🙌 Big thanks to Lisa Christen, Shalini Trefzer and Dr. Patricia Widmer for this inspiring talk on Clubhouse on Wednesday night, and big thanks to Safia Agueni, Dr. Dagmara Lewandowska and Delphine Yan (晏如) for the organization and representation! Thank you to all our old & new friends for joining us too, we are so happy to have you in our community, supporting the empowerment of WomeninTech in 🇨🇭

How to ensure the tech sector is (not a men’s world) but an inclusive & attractive place to work? Here are some interesting takeaways: 

📌 Inclusivity can happen at all levels: it is senior people that should invite junior people to speak up in a meeting. It is also up to the company to review the recruiting process from A-Z to remove any potential bias and ensure equal chances for both men and women 

📌 We all need to feel like we belong. But the feeling of belonging is not enough, we also need to embrace and be accepted with one’s uniqueness at the same time to achieve true inclusion

📌 If you don’t have a tech background, a good way to jump into it is to know first what problem you would like to solve in this world, and then figure out how you can leverage tech to solve that problem

🙌 Stay tuned for more great get-togethers soon to come…

⭐ Announcing the kick-off of a new upcoming series: Fireside chats with Tech Leaders! ⭐

Every now and again, some of us are lucky enough to meet and learn from truly extraordinary people or have the privilege of working with many leaders & learn from each of them along our career journey.

💪 As part of our overall mission to empower more girls and women leveraging Tech, WIT Switzerland is stepping up and wants to provide this wonderful opportunity to many more of us…How? By having the leaders who share our mission provide the opportunity to connect, learn, inspire and empower!

Since most of us have been working remotely for quite some time now, we wanted to provide you with the opportunity to meet these leaders F2F in an intimate circle, where you will be able to interact directly with them, asking the questions you’ve always wanted to ask!

🎤 We are about to announce the first guest, and a truly an incredible one too! So stay tuned to hear more, since seats will be very limited…

📌 Our events are exclusively open for our members, so make sure you register on our platform and join the Swiss chapter.

We hope to see many of you joining these unique conversations with our incredible leaders across all sectors in🇨🇭!

Do you want to re-enter the labour market after a career break, but don’t know how? This is your chance to increase your visibility!

The non-profit association Companies & Returnships Network in collaboration with ReturnersWork is organising the Second Career Re-Entry Fair on November 15th, 8:30 – 13:30 & 16. November, 13:00 – 17:00 (ONLINE).

✅ Find out from experts new strategies to re-enter the labour market
✅ Find out from companies what they are looking for
✅ Get tips & advice from experienced coaches
✅ Interact during the Speed Meetings with employers who value returners

Detailed programme and registration: https://lnkd.in/dquZm7qV

Our colleagues at WomeninTech Switzerland Barbara Stäuble & Katja Oswald Borella were at #herHACK, the female hackathon organized by #DigitalSwitzerland in Zurich, and were thrilled to experience the energy of all these women focussing on bringing society closer to the SDG goals #UNOAgenda2030! An inspiring event and a great opportunity to meet representatives of other female networks for tech. Good luck to all the teams competing in this amazing event!

WOMEN IN TECH – Global Movement is a community of people fighting for #genderequality in #STEM. We create impact through action to build confidence and set women up for success 💪

The WomeninTech Switzerland community is getting bigger, with a lot of events & initiatives coming up. We are looking for someone that:

📌 Can dedicate at least 1-2 hours per week on Women in Tech activities

📌 Is experienced in graphic design, social media management, content management…(we welcome other skills too, just let us know)

📌 Is a good team player and enjoys working with people from different backgrounds and ways of thinking

✏️ Contact us if you want to be an active part of the community and contribute to gender equality in the Tech Industry in🇨🇭! Please leave a comment here or contact us at m.azria@women-in-tech.org.