software engineering school for
|
||
women founded in San Francisco in 2012. The academy graduates more
|
||
female engineers than Stanford and UC Berkeley each year.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://ladieslearningcode.com/">Ladies Learning Code</a>
|
||
- <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg" alt="Canada" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>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.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://minasprogramam.com/">Minas Program</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>The Minas Program offers a two-week introductory programming course
|
||
in Avenida Paulista, São Paulo each summer. It includes 51 hours of
|
||
training in 13 days, and is free. This course is open to all but
|
||
specifically geared toward women who with less access to technical
|
||
training.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.techgirlz.org/">Tech Girlz</a></p>
|
||
<p>We are a nonprofit dedicated to reducing — and, we hope, ultimately
|
||
eliminating — the gender gap in technology occupations. We hold
|
||
workshops and an annual entrepreneurial summer camp aimed at giving
|
||
middle-school girls hands-on experience with different kinds of
|
||
technology and enable them to interact with women who have carved out
|
||
successful careers in technology fields.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://web.stanford.edu/group/wics/">Women in Computer
|
||
Science</a></p>
|
||
<p>WICS is a Stanford University student organization that promotes and
|
||
supports women in CS and technology through networking and
|
||
professionalization events. They have industry sponsorship from
|
||
companies like Google, Oracle, and Facebook. The WICS website also
|
||
regularly updates a list of events, conferences, and scholarships for
|
||
both undergraduate and graduate students (including non-Stanford
|
||
affiliated students).</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://wtp.mit.edu/">Women’s Technology Program at
|
||
MIT</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Women’s Technology Program at MIT is a a four-week summer program
|
||
that introduces high school seniors to engineering and computer science.
|
||
The program is aimed at empowering students from historically
|
||
underrepresented and underserved communities as well as those who will
|
||
be the first in their family to attend college.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="chatrooms">Chatrooms</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<p>Online chatrooms such as slack teams, gitter, IRC etc.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://anitab.org/systers/">Systers</a></p>
|
||
<p>A community of Anita Borg Institute members. It provides a space to
|
||
discuss and contribute towards Open Source projects, participate in
|
||
events and discuss any aspect of technology.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://witchat.github.io/">Women in Tech</a></p>
|
||
<p>A safe, confidential space for women who work in technology to chat
|
||
and support each other.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="communitiesgroups">Communities/Groups</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<p>Online communities and groups.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.aspirations.org/aspireit">AspireIT</a></p>
|
||
<p>AspireIT is a National Center for Women and Information Technology
|
||
education program and network for K-12 girls. The program connects
|
||
nearly 700 programming and computer science organizations in schools in
|
||
45 US states, DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. AspireIT also
|
||
offers student awards and local program development support for
|
||
educators.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.awis.org/">Association for Women in
|
||
Science</a></p>
|
||
<p>AWIS is a global network that inspires bold leadership, research, and
|
||
solutions that advance women in STEM, spark innovation, promote
|
||
organizational success and drive systemic change. In addition to their
|
||
networking and career growth support they publish a magazine, offer
|
||
scholarships and grants, and host events.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.builtbygirls.com/">Built by Girls</a></p>
|
||
<p>Built by Girls is an early career community supporting women and
|
||
non-binary tech professionals. The group maintains a calendar of
|
||
workshops, panels, office tours and networking events. The WAVE
|
||
mentorship program matches participants with a different industry
|
||
professional as an advisor every three months.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-WomenTech/">Chicago
|
||
WomenTech</a></p>
|
||
<p>Chicago WomenTech is a Meetup group with over 4500 members for women
|
||
in tech to collaborate and network in the Chicago area.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://codegirls.de/">Code Girls</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg" alt="Germany" width="30">
|
||
- <em>Lang: Deutsch Only</em></p>
|
||
<p>An enthusiastic group of ladies with a focus on web-technologies who
|
||
want to learn to code, need support in coding, or simply want to
|
||
understand how the web is made. They meet regularly every two weeks.
