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Tim Griffin
Lieutenant Governor
Arkansas
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Errika Mallet
Vice President of Member Services & External Affairs
IT Senior Management Forum (ITSMF)
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Register for the Million Women Mentors Summit and Awards
HERE
Pleasse make hotel reservations at one of the following hotels:
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PowHERful Foundation Enrichment Conference
The PowHERful Foundation is hosting an Enrichment Conference on Saturday, September 23rd at Cleveland State University. This is a free, full-day event for girls ages 14-23 with sessions on topics such as college readiness, careers in STEM/STEAM, networking and more. The sessions and keynotes will be moderated by Soledad O’Brien, and the speakers and panelists will be local leaders and experts.
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Proven Strategies to Prepare Students for CS Careers
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On August 9th at 11:00 AM, four incredible educational thought leaders spoke on their signature statewide and other initiatives to help prepare students for the 21st Century Workforce. This webinar focuses on the importance of computer science and career awareness for students.
Moderated by: Former US Congressman Zach Wamp
Speakers Include:
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Our valued MWM parter, Mentored Pathways, is looking for additional mentors to help serve a number of students across the United States. Utilizing a vast network of middle and high school educators, Mentored Pathways provides the opportunity for mentors to match with students focused on specific projects to help boost their understanding and desire for the STEM path. You may find more information by going to their website -
MentoredPathways.org
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INTERNATIONAL:
THE International Women's Forum and Leadership Foundation Announces 2017-2018 Fellows Class
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –[August 25, 2017]– The International Women’s Forum & Leadership Foundation (IWF/LF) announced 36 rising women leaders to participate in their 2017-2018 Fellows Program.
Each year, the IWF Leadership Foundation selects a geographically, culturally, ethnically, and professionally diverse group of women leaders. The 2017-2018 Fellows Class includes participants from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors across 14 nations. For the first time in the program’s 23-year history, Bermuda, Ecuador, and Turkey have fellows participating. View the complete class here.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Deputy Minister to Attend Eastern Cape Young Women Summit Today
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The Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will, on Saturday, 26 August 2017, lead a dialogue under the theme, ICTs for women empowerment. The dialogue will take place during the provincial Young Women Summit hosted by Eastern Cape Transport, Safety & Liaison MEC, Ms. Weziwe Tikana.
Held during Women’s Month, the Young Women Summit aims to:
- Facilitate enterprise development.
- Ensure that district and local municipalities adopt Young Women Empowerment Programmes.
- Facilitate networking and support of young women in transport, ICT, tourism and other key sectors.
- Develop an action plan for the provincial Young Women Empowerment Programme.
- Encourage young women to penetrate and succeed in the various industries through training, skills transfer, coaching and mentoring.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Emirati Women's Day - Hire More Women, Say Recruiters
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Recruiters are calling for employers in male-dominated sectors to take on more female staff.
“Employers should commit to a certain ratio between male and female wherever possible.
They should proudly communicate their intentions and results through press releases,” said Hamza Zaouli, head of Iris Executives, a recruiter specialising in Emiratisation.
“Employers need to re-evaluate the image they portray of these sectors starting with their website for example. If they do not portray pictures of women in these jobs or promote these roles for women as well, then these employers will remain very intimidating for women.”
He called on schools and universities to invite female engineers to speak to pupils and students and said job fairs required a stronger female presence.
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AUSTRALIA: Supporting Girls in STEM - Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond
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Join In2science for a panel event, break-off sessions with expert presenters and a networking expo showcasing school outreach programs and organisations aimed at supporting girls in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
In 2016, women made up just 16% of Australia's STEM-qualified people (Australia's STEM Workforce Report, March 2016). There are many compounding issues that contribute to the gender inequity in STEM fields, such as lack of role models, stereotypes and unconscious biases. One approach to tackle the issue is to 'fix the leaky pipeline' and support girls and young women who show an interest in pursuing STEM in their studies.
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NIGERIA:
OVL Foundation Calls for Mentoring of Women and Youths
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The OVL Foundation has called upon stakeholders in civil society organisations, corporate organisations as well as world leaders to provide empowerment, mentoring and guidance opportunities to women and youths in Nigeria and Africa.
This will enable them lead economically productive lives and break free from the shackles of poverty, stagnation and retrogression. This call was made by the Director of the Foundation, Mr. Victor Laniyan, during a vision sharing session with stakeholders which included CSOs, CBOs, international NGOs, donor organisations, representatives of corporate organisations and media organisations in Lagos. He explained that women and youths in Nigeria and Africa are vulnerable, faced with unique issues and challenges specific to their gender and stage of life. This makes it necessary for them to be empowered, mentored and guided in all spheres of life and learning. That way, they will be able to rise above these challenges.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Breaking Barriers - Insight From South African Police’s First Black Female Helo Pilot
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It did not occur to Refilwe Ledwaba that she would become the first black woman to fly helicopters with the South African Police Service until after she became officially qualified. It was something she described as happening “by chance.”
