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The tech workplace has become much more diverse over the past decade. Even though it is an achievement to cherish, the vast majority of software engineering, cybersecurity and other tech jobs are still filled by men. The implementation of a completely equal working space with richer company culture which could make the employees happier and creative is still on the bucket list untouched. Not just tech, women in STEM on a whole is mostly underrepresented. According to a report, women make less than their male counterparts in science, engineering, mathematics and computer science occupations. While an average medium salary of men per year stands at US$90,000, women's is at US$66,000. To tackle gender inequality, women chose to fight against discrimination and help each other in developing a diverse culture with unity. Henceforth, they came up with online and offline women in tech communities to be each other's support. These communities are dedicated to share women stories, fund exclusively for women founders, and hold events to elaborate women in tech. Remarkably, technology is all about constant learning. Women in these tech communities help each other stay at the forefront of tech innovations. Analytics Insight has picked top 10 tech communities that women in tech should follow.
Google began Women Techmakers in 2012 by former Google Vice President Megan Smith. Women Techmakers is a global community that celebrates women and encourages them to pursue and excel in technology careers. Women Technmakers was driven by the perspective that a diversity of thoughts lead to better decision-making and more relevant products. So far, around 11,000 women have benefitted from 128 events held across 52 countries. Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community and resources for women in technology.
Women Who Code envision a world where women are proportionally represented as technical leaders, executives, founders, VCs, board members and software engineers. The community empowers women with skills needed for professional achievement, educates companies to better promote, retain and hire talented women, builds a global community where networking and mentorship is valued, and develops role models and supports this generation of engineers. Women Who Code has over 230,000 members who are career-aged tech professionals operating at each level of the industry.
Ada's List is an email community for those who are broadly identified as women in tech. Ada's List was launched in London in October 2013 by Merici Vinton, Anjali Ramachandran, Rosa Birch and Nicki Sprinz. Started as a small email community, Ada's List has now included over 7,500 women globally. The community aims to connect women in digital to one another, provide stimulating content that elevates individuals commitment to change in the tech industry, and generally encourage a more inclusive and diverse environment in the industry.
Tech Ladies is a worldwide community with the best jobs and opportunities in tech that connects to over 100,000 members. Founded by Allison Esposito Medina, Tech Ladies started as a small coffee meetup in New York City in 2015. Later, Medina left her job at Google to run Tech Ladies full-time and made it outperform in the following years. Since its establishment, the community has helped its partners hire hundreds of tech ladies through its dashboard.
Moms in Tech is a Facebook group for mothers in the tech industry with the mission to connect and support women in tech through all stages of motherhood. Moms in Tech was started in 2017 by Linda Xiong, a product manager at Facebook. Today, the community has over 15,000 members. While many discussions in the community have focused on the experience of being a mother in the male-dominated tech industry, members also use it as a forum for networking and support.
Leap is a private online community for women in tech to talk about whatever they want. It is supported by Y Combinatory but run independently. The community was publicly launched in 2018 and now includes a group of over 4,000 women founders, designers, marketers, software engineers, VCs, etc. Discussion within the community covers a broad range of topics from start-up questions to co-founder dispute, fundraising issues and sexual harassment.
AnitaB.org is a local community that depends on dedicated volunteer leaders who help plan events and manage their groups' pages. AnitaB.org is currently seeking diverse community leaders, moderators and volunteers across the world who are interested in joining the leadership of an existing local or establishing a new one. The community organizes meet-ups, codethons and one-day HopperX1 events modelled after the Grace Hopper celebration.
Elpha is an online platform where women in tech talk candidly online. Elpha aims to create a tailored online network for women in tech. The community is not only a graduate of Y Combinator but was conceived of behind the scenes of the San Francisco accelerator program. Cadran Cowansage is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the organization. By joining Elpha, women will find support, connect personally and professionally with other women in the industry, make friends, build their network, and search for jobs.
Black Girls CODE is a non-profit organization dedicated to teach girls between seven and seventeen about computer programming and digital technology. Kimberley Bryant, an African-American is the founder of the community. By launching Black Girls CODE, she hoped to provide young and pre-teens girls of colour opportunities to learn in-demand skills in technology and computer programming at a time when they are naturally think about what they want to be when they grow up.
Lesbians Who Tech & Allies is a community of LGBTQ women, non-binary, trans individuals in and around the tech industry. The community aims to make minority groups more visible to each other, get more women, POC, queer and trans people in technology, and connect the members to other organizations and companies that are doing incredible work.
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