Women in Technology International (WITI) is an organization promoting the achievements of women in technology
and extending support, opportunities, and inspiration.
It was founded by
Carolyn Leighton
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* Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian ...
in 1989 as the International Network of Women in Technology.
It was renamed to the WITI Professional Association in 2001 when it acted as a trade association for women in technology.
It is known for producing the
Women in Technology International Hall of Fame, which inducts women who have made a significant contribution to technology.
Started from an email group in 1989, by 2012 the group had grown to 2 million people and became the leading organization for women in technology.
The 2014 WITI 25-year conference Powering Up! included speakers such as
Gwynne Shotwell
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,
President
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and
Chief Operating Officer
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at
SpaceX
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. In 2022, Randstad Technologies announced a partnership with WITI to address gender
underrepresented groups
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in the workplace and encourage girls and women to pursue technology education and careers.
See also
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AnitaB.org
AnitaB.org (formerly Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, and Institute for Women in Technology) is a global nonprofit organization based in Belmont, California. Founded by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney, the institute's ...
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Girls in Tech
Girls in Tech is a global non-profit organization
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National Center for Women & Information Technology
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to increase the meaningful participation of girls and women in computing. NCWIT was founded in 2004 by Lucinda (Lucy) Sanders, Dr. T ...
References
External links
Official site
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Organizations for women in science and technology
Women in technology