“I didn’t know when I was training that I’d actually be the first [black] woman to fly for the police,” Ledwaba told
R&WI. “It only transpired right at the end when I qualified. They were like, ‘Actually, you’re the first.’”
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Who Knew Diversity Was So Complicated?
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The
results
of a recent
study
(I link to the working paper because the published version is gated) of professors in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and non-STEM (education, English, sociology, and the humanities) fields at forty selective public universities challenge those who expect that doubling down on diversity efforts will strike a blow against what they call white supremacy. First, efforts to increase faculty diversity have already made considerable headway. Second, areas in which we are not seeing gains may prove hard to crack. And third, we don’t understand well why we see striking differences across fields.
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MIT Scientists Created a Dance Party Kit to Get Girls Interested in STEM
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MIT scientists Maria Yang and Tony Hu founded
Brainy Yak Labs
to help boost those numbers by encouraging more young girls that math, science, engineering can be fun and creative. Their first product is a dance party toy called Jubilite.
Described as a "dance party lamp kit," the toy gives kids the opportunity to build, wire, and decorate their own lamp. When it's complete, Jubilite can create a personalized light show, colored and timed to however the young designer created it.
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Wylie Teacher Focuses on Translating Tech into Workforce Tools
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Lawrence focuses particularly on bringing females into STEM learning. She is part of two women’s mentoring programs that focus on young women and STEM, and translates what she learns to her classroom.
“I bring everything that I learn and teach out in the community into my classroom to gear toward women in my class and help the district get more girls into STEM,” she said. “We’ve seen the numbers grow in the last two years.”
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Hidden Figures In Tech: Beyond The Big Screen
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In the film
Hidden Figures
, we learned about the lives of three African American female mathematicians whose work helped
NASA
solve complex problems during the early years of the U.S. space program. The movie shed light on women in technical roles and the experiences of women of color during that time. The production of the book-turned-film was one step in spotlighting the contributions of women in STEM; however there are many dynamic women in tech with
untold stories
that have built computers, hacked code, spearheaded programs and more. With the buzz that surrounded the movie and more recent news, you’ve probably heard the question: “Where are the women in tech?”
Diversity in tech, women in tech and girls in STEM are hot topics nowadays because of the growing need for more tech talent. And there is no shortage of opinions about why there aren’t more women in tech. In recent news, a former Google employee shared his
perspective
on why he believes that women don’t pursue technical roles. Despite the dismal
statistics
even in 2017 and some of the
barriers
to entry for women, supportive spaces and communities exist that encourage women to pursue careers in tech.
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CEO Helps Girls Discover Computer Science
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Women are better coders, but are less likely than their male counterparts to get a job in a STEM field without connections, according to a peer-reviewed study conducted by PeerJ in February 2016.
When women sent out coding suggestions to organizations they had no ties with and their gender was not revealed, their proposals were accepted more frequently than those by men. But as they made the same inquiries to similar institutions and revealed their gender, they were hired less, according to the scientific research journal.
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President Donald J. Trump Proclaims August 26, 2017, as Women's Equality Day
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On August 26, 1920, America ratified the 19th Amendment, securing for women a sacred right of citizenship: the right to vote. On the anniversary of that historic day, we celebrate Women's Equality Day and the innumerable contributions women have made to their families, their communities, and in service to our country.
As President, I am also working to ensure that all women have access to the training they need to succeed in our modern economy, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Women make up only 12 percent of engineers, and the percentage of women in computer and mathematical occupations has decreased over the past three decades. To empower women to participate in all sectors of our economy, my Administration is committed to workforce development, particularly through the expansion of apprenticeships and vocational education. We must break down the biases and barriers women in STEM face, and encourage every American to pursue excellence in his or her chosen field.
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What Motivates the World’s Most Powerful Women to Mentor
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This DFW Mentor has Spent a Decade Connecting Women, Minorities to STEM
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Magaly Spector has spent nearly a decade connecting women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Spector is a Cuban immigrant and was hired in 2007 to “promote diversity of levels at all levels of the university,” UTD said. She grew up in a poor family and worked her way to graduating with highest honors from high school while winning the Cuban Scholar Chess Championship.
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Why Men Don't Believe the Data on Gender Bias in Science
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Nationally, there has long been handwringing about why women are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), which has led to calls for increased mentoring, better family leave policies, and workshops designed to teach women how to negotiate like men.
Last month three senior researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla
filed lawsuits
complaining of long-term gender discrimination; the complaints
allege that women don’t have equal access to internal funding and promotions. These lawsuits highlight the real reason for the lack of women in science: Leaders in the field—men and sometimes women—simply don’t believe that women are as good at doing science.
