Working at the intersection of academia & industry to accelerate gender equality in tech. An initiative of @cornell_tech

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Jalen Hurts (@JalenHurts) has an all female management team including @AgentNicoleLynn who will is the 1st black woman in history to rep a player in the Super Bowl. So I asked Hurts the importance of giving women in sports opportunities. ⬇️ #FlyEaglesFly #SuperBowlLVII
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, president and CEO, are No. 1 on the 2022 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. ms.spr.ly/6015eYSbD
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Meet 2023 Sprintern™ Emily Zhu! A @umdcs major at @UMDscience, Emily is excited to start her Sprinternship with @EasyDynamics where she can improve her tech skills while working on new projects and finding a sense of belonging in the #TechIndustry. 🔗linkedin.com/pulse/qa-meet-2…
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There is no GET Cities without our partners, @BrkThroughTech Learn about Break Through Tech’s revolutionary founder, Judy Spitz today: bit.ly/3GuzQ4i #breakthroughtech #genderequalityintech #genderequality #inclusivetech #genderequality #inclusivity #computerscience
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6️⃣0️⃣% of undergraduates today are parents, veterans, returning students, and full-time employees. Should we keep calling these students “non-traditional” when they make up a majority of undergraduates? Read Part I of our latest series to learn more: bit.ly/3Qdmprw
At our forum @drjspitz of @BrkThroughTech speaks about their Sprinternship model that helps CUNY students a boost to find internships, which is one of the best predictors of future job offers. They saw the rate of women offered a job after their program go from 5% to 55%.
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.@BrkThroughTech AI is expanding to new cities: Boston, NYC, & LA. Apply today for a chance to join other diverse, women-identifying AI/ML college students for a program created to help you compete for top jobs and end the tech gender gap. #WomenInTech eqltycantwt.com/3uZVXZ2
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Thanks to @BrkThroughTech's new program for college students, more women are getting the training and mentorship they need to gain access to careers in AI. I can't wait to see how these students transform our future. m-gat.es/37b34Ge
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Especially excited that as part of this investment, @BrkThroughTech is partnering with @FIU to more than triple the number of female students graduating with a computing degree from the Knight School of Computing @FIUSCIS by 2026. Let's gooooo!!! xitter.cf/FIU_CEC/status/1469003…
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We are continually in awe of the incredible @drjspitz and her work at @BrkThroughTech! #NationalSTEMDay #WomenInSTEM #womenintech
Happy #NationalSTEMday! Today, we would like to honor and celebrate the real heroes of the modern world, individuals who dedicate their lives to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to better the world. Share with us who your #STEMhero is!
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Today and always, we’re so incredibly proud of the work that the @CognizantFdn does with Break Through Tech to create opportunities for underrepresented communities in #tech. cogniz.at/3v1sbTi @BrkThroughTech
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.@BrkThroughTech's Executive Director @DrJSpitz says we must recognize that "diversity in #tech is not simply an HR issue—it’s our first line of defense against the business and social impacts of algorithmic bias." forbes.com/sites/judithspitz…
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Yesterday, Guild participants reflected on their favorite part of working with the coding software they are using to develop their own apps. As day four of Guild kicks off, our students will have more opportunities to reflect and get hands-on experience! @BrkThroughTech
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We are very excited to announce some changes to our #leadership. Please join us in welcoming Julissa, our new Director, and in congratulating Amy, Shantriya, and Marin on their new roles. #womenintech
.@brkthroughtech was an early adopter of micro-internships. Our three-week paid Sprinternship® serves as a crash course in applying #computing knowledge in a workplace. Check out this great @workshiftnews piece featuring @breakthroughchi’s 2021 Sprinterns! ✨⬇️
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To say that I am honored to be listed among the other women on this @Forbes 50 Over 50: Impact list would be an understatement. I am so grateful to the people who have made @BrkThroughTech and my career at @Verizon possible. forbes.com/50over50/impact/
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Work in teams to develop tech solutions to transportation problems and learn from industry leaders at @AccentureTech, @CapitalOne, @MandT_Bank, and @Microsoft. The Guild application takes >10 minutes on avg. to fill out. It's not too late to apply➡️ dc.breakthroughtech.org/prog…
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