|
||
Everyone is welcome.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.codess.net/">Codess</a></p>
|
||
<p>Codess is an international community for female coders initiated by
|
||
Microsoft. Codess was established to explore ways to promote gender
|
||
diversity in the engineering field. They offer networking events and
|
||
mentorship opportunities for women in tech.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.lambdaladies.com/">Lambda Ladies</a></p>
|
||
<p>Lambda Ladies is an online community for anyone who identifies as a
|
||
girl or woman and is interested in functional programming. Complete
|
||
beginners are welcome.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://community.oracle.com/groups/otn-women-in-technology/overview">Oracle
|
||
Women in Technology</a></p>
|
||
<p>Oracle WIT Community Group - a place to share experiences and mentor
|
||
women in high tech roles. They share knowledge and technical resources
|
||
and engage with other women throughout the Oracle technical
|
||
community.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://www.meetup.com/SanFranciscoWomenandDiversityInTech/">San
|
||
Francisco Women in Tech</a></p>
|
||
<p>San Francisco Women in Tech is a Meetup group with over 3200 members
|
||
for women in San Francisco and Silicon Valley to network and learn about
|
||
new technologies and opportunities in a context that values diversity in
|
||
the industry.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.womenhackfornonprofits.com/">Women Hack For
|
||
Non-Profits (WHFNP)</a></p>
|
||
<p>Women Hack for Non-Profits (WHFNP) is a volunteer community that
|
||
enhances the skills of women in technology, supports their development
|
||
and provides opportunities to explore open source. The group matches
|
||
skilled women to open source projects that are being developed for
|
||
non-profits, charities and individuals to create a positive social
|
||
impact.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="conferencestalks">Conferences/Talks</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<p>Conferences featuring talks, workshops, networking and other
|
||
events.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://act-w.org/">ACT-W</a></p>
|
||
<p>Presented by ChickTech, ACT-W: Advancing the Careers of Technical
|
||
Womxn is an action-packed conference where talented womxn and allies can
|
||
build skills, grow their communities, and accelarate their career paths.
|
||
All proceeds from the conference go towards ChickTech’s programs
|
||
providing local high school young womxn with STEM education and
|
||
spreading ChickTech’s reach to create a culture of inclusion for
|
||
all.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://alterconf.com/">AlterConf</a></p>
|
||
<p>AlterConf is a traveling conference series that provides safe
|
||
opportunities for marginalized people and those who support them in the
|
||
tech and gaming industries.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://elaconf.com">Ela Conf</a> <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" width="30" /></p>
|
||
<p>A safe, inclusive tech leadership conference and community for adult
|
||
(18+) women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people to
|
||
connect with and empower one another.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.europeanwomenintech.com">European Women In
|
||
Technology</a></p>
|
||
<p>A conference to inspire and connect women working in the tech
|
||
industry. It offers interactive panels and deep-dive workshops,
|
||
delivered by industry pioneers. Both men and women can attend to discuss
|
||
issues relating to women in tech leadership, female founders, bridging
|
||
the gender gap, non-technical women in tech and inspiring future
|
||
generations of girls into the sector.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.femalefoundersconference.org/">Female
|
||
Founders Conference</a></p>
|
||
<p>An annual conference organized by accelerator Y Combinator and
|
||
targeted at female founders and entrepreneurs. The event features talks
|
||
and panels, including sessions where female founders share their
|
||
experiences and offer startup guidance.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://catalystsf.girlsintech.org/">Girls in Tech
|
||
Catalyst Conference</a></p>
|
||
<p>The highlight of Girls in Tech Catalyst is inspiring keynotes from
|
||
female leaders. The conference also offers attendees authentic
|
||
networking opportunities, a platform to exchange ideas and connect with
|
||
other inspiring women. We’ll be layering in meaningful workshops and
|
||
evening fun, including a kick-off cocktail party.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="http://www.globaltechwomen.com/voices-global-conference.html/">Global
|
||
Tech Women’s Annual Voices Conference</a></p>
|
||
<p>This annual free event is the only conference for women in technology
|
||
held around the globe offering complete access for everyone to attend
|
||
and to participate physically or virtually removing all barriers to
|
||
participation. Representatives present individually and collectively to
|
||
discuss, collaborate and celebrate the contributions of technical
|
||
women.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://ghc.anitab.org/">Grace Hopper Celebration of
|
||
Women in Computing</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the world’s
|
||
largest gathering of women technologists. It is produced by the Anita
|
||
Borg Institute and presented in partnership with ACM.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.johnsonwomenintech.com">Johnson Women in
|
||
Technology Conference</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Johnson Women in Technology Conference (JWiT) is organized by the
|
||
students of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell
|
||
University. Designed to attract students and professionals alike, the
|
||
event features engrossing panel discussions, valuable networking events,
|
||