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2017 Women Who Mean Business: Jackie DeSouza-Van Blaricum
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DeSouza-Van Blaricum said her proudest moment in her 17 years with
HCA Midwest was becoming CEO of Research — she’s the hospital’s first female and first minority CEO.
“To me, that’s a big accomplishment because it’s atypical of what you normally see at a 600-bed multicampus hospital,” she said. “I always dreamed of being CEO of Research, but I never thought it would happen this fast.”
DeSouza-Van Blaricum said she makes an effort to meet with women at the hospital who have leadership aspirations, even if they aren’t her direct report. She seeks out projects for them and introduces them to her peers as they seek to move up.
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Pulitizer-prize Winning Editor to Speak at Exceptional Women Event
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Pulitzer Prize winning editor Kathy Best believes now is the perfect time for more women to trust their voices and become active.
She has made a career out of telling other people's stories and seeking out voices that need to be heard. Best believes that more women need to trust their stories and draw upon their experience to make a difference in their community.
"Stop being quiet about what is exceptional," Best said. "We need talented women to let their voices be heard. The country needs them. It doesn't matter what your political party you support, it's about the need for smart women."
Best will be the featured speaker at the Exceptional Women Event which will be held at 11:30 a.m., on Sept. 29 at the Northern Hotel in Billings.
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Empowering Women One Step at a Time
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Helping the needy, especially women, had been a long time goal of entrepreneurs Kalyani Gongi and Divya Medar who met at a Goldman Sachs ‘10K Women entrepreneurs’ program at ISB and Fortune/ U.S. Department Global Mentoring Program Network. At the program they came to know about the initiatives sponsored by the U S Dept. After sometime following her return from a seminar, Kalyani discussed applying for a grant from the U.S. Dept. with Divya. Subsequently the project was approved in February 2017.
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Synchrony Financial Receives Top Honors for Disability Inclusion Efforts
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Company Outscores Other Financial Services Organizations on Disability Equality Index®; Named Best Place to Work for People with Disabilities.
“At Synchrony Financial, we are committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where people of all abilities can shine and thrive,” said Margaret Keane, Synchrony Financial President and CEO. “This recognition reinforces how we continuously seek and retain talented employees with disabilities.”
With nearly eight out of every 10 people with disabilities not in the labor force1 – and workers with disabilities earning about $9,000 less a year than their non-disabled counterparts2, Synchrony has embarked on a mission to increase hiring from this talented labor pool. Following the success of its disability hiring initiative in Kettering, Ohio, the company plans to expand its focused recruiting efforts to its Phoenix, Arizona site later this year.
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Uber gives $1.2 million to Girls Who Code
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Uber is giving a $1.2 million grant to Girls Who Code, a non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in tech, as part of a multi-year partnership. As part of the collaboration, Uber’s recently hired Chief Brand Officer Bozoma Saint John is joining the Girls Who Code board of directors to push for gender diversity in tech.
“If I’m going to go for it, I’m going to go for it all,” Saint John told TechCrunch about diving into work at Uber.
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Tech Tours!
For the last 4 months they've been on the road talking to locals and influencers about the future of work in their cities. They're getting ready for their San Francisco tour stop on August 9th and would love to see you there!
Top 3 Reasons YOU should come to our tour stop!
- FIND A JOB. 20+ growing startups are recruiting and are looking for great talent like you.
- Mentoring With Megan. Need we say more?
- Hear incredible speakers!
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In a recent Gallup study, only 11 percent of corporate executives perceived that college graduates had the skills they were looking for. How can we better prepare the next generation for the jobs of tomorrow?
In her new book, Teach to Work: How a Mentor, a Mentee and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America (Taylor and Francis: March 28, 2017) mentoring expert Patty empowers professionals – whether they are bankers, lawyers, architects, accountants, engineers, IT specialists or artists – to bring their real-world experience and her project based mentoring model into the classroom.
Compelling and insightful, the book reveals how professionals can embark on a journey to transform lives, mentoring one student at a time.
“You have made a difference in the lives of these kids, and most likely you have made a difference in the lives of their kids as well. They have grabbed hold of your light, because they feel your encouragement and kindness, and maybe because they had no other. Thank you for your important leadership in this role.”
— Chris Gardener, Author of The Pursuit of Happyness, 2010 NFTE Dare to Dream speech
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Women’s Quick Facts brings to life insightful data on the impact of women that everyone should know. From purchasing power, to how efficient women owned companies are with respect to capital compared to men, this book takes the pulse on women in today’s modern economy. Not only does each page compile a broad spectrum of the most current data, it also brings the numbers to life in bite size, easy to read content.
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