TechWomen
TechWomen is an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Empower Women Leaders
Inspire emerging women leaders to become change agents in their communities.
BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS
Connect with global women leaders and join the growing community of TechWomen worldwide.
INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION
Travel to Africa and the Middle East to expand professional networks and encourage girls' interest in STEM careers.
MEET THE 2013 EMERGING LEADERS
Learn more about these inspiring women and find out what drives them to succeed.
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
Engage with experts and innovators in your field and become a change agent in your community.
What is TechWomen?
TechWomen empowers, connects, and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities.
Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional capacity, increases mutual understanding between key networks of professionals, and expands girls’ interest in STEM careers by exposing them to female role models.
For Emerging Leaders
For Mentors
For Host Companies
Features
Nihal Fares Reveals the Secret to Silicon Valley’s Success
Although Nihal Fares was already an entrepreneur in Egypt before participating in the 2013 TechWomen program, she s …
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Bringing Silicon Valley to Kenya: Empowering Entrepreneurs and Young Talent
As a technology entrepreneur who is passionate about the power of technology to transform society, TechWomen was a …
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A Better Choice for Women: Conversation with a Professional Mentor
2012 TechWomen Professional Mentor, Jennifer Sherman, shares her thoughts on the responsibility to mentor, a woman’ …
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Updates
@TechWomen: Why #Africa Needs More Women in #Technology http://t.co/BLyOuHrhMh via @nunnovation
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@TechWomen: RT @ECA_AS: #TechWomen, a true two-way exchange for women in #STEM around the world. http://t.co/43GIj6wGNF {Video} cc @USEmbMorocco @TechW…
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@TechWomen: TechWomen alumnae from Rwanda share their journey to becoming #womeninSTEM in this video by @GlobalTechWomen: http://t.co/DSMp2KEL62
(about 8 hours ago)
@TechWomen: Join Data Driven Women 0.8 @BrightRoll in their event about recruiting for diversity in #tech on April 30: http://t.co/jGbgfJeGIe #DDW8
(about 13 hours ago)
Former Secretary of State Clinton Hosts TechWomen
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Assistant Secretary Ann Stock deliver remarks at a closing luncheon for the TechWomen Initiative, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 6, 2011.
Become a TechWomen Mentor
TechWomen Professional and Cultural Mentors talk about the many reasons to become a mentor for the TechWomen program, and the effects that mentoring with TechWomen has had on them.
TechWomen Panel at the Department of State
TechWomen Professional Mentors, Cultural Mentors and Emerging Leaders participate in a discussion panel at the Department of State in Washington, DC. The panel is moderated by Dee Dee Myers, White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton Administration.
