Learn by Doing

A little something to get you to know more about Computer Science, check this
out: The 10 Domains in Computer Science. To know more about the different

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fields in CS and access their resources, see here. This has allll the resources you
need and more! Also take a look at Google's Tech Development Guide and
Google Computer Science! It's a great place to start and grow.

If you want to start learning how to code, Codecademy is a great site for that!
Once you know basic coding, get started! Dive into any one of these, and learn
more as you progress.

1. Competitive Programming
2. Open Source Projects
3. Front-End Development
4. Back-end Development
5. Machine Learning and AI
6. Data Science/ Big Data
7. IoT; guide
8. Cybersecurity
9. Hackathons

Organizations to Promote Women in Technology

📌 Rewriting the Code

Rewriting the Code is a growing virtual community of 10,000+ exceptional college and
early career women with a passion for technology. They come from 700+ colleges and
universities, and show their talent through engaging in projects, internships,
hackathons, and volunteering for good.

📌 ACM W
ACM-W supports, celebrates, and advocates internationally for the full engagement of
women in all aspects of the computing field, providing a wide range of programs and
services to ACM members and working in the larger community to advance the
contributions of technical women.

📌 SheGazette
She Gazette is a community for female students. They provide constant reminders
about year-round scholarships, conferences and other programs. The community helps
students connect with past achievers to educate, equip and empower them. They
endeavor to elevate the academic pursuits of ambitious students by guaranteeing
awareness about opportunities, followed by constant guidance, and help women
embrace technology.

📌 STEM 4 Girls
STEM4Girls works to bring fun, educational workshops and camps available garner the
interest of young minds in the hopes that it will help them throughout their lives.

📌 GirlScript
GirlScript is working to change lives by imparting tech education and relevant skills.
GirlScript is a non-profit project to support women in technology. We do it by imparting
skills online and offline.

📌 DevelopHER
DevelopHER to champion tech women and mentor fellow female engineers on the
importance of negotiation and building their worth.

📌 SheCodes
SheCodes is a community of women which provides coding workshops to women who
are looking to have a career in technology.

📌 WIT Community
Women in Technology empowers girls and women to excel in science, technology,
engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM) from the classroom to the boardroom. We do
this by providing female students in middle school, high school, and college with
education, exposure, and experience. By sharing the stories of successful professionals
across the STEAM fields, we encourage all generations of girls and women to write their
future.

📌 Women Who Code

When you become a part of Women Who Code you gain access to programs and
services that are designed to help you step up your tech career. We have over 200,000
members who are career-aged tech professionals operating at each level of the
industry.

📌 LearnITGirl
LearnIT Girl!: Their aim is to help women learn a programming language while doing an
awesome project! But don't worry, you're not alone in this journey, each scholar has a
mentor that guides them on their path. There are many roads you can take and we will
make sure you go on the one that is best for you - without missing out on the important
features of the chosen language.

📌 Girls Who Code

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change
the image of what a programmer looks like and does.

📌 Girls Teaching Girls to Code

At Girls Teaching Girls to Code (GTC), we empower college girls pursuing Computer
Science and Engineering to connect with local high school girls and inspire them
through mentorship and applied projects.

📌 PyLadies
PyLadies aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the
larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate!

📌 Girls In Tech
Girls in Tech is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the gender gap in tech.
📌 Built By Girls
BUILT BY GIRLS prepares female and non-binary students to step boldly into careers
powered by technology.

📌 Girl Develop It
Girl Devleop It is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable programs for adult
women and non-binary individuals to learn web and software development in a
judgement free environment.

📌 Techgirlz
TechGirlz inspires middle school girls to explore the possibilities of technology to
empower their future careers. TechGirlz is accomplishing its mission through the
creation of free, fun, interactive “TechShopz” led by industry professionals, community
leaders, and students.

