Girls at The Tech

Jan. 25, 2020
Learn how to prepare for internships, jobs, and other exciting summer opportunities! We are inviting high school-aged girls to The Tech to navigate the application process and conduct winning interviews. They'll also make personal connections with dream mentors and get a ton of valuable resources. Students at Title I schools receive a discount; please contact Shelby Downs at sdowns@thetech.org for a discount code.

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Sunday, Feb. 9
How is AI solving global problems? Why is representation so important in AI? How will AI change our lives? What can high school students do now to prepare themselves for a career in AI?

This discussion is inspired by 2019 Tech for Global Good laureate AI4ALL, an organization dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in AI education, research, development and policy. The panel discussion will feature:

Tess Posner, CEO, AI4ALL; Tia Jain, Princeton, AI4ALL 2019; Joanna Liu, Stanford, AI4ALL 2017; and moderator Patrick McGovern, Trustee, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

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April 9, 2020
The Tech Interactive is hosting the closing event in the 2020 Silicon Valley Reads series, a discussion with “Alpha Girls” author Julian Guthrie and the book’s subjects, Theresia Guow, Magdalena Yesl, MJ Elmore and Sonja Perkins. Thursday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m.

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May 1, 2020 - Santa Clara Marriott
At this annual event, 500 business leaders and high school girls gather for an afternoon of mentoring, including a panel discussion that explores the real challenges facing women in STEM careers and strategies for navigating them.

To secure your luncheon table, please contact Shelby Downs at sdowns@thetech.org.

Teachers are key influencers in a young woman’s attitude about STEM. The Tech provides professional development workshops for teachers through The Bowers Institute. We help educators become aware of gender bias in the classroom and equip them with tools to support equitable teaching practices.

The Tech strives to provide programs, exhibits and experiences that are designed to engage audiences who are underrepresented in STEM education and careers. Our staff members are versed in current research on education, conduct program testing with diverse audiences and hold equity in design as a core development concept.

Research shows that engineering, computer science and other STEM careers are more appealing when young women see them as tools for  solving a problem they care about. Through programs like The Tech for Global Good and partnerships with organizations like the Girl Scouts, The Tech provides girls with opportunities to develop their own solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing our planet.