a pre-revenue pitch competition and more.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://lesbianswhotech.org//">Lesbians Who Tech</a></p>
|
||
<p>Lesbians Who Tech is a Community of Queer Women in or around tech
|
||
(and the people who love them).</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://shesgeeky.org/">She’s Geeky</a></p>
|
||
<p>The <em>unConference</em> for women geeks of all kinds to share,
|
||
connect, network, learn, inspire and have lots of fun.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.shesharp.org/">SheSharp</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg" alt="Greece" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>A Greek community of people dedicated to promoting women’s engagement
|
||
with technology & science. Its main activities consist of free
|
||
workshops, meetups open to anyone interested, as well as partnerships
|
||
with other tech communities and local chapters of Thessaloniki.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/">SWE</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a not-for-profit educational
|
||
and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in
|
||
the field of engineering and to be recognized for their life-changing
|
||
contributions as engineers and leaders. It promotes the annual
|
||
conference for women engineers.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://corporatelearninghub.com/techupforwomen/">Tech
|
||
Up for Women</a></p>
|
||
<p>Tech Up for Women is a one-day event for the advancement of women in
|
||
technology through education, resourcing and networking. The event will
|
||
focus on new technological advances, cyber security and different
|
||
financing avenues for startups and privately held companies. This event
|
||
will provide resources and opportunities for women to improve their
|
||
digital literacy and successfully compete and disrupt gender imbalance
|
||
in work environments. The purpose of the event is to take the fear
|
||
factor out of technology and empower women.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.watermarkconferenceforwomen.org">Watermark
|
||
Conference for Women</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>The mission of the Conference for Women is to promote, communicate
|
||
and amplify the influence of women in the workplace and beyond. At the
|
||
annual nonpartisan, nonprofit conferences, it brings together thousands
|
||
of active professionals to connect, renew, and find inspiration in the
|
||
community.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://werise.tech/">We RISE</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>We RISE is all about growing and showcasing women in technology. For
|
||
two days, We RISE features women and allies doing amazing work from all
|
||
over the world.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.wecodeharvard.com/">WECode</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>WECode is “the largest student-run Women in Computer Science
|
||
conference, held at Harvard University each February. Our mission is to
|
||
expand the skills, network, and community of technical women worldwide.
|
||
We bring together women over the course of two amazing days to share
|
||
ideas and conversations on technology and innovation.” Live at
|
||
https://live.cs50.net/wecode on February 27 and February 28.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.witi.com/">WITI</a></p>
|
||
<p>WITI is the premier global organization helping tech-savvy women
|
||
attain their professional goals. WITI organizes events and summits for
|
||
women.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://womenintechsummit.net/">Women in Tech Summit
|
||
Series</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Women in Tech Summit is a series of events that inspire, educate
|
||
and connect women in the technology industry, from every level from
|
||
students to senior executives. Events are held in Denver, Philadelphia,
|
||
Raleigh-Durham, and Washington, D.C.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.thechannelco.com/events/wotcw17/about">Women
|
||
of the Channel Leadership Summit WEST</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>Female leaders from across the channel — management, sales,
|
||
marketing, technology and operations — come together to learn from one
|
||
another and build new relationships.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://womenwhotech.com/">Women Who Tech</a></p>
|
||
<p>Organizers of the yearly Women Who Tech TeleSummit, with talks by
|
||
women in technology, startups, and social media. Creators of the
|
||
#Women2Follow hashtag on Twitter.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.writespeakcode.com/">Write/Speak/Code</a></p>
|
||
<p>Write/Speak/Code is on a mission to empower women software developers
|
||
to become thought leaders, conference speakers, and open source
|
||
contributors. They run conferences and events across the US.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="hackerspacemakerspace">Hackerspace/Makerspace</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<p>Collaboratives Spaces with hacker/maker culture for facility making,
|
||
learning, exploring and sharing knowledge.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.programaria.org/">Maria Lab</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>It is a hackerspace/makerspace and is focused to teach and spread and
|
||
technology with women’s empowerment in a safety environment. Maria Lab
|
||
promote diversity and union of the womens.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://mothership.hackermoms.org/">Mothership
|
||
HackerMoms</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>It was the first all-women hackerspace, this space is located in
|
||
Berkeley and have the goal to explore the culture hacker/maker and learn
|
||
about entrepreneurship, design, DIY crafts all of that in hands-on
|
||
workshops. Those workshops could be towards for moms of every gender or
|
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for the kids.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="linuxopensource">Linux/OpenSource</h3>
