Women in Africa are using internet more for self-empowerment than the men Milicent Atieno August 14, 2017 Women In Tech Software company Opera and non-profit Worldreader joined hands in a study to observe internet consumption pattern in Africa between men and women aged between 14 and 44 years old. The findings of the survey, conducted in May 2017 across Kenya, Nigeria, and...
Female Techies take to #WITBragDay to prove Google’s sexist James Damore wrong Milicent Atieno August 13, 2017 Social Media, Women In Tech Following a 10-page memo by James Damore, a Senior Software Engineer at Google, women in tech around the world have mixed feelings. Ranging from anger, disappointment, surprise, and outright disbelieve In his memo, Damore said women were less qualified to...
Here’s what Sundar Pichai has to say about the anti-diversity memo doing rounds at Google Milicent Atieno August 12, 2017 Women In Tech Apparently, a senior software engineer at Google, James Damore, had authored a 10-page ‘manifesto’ condemning the company’s efforts to achieve diversity. Specifically, Google’s effort to have a fair representation of male and female headcounts among...
GirlCodeZA Calling all female developers to Hack Innov8tiv.com July 28, 2017 Event Articles, Women In Tech This years’ #GirlCodeHack promises to be the biggest yet, with a total of R300,000 in prizes to be won, meaning all participants stand a real chance to win something over the course of the weekend. This years’ grand prize will be a trip for the winning...
1 in 10 girls in Africa miss school due to menstruation, start lagging behind and eventually drop out Milicent Atieno July 21, 2017 Women In Tech Report by the United Nations says one in 10 girls in Africa miss school during their menstruation. When they finally get back to school, they have already fallen behind the rest of their classmates. One frustration after the other while trying to catch up...
Picture this, the Maasai people of East Africa in Space #MaaSci Milicent Atieno July 21, 2017 Social Media, Women In Tech The Maasai people (found in Kenya and Tanzania) are probably the most conservative ethnic group you can find in East Africa. Their preservation of their culture makes them unique and stands out above all other ethnic groups living in the region. Indeed when...
5 Kisumu Girls High School to attend Global Technovation summit in San Francisco for developing anti-FGM App Milicent Atieno July 5, 2017 Cool Tech Jobs, Women In Tech A Kenyan high school – Kisumu Girls High School – will be represented at the August 7th Global Technovation summit in San Francisco, US. This development comes after five girls from the high school created an innovative anti-FGM app that captured the...
Recap of African Women in Tech Conference | #AWITKenya2017 Innov8tiv.com July 3, 2017 Event Articles, Women In Tech Nairobi played host to yet another round of the African Women in Tech Conference (AWIT). This latest conference #AWITKenya2017 brought together women professionals and budding female techies within the local STEM industry. This event was not only geared...
Female tech entrepreneurs in Lagos can apply for She Leads Africa program Innov8tiv.com June 13, 2017 Women In Tech She Leads Africa (SLG) launched applications to She Leads Africa Accelerator program on 15 May 2017 and female technology entrepreneurs in Lagos state, Nigeria are eligible to apply. The SLA Accelerator program is open to women-led early stage...
This Burundian girl Christa Vera Iteriteka is Beyoncé’s voice doppelganger on the hit song ‘Halo’ Milicent Atieno June 11, 2017 Facebook, Women In Tech We all love Queen B! It would be hard not to, with all the ‘assets’ that she has got in all the right places. One of which is her amazing vocal cords that have sung so many hit songs making Beyoncé’s a household name around the world. However, there...
