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Save Sept 16 for ITWomen Zoom Event: Remote Not Distant – Insights into Hybrid Company Cultures to Help People Thrive!
Mark your calendar for a special Zoom event Friday Sept 16, 12:30 – 1:15 pm. ITWomen is hosting a Future Forward Leadership Series program on hybrid workplaces. The topic is company cultures for hybrid workplaces that can help people thrive. Enjoy an energizing conversation by Gustavo Razzetti, company culture consultant, author of the recent book,…
Read MoreITWomen Saturday STEM Club for Girls Intro to Python Fall Session
ITWomen has wrapped its Fall 2021 Saturday STEM Club introducing girls to coding in Python. Students received their certificates at a ZOOM pizza party. ITWomen president Claire Marrero presented the girls with the many career opportunities across technology, including Mobile First, Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, IOT, Robotics, Cyber Security, UX and CX, and Cloud.…
Read MoreITWomen Kicks Off 2022 Scholarship Campaign with Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson in Future Forward! Leadership Series
ITWomen has kicked off its 2022 Scholarship campaign with a Fireside Chat, hosting Peggy Johnson, CEO of augmented reality company Magic Leap. She is a former top executive with Microsoft and previously served 25 years at QualComm.
Read MoreWhat’s Next for Magic Leap? Join Us for a Fireside Chat with CEO Peggy Johnson
Please join us for a conversation with Peggy Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Magic Leap, to learn what’s next for the company and the potential of AR in the Enterprise, along with leadership insights from her career journey. Advance registration is required for the virtual lunch hour Fireside Chat at 12:30 pm EST, Friday, Sept. 24. The…
Read MoreNegotiating for a Post COVID Work World
Negotiating for the new work world shaped by COVID is a hot topic for ITWomen program meetings. In a short survey we sent recently to our supporters, negotiating work issues in a changed work environment topped the list by 62%. Innovative Technologies and Industry Trends came in a close second for most popular topics. Other…
Read MoreWork From Home and Flextime are what women want most from employers now – informal survey
Making work-from-home or flex hours the norm is what women want most from their employers now, according to an informal ITWomen survey. After more than a year of pandemic shutdowns and working from home, we wanted to know how our community of women in the tech industry felt about returning to a pre-pandemic work world.…
Read MoreEngineer Tells How She Re-launched Her Career After 13-Year Break
In an inspiring new podcast, transportation engineer and former ITWomen Role Model Speakers manager Arlene Willis tells how she re-launched her career in the demanding transportation industry after a 13-year career break. Talking to iRelaunch.com, Arlene describes the family situations that drove her decision to break from a rising nine-year career track. Arlene built her…
Read MoreMargaret Brisbane New Interim Director, Miami-Dade County IT
Join us in congratulating Margaret Brisbane, recently named new Interim Director of Miami-Dade County IT Department, following the retirement of CIO Angel Petisco. Margaret is a longtime board member of ITWomen and heads our Virtual Mentor program for scholarship recipients. Margaret has worked for Miami-Dade County’s IT department for nearly 16 years. In November she…
Read MoreAlana Karen book draws on 80 real-life stories from women in tech
THE ADVENTURES OF WOMEN IN TECH – PRESS RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO – Google’s Alana Karen Debuts Action-forward, Daring Book on “The ‘Adventures of Women in Tech” A twenty-year tech leader, Alana Karen brilliantly and systematically replaces what we think we know about women in tech with more than eighty women’s stories of what it’s honestly…
Read MoreThe Adventures of Women in Tech – Webinar with Alana Karen Oct 30
REGISTER NOW:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__7UEPedlSf-XKlUOTSGidw Join ITWomen for a conversation with Silicon Valley & Google veteran Alana Karen as we discuss her new book; “The Adventures of Women In Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay” The book draws from her own journey and the stories of dozens of other women who share honest perspectives on…
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