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<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
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<p>Projects where an open source organization is behind it.</p>
|
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<ul>
|
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<li><p><a href="https://www.debian.org/women/">Debian Women</a></p>
|
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<p>The Debian Women project was founded in May 2004. We seek to balance
|
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and diversify the Debian Project by actively engaging with interested
|
||
women and encouraging them to become more involved with Debian.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Women">Fedora
|
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Women</a></p>
|
||
<p>Fedora Women is a project designed to connect and assist women who
|
||
are interested in using and contributing to Fedora.</p></li>
|
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<li><p><a href="https://community.kde.org/KDE_Women">KDE Women</a></p>
|
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<p>KDE Women is a group of women in the KDE community. We are here to
|
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help increase the number of women in Open Source and to support each
|
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other.</p></li>
|
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<li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinuxChix">Linux
|
||
Chix</a></p>
|
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<p>It is a women-oriented Linux community. It is designed to provide
|
||
both technical and social support for women Linux users, although men
|
||
are encouraged to help and contribute.</p></li>
|
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<li><p><a href="http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/">Ubuntu Women</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Ubuntu Women Project was founded in 2006 and aims to foster Women
|
||
contributors and community involvement through mentoring and
|
||
inspiration. The Ubuntu Women Team has many projects with which we
|
||
attempt to boost the visibility of women within all areas of Ubuntu, and
|
||
we invite you to help out.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="mentorship">Mentorship</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<p>Projects with mentoring opportunities.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://chicktech.org/">Chick Tech</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
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<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg" alt="United States" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>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.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://os4w.org/">OS4W</a></p>
|
||
<p>OS4W is a resource for connecting all women, including women of color
|
||
and transgender women, to open source projects that are welcoming,
|
||
inclusive, and appreciative of diversity in their contributors. The site
|
||
features a directory for finding mentors and pair partners as well as a
|
||
curated list of open source projects with codes of conduct.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.sheplusplus.org/">She++</a></p>
|
||
<p>It is a social enterprise that empowers women to make their mark on
|
||
the technology industry. We believe that when women are equally
|
||
represented in technology development, we accelerate innovation for
|
||
those who need it most.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="other-initiatives">Other Initiatives</h2>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<h3 id="awards">Awards</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://www.redhat.com/en/about/women-in-open-source">RedHat -
|
||
Women in Open Source</a></p>
|
||
<p>Honor. Celebrate. Inspire. We believe that open source is the future
|
||
of technology—and that it’s time to recognize the contributions women
|
||
are making.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://adaawards.com/">The Ada Awards</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Ada Awards are an initiative of the Digital Leadership Institute,
|
||
a Brussels-based international NGO with a mission to bridge the gender
|
||
gap and digital divide worldwide. The Awards aim to recognize
|
||
outstanding girls and women in tech, and the organizations who support
|
||
them in Europe, Africa and beyond.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="content">Content</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.codeitlikeagirl.com/?lang=en">Code it Like a
|
||
Girl</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg" alt="Greece" width="30"></p>
|
||
<p>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.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://ignite.globalfundforwomen.org/about">Global Fund
|
||
for Women</a></p>
|
||
<p>IGNITE features stories of women and girls who are leading and
|
||
innovating in science, technology, engineering and math. The project
|
||
also highlights the gender gap in technology and advocates for women and
|
||
girls’ increased access to and control of technologies.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://inspiradanacomputacao.com/">InspirAda na
|
||
Computação</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
|
||
- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
|
||
<p>Collaborative blog to give voice to women in computing, science and
|
||
technology. The blog aims to share content in order to inspire women to
|
||
become interested in the tech area. It promotes the access to the tech
|
||
knowledge and brings, as a result, the equality of
|
||
opportunities.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.madewithcode.com/">Made with Code</a></p>
|
||
<p>Made with Code is an initiative launched by Google on 19 July 2014.
