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
This fiscal year we have grown from 18 US chapters to 27 and reached our goal of spreading our mission globally with the introduction of our first international chapter.
Volunteers
Our volunteers are the backbone of our organization. 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 244 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 week-long camps for girls!
Conferences
We held our ACT-W conference in 5 cities this year, including our first ACT-W National. These conferences 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 2017 | 2018 fiscal year annual report (view here).
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 conferences take place around the country throughout the year. To be included on updates about our ACT-W Conferences, please email [email protected]. Upcoming ACT-W regional conferences include:
ACT-W Chicago: May 6, 2019
ACT-W National (in Portland, OR): June 26-29, 2019
A City Near You: TBA
For information about ACT-W event sponsorship opportunities across the nation, please contact [email protected].
ChickTech CEO Focuses on Bay Area Development
Post Date : January 14, 2019
Janice Levenhagen-Seeley, ChickTech CEO, spends January in the Bay Area, California, to develop chapter and headquarters partnerships.
ChickTech Teams Up with Deloitte to Pilot IoT Workshops for High School Girls in U.S. Cities
Post Date : October 17, 2018
ChickTech is collaborating with Deloitte to pilot an Internet of Things (IoT) workshop for high school girls in cities across the US. Students will be encouraged to test their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills in a hands-on environment to help them recognize their potential to become the next wave of tech leaders.
