Women In Technology

WIT Campus: WIT provides college women opportunities to explore and experience careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) fields. We do this by building strong partnerships among students, colleges, and companies which allow us to provide relevant educational programs, internships, and scholarships possibilities for these college women. With WIT Campus, college women enjoy dynamic opportunities to explore, engage in and experience the array of career options available following graduation. Participants have the chance to network with executive women in technology and be mentored in business leadership. They also benefit from WIT Campus programs and gain access to scholarship opportunities. All of the programming is at no charge and is designed to support female students as they move toward a successful future in STEAM. WIT Campus programs address mentorship, personal brand development, job negotiations and developing leadership skills-all directed by senior executive women from some of the top companies in Georgia.

WIT YoPros: The WIT YoPros Program provide young professional women ages 20-29 with

professional guidance and mentorship as they transition from student to professional. WIT does this by connecting young women with experienced professionals who provide guidance, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Participants gain leadership and technical skills in a supportive social environment. Through networking, personal and professional development and opportunities for volunteering, the WIT YoPros Program benefits all young women looking to reach their full potential. WIT empowers young professionals to find their path to success in their careers.

WIT Careers: Today’s career women aspire to be enriched through training and networking opportunities. WIT Careers encourages dynamic personal and career growth for women in technology through a series of one-of-a-kind training opportunities in a community with other professional women. Our training offers connect the dots between all the skills women need to achieve career growth. From technology bootcamps and fundamentals training to career coaching and digital courses that guide in pinpointing purpose and charting the path to the next level. Our career coaching and digital courses are powered by Thrive-Her, a coaching and training organization for ambitious women who want to create a meaningful career they love. Current offers include:
Pinpoint Your Purpose, a 3-week digital course designed to help women gain the clarity and certainty they need to live a purpose-filled life and The Next Level, an 8-week group coaching program supported by a digital course that helps women confidently chart their course to the next level of their career. Training is key to getting more women in leadership roles.

WIT Entrepreneurs: Women in Technology (WIT) Entrepreneurs supports women led startups in Georgia by connecting them with the right resources at the right time, including corporate pitch sessions, mentorship, and educational events & resources within the WIT Community and within the Atlanta Startup Ecosystem.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: WIT Single Mothers Education Program With Supportive Services

The statistics are alarming of those born in poverty in Atlanta having little or no chance of rising out of poverty. For this reason, we offer the WIT Single Mothers Education Program With Supportive Services focused on Cyber Security Certificate training at Emory University. Cyber security is one of the fastest growing fields in technology with an astounding workforce gap and shortage of talent. WIT has and is raising funds to offer this educational opportunity with supportive services for 40 disadvantaged single mothers (currently earning 0-30% of AMI). The supportive services help to remove barriers and the participants upon graduation already have jobs waiting for them with a starting annual salary of $50,000 each. The supportive services and partners are: education by Emory University; childcare by Sheltering Arms; transportation by Uber (with the help of the Atlanta Regional Commission); meals during class provided by the Rollins Foundation; laptops provided and given to participants by RNDC; financial and nutritional coaching by Warrick Dunn Charities; pathway and skills coaching by WrightNow Solutions; and job placement by HUNTER Technical. The difference with this program versus other training courses, the participants WILL be hired after completing the 12-week course and funding and program partners are invited to be involved (optional opportunity) in the choosing of the candidates. We together with funding and program partners also work (optional opportunity) together to find solutions for any barriers so that metrics of success may be achieved for participants (from education to acquiring jobs in just 12-weeks) changing their lives and the lives of their children. WIT is relying on its funding partners to help fund this program so there are no costs to the disadvantaged single mothers participating in the program. The impact of this program is $2,000,000 (40 participants earning $50K annually to start after completing the 12-week program).