|
||
Google’s aim is to to empower young women in middle and high schools
|
||
with computer programming skills. The website revolves around providing
|
||
online activities for young girls to learn to code.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://oxentimenina.com.br">OxenTIMenina</a></p>
|
||
<p>They aim to connect girls and women with the opportunity to have
|
||
experience and make technology no matter which social class they’re come
|
||
from, their knowlodge or anything that is considered a
|
||
limitation.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.programaria.org/">PrograMaria</a> -
|
||
<em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
|
||
- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
|
||
<p>PrograMaria is an initiative to involve more girls and women in the
|
||
tech and programming area. The content production and events are
|
||
produced under three pillars: Inspire, Discuss and Learn.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://www.womentechmakers.com/">WomenTechmakers</a></p>
|
||
<p>Google’s global program providing visibility, community, &
|
||
resources for women in technology. Provides resources to women starting
|
||
their career and women with an established career in tech to further
|
||
their success.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.womoz.org/blog/">Womoz</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Womoz Blog. Program updates and news from the women and Mozilla
|
||
project.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="documentariesmovies">Documentaries/Movies</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.codegirlmovie.com/">Code Girls</a></p>
|
||
<p>Documentary about girls who code and develop app ideas for the
|
||
Technovation Challenge address issues in their community and try to
|
||
solve problems through the use of technology.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.shestarteditfilm.com/">She started it</a></p>
|
||
<p>Meet five young women determined to pursue their start-up dreams. She
|
||
Started It is a documentary by Nora Poggi and Insiyah Saeed following
|
||
Stacey Ferreira, Thuy Truong, Brienne Ghafourifar, Sheena Allen and
|
||
Agathe Molinar over the course of 2+ years, illuminating the ups and
|
||
downs these entrepreneurs face in building new businesses.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://sheplusplus.org/film/">She++ The
|
||
Documentary</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Documentary (12 min: TV-14 DL; Released April 1, 2013) introduces
|
||
the world of technology by following the stories of smart, creative, and
|
||
trailblazing good girls gone geek.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="jobs">Jobs</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://lane.women2.com/">Lane by Women 2.0</a></p>
|
||
<p>Lane is a hiring and job search platform created by Women 2.0. The
|
||
focus is on women in tech and encouraging workplaces that care about
|
||
making their companies more successful through inclusion.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.gnome.org/opw/">Outreach Program for
|
||
Women</a></p>
|
||
<p>Outreach Program for Women has been helping women (cis and trans),
|
||
trans men, and genderqueer people get involved in free and open source
|
||
software. It provides a supportive community for beginning to contribute
|
||
anytime throughout the year and offers focused internship opportunities
|
||
twice a year with a number of free software organizations.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.powertofly.com/">PowerToFly</a></p>
|
||
<p>Connecting women with jobs that actually lead to work-life balance.
|
||
Specializing in remote work for women. In addition to job boards, it
|
||
contains information about time-management, self-efficacy etc.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://rewritingthecode.org">Rewriting the Code</a></p>
|
||
<p>The Rewriting the Code Fellowship is a year-long program that
|
||
provides the opportunity to intern in a top tech company across a
|
||
variety of industries and gain essential personal and
|
||
confidence-building skills needed to excel in the tech
|
||
industry.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.womenintechnology.co.uk/">Women in
|
||
Tech</a></p>
|
||
<p>Women in Technology is a commercial organization committed to
|
||
assisting suitably qualified and experienced women in their search for
|
||
career opportunities in information technology.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h3 id="speakers">Speakers</h3>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.callbackwomen.com/">CallbackWomen</a></p>
|
||
<p>The mission of CallbackWomen is to radically expand gender diversity
|
||
at the podium of professional programmers’ conferences. Call for
|
||
proposals (CFPs) are shared via Twitter:
|
||
https://twitter.com/callbackwomen.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="http://insideoutproject.xyz/mulheres-palestrantes/">Mulheres
|
||
Palestrantes</a> - <em>Loc:</em>
|
||
<img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg" alt="Brazil" width="30">
|
||
- <em>Lang: PT-BR only</em></p>
|
||
<p>Given the still small number of women speaking at events (especially
|
||
technology) here in Brazil, a spreadsheet was created to give these
|
||
women visibility and to encourage others to start. Mulheres Palestrantes
|
||
is a project that keeps a list of women who talk about themes related to
|
||
programming, design, entrepreneurship and technology in general, this
|
||
project was born from trying to organize the data of the worksheet in a
|
||
more visual, facilitating access, reducing duplication and facilitating
|
||
research.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="organisation-toolkits">Organisation toolkits</h2>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<p>If you are trying to organize your own events, these resoures might
|
||
help.</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://adacamp.org/">AdaCamp Toolkit</a></p>
|
||
<p>Ada Camp used to be a popular conference dedicated to increasing
|
||
women’s participation in open technology and culture, but it’s no longer
|
||
run. However, they have released all their guides and resources in the
|
||
form the open source AdaCamp Toolkit for those who want to organize
|
||
their own feminist conferences.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="other-lists">Other Lists</h2>
|
||
<p>(<a href="#awesome4girls---">Go to top</a>)</p>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/folkswhocode/awesome-diversity">awesome-diversity</a></p>
|
||
<p>A curated list of amazingly awesome articles, websites and resources
|
||
about diversity in technology.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/apdaros/tech-gender-gap">tech-gender-gap</a></p>
|
||
<p>List of initiatives and information about women in tech as well as
|
||
the industry’s gender gap.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
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|
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