We build communities, empower participants to see themselves as leaders, and provide networking and mentoring opportunities in a rapidly growing industry. ChickTech has made a direct impact on tens of thousands of participants, including girls, women, and men.
Chapters
With the goal of spreading our mission globally, this fiscal year we have grown from 12 US chapters to 22 and will add our first international chapters in 2018.
Volunteers
Our volunteers are our champions. Inspired by ChickTech’s mission, our volunteers take an active role in our youth and career programs that impact thousands of girls and women across our nation.
Events
We ran 101 events and workshops for girls and women to build confidence, increase interest in tech, and create a supportive and empowering community. These ranged from networking happy hours to 3D printing workshops to negotiation workshops!
Conferences
We held our ACT-W conferences in seven cities this year. They inspire, build community, advance careers…and support our K-12 programs!
Participants
We’re building a national community that brings together thousands of girls, women, and men annually through our events and workshops. By connecting and supporting each other, we all have more strength to push change in our own lives and in the technology community.
Raised
Through generous donations and sponsorships from corporations and individuals, we doubled our revenue. This allowed us to dramatically increase locations, the number of girls and women served across the country, and paid staff to provide support to volunteer community members.
Stats and figures from recent 2016 | 2017 fiscal year. For more info download our Annual Report.
Many women do not reach their potential in STEM because they thought it was too difficult—or did not have role models in the field. By increasing our participants’ self-confidence and interest in technology, we increase the number of women and girls who aspire to technology careers, shaping the workforce of today AND tomorrow to have the diverse skills and perspectives needed for the industry to thrive.
ChickTech believes that providing access to technology careers for girls and young women is critical, both to the industry and to their lives. We provide learning opportunities and a supportive community to female-identifying students in order to broaden participation in tech and provide equitable opportunities for all.
ChickTech: Career is a series of woman-focused, continued education and social events held throughout the year including: workshops, conferences, and Meetups. Whether you’re launching a new career or a seasoned professional, these events help build technical and professional expertise while creating a supportive community among adult women.
ChickTech helps companies create a more empowered and inclusive workplace. When companies partner with ChickTech they demonstrate that they are responsible leaders working to create a world in which people want to do business, and a world in which people want to live.
ACT-W regional conferences take place around the country throughout the year. To be included on updates about our regional ACT-W Conferences, please email [email protected]. Upcoming ACT-W regional conferences include:
ACT-W Portland: July 20-21, 2018
ACT-W Seattle: September 14-15, 2018
ACT-W New York: October 19-20, 2018
ACT-W Bay Area: October 20, 2018
A City Near You: TBA
For information about ACT-W event sponsorship opportunities across the nation, please contact [email protected].
ChickTech Hosts Its First Weeklong Robotics Bootcamp
Post Date : August 6, 2018
This past July, Chicktech ran a weeklong robotics bootcamp for middle and high school girls across Oregon. Hosted at the PCC Rock Creek campus, the camp lasted 5 days and exposed the girls to a variety of activities that would cultivate their expertise in the robotics field. The purpose of this weeklong camp was to educate young women on the different aspects regarding FIRST Robotics. As these girls were ages 12-18, the camp was geared towards the middle school and high school FIRST programs, FTC (First Tech Challenge) and FRC (First Robotics Challenge).
Scouting Girls In: Unfolding the Boy Scout Program Name Change
Post Date : May 29, 2018
Encouraging girls to explore different programs at a young age is one of the best ways to fight stereotypes that women aren’t biologically equipped for traditionally male-dominated activities
