Cybersecurity Pros Encourage Girls to Go For It.

Do you enjoy video games? Does the idea of being an adventurer, explorer, detective, a Threat Hunter, a protector and puzzle-solver appeal to you? Then seriously consider a career in cybersecurity. This is the enthusiastic message a team of cybersecurity pros gave to girls attending our 2023 ITWomen Robotics Summer Camp in July. Presenters from…

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Girls Demo Robots at Camp Finale

ITWomen 2023 Girls' Summer Robotics Camp showcases robots celebrating last day of camp July 14 at South Dade Senior High in Homestead, FL

It was Robot Showcase time on the final day of ITWomen’s 2023 Girls’ Summer Robotics Camp, Friday July 14 at South Dade Senior High School in Homestead, FL. Campers celebrated with pizza, prizes and commemorative T-shirts. Shawn Waring, Applied Engineering and Robotics Technical Education teacher, supervised the camp. During the week ITWomen invited inspiring speakers…

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Congrats to These ITWomen Scholarship Grads

Congratulations to our latest graduating ITWomen scholars: Mariya JivaJi, Cassandra Garzia, Julieth Forero, and Sophie Ayoung-Chee. Mariya graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Cybersecurity & Operations. Cassandra graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Computer Sciene & Digital Arts. Julieth graduated from the University of Central Florida with a…

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See how your gifts grew on Give Miami Day 2022

Thank You! Give Miami Day 2022 boosted the donations of everyone who gave so generously! Due to the power of matching donations and bonuses, your $1,017 original gifts for ITWomen scholarships grew to $1,582.08. You are truly helping level the field for young women aspiring to a future in tech. Since our founding in 2002,…

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Akamai Hosts Fireside Chat with ITWomen Mentor Chair Margaret Brisbane, CIO, Miami-Dade County

Margaret Brisbane, ITWomen Board member, Virtual Mentor Chair, recently shared her career journey to becoming Miami-Dade County’s first female CIO/Department Director in a Fireside Chat with leadership groups at Akamai Technologies. Akamai’s GS America’s Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement (ID&E) team hosted the virtual event, which drew Akamai’s Women’s Forum Americas ERG, as well as extended…

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