📌 Code with Google

Through community-based programs and philanthropy, Google works to connect
students from underrepresented groups to computer science education and to connect
them to the tools they need to build skills for their futures. Click here

📌 Step Up
Step Up propels girls living or going to school in under-resourced communities to fulfill
their potential by empowering them to become confident, college-bound,
career-focused, and ready to join the next generation of professional women.

📌 WooTech
WooTech provides a mentorship platform to women in technology and guide them in
their career. The mentorship platform is open to everyone including students, working
professionals or just anyone curious about technology.

📌 Harvard WECode
Harvard WECode runs the largest student-run women in tech conference in the world.
Their mission is to cultivate the next generation of technical leaders, foster a network
and community among collegiate engineers, and promote more female representation
in the technical industry.

📌 Rails Girls
Rails Girls aims to give tools and a community for women to understand technology and
to build their ideas. They provide self-hosted events to help women get introduced to
the world of technology and learn about sketching, prototyping, basic programming, etc.
with an emphasis on the Ruby language and Rails framework.

📌 Ada's List
Ada's List is an email based group that is open to all women (trans, intersex and cis)
and all nonbinary people who are committed to changing the tech industry. It provides a
space for women and nonbinary people around the world to connect with each other
and feel open to talk about professional topics, share job opportunities, find mentors,
etc. in order to encourage a more inclusive and diverse environment in the tech
industry.

📌 WIDS (Women in Data Science)

Women in Data Science The Women in Data Science initiative aims to inspire and
educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the
field. Since 2015, WiDS is a global movement that includes a number of worldwide
initiatives, as conferences, datathons, podcasts, an education outreach program and a
workshop series.

📌 Muses Code JS
Muses Code JS Community to programming for the first time or, if you already code, to
learn something new about JavaScript and/or Node.js. The half day coding bootcamps
are a great opportunity to grow your network and meet new people with similar
interests.
 Scholarships and Programs for Women

Scholarships

1. Google Scholarships

● Generation Google Scholarship-Asia Pacific : Generation Google Scholarship: for

women in computer science (formerly known as Women Techmakers
Scholarship) was established to help aspiring students pursuing computer
science degrees excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected
students will receive $1,000 USD for the 2021-2022 school year. Generation
Google Scholarship: for women in computer science will be awarded based on
the strength of each candidate's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion,
demonstrated leadership, and academic performance. Note - This scholarship is
also available in North America region
(https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/scholarships/generation-google-scholarsh
ip/) , and is aimed at groups historically excluded from the technology industry,
including Women, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian,
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.

Read previous scholars experience here.

● Venkat Panchapakesan Memorial Scholarship: This is a scholarship that will

support university students in making the world a more sustainable place using
technology and are passionate about the field of computer science and
engineering. Students who are already using computer science to develop
solutions for some of the challenges, or opportunities, that they see around them
are invited to apply for the Venkat Panchapakesan Memorial Scholarship.
exclusive to India

Read previous scholars experience here.

● Google Conference and Travel Scholarships At Google, we believe a diversity of

attributes, experiences, and perspectives are needed to build tools that can
change the world. Everyone deserves an opportunity to pursue connections in
the industry, networking with peers, and a career path in technology. To help
break down the barriers that prevent underrepresented groups in technology and
business from attending leading conferences, we're excited to offer Google
Conference and Travel Scholarships for selected conferences in the tech industry
and related fields.
2. Adobe Scholarships

● Adobe Research Women in Technology Scholarship : To bring more gender

diversity to the technology industry, we are pleased to invite applications to the
Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship. The Adobe Research
Women-in-Technology Scholarship recognizes outstanding undergraduate and
masters female students anywhere in the world who are studying computer
science.

Read previous scholars experience here.

● Adobe India Research Women in Technology Scholarship : Through the Adobe

India Women-in-Technology Scholarship, we are striving towards creating gender
equality in science, technology and engineering domains by encouraging women
to showcase their excellence in computing and technology and become future
leaders and role models in the field.

Read previous scholars experience here.

3. Palantir Global Impact Scholarship

Palantir has launched the Global Impact Scholarship to celebrate and support students
from across the globe who are beginning careers in technology. We hope to encourage
these students in their computer science, engineering, and technical studies, and
celebrate their potential to become leaders in these fields. We especially encourage
students from communities that are historically underrepresented in the field of
technology to apply.

4. Nutanix .heart Women in Technology Scholarship

Nutanix strongly believes in the power of diversity and we want to increase the ratio of
women on our engineering teams. So, we’re creating scholarships to help young
women develop the skills they need to pursue their passion of computer science. We
are offering up to ten scholarships to female students in the United States, India, UK
and Serbia who want to apply their love of technology to make a positive impact on the
industry and the planet.

5. Grace Hopper Celebration Scholarships

The GHC Scholars Program provides funds for women who are either undergraduate
students, graduate students, or faculty to attend our Celebration. Women who get
selected as scholars gain access to career and academic workshops, networking
opportunities, and memories that will last a lifetime.

Read previous scholars experience here.

6. Society of Women Engineers Scholarship

The SWE Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to those who identify as a
female/woman and are studying community college, baccalaureate, or graduate
programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and
computer science.

7. Women at Microsoft Scholarship

The Women at Microsoft Scholarship seeks to empower and enable high school women
and non-binary people to go to college, realize the impact technology has on the world,
and target a career in the technology industry.

8. Carolyn Leighton Scholarship

The Carolyn Leighton Scholarship is offered to students in the APAC region to attend
the WITI APAC summit. The scholarship includes:

● Opportunity to attend 3 days of our global summit (You get to attend the summit
for free)
● A certificate of participation in WITI’s 27th Annual Global Summit
● 1 year WITI membership

Tech Events and Programs

1. Google Codejam io for Women Code Jam to I/O for Women consists of a single
online round competition in which you write code to solve algorithmic problems
that have multiple layers of difficulty.
2. Google STEP Internship STEP (Student Training in Engineering Program),
formerly known as Engineering Practicum, is a 12-week internship for first and
second-year undergraduate students with a passion for computer science.
3. Girlscript Summer of Code GirlScript Summer of Code is the 3 month long Open
Source program during summers conducted by GirlScript Foundation, started in
2018, with an aim to help beginners get started with Open Source Development
while encouraging diversity.
 4. Google Summer of Code Google Summer of Code is a global program focused
on bringing more student developers into open source software development.
5. She Codes by Indeed Indeed invites women developers to join the coding sprint.
SheCodes, Indeed event gives women an opportunity to showcase their skills by
solving real-world problems and win some cool prizes. The coding sprint is an
online event and includes several open-ended problem statements related to
Indeed business.
6. Outreachy
7. DE Shaw Ascend
8. Tech Women at Intuit
9. HackerRamp: WeForShe
10. Society of Women Engineers India
11. Twitter DevelopHER
12. LinkedIn Wintathon
13. Adobe Codiva
14. Visa Code Your Way
15. Microsoft Engage (previously Codess)
16. Uber She++
17. Flipkart Girls Wanna Code
18. LinkedIn CoachIn Program
19. Alexa Student Influencers
20. WomenTechmakers Ambassador
21. Google Developer Student Clubs
22. Microsoft Student Learn Ambassadors Program
23. MLH Fellowship
24. Github Campus Expert

Keep a lookout for these events every year! These links may be unavailable because
the events keep getting updated every year or may have new names/websites. If so, a
simple google search will yield updated results. I request you to kindly update it here as
well, if you find a new link. I am not completely removing any event however, since it
may be renewed the next year, so it'll help if you give it a search. Let's all help the
community grow!

Events/Meetups
Clojure
● ClojureBridge
ClojureBridge aims to increase diversity within the Clojure community by offering
free, beginner-friendly Clojure programming workshops for women.

Design
● Ladies Wine and Design
Monthly salon night in over 200 cities for designers identifying as female with
occasional crossover coding events.

Go-lang
● Women Who Go
Golang based community for Women. (Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenwhogo).

Java

● JDuchess
Duchess is a global organization for women in Java technology with members in
over 60 countries. Duchess provides a platform through which women who work
with Java can connect with each other and get more involved in the Java
community.

Javascript
● Js-Girls
Js-Girls is a 1-day workshop for girls who want to learn Javascript.

● Js4Girls - Loc: - Lang: PT-BR only

A Brazilian initiative to provide free javascript classes to women in a male-free
environment.

● JsLadies BR - Loc: - Lang: PT-BR only

A group for women interested in web development and javascript with open and
free meetings, workshops and talks.
● NodeGirls
Node Girls runs free 1 day Node.js workshops. They provide a friendly
 environment for women who are learning to code, supported by a community of
experienced female mentors.

PHP
● PHPWomen
An inclusive, global user-group providing a support network within the PHP
community.

Python
● Django Girls
Free Python and Django workshops, they also create open-source online
tutorials and curate amazing first experiences with technology.
● PyLadies
An international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become
active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community.

R
● R-Ladies
R-Ladies is a worldwide organization whose mission is to promote Gender
Diversity in the R community.

● R-Ladies São Paulo - Brazil- Loc: )

Ruby
● Rails Bridge
Workshops are a free and fun way to get started or level up with Rails, Ruby, and
other web technologies. Our events focus on increasing diversity in tech so that
people of all backgrounds can feel welcome and comfortable in our industry.
● RailsGirls
RailsGirls is a multinational community which provides tools for girls and women
to build their ideas.
● RailsGirls Summer of Code
Rails Girls Summer of Code is a global fellowship program for women and
non-binary coders. Students receive a three-month scholarship to work on
existing Open Source projects and expand their skill set.
UX
● Hexagon UX
Hexagon aims to build a supportive community that fosters diversity, support,
empowerment, and mentorship for women. The first Hexagon UX event was held
at Google HQ in October 2013, where attendees created “story cards” that
represented themselves or their journey into UX.
● Ladies that UX
Ladies that UX is a monthly meetup that creates a welcoming, transparent
community of women who work in UX, who positively promote and teach each
other.

General

● Ada Lovelace Day

Ada Lovelace Day, a yearly holiday held on the second Tuesday in the month of
October, is an international holiday to celebrate women in STEM fields. It is a day
to celebrate contributions made in STEM fields by women, and to encourage
other women to pursue those fields by raising awareness of those contributions.
There is a main event, held in London, England, but anyone can celebrate ALD
by organizing an event or sharing their own story online.
● AnitaB.org
AnitaB.org is a social enterprise founded by Anita Borg that supports women in
technical fields, as well as the organisations that employ them and the academic
institutions training the next generation. Their GitHub projects are very beginner
friendly for anyone interested in getting started on open source projects (lots of
first timer issues).

● Anitas - Loc:
Anitas is a group of women engaged with female empowerment in the fields of
technology and entrepreneurship, based on the exchange of ideias, knowledge
and experience. In order to do so, Anitas organize courses, workshops, talks,
and also participate of initiatives which aim at including women in technology and
entrepreneurship.
● Bay Area Girls
Sponsored dinners in San Francisco where the women coming from all over are
invited to share their experiences, alongside prominent speakers from the female
tech communities. The events also offer networking and potential recruiting by
 the sponsoring company. It has been hosted by 100+ companies and has several
events per month.

● Byte Girl - Loc: - Lang: PT-BR only

Byte Girl is a nonprofit, open event organized by volunteers focused on females
who like tech. Its goal is to empower women via talks from professionals who
share valuable knowledge and experiences in technology.

● Byte Hacks - Loc:

ByteHacks is a 24-hour hackathon on September 1st and 2nd at Thoughtworks
NYC that encourages women of all ages and skillsets to form teams and create
tech projects that have positive social impact. The hackathon will have
workshops, tech talks, mentors, sponsors, and free food. Whether you are a
designer, entrepreneur, artist, or coder, ByteHacks welcomes you. We even have
a keynote from Limor Fried, founder and CEO of Adafruit.

● Code Girl - Loc: - Lang: PT-BR only

Code Girl is an event featuring motivational talks about overcoming challenges
faced by women who work in the technology industry. The event features female
speakers who aim to inspire women in the industry.

● Czechitas – Loc:
Czechitas is a nonprofit organization based in the Czech Republic which
organizes events, courses, and summer camps to help women, girls and children
to explore the world of IT. The events cover topics from programming, web
development, graphic design, digital marketing, and data analytics.
● Geek Girls Carrots – Loc:

Geek Girls Carrots is a global grassroots organisation focused on women in tech

and female entrepreneurs. Carrots change the current situation in the IT industry
by increasing women’s participation in new technologies. Diversity within teams
contributes to boosting innovation and better economic results for the companies.
GGC create an international community, by continuous group support, mutual
motivation and a friendly environment for personal growth.

● Girls4Tech - Loc: - Lang: PT-BR only

Girls 4 Tech is an online programming course, totally free and made by women.
The language is accessible, does not require previous knowledge and is open for
everyone.
● League of Women Coders
League of Women Coders (formerly Ladies Who Code, est. June 2011) is a
meetup that focuses on coding, hacking, and learning collaboratively. The group
meets up at least once a month in New York City and Boston. The meetups focus
on talks, technical questions and ideation, and occasionally feature female
speakers.
● RodAda Hacker - Loc: - Lang: PT-BR only
The RodAda Hacker is a Brazilian network that provides collaborative workshops
of programming specially designed for girls and women. It is a space for those
who want to dream, build awesome projects and rethink about existing
technology.

● Tech Ladies Brasil - Loc:

The Tech Ladies Brasil network is a space driven by women who dedicate their
time through volunteer work for the exchange of knowledge, professional
advancement, personal development and appreciation of women. We hold
workshops and an annual event, From Ladies To Ladies, that bring three fronts:
lectures, workshops and round tables; discuss topics aligned with the purpose of
Tech Ladies Brazil, women's empowerment in technology.
● Technovation
The global technology entrepreneurship program for girls. Students work in
teams to develop mobile app startups to solve real problems in their
communities.

● Women of Silicon Roundabout - Loc:

Women of Silicon Roundabout enables people and organisations to connect,
learn and take action on gender diversity and inclusion. We do not shy away from
controversy and we look to open people's minds to new ideas by pushing
boundaries. Through inspirational keynotes, panel discussions on business
strategy, technical classes, and career development workshops, this conference
provides all the content and networking opportunities needed to flourish in the
tech sector.

● Women Who Code - Loc:

Women Who Code (WWCode) is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to
inspiring women to excel in technology careers. WWCpde connects amazing
women with other like minded amazing women around the globe who unite under
one simple notion – the world of technology is much better with women in it.
● Wonder Women Tech Summit
Wonder Women Tech’s mission is to highlight, celebrate and educate women
and the underrepresented in STEM industries. Conferences events and
workshops bring together changemakers, pioneers, innovators, high-level
speakers and attendees to explore ideas, discussions, and solutions for women
and the underrepresented to succeed and thrive.

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Good Reads
1. Why we need to rethink women in tech: The Muse
2. The need for women in technology: Venture Beat
3. Women in tech statistics: The hard truths of an uphill battle CIO India
 4. Against the Odds: Growing the Number of Women in Technology Huffpost
5. Women In Tech: Inconvenient Truths And Changing Perspectives Forbes
6. The Importance of women in technology Blog
7. How to attract more women in STEM Careers ISA
8. Keeping Girls in STEM: 3 Barriers, 3 Solutions edutopia
9. How to get young girls excited about STEM Forbes
10. 6 women in tech whose stories will inspire young girls everywhere Vogue
11. Hiring women in tech: Workable
12. These 6 pioneering women helped create modern computers TED
13. Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Greatest Friends The Cut

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1. https://github.com/shikha-16/Women-in-Technology?tab=readme-ov-file