TechWomen: Empowering Women in Technology 2012 Application Now Open

TechWomen: Empowering Women in Technology 2012 Application Now Open

The TechWomen initiative will identify approximately 42 women who are emerging leaders in technology sectors for a five-week program, including project-based mentorships at leading companies in California, workshops, networking events, a conference, and meetings in Washington, D.C.



For more information and eligibility requirements please visit: http://www.techwomen.org/how-to-apply/. The application deadline is February 15th, 2012.


Please send this announcement to your networks. If you have any questions or need additional information, please visit our website: www.techwomen.org including Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.techwomen.org/faq/.


Please find a TechWomen flyer at http://www.techwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/TechWomen-Overview-2012.pdf. Please feel free to reproduce and distribute.


"We want to harness one of America's strengths - our excellence in technology and innovation - and use it to build effective and lasting partnerships with rising women leaders in Muslim countries."

- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton


About TechWomen

Harnessing the power of business, technology and innovation, TechWomen brings emerging women leaders in technology sectors from the Middle East and North Africa together with their American counterparts for a professional mentorship and exchange program at leading companies in the United States.


Pairing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's vision of "smart power diplomacy" with "21st Century Statecraft," TechWomen works to empower women and girls through technology. It connects and supports the next generation of women in technology sectors by providing them the access and opportunity needed to pursue careers in technology.

TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Under Secretary Clinton's leadership, the United States has engaged in "smart power diplomacy," thereby utilizing every asset at the United States' disposal to create opportunities for greater understanding. A key tool in this effort is 21st Century Statecraft, which engages people across the world through the ever-changing technology mediums.


The Department of State is partnering with the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) to implement this initiative