2017 WTC Internship Program
On June 13, 2017, The Women Tech Council (WTC) launched a technology internship program to provide high school girls the opportunity to interact with technology companies, meet and interact with women in technology and understand the impact they can have by pursuing STEM careers. Participants toured tech companies across Silicon Slopes,including Vivint, Ancestry, Instructure, Dell EMC, Domo, Adobe, HireVue and IM Flash to learn about…
Read More2017 Women Tech Awards Finalists Announced
SALT LAKE CITY, July 10, 2017 – The Women Tech Council (WTC) today announced the finalists for the tenth annual Women Tech Awards, a prestigious honor recognizing technology-focused women who are driving innovation, impacting technology companies, creating new technologies and inspiring the technology community. “The Women Tech Awards provide the opportunity to recognize and amplify the contributions that women…
Read More4 Utah Valley companies promoting + supporting women in the workplace
She works hard for the money. (So hard for the money.) To be frank, the stats regarding women in the Utah workplace are less than fun. At the Women Tech Council’s Talent Innovation Summit, Cydni Tetro, co-founder and executive director of WTC, outlined the tough trends. Compared to similarly employed men, women earn 70 cents…
Read MoreIndustry Sponsored Mobile App Now Available to Connect Teachers with Volunteers
The STEM Partners Foundation today announced the release of the STEM Mentor Exchange (STEM MX), a mobile app designed to connect teachers with industry volunteers and resources, and provide students with the learning experiences that will prepare them for the thousands of new STEM-skilled jobs being created every day. In Utah alone, it is predicted…
Read MoreWomen Tech Council launches SheTech Internship Program for high school girls
SALT LAKE CITY, June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Women Tech Council (WTC) today launched a technology internship program to provide high school girls the opportunity to interact with technology companies, meet and interact with women in technology and understand the impact they can have by pursuing STEM careers. Participants will tour tech companies across Silicon Slopes, including…
Read MoreDialogues, Advocates Key in Creating Diverse Company Culture
To create real workplace diversity and equality, dialogues and champions are key, said panelists at the Women’s Tech Council Talent Innovation Summit Tuesday. While there are many reasons for companies to strive for diversity in the workplace, one is something that virtually every business is always working towards: the bottom line. “We don’t think about…
Read MoreUtah tech companies take talent-first road to diversity
In these markets, where top companies are competing against each other to lure the top talent from a limited resource pool, the employment version of the “law of the wild” produces results that are simply more fair. “When companies recruit on a pure, talent-first basis, it creates the most high-performing team,” Tetro said. “It also…
Read MoreLeaders progress in propelling Utah women in tech forward, despite ranking No. 36 in U.S.
This Summit sought to further last year’s talking points on the subject of inclusion in the technology workplace. More than just talking though, the WTC and its business partners are also proactively driving awareness and action on more diversity in the tech industries. Cydni Tetro, co-founder/executive director, and fellow WTC members announced the recent launch…
Read MoreNow Accepting Nominations for Tech Awards
Nominations for the 10th Annual Women Tech Awards will be open May 1-31. We need your help nominating and recognizing all of the great talent in the tech industry. Nomination is really easy, we just need you to tell us, at a minimum, name, email, company and title. The Women Tech Awards has honored over…
Read MoreAnnual SheTech Explorer Day Allows Girls to See Themselves in Tech
”The way you get inspired isn’t by looking. It’s by doing.” Those are the words of Cydni Tetro, president of the Women Tech Council, during the organization’s fourth annual SheTech Explorer Day, held at Utah Valley University. SheTech Explorer Day takes Tetro’s words and brings them to life. 1,200 Utah high school girls spent part…
Read MoreUtah tech leaders unite on Capitol Hill to advance workforce initiatives
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 30, 2017)— Less than a week after Gov. Herbert announced Talent Ready Utah in his State of the State address, Utah tech leaders joined legislators for Tech Day on the Hill to show their support for collaboration between industry, government and education. Today the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), the Women…
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