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Ideas on how to celebrate Women IN Tech Week
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Partner with Indiana youth serving institutions to design tech events and programs for girls. Ex: Boys & Girls Clubs Indiana, Big Sisters, Girls Inc, Girl Scouts, Techpoint Foundation for Youth, local Ys, Indiana Afterschool Network, Nyla Nova STEMVersity, Girl Scouts, The STEM Connection, Indiana CSTI STEM Program, Starbase Indiana.
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Create a blog, social media campaign or special land pages on your website for Women IN Tech week and highlight women in your organization who are contributing to the tech economy.
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Create other social posts (in Canva, for instance) with co-branded logos of your organization.
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Use the Women in Tech Week logo in social media posts with the tag #womenINtechIndiana.
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Support your favorite organizations by fundraising.
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Happy Hours or receptions for women in tech in your organization or community.
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Host a women-only hackathon in your community and invite professionals, college/high school students to participate and invite tech community to the audience when pitches begin. Kick off the hackathon with a short inspirational talk from a female tech leader, post-hackathon, host a networking event for all to engage and interface with winners.
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Collaborate with local collegiate organizations to host a career fair for women.
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Collaborate with K12-focused academies and charter schools to host events for girls. Indy STEAM Academy, STEAM Academy at Indiana Tech, Rooted School Indianapolis, Hammond Academy for Science & Technology, etc.
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Partner with accelerators or other organizations to host a female tech entrepreneur trade show, complete with sessions on starting up, funding and fireside chats with female TECH entrepreneur thought leaders.
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Host an afterschool event, such as a Ship the Chip exercise, for Girls to expose them to engineering and teamwork. https://tryengineering.org/teacher/lesson-plans/ship-chip/.
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Invite women in tech to speak on panels to amplify their voices.
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Celebrate women in tech within your organization with public acknowledgement.
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Let's amplify our voices.
We invite you to celebrate Women IN Tech Week (September 15-22, 2024) with us! This week was created not only to honor the incredible women who are making strides in a male-dominated field, but also to provide them with valuable resources to support their journey in the industry. Below are several ways you can amplify Indiana Women IN Tech Week in your city, town, or county:
Downloadable Social Assets
Let's amplify this special week together! Explore our downloadable assets for social media and make celebrating Women IN Tech Week a breeze.
Proclamation for Mayor Template
Ready to make history with an official Women IN Tech Day in your city? You are more than welcome to use this template to send a formal request to your mayor.
Press Release Template
Excited to showcase how your city or organization is championing Women IN Tech Week? Here's a Press Release Template to help spread the word and amplify the celebration of women's achievements in the tech industry.