We're looking forward to 2019 for a lot of reasons, and a big one is making this idea come to life! Project Curiosity Lunch is a new program for Women's Technology Coalition where we will bring professionals to schools to have lunch with 5th-12th grade students to promote and educate about STE(A)M opportunities and careers. Help us get the word out by using #WTCProjectCuriosity We're starting our "Call for Volunteers" today for our FIRST EVER Project Curiosity Lunch in Januar

Instead of a single point about how we view Courage in business, we've pulled together some [4] of our favorite perspectives and resources. [ 1/4 ] Courage is the Key to Great Leadership By: Bill Treasurer Throughout the ages, people have searched for the precise alchemy of ingredients that constitute great leadership. In measured proportions, great leaders are said to demonstrate bold but reasoned judgment, spirited but calculated risk-taking and an assertive but reflective

Thank you to the great audience who joined us for #WTCPhD and brought their curiosity with questions for our PhD experts. The feedback from everyone has been positive and thank you for taking a chance with us trying a unique event format! We want to keep doing the things that are working and learn from those that aren't, so please know your feedback and constructive criticism is always welcome here! You can email team@womenstechco.com any time. "One of my favorite takeaways f

Our Subject Matter Experts included: Geetha Panchapakesan - LinkedIn Profile Cody Marx Bailey - LinkedIn Profile Lacey Shrum - LinkedIn Profile Our featured Coalition Partners included: Financial Women In Texas North Texas Blockchain Alliance Texas Wall Street Women Resources discussed: YouTube Channel recommended by Cody Marx Bailey: https://www.youtube.com/user/aantonop How the blockchain is changing money and business | Don Tapscott https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8Olkkw

The InnoTech Dallas and Women In Tech Summit was on Wednesday of last week - what a great turnout and day of valuable sessions! WTC had a booth and got to meet so many new folks! Thanks to the InnoTech organizers, we were also able to extend discounted tickets to our community. If you didn't get to join this year, stay tuned for 2019! Our own Bri Crow had the opportunity to join esteemed panelists Trudy Van Horn, CIO of NCH Corporation; Shama Sarada, Sr. VP of Technology Prog

Skylar Linker, Computer Aided Design / Manufacturing Leader: Being a woman in STEM was not what I originally thought it was going to be. I expected it to be insanely hard and challenging. Although, I had to learn how to CAD through YouTube videos due to the sparse resources of the team, that’s about as hard as it got. I expected to have to constantly prove myself, but thankfully, due to the professionalism and humanity of the team, I was welcomed with open arms. This isn’t to

Written by: Bri Crow, Founder My latest description of confidence was perfectly voiced by Krista Suh, a self-described feminist, artist, Hollywood screenwriter, creator and author. She said, “The most engaging and fascinating people are the ones who are constantly trying new things, people who are willing to be a beginner all the time, again and again.” This is something I’ve inadvertently strived to live for a majority of my life – without ever identifying it as “confidence”

Five professional coaches shared with us some of their best tips for managing your career. Below are a few nuggets of insight our team captured. Share your takeaways and thoughts about the event using #WTCcoaches. The Coaches: How to reach them, what they have coming up and programs to get involved in... Judy Hoberman - Her new book, Walking on the Glass Floor: Seven Essential Quality of Women Who Lead, has officially launched! Buy it here. Contact her here. Tanis Cornell - T

Vol #1: Renee Brooks, Finance & Ops Several years ago, if you had asked me what working in tech looked like, my mind would have jumped to programmers, developers or software engineers. I may have even broadened my definition to include those with backgrounds in computer science and other STEM professions. People like my sister—a geoscientist with a penchant for coding. But now, we need to reevaluate our concepts of those working in tech professions because